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Articles by Jennie Kuckertz

Published December 22, 2016

OCD SoCal Welcomes Incoming President Dr. Barbara Van Noppen and Board Members, Starts Planning Spring 2017 Event

OCD SoCal is pleased to introduce our new president, Dr. Barbara Van Noppen, and incoming board members. Dr. Van Noppen joins the board with over 30 years of experience in the treatment and study of OCD and is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation. Dr. Van Noppen is an associate professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine and Behavioral Sciences where she teaches and supervises cognitive behavioral therapy. Dr. Van Noppen is internationally recognized for her work including family members in CBT for OCD.

Additional incoming board members include (officers denoted with *):

Patricia Bosvay* – OCD parent advocate (Treasurer)
Jonathan Grayson, Ph.D. – OCD therapist
Jennie Kuckertz, M.S.* – OCD therapist and researcher (Secretary/Communications Specialist)
Melissa Mose, LMFT* – OCD therapist (Membership/Mailing List)
Sean Sassano-Higgins, M.D. –OCD psychiatrist
Chris Trondsen* – OCD therapist (Vice President)
Liz Trondsen* – OCD parent advocate (Event Coordinator)
Barbara Van Noppen, Ph.D., LCSW* – OCD therapist and researcher (President)
Jenny Yip, Psy.D. – OCD therapist

The board held their first meeting in November to start planning OCD SoCal’s next event. SAVE THE DATE: MARCH 25, 2017! MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.

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