Jami Socha, PhD

 Jami Socha
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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Jami Socha, PhD
Jami Socha
Clinical Assistant Professor
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    • About

    Dr. Socha is a licensed clinical psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and related disorders. Dr. Socha has extensive training and experience providing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure and response prevention (ERP), and is particularly passionate about working with youth and families. Dr. Socha also enjoys teaching and supervising trainees through the Child OCD and Anxiety Disorders Program.

    Areas of Interest

    - Anxiety
    - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    - OCD and tic-disorder comorbidity
    - Cognitve-behavioral interventions for anxious youth
    - Parent-based interventions for child anxiety
    - Executive functioning and attention regulation in anxious youth

    Recent Publications

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    • Presentation
      Pediatric Anxiety: Therapeutic Approaches to Somatic Symptoms, School Absenteeism and Selective Mutism
      Socha J. 2026 Jun 4;
    • Presentation
      "You Can't Sit With Us!": CBT for Social Anxiety During the Tumultuous Teen Years
      Bilek E, Socha J, Bolen M. 2026 Apr 14;
    • Presentation
      ADHD in the School Setting: How it Manifests and How to Manage It
      Socha J, Bolen M. 2026 Jun 4;
    • Presentation
      Ethical Issues in the Science and Practice of Exposure Therapy for Anxiety
      Socha J. 2026 Jun 4;
    • Presentation
      MC3 Educational Series Presentation - School Avoidance
      Socha J. 2024 Nov 24;
    • Presentation
      Anxious Nation Post Viewing Panel Discussion
      Quigley J, Koschmann E, Socha J, Morton L. 2023 Oct 27;
    • Journal Article
      The fear of Alzheimer’s disease: mediating effects of anxiety on subjective memory complaints
      Norman AL, Woodard JL, Calamari JE, Gross EZ, Pontarelli N, Socha J, DeJong B, Armstrong K. Aging and Mental Health, 2020 Feb 1; 24 (2): 308 - 314. DOI:10.1080/13607863.2018.1534081
      PMID: 30411628
    • Journal Article
      Assessing older adults' Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder symptoms: Psychometric characteristics of the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised
      Calamari JE, Woodard JL, Armstrong KM, Molino A, Pontarelli NK, Socha J, Longley SL. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 2014 Jan 1; 3 (2): 124 - 131. DOI:10.1016/j.jocrd.2014.03.002