Shawn Cahill
- Associate Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Education
- PhD, Binghamton University (SUNY)
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title |
|---|---|
| PSYCH 101-001 | Introduction to Psychology |
| PSYCH 240-201 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology |
Courses Taught
- PSYCH 215 - Introduction to Conditioning and Learning
- PSYCH 502 - Applied Behavior Analysis
Teaching Interests
- Nature, assessment, and treatment of anxiety disorders, with particular emphasis on PTSD, OCD, and panic
- Clinical trials methodology
- Epistemology and the philosophy of science as applied to psychology
- Conditioning and basic learning theory
Research Interests
Professor Cahill is interested in understanding the nature and treatment of anxiety and other emotional reactions to stress, such as anger reactions. He has particular interests in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and panic in adults. His research program is focused on identifying therapeutic procedures that alleviate dysfunctional anxiety and other emotional reactions and understanding the psychological and biological mechanism that are responsible for the reduction of these reactions.