My bio
Dr. Mathews is the Donald R. Dizney Chair in Psychiatry, Professor, Director of the Center for OCD, Anxiety and Related Disorders (COARD), and the Interim Director for the BOB体育 Center for Neurodevelopment for Department (CAN) of Psychiatry at the University of Florida. Dr. Mathews completed her undergraduate education at Cornell University and her medical training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She subsequently did an internship and psychiatric residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), followed by research fellowships in biological psychiatry and clinical research methods. She spent 15 years as a clinician and research scientist at UCSD and UCSF before moving to the University of Florida in 2015.
As the Director for COARD her research and clinical interests center around identifying the causes and neural underpinnings of obsessive compulsive and anxiety spectrum disorders, including OCD, hoarding disorder, tic disorders, and grooming disorders. She is actively engaged in studying the genetic causes of Tourette Syndrome (TS) and OC spectrum disorders, as well as examining how individuals with these disorders process information using standard neuropsychological assessments, electrophysiological methods such as EEG, and neuroimaging. She is also the principal investigator of a large study comparing community-based behavioral treatment for hoarding disorder to the current standard of care, group treatment by psychologists. She hopes that ultimately, this information will help to refine diagnosis, prevention, and intervention for these disorders. She serves on several advisory boards for non-profit organizations, including the Tourette Association of America, the International OCD Foundation, and the MHASF Task Force on Hoarding and Cluttering. She is also the chair of the TS/OCD Workgroup of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC).
Board certifications
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Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Education
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Fellowship - Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco, 2000
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Residency - Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco, 1996
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Internship - Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco, 1993
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Medical Degree
Johns Hopkins University, 1992
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Bachelor's Degree
Cornell University, 1988
My areas of focus
Specialties
Gender
Female
Accomplishments
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Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
Drexel University, 2015
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Distinguished Fellow
American Psychiatric Association, 2014
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Mentor of the Year
Pathways to Careers in Clinical & Translational Research, University of California, San Francisco, 2013
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Mentor of the Year Nominee
Pathways to Careers in Clinical & Translational Research, University of California, San Francisco, 2011
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Nominee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Award
University of California, San Francisco, 2011
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Resident Teaching Award PGY2 and PGY 3
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, 2009
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Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development
Association of American Medical Colleges, 2008
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Resident Teaching Award PGY2
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, 2008
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Resident Teaching Award
University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, 2003
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Young Investigator
National Association for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, 2002
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Future Leaders in Psychiatry Fellowship
American Psychiatric Association, 2000
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Research Colloquium for Young Investigators
American Psychiatric Association, 1997
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Creative Resident Award
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, 1996
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Laughlin Fellowship
American College of Psychiatrists, 1996
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Fellowship
West Coast College of Biological Psychiatry, 1995
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CIBA-Geigy Award for Community Service in Medical School
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1991