Lata
K.
McGinn, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology; Director, CBT Training Program and Clinic for Anxiety Disorders, OCD, Trauma, and Depression
Resnick campus - Rousso Building
Room#126
Dr. Lata K. McGinn is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies (CBT) Training Program and Clinic for Anxiety Disorders, OCD, Trauma, and Depression.
Dr. McGinn's clinical, training, and research expertise is in cognitive and behavioral therapies (CBT) for the prevention and treatment of stress, anxiety disorders (e.g., general anxiety, social anxiety, panic, phobias), trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). She examines the effects of environmental, cognitive, and behavioral factors as contributors of vulnerability to these conditions and has developed a unified vulnerability model for panic disorder and social phobia. Dr. McGinn has developed an intervention to prevent the development of depression and has tested the efficacy of this intervention in a NIH funded research study. She has also developed the Mind-Action-Mood (M&M) Program, a Universal (Tier 1) program, and implemented it in schools to prevent anxiety and depression and build resilience and functioning.
Dr. McGinn is the president of the and in that capacity, works with local, national, and regional organizations across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australasia, and Africa as well as Global organizations like the World Health Organization to promote evidence-based mental health practices. In 2019, she spearheaded the global initiative to found the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (WCCBT). She is also a past president of the and continues to serve on IACBT’s Board of Directors. She previously served on the Board of Directors of the as the program chair of the ABCT convention in 2009 and is currently the chair of ABCT’s International Associates Committee. She is also a founding fellow, certified consultant-trainer, and past-president of the and is a Past-President of the . Dr. McGinn is a founding fellow of the New York CBT (NYC-CBT) association, helped found the Indian Association of CBT (IACBT) and is its honorary president, and is also the vice-president of the .
Dr. McGinn serves on the editorial board of peer-reviewed journals such as Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, International Journal of Cognitive Therapy and Cognitive and Behavior Practice, on the advisory boards of the Journal of Cognitive Behavior Psychotherapy and served as the associate editor of the peer-reviewed journal Cognitive Therapy and Research. She has earned the title of Beck Scholar and was appointed as a Fellow of the. She also served on Division 12, APA’s taskforce on Evidence-Based Doctoral Training. In recognition of her achievements in the field of CBT, Dr. McGinn has earned the title of Beck Scholar and was appointed a Fellow of the (ABCT). She was awarded a certificate of appreciation by ABCT in recognition of her professional contributions on trauma prevention interventions on a Trauma Taskforce following September 11, 2001, and won the Outstanding Service to ABCT award in 2020.
Dr. McGinn publishes extensively on Cognitive and behavioral therapies (CBT) for the prevention and treatment of stress, anxiety (general anxiety, social anxiety, panic, phobia), trauma, PTSD, depression, and OCD. Her publications span peer-reviewed journal articles, chapters, and her co-authored books, "Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" and "Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders,” which has been translated into 14 languages.
Resnick campus - Rousso Building
Room#126