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        Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D.

Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, Ph.D. received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is currently  a tenured full professor in psychiatry at the Emory School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory.  Dr. Rothbaum specializes in research on the treatment of individuals with anxiety disorders, particularly focusing on PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She has won  both state and national awards for her research, is an invited speaker internationally, authors scientific papers and chapters, has published 4 books on the treatment of PTSD and edited 2 others on anxiety, and received the Diplomate in Behavioral Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. She was on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), is past president of ISTSS, and was Associate Editor of The Journal of Traumatic Stress.  Dr. Rothbaum is also a pioneer in the application of virtual reality to the treatment of psychological disorders.