Sheila A.M. Rauch, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor in Psychiatry at in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine. She serves as Deputy Director of the Emory University Veterans Program and Director of Mental Health Research and Program Evaluation at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. In 2024, she was appointed as CVNR Director of Scientific Programs. Dr. Rauch has been conducting research and providing PTSD and Anxiety Disorders treatment for over 25 years. Her research focuses on examination of mechanisms involved in the development and treatment of PTSD and physical health issues related to trauma and improving access to effective interventions. She has been training providers in PTSD treatment since 2000 and has served as a VHA Prolonged Exposure Therapy Roll Out Trainer since the start of the program.  She has published scholarly articles, books, and book chapters in the areas of anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) focusing on neurobiology and factors involved in the development, maintenance, and treatment of anxiety disorders, psychosocial factors in medical settings, and the relation between physical health and anxiety. Dr. Rauch has been involved in the modification and adaptation of proven psychotherapeutic interventions for anxiety disorders for various populations and settings, including primary care. Her role in VHA continues to focus on growing VA Program Evaluation and Research and establishing new and effective treatment programs for our Veterans.  She holds a diplomate in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology. She is a fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and fellow of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (ABCT) and a member Scientific Council of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.

Research Interests:

• Biological and psychological mechanisms of change in development and treatment of PTSD and anxiety disorders
• Physical health and trauma including pain
• Suicide prevention
• Effectiveness and efficacy clinical trials
• Augmentation or modification of proven treatments
• Improving access to effective treatments

Publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/sheila.rauch.1/bibliography/public/