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Abbe L Garcia is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University and serves as the Clinical Director of the Intensive Program for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder at Bradley Hospital. His research primarily focuses on improving treatment for youth anxiety disorders, emphasizing the training of psychology and psychiatry trainees in exposure-based treatments. Dr. Garcia's research interests include measuring treatment processes and outcomes for patients in partial hospitalization programs. He has received grants and previously held a career development award from the National Institute of Mental Health for a project aimed at understanding the relationship between child reactivity, regulation, and parent-child interactions in children experiencing anxiety disorders. Dr. Garcia is committed to mentoring students and encourages the use of datasets to explore the nuanced relationships between microanalytically coded parent-child behavior and physiological measures such as heart rate and heart rate variability. He has received multiple awards for his teaching and mentorship, underlining his dedication to education in the field of psychology.
Bradley Hospital • Providence, RI
Oversight of clinical operations and program development for the Intensive Program for OCD.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Teaching and research in psychiatry and human behavior, emphasizing anxiety disorders.
Department: Department of Economics