Bethany Teachman
Bethany Teachman is a Clinical Psychologist whose research focuses on how biased thinking contributes to anxiety disorders.[1][2][3][4] [5][6] She is a professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at the University of Virginia.[1][2][3][4] and an expert on anxiety.[7][8][9] At the University of Virginia, she runs the Program for Anxiety, Cognition, and Treatment (PACT) lab which studies cognitive bias modification and uses digital technologies, such as apps and web-based cognitive bias modification programs, in attempts to shift anxious thinking.[1][2][4] [10] Teachman is on the governing board of The Society for Digital Mental Health.[11] Early life and educationBethany studied at the University of British Columbia (UBC) on the West coast of Canada where she pursued a major in psychology.[1][4] During her third year, Bethany participated in an exchange program at the University of Melbourne in Australia.[1] Bethany worked as a research assistant under the supervision of Dr. Jack Rachman, a psychologist known for his research in anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).[1][4] Her honors thesis focused on moral psychology and moral development.[1][4] Bethany was subsequently accepted into the doctoral program in clinical psychology at Yale University, where she worked under the mentorship of Sheila Woody.[1][4] During her time at Yale, Bethany met her future spouse, Brian Nosek, who was also pursuing a doctoral degree at the institution in the field of social psychology.[1] ResearchDr. Bethany Teachman leads the Program for Anxiety, Cognition, and Treatment (PACT) lab at the University of Virginia, where she explores emotional dysregulation, notably in anxiety disorders.[1][2][3][4][6][12][13] She is the Principal Investigator for two projects: Project Implicit Mental Health,[4] initiated in September 2011, which is a public website designed to evaluate autonomic mental health associations, and MindTrails, launched in the Spring of 2016, which is another public website dedicated to studying online cognitive bias modifications.[1] Teachman is the recipient of American Psychological Association Presidential Citation for her "leadership in advancing evidence-based practice in psychology and in applying technology to mental health research and practice".[14] Bibliography
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