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Each year early career researchers and practitioners are selected through a competitive process to participate in an interactive learning experience that challenges thinking and encourages creative discourse about anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, and depression.
Attention Past ADAA CDLP Awardees! We would love to hear from you. Please don't forget to send us updates on your professional achievements. We also encourage all awardees to contribute a blog post, and/or host a public or professional webinar, that we can share with our ADAA communities. Please stay connected!
2022/2023
Research Track
Nakul Aggarwal, BS
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Allegra Anderson, MS
Vanderbilt
Emily Bernstein, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Sarah Bilsky, PhD
University of Mississippi
Margaret Davis, PhD
Yale University
Monica Federoff, MD, PhD
UCSD
Hee Jung Jeong, MS
Vanderbilt University
Alyssa Jones, PhD
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center & Medical University of South Carolina
Hanjoo Kim, PhD
Michigan Medicine
Emma Lathan, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
Julia Linke, PhD
NIMH
Qimin Liu, MS
Vanderbilt University
Nicole Lorenzo, PhD
University of Maryland
Timothy McDermott, MA
Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Adam McGuire, PhD
VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans
Nicholas Murphy, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Reut Naim, PhD
National Institute of Mental Health
Lesley Norris, MA
Temple University
Gopalkumar Rakesh, MD
University of Kentucky
Megan Rogers, PhD
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Jessica Schwartzman, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ki Eun (Kay) Shin, PhD
Long Island University
Nur Hani Zainal, MS
Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical Track (Formerly Practice Track)
Kira Boneff, PhD
University of Michigan Mary A. Rackham Institute
Stephanie Grimaldi, MA
Hofstra University
Alexsandra Kovacevich, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Neurological Institute
Anne Limowski, PhD
The Reeds Center
Rachel Lippin Foster, LMSW
Montefiore Medical Center
Allison Meyer, PhD
Michigan Medicine
Abigail Stark, PhD
McLean Hospital
Aliza Stein, MA
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Lea Tambellini, LCSW
Independent Work
Alessandra Zanotti, MA
Independent Work
2019
Research Track
Teddy Akiki, MD
Yale School of Medicine / NCPTSD
Christal Badour, PhD
University of Kentucky
Alexandra Bettis, PhD
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Cierra Edwards, MS
West Virginia University
Elizabeth Eustis, PhD
Boston University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD)
Travis Evans, MS
VA Boston Healthcare System
Kirsten Gilbert, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis
Lana Grasser, BSc
STARC/Wayne State University
Liisa Hantsoo, PhD
Penn Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness
Samantha Holmes, PhD
Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Arielle Horenstein, MA
Temple University
Juyoen Hur, PhD
University of Maryland, College Park
Maria Ironside, DPhil
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Nicholas Jacobson, MS
The Pennsylvania State University
Reilly Kayser, MD
Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute
Nicole LeBlanc, MA
Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital
Daniel Lee, PhD
VA Boston Healthcare System
Devon LoParo, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
Matteo Malgaroli, PhD
NYU School of Medicine
Jonathan Stange, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Cecilia Westbrook, PhD
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Monica Wu, PhD
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Practice Track
Bryan Balvaneda, MA
University of Massachusetts Boston
Sarah Bloch-Elkouby, PhD
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Kristine Goins, MD
The Ross Center for Anxiety & Related Disorders
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Jessica Goodnight, PhD
Emory Healthcare Veterans Program
Kari Gregory, MS, LPC
Positive Connections, LLC
Debra Japko, PsyD
New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center
Lindsey Matt, PhD
Rush University Medical Center
Jarell Myers, PhD
McLean Anxiety Mastery Program
Sarah O'Dor, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
David Singer, PsyD
Rutgers University - Newark
2018
Research Track
Stephanie Agtarap, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Lynnette Averill, PhD
National Center for PTSD – Clinical Neurosciences Division/Yale
Department of Psychiatry
Sunhye Bai, PhD, MPH
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Kate Bentley, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Venkat Bhat, MD FRCPC
University of Toronto
Shannon Blakey, MS
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Katie Burkhouse, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Karmel Choi, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Susan Conroy, MD, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Zhi-De Deng, PhD
National Institute of Mental Health
Taylor Dryman, MA
Temple University/McLean Hospital
Aileen Echiverri-Cohen, PhD
UCLA Anxiety and Depression Research Center
Martha Falkenstein, PhD
OCD Institute at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Rachel Freed, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Samantha Friend, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Eugenia Gorlin, PhD
Boston University
Ryan Jacoby, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Bashkim Kadriu, MD
