Cindy J. Aaronson, PhD

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Cindy J. Aaronson, PhD

Dr. Aaronson joined ADAA in 2004 and after serving on the membership and conference committees, was elected to the Board of Directors in 2013. She served as Board Secretary until 2016 and has been actively involved in ADAA in numerous ways including co-chairing the 2020/21 conference. 

Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP

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rbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D., ABPP, is a professor in psychiatry and Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research at the Emory School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory. Rothbaum specializes in research on treating individuals with anxiety disorders, focusing on posttraumatic stress disorder. She has authored over 300 scientific papers and chapters and has published books on

Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD., ABPP, is a professor in psychiatry and Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research at the Emory School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory. Rothbaum specializes in research on treating individuals with anxiety disorders, focusing on posttraumatic stress disorder. She has authored over 300 scientific papers and chapters and has published books on the treatment of PTSD.

Aimee Kotrba, PhD

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Aimee Kotrba, PhD

Dr. Aimee Kotrba is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the expert assessment and treatment of Selective Mutism.  Dr. Kotrba owns and directs Thriving Minds Behavioral Health, with clinics in Brighton and Chelsea, Michigan, where she provides individual treatment, parent coaching, and school consultation for children with anxiety and Selective Mutism, and also directs Confident Kids Camp, a summer day-camp for children and teens with Selective Mutism. Dr.