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Researchers Uncover Hundreds of Genes Linked to OCD…

Obsessive compulsive disorder has many unknowns, including what causes it, why symptoms can differ so much between people, how medication and therapy for it actually work, and why treatment is effective for some people and not for others. In our newly published research, my colleagues and I made a…

Fear Facers Summer Camp: Counselors Needed!

Fear Facers Summer Camp is a camp for children with OCD, social anxiety, and/or specific phobias between the ages of 7 and 15 years old. We are looking for camp counselors who are available daily from June 23-27, and July 21-25, 2025. If you are interested, please complete…

Study shows underdiagnosis of Tourette syndrome in girls

Tourette syndrome is more frequently underdiagnosed or diagnosed later in girls compared to boys, according to a new data analysis led by researchers at the University of Florida and Harvard Medical School with international collaborators.

TS Awareness Month Walk – June 8th, 2024

From May 15th – June 15th 2024, it is Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month. Join the Alachua and Clay County Tourette Support Group on June 8th for a short walk to raise awareness. This free event will begin at 9:00 AM at Possum Creek Park (4009 NW 53rd Ave,…

COARD Seminar Series begins Friday, January 26th

COARD Seminar: COVID and Healthcare Providers Andrea Guastello, Ph.D. Predictors of professional burnout and fulfilment in a longitudinal analysis on nurses and healthcare workers in the COVID‐19 pandemic Lourdes Dale, Ph.D. Morally distressing experiences, moral injury, and burnout in Florida healthcare providers during the…

Cassandra Modrak awarded COARD Pilot Grant

Cassandra Modrak, MS, is a PhD candidate in the Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience program, Department of Psychology. Cassandra is currently under the mentorship of Dr. Marek Schwendt. Cassandra has been chosen as the recipient of the research pilot grant for Spring 2023. COARD, with support from the Brooke Professorship and…