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Eric Storch, Ph.D. is Professor and McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM).

He serves as Vice Chair and Head of Psychology, and oversees the CBT for OCD program at BCM. Dr. Storch specializes in the nature and treatment of childhood and adult obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and anxiety among youth with autism.

He has received multiple grants to investigate treatment efficacy, mechanisms of action and how to enhance outcomes for those struggling with these conditions.

Andrew Guzick, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology with a concentration on child/pediatric psychology at the University of Florida and went on to complete his doctoral internship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital. After his doctoral training, he joined the TCMHCC Research Networks during his postdoctoral fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. He has trained in specialist settings for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders, mood disorders, trauma, disruptive behavior disorders, and youth with chronic medical conditions. His research has primarily focused on improving our understanding and treatment of youth with OCD, anxiety, and related disorders.

Along with Dr. Storch, Dr. Guzick is the co-director of the TCMHCC Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT)-Stepped Care Program, a subproject within the TCHATT initiative that provides evidence-based therapy for youth with mood and anxiety disorders using a dose-based approach. The program has provided training to over 15 therapists and has reached over 120 Texan students. He has authored or co-authored over 35 published or in-press manuscripts, primarily within the area of child mental health

The ambitious scope and reach of TX-YDSRN will change our understanding of depression and suicidality in kids and teenagers. There has been no other study that follows youth with these conditions over time on this scale. Establishing a registry of a large, diverse group of youth across Texas, while concurrently improving measurement-based and collaborative care, will provide a rich opportunity to enhance treatment options for depression and better understand the mechanisms that drive this condition.

Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology within the Trauma Psychology Focus Track at Northern Illinois University, and completed her pre-doctoral residency and post-doctoral fellowship within the OCD and Anxiety track at Rogers Behavioral Health in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

Dr. Pinciotti has an expertise in the assessment, conceptualization, and treatment of OCD, anxiety, trauma, and PTSD, publishing over 35 peer-reviewed empirical articles and providing dozens of consultations, trainings, and presentations on these topics in academic, behavioral health and conference settings. She is a co-founder of the International OCD Foundation Trauma and PTSD in OCD Special Interest Group (SIG), also serving as the SIG’s Chair for the Science and Research Committee.

Dr. Pinciotti is also the Principal Investigator on an ARPA-funded grant which has trained more than 50 pediatric primary care physicians across the state of Texas in SAFETY-A, an evidence-based intervention for suicidal thoughts and actions in children and adolescents. In this role, Dr. Pinciotti leads a large team of researchers and practitioners spanning seven universities to determine the feasibility and acceptability of an evidence-based intervention for suicide risk assessment and safety planning that has been adapted for use in primary care settings.