Pediatric Anxiety and Tic Disorders Program
Faculty & Staff
Gregory Hanna, M.D. completed his child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at UCLA, his general psychiatry residency and internship at