Lab Objectives
Build a better understanding of the mechanisms that maintain and underlie meaningful change in fear-based symptoms (anxiety disorders, OCD and PTSD). Mechanisms of interest include: emotion regulation, anxiety sensitivity/distress tolerance, resilience, cultural values/systems, psychophysiological correlates.
Improve outcomes that matter to a wider diversity of individuals in an effort to empower our communities and reduce ongoing health disparities. Outcomes of interest include: quality of life, functional impairment, employment, school attendance, interpersonal conflict, and anger management.
Leverage latest technological and other innovations in order to expand the scope and access to evidence-based interventions on a local and global scale. Such innovations include use of: smart technology, mobile and wearable devices, ambulatory measurement tools, iterative and agile study approaches.
Empower Lab News
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Dr. Anu Asnaani awarded prestigious Humboldt Fellowship
TCT Lab PI Dr. Anu Asnaani was selected as an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow for the 2025-2026 academic year
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Kiran Kaur completing clinical internship at the Harvard Medical School/MGH
Advanced TCT graduate student Kiran Kaur matched at the Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital clinical internship site.
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Manuel Gutierrez Chavez completing clinical internship at the Seattle VA Hospital
Advanced TCT graduate student Manny Guitierrez Chavez matched at the Seattle VA Hospital clinical internship site in their behavioral medicine track.
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Brooke Franklin published a first-authored paper and has her pilot grant underway
TCT graduate student Brooke Franklin recently published a first-authored publication for work she is conducting in TCT’s sister lab, the HEART Lab.