July 1, 2021

An enormous congratulations to Dr. Rachael Tillman, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis, “Impact of Social Threat on Extended Amygdala Function in Adolescent Social Anxiety.” The project represents the culmination of more than a half decade’s work by Rachael, who designed the project, devised and constructed a novel social extension of the Maryland Threat Countdown paradigm, screened hundreds of families, personally collected all of the data, and played a central role in analysis and data interpretation — all while simultaneously juggling intensive practical training in clinical assessment and treatment in College Park, DC, and Austin, Texas. We’re immensely proud of Rachael and look forward to continuing to closely collaborate as she begins postdoctoral training in pediatric neuropsychology at Children’s National Hospital, DC.