Jan Mohlman

Title: Assistant Professor
Area: Clinical Psychology
Phone: 732-445-1412/1413
Email: jmohlman@rci.rutgers.edu
Campus: Busch
Building: Psych 309, 319
Website: rci.rutgers.edu/~jmohlman/

Although cognitive behavioral interventions are effective for treating anxiety disorders, we know surprisingly little about exactly how and why these treatments work. Moreover, we lack knowledge of the cognitive processes involved in the maintenance, inflation, and reduction of anxiety and fear. My research focuses on the etiology, course, and treatment of anxiety disorders, anxiety in older adults, mechanisms of cognitive behavior therapy, and the relation of executive functioning and anxiety. Current studies running in my lab investigate the impact of normal age-related changes to the brain and cognitive skills on response to cognitive behavioral treatment, and how we might improve upon current intervention strategies for late life anxiety. We also study the effects of anxiety on cognitive skills in younger and older adults using a variety of laboratory tasks (e.g., Stroop, dot probe). My lab utilizes a neurocognitive approach in researching these topics, with the overarching goal of bridging applied and basic science to advance our understanding of the nature and treatment of anxiety. To facilitate my research on CBT mechanisms, I co-founded the Rutgers Lifespan Anxiety and Depression Clinic, which provides graduate students clinical training, didactic lectures on psychopathology, and hands-on research training.