National Institute of Mental Health
Allison LoPilato, PhD
Emory School of Medicine
Filomene Morrison, PhD
VA Boston Healthcare System/National Center for PTSD
Andrew Peckham, PhD
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Candace Raio, PhD
New York University
Lance Rappaport, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Antonia Seligowski, PhD
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical Schoo
Lauren Sippel, PhD
National Center for PTSD/Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Kristin Szuhany, PhD
NYU Langone Health
Johanna Thompson-Hollands, PhD
National Center for PTSD
Samuel Wilkinson, MD
Yale University
Vera Vine, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Practice Track
Nicole Alicino, PhD
Spectrum Services
Julia Burch, PhD
McLean Hospital
Jonah Cohen, PhD
University of Pennsylvania Hospital System/Temple University
Heather El-Amamy, MD, PhD
Georgetown University Hospital
Nathan Fite, PhD
Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment
Lauren Hoffman, PsyD
Columbia University Medical Center
Stephanie Kuhn, MA, LPC
Anxiety Treatment Center of Greater Chicago
Samantha Swetter, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital
Elizabeth Parker, LCMFT
Bowie Youth & Family Services
Zuzanna Wojcieszak, MA
Temple University
2017
Kelly Nicole Banneyer, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital
Marcelo Camargo Batistuzzo, PhD
USP - University of São Paulo - Institute of Psychiatry
Cristiano Tschiedel Belem da Silva, MD, PhD
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Emily Belleau, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Stefanie Russman Block, MS
University of Michigan
Robert E. Brady, PhD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Jackie Bullis, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Sierra Carter, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
Priscilla Cheung, PhD
McLean Hospital
Ashley N. Clausen, MA
Laureate Institute for Brain Research, University of Tulsa
Bharathi Gadad, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Thea Gallagher, PsyD
University of Pennsylvania
Marina Gershkovich, PhD
Columbia University Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute
Elissa J. Hamlat, MA
Temple University
Rachel Hershenberg, PhD
Emory University
Johanna Kaplan, PhD
Washington Anxiety Center of Capitol Hill
Sohye Kim, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Namik Kirlic, PhD
Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Kristina Korte, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Jennie Kuckertz, MS
San Diego State University, University of California San Diego
Richard LeBeau, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Natalie Matosin, PhD
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich
Andrea Millen, PsyD
Stanford University
Juliana Negreiros, PhD
University of British Columbia
Andrea Niles, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Daniel J. Paulus, MA
University of Houston
Jeremy Peterman, PhD
Stanford University
Marilyn Piccirillo, MA
Washington University in St. Louis
Lillian Reuman, MA
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Jessica Schleider, MA
Harvard University
Robert Selles, PhD
University of British Columbia
Amy Sewart, MA
University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew M. Sherrill, PhD
Emory University
Nicole Short, MS
Florida State University
Heather Smith-Schrandt, PhD
University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC),
Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment (KCCAT)
Shariful Syed, MD
University of Miami
Christine Valdez, PhD
California State University, Monterey Bay
Stephanie Woodrow, LGPC, NCC
The Maryland Anxiety Center
Paula Yanes-Lukin, PhD
Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute
Katherine Young, DPhil
University of California, Los Angeles
2016
Thomas G. Adams, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine, VA National Center for PTSD
Robin Aupperle, PhD
Laureate Institute for Brain Research, University of Tulsa School of Community Medicine
Amanda Baker, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Emily Bilek, PhD
Mary A. Rackham Institute, University of Michigan
Anahi Collado, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
Sanjaya Dharmapuri, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Erin Dunn, ScD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Samantha Farris, MA
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Sarah Garnaat, PhD
Butler Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Kaitlin Gallo, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Jonathan Green, PhD
VA Boston Healthcare System; Boston University School of Medicine
Aaron Heller, PhD
University of Miami
Kean Hsu, PhD
Anxiety and Depression Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles
Dawn Ionescu, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Robert Jaffe, MD
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Manish Jha, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kristin Kunkle, PsyD
Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders
Tiffany Lago, MD
National Institute of Mental Health
Richard Liu, PhD
Bradley Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Marie-France Marin, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Jessica Maples, MS
University of Georgia, Medical University of South Carolina
Joseph McGuire, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles Semel Institute
Desmond Oathes, PhD
The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Becky O’Halloran, MA, LMFT
Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment P.A.
