Gail Steketee

Dr. Steketee, a member of the faculty since 1986, was appointed Dean of the Boston University School of Social Work in 2008 after serving as Dean ad interim for three years. From 1996 to 1999, she served as the School’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Dr. Steketee has conducted research and taught on cognitive and behavioral treatments for anxiety disorders. She has conducted NIMH-funded research on behavioral and cognitive treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) with colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania and Mass General Hospital. Her current research focuses on assessment and treatment of hoarding disorder in adults with colleagues at Smith College and Hartford Hospital. She has published extensively in these areas, including over a dozen books and numerous articles and chapters. She serves on the scientific advisory board of the International OCD Foundation and has been a board member of the National Association of Deans and Directors of MSW programs. She is an elected Fellow and current Vice President of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) and was elected president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) for 2016-17.