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Eric Storch, Ph.D., is Professor and McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at BCM. Dr. Storch serves as Vice Chair and Head of Psychology. He also oversees the cognitive behavioral therapy OCD program at BCM.

Dr. Storch specializes in the nature and treatment of childhood and adult OCD, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety among youth with autism. He has received multiple grants to study treatment efficacy, mechanisms of action, and how to improve outcomes for those struggling with these conditions.

Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at BCM. Dr. Pinciotti is a co-founder of the International OCD Foundation’s Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in OCD Special Interest Group (SIG). She also serves as the SIG’s Chair for the Science and Research Committee.

Dr. Pinciotti has expertise in the assessment, conceptualization, and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder. She is the Principal Investigator on a grant funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) implementing an evidence-based intervention for suicidal thoughts and actions in youth. Her program, called SAFETY-A, has trained more than 50 pediatric primary care physicians across the state of Texas.