Past Award Winners

2022

Ethan Schweissing
Baylor College of Medicine
Title: Family Planning and OCD: Exploring the relationship between OCD severity and behaviors related to reproductive decision making

Kara Kelley
American University
Title: Family accommodation in intensive/residential treatment for adults with OCD

2021

Amanda Belanger
New York University Medical School
Title: Dimensions of Interoception Predict Suicidality in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Lauren Breithaupt, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Title: Obsessive-compulsive and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome symptoms common among adolescents with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder

Ana Maia, MD
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Title: Volumetric analysis of the cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical circuitry in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

2020

Barbara Medea, PhD
Newcastle University
Title: Psychological constructs underpinning Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours

Kylie Baer
VA San Diego Research Service
Title: The Relationship between Perfectionism and Cognitive Flexibility in Participants with Hoarding Disorder

Heidi Ojalehto
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title: Patient Adherence as a Predictor of Outcome from ERP: Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom Dimensions and Maintenance Factors

2019

Danielle Cooke, MS
University of Florida
Title: A Preliminary Evaluation of Clinician Perspectives on Hoarding Disorder

Rachel Silver
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Title: Investigating the Role of Responsibility Attitudes and Perceived Stress in Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in the Perinatal Period

Carly Parsons, MA
The University of British Columbia
Title: An Initial Investigation of Online Reassurance-Seeking

Elvis Coimbra-Gomes, MA
Queen Mary University of London
Title: Linguistic Construction of Ego-Dystonic Stance in Sexual Orientation OCD

Emma Turner
University of Connecticut
Title: The Impact of Multiple Stigma on Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom Dimensions: The Compounding Effects of Minority Racial/Ethnic and Sexual/Gender Status

2018

Omer Linkovski, PhD
Stanford University
Title: Effects of Rapastinel (formerly GLYX-13) on Serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Christian Archer
University of Florida College of Medicine
Title: Functional Impairment and Perceptions of Memory in Hoarding Disorder

Caitlin Brown, MS
University of Miami
Title: Clutter across cultures: An examination of measurement invariance across English and Spanish versions of the Hoarding Rating Scale

Alexandra Volpacchio, MA
William James College
Title: Alarmingly Low Rates of Utilization and Knowledge of Exposure and Response Prevention for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Among Mental Health Providers

Morgan Browning
University of Florida
Title: Exploring the Impacts of Depression, Comorbidity, and Symptom Domains on OCD-Related Functional Impairment

2017

Omer Linkovski, PhD
Stanford University
Title: Can Priming Inhibitory Control Affect Resolution of Uncertainty?

Aki Tsuchiyagaito, MA
Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Title: OCD with and without ASD: Do Differential Brain Alterations Predict CBT Outcomes?

Caitlin Choy
UCLA Child OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders Program
Title: Exposures in CBT for Childhood OCD: Addressing Common Clinician Concerns

Wendy den Dunnen, Med
IWK Health Centre, Canada
Title: Reductions in Family Accommodation Subtypes following Parent-Based Intervention

Zohaib Jessani
Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Title: Differences in executive functioning in pediatric OCD based on symptom dimensions

2016

Maria Bolshakova
University of Florida
Title: The Parent Trap: The Impact of Negative Parental Reactions and Behaviors on Pediatric OCD

Samantha Asofsky
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Title: Predicting Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom Dimensions from Obsessive Beliefs and Anxiety Sensitivity

Goi Khia Eng
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Title: Structural Brain Differences in OCD -- A Voxel-based Morphometry Study

Andrew G. Guzick
University of Florida
Title: The link between ADHD-like inattention and obsessive-compulsive symptoms during treatment for children with OCD

Terence H. W. Ching, MSocSci.
Center for Mental Health Disparities, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville
Title: Importance/Control of Thoughts Moderates the Relationship between Contamination Disgust and Sexual Orientation-OCD Symptoms: Avoiding Sexual Orientation Transformation?

2015

Sophie Schneider
Macquarie University, Australia
Title: Symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder in a community sample of adolescents

Andrew G. Guzick
University of Florida
Title: In vivo exposure therapy use among providers who treat youth with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Brianna Wellen
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown Medical School
Title: Reliability and Validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire in Young Children with OCD

Johanna Schulte, MS
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
Title: Treatment situation and treatment barriers among individuals with Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Germany - Results of an internet-based self-test

2014

Stephanie Taillefer, MA
Ryerson University, Canada
Title: Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hoarding Disorder Utilizing Non-Clinician In-Home Coaches

Adam Reid, MS
University of Florida
Title: Do SSRI Adverse Events Interfere with Multimodal Treatment for Pediatric OCD?

Monica Wu
University of South Florida
Title: Assessing Clinically Significant Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Youth with Autism Spectrum-Disorders

Brittney Dane
University of South Florida
Title: “I Saw it on the Internet”: Treatment Preferences in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

2013

Adam Reid, MS
University of Florida
Title: Self-Regulation and Other Executive Functions Relationship to Pediatric OCD Severity and Treatment Outcome

Sarah Garnaat, PhD
Brown University
Title: Stability of Severe OCD: Implications for Neurosurgical Intervention

Kimberly Glazier, MA
Yeshiva University
Title: 50 Percent of OCD Cases Misidentified by Primary Care Physicians

2012

Kimberly Glazier, MA
Yeshiva University
Title: Taboo Thoughts OCD: Frequently Misidentified by Clinicians

Daniel Steinberg
University of Houston – Clear Lake
Title: Clinician Stigma and Obsessive Thoughts: The Role of Thought Content and Experience

Joseph McGuire, MA
University of South Florida
Title: Dysregulation in Pediatric OCD: An Examination of Symptom Severity, Impairment, and Treatment Outcome

Stephanie Taillefer
Ryerson University, Canada
Title: Medication Sequencing in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Predictors of Pharmacotherapy Response in OCD Patients Who Failed to Respond to a Previous SSRI Trial

2011

Jennifer Greenberg, PsyD
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Title: The Role of Allocentric and Egocentric Beliefs in Olfactory Reference Syndrome

Jason Krompinger, PhD
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Title:   Early Response is Predictive of Treatment Outcome in IRT for OCD

Kimberly Rinehart
University of Houston – Clear Lake
Title:   Mental Healthcare Utilization among Latinos: A Review of Clinical Studies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

2010

Samantha Farris
University of Pennsylvania
Title: The Myth of the Pure Obsessional: Compulsions in Taboo Thoughts

Wei Li
University of California – Los Angeles
Title: Fractional Anisotropy Differences of the Inferior Fronto-Occipital Fasciculus in Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Nicole Caporino, MA
University of South Florida
Title: Family Accommodation in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

2009

Brandon Barrios
University of California, San Diego
Title: Neurocognitive Deficits in Compulsive Hoarding

Hayley Moller
University of California, Los Angeles
Title: Inverted Face Processing in Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Jeannette M. Reid
University of South Florida
Title: Auxiliary Y-BOCS Features Relate to OCD Presentation, Impairments and Treatment