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Dr. Donna Pincus and Dr. Alyssa Farley Present at WCCBT 2026
CARD’s Dr. Donna Pincus and Dr. Alyssa Farley contributed to the 2026 World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (WCCBT) Congress in San Francisco, California. Together with collaborators from Florida International University (Dr. Jonathan Comer, Dr. Jami Furr, and Adelia Kamenetskiy) and Macquarie University (Dr. Ronald Rapee), they presented findings from the landmark Kids FACE FEARS study for the first time at a professional conference.
Dr. Farley also presented research on an online mental health training program for school personnel, which has been implemented across numerous Massachusetts school districts to support the identification and response to student mental health concerns. Dr. Farley collaborated on this research with Dr. Jennifer Greif Green and Evie Granville of Boston University and Dr. Ryan Sherman of Medway Public Schools.
In addition to her presentations, Dr. Farley served as an Associate Scientific Chair for WCCBT 2026, working alongside Scientific Chair Dr. Amelia Stanton, Assistant Professor in the Boston University Clinical Psychology Program.

Exposure Treatment for Phobias at CARD Feared on The Chronicle (Boston Channel 5)

April 30th, 2019in News

Do spiders give you shivers? Elevators an elevated heartbeat? Clowns a cold, clammy feeling? Tonight, Shayna Seymour wants you to face your fears. She discovers how phobias begin, spotlights the latest in treatment, from exposure therapy to hypnosis, and goes into the streets to discover what scares Bostonians. Plus, we meet up with Stephen Shannon as he tries to overcome his lifelong fear of flying at the age of 65.

 

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CARD Alum – Dr. Andrea Taylor on Mental Health Stigma Particularly in the Black Community

April 16th, 2019in News

Dr. Andrea Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and trained at our Center many years ago, addresses the stigma of seeking professional help for anxiety and depression, especially within the Black community.  

 

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