Elizabeth Olson, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Shaun Patel, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Loren Post, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
Madhavi Reddy, PhD
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Marianne Seney, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Cara Settipani, PhD
Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders
Jami Socha, PhD
Mary A. Rackham Institute, University of Michigan
Shari Steinman, PhD
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center
Jeremy Stewart, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Andrea Umbach, PsyD
Southeast Psych
Maria Zerrate, MD
Columbia University Hospital, Washington Heights Youth Anxiety Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital
2015
Roee Admon, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Raül Andero Gali, PhD
Emory University
Christina Boisseau, PhD
Butler Hospital, Brown Medical School
Michelle Bovin, PhD
VA Boston Healthcare System
T.H. Eric Bui, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Stacia Casillo, PsyD
Manhattan Psychiatric Associates in Affiliation with The Ross Center
Jiook Cha, PhD
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University
Elise Clerkin, PhD
Miami University of Ohio
Rosie Curiel, PsyD
University of Miami
Kristen Ellard, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Bipolar Clinic and Research Program
Angela Fang, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Clare Gaskins, PhD
Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian
Dylan Gee, PhD
Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Felicia Gould, PhD
University of Miami
Belinda Graham, DClinPsy
University of Washington
Jessica Graham, PhD
National Center for PTSD, Women's Health Sciences Division
Heather R. Greenawalt, LCSW
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network Inc.
Brian Hesler, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Daniel Jimenez, PhD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Sarah Kertz, PhD
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Kathryn Kriegshauser, PhD
Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment, P.A.
Amy Lehrner, PhD
James J Peters VA Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Krystal Lewis, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Joanna Lim, MD
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Sabrina Lisboa, PhD
University of Sao Paulo, The Ohio State University
Maria Lopez-Patton, PhD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Megan Mroczkowski, MD
Columbia University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD
University of Arizona
Rebecca Sachs, PhD
Midtown Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism
Phillip Seibell, MD
Rogers Behavioral Health-Tampa Bay
Andrea Sheckler, MS
Stairways Behavioral Health Meadville Outpatient
Robyn Shepardson, PhD
VA Center for Integrated Healthcare
Rebecca Sripada, PhD
VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center (SMITREC), University of Michigan
Avy Stock, PsyD
The Ross Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders
Chad Sylvester, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
Michael VanElzakker, MA
Tufts University
Christian Webb, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Michael Wheaton, PhD
Yeshiva University
Alexis Whitton, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Gislaine Zilli Reus, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center
2014
Alison Alden, PhD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital & Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Kristy Allen, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Randy Auerbach, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Terri Barrera, PhD
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Courtney Benjamin, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Shannon Bennett, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College
Eleonore Beurel, PhD
University of Miami
Michael Brus, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Joao Busnello, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Ashley Ellison, MD
Tulane University School of Medicine
Miguel Fullana, PhD
Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Addictions
Daniel Grupe, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tamar Gur, MD, PhD
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Cassidy Gutner, PhD
Boston University School of Medicine/National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System
Rania Johnson, MD
Chicago Psychiatry Associates
Sahib Khalsa MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Katharina Kircanski, PhD
Stanford University
Rachel Leonard, PhD
Rogers Memorial Hospital
Adam Lewin, PhD, ABPP
University of South Florida, Rothman Center for Neuropsychiatry
Li Li, MD, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abigail Lott, PhD
Emory University
Ellie McGlinchey, PhD
Columbia University/NYS Psychiatric Institute
Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD, MSc
Emory University
Mireya Nadal-Vicens, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Anxiety & Traumatic Stress Disorders
William Oakley, PsyD
Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment
Elizabeth Penela, PhD
University of Miami Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program
Matthew Price, PhD
University of Vermont
Naomi Samimi Sadeh, PhD
National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System
Melanie Santos, PsyD
Anxiety Treatment Center
Alexander Shackman, PhD
University of Maryland
Jeffrey Spielberg, PhD
VA Boston Healthcare System
Kiara Timpano, PhD
University of Miami
Alik Widge, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Maha Zayed, PhD
Anxiety Treatment Center
