Associate Chief of Staff, Research and Development, VA Boston Healthcare System

Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry,  Boston University School of Medicine

Dr. Keane is recognized as a world leader in the field of traumatic stress. He developed many of the most widely used PTSD assessment measures and is considered an authority on the cognitive-behavioral treatment of PTSD. Dr. Keane was co-chair of the National Institute of Mental Health Consensus Conference that established national standards for the diagnosis and assessment of PTSD.

Dr. Virginia Runko is a licensed clinical psychologist and is board-certified in behavioral sleep medicine.  She earned her BS in Psychology from Indiana University and her PhD in Clinical Health Psychology from the University of Miami.  She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral sleep medicine at Johns Hopkins.  She has worked in sleep clinics and psychology group practices.  In 2019, she started her own practice, DC Psychology and Sleep Services, where she continues to treat sleep disorders.

On developing tinnitus distress in 2005, Bruce Hubbard, an experienced clinical psychologist, turned for help to the only evidence-based treatment, CBT. Following his recovery, he founded CBT for Tinnitus, LLC, whose mission is to provide online training and coaching to tinnitus distress sufferers worldwide, and tinnitus education for professionals. He has published numerous articles and podcasts on CBT, mindfulness and tinnitus.

Scarlett Baird, Doctoral Candidate in Psychology, received her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, where she is a doctoral candidate. Her research and clinical work focus on the implementation and dissemination of physical activity interventions for veterans transitioning out of the military. She is particularly interested in facilitating the acceptability of these interventions with the aim that treatment may be administered in diverse settings to reach a broader scope of the patient population.

Jasper Smits, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. The main objective of his research program is to improve the treatment of anxiety disorders (e.g., social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder) and related problems (e.g., smoking, overeating, physical inactivity). Jasper has published over 150 articles, book chapters, and books.

Laura Lokers, LMSW is a licensed clinical social worker and worked in the University of Michigan's Department of Psychiatry, Anxiety Disorders Program for 10 years before co-founding the Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center of Ann Arbor. Ms. Lokers received her Master's degree from the University of Michigan School of Social Work in 2005 and has specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for a variety of anxiety, mood disorders and OCD. Ms.

Jami Socha, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist at the Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center of Ann Arbor where she specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, OCD and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders.   Dr. Socha received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, and completed her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan.  Dr.