Stefanie R Russman Block
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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Available to mentor
Stefanie R Russman Block
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      University of Michigan Medical School, Psychiatry, 2022
    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      Michigan State University, Psychology, 2020
    • Clinical Psychology Internship
      Brown University, Providence, 2018
    • PhD
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2018
    • U-M Graduate Teaching Certificate
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, 2017
    • MS
      University of Michigan, USA, 2014
    • BA
      Connecticut College, USA, 2008
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center
    Research Overview

    • Understanding the cognitive, physiological, and neural mechanisms of behavioral and psychotherapeutic interventions for anxiety, stress, and obsessive compulsive-spectrum disorders.
    • Identification and modulation of biobehavioral markers of psychological functioning to develop novel treatments.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Better Safe Than Sorry: On the Evolutionary Origins of Avoidant Behavior in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
      Russman Block SR. Biol Psychiatry, 2024 Jul 15; 96 (2): e5 - e6. DOI:10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.05.011
      PMID: 38925718
    • Journal Article
      Using biogenetic beliefs as an emotion regulation strategy
      Schroder HS, Perricone A, Russman Block SR, Kneeland ET, Moser JS. Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 2024 Jun 1; 34 (2): DOI:10.1016/j.jbct.2024.100497
    • Journal Article
      Ovarian hormones reduce the negative association between worry and cognitive control: A combined neural and behavioral investigation.
      Russman Block SR, Klump KL, Beltz AM, Burt SA, Moser JS. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2024 Mar; 161: 106947 DOI:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106947
      PMID: 38183865
    • Journal Article
      Changes in Brain Network Connections After Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Adolescents and Adults.
      Becker HC, Beltz AM, Himle JA, Abelson JL, Block SR, Taylor SF, Fitzgerald KD. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 2024 Jan; 9 (1): 70 - 79. DOI:10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.09.009
      PMID: 37820789
    • Journal Article
      Exposure and response prevention versus stress management training for adults and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized clinical trial.
      Himle JA, Grogan-Kaylor A, Hiller MA, Mannella KA, Norman LJ, Abelson JL, Prout A, Shunnarah AA, Becker HC, Russman Block SR, Taylor SF, Fitzgerald KD. Behav Res Ther, 2024 Jan; 172: 104458 DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104458
      PMID: 38103359
    • Journal Article
      Error-related brain activity associated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms in youth.
      Becker H, Liu Y, Hanna GL, Bilek E, Block SR, Hardee JE, Heitzeg MM, Pagliaccio D, Marsh R, Fitzgerald KD. Brain Behav, 2023 Apr; 13 (4): e2941 DOI:10.1002/brb3.2941
      PMID: 36919195
    • Journal Article
      Determining menstrual cycle phase: An empirical examination of methodologies and recommendations for improvement in behavioral and brain sciences.
      Gloe LM, Russman Block S, Klump KL, Beltz AM, Moser JS. Horm Behav, 2023 Sep; 155: 105421 DOI:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2023.105421
      PMID: 37666081
    • Journal Article
      Defining brain-based OCD patient profiles using task-based fMRI and unsupervised machine learning.
      De Nadai AS, Fitzgerald KD, Norman LJ, Russman Block SR, Mannella KA, Himle JA, Taylor SF. Neuropsychopharmacology, 2023 Jan; 48 (2): 402 - 409. DOI:10.1038/s41386-022-01353-x
      PMID: 35681047