Dr. Mischoulon is the Joyce Root Tedlow Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Depression Clinical and Research Program (DCRP) at MGH. He graduated in 1994 from the MD-PhD program at Boston University School of Medicine, and completed his residency in adult psychiatry at MGH in 1998, serving as Chief Resident in Pscyhopharmacology.

Robert Hindman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist at the Beck Institute (https://beckinstitute.org/) , providing therapy to clients with a wide range of presenting problems. In addition to his clinical work, Rob teaches workshops and has written book chapters and articles on topics related to cognitive therapy, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and mindfulness.

Jessica B. Stern, PhD is a clinical psychologist and clinical instructor at the  Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic and Psychiatry Associates at NYU Langone Health, in New York, NY.

Dr. David Cennimo is a graduate of the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, class of 2001, before continuing on in the combined Internal Medicine - Pediatrics residency. After residency, he served as Medicine chief resident for University Hospital, and then completed fellowships in both adult and pediatric Infectious Diseases.  Currently, Dr. Cennimo is practicing clinical infectious diseases and infection control as an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics while also serving as an Associate Dean of Education and the Med-Peds residency associate program director. Dr.

Aneri Pattani is a national correspondent with KHN, a national nonprofit news outlet focused on health policy topics. She covers a wide range of public health stories with a focus on mental health and substance use. In her previous reporting, she has revealed the influence of lobbyists on state opioid policy and exposed a community college system’s plan to eliminate mental health services, sparking student protest and a partial policy reversal. Pattani has also worked as a health reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, WNYC (New York City's NPR station) and The New York Times.

Dr. Kristin Bianchi is a licensed psychologist who practices at the Center for Anxiety and Behavioral Change in Rockville, MD. She specializes in treating anxiety, depression, OCD, and body-focused repetitive behaviors such as compulsive hair-pulling, skin-picking, and nail-biting. Dr. Bianchi has a special interest in reducing shame, guilt, embarrassment, and perfectionism in all of the clients whom she treats. She is passionate about educating the community on mental health and enjoys giving talks and collaborating with the media

“I applied for ADAA’s diversity membership scholarship opportunity to help me develop personally and professionally in an evidence-based, interconnected, and diverse organization committed to supporting clinicians and researchers to care for minoritized communities. Through the membership opportunity, I hoped to hone my leadership skills, establish long-term relationships with mentors, collaborators, and peers, and develop the clinical and research skills to be a culturally humble, sensitive, and competent clinician-researcher in the treatment of anxiety-related disorders.”

Namkee Choi, PhD, is Professor and Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in Gerontology in the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work. She received her MSW degree from the University of Minnesota, PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, and intensive geriatric mental health research training at the Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Mental Health.