- New OCAR Publication
Heather Martin, Martha Falkenstein, Jacob Nota, and Jennie Kuckertz published an article in Cognitive Therapy and Research that discusses harm avoidance and incompleteness as motivational dimensions of OCD, and their associations with various content-based OCD symptom dimensions, obsessive belief patterns, and other clinical characteristics.
- New OCAR Publication
Jacob Nota published an article in Sleep Medicine that discusses the biological circadian rhythms of individuals with OCD seeking residential treatment.
- 2025 Pope-Hintz Endowed Fellowship Award
Congratulations to our post doctoral fellow, Dr. Molly McNamara, for receiving the 2025-2026 Pope-Hintz Endowed Fellowship Award! Molly’s award will support her project titled “Targeting refractory rumination to improve outcomes for depression & OCD.”
Pope-Hintz Fellowship
The Pope-Hintz Fellowship is an internal award designed to support post-doctoral fellows or faculty members at McLean Hospital who are engaged in mental health research and/or patient care. The award is geared toward clinician-scientists in the field of mood disorders and can be used to support a stand-alone proposal or to supplement other funds for a larger project.
- New OCAR Publication
Andreas Bezahler, Martha Falkenstein, and Jennie Kuckertz published an article in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry that discusses clinical presentations and treatment outcomes between bi+, gay/lesbian, and heterosexual adults with obsessive–compulsive disorder.
- OCAR gathered for McLean Research Day 2025!
On January 22, 2025 the OCAR Research Assistants authored posters to present at McLean’s Annual Research Day Conference.
From Left to right: Jake Nota, Nathaniel Van Kirk, Martha Falkenstein, Jennie Kuckertz, Melanie DelAngelo, Nick Kim, Lauren Oh, Mira Becker, Molly McNamara.
- Welcome to our new Clinical Research Assistants!
Nick, Melanie, Lauren and Mira join the OCAR staff.
- OCAR presents at McLean Research Day 2023!
On January 25, 2023, research assistants and counselors co-authored posters to present at McLean’s Annual Research Day Conference. For more information, see the Program Booklet or Full Abstract Book!
Back Row: Phil Dorfman, Olivia Woodson, Junjia (Judy) Xu
Front Row: Liz Mattera, Claire Pier, Heather Martin - Welcome to our new Clinical Research Assistants!
Olivia, Heather, and Judy join the OCAR staff.
- 2021 Pillars of Excellence Award
Dr. Martha Falkenstein received the 2021 Pillars of Excellence Award from Mass General Brigham in the category of Advancing Innovation & Progress!
Mass General Brigham Pillars of Excellence Awards
The Pillars of Excellence Awards recognize employees who have contributed to Mass General Brigham’s success over the past year. The Advancing Innovation & Progress category recognizes individuals for their significant “above and beyond” contributions to the development and implementation of new ideas.
- Adapting Exposure and Response Prevention in the Age of COVID-19
Jason Krompinger, Jennie Kuckertz, Meghan Schreck, Jacob Nota, Nathaniel Van Kirk, and Martha Falkenstein published an article in The Behavior Therapist (2021) that discusses adaptations to ERP amidst COVID-19 (see page 166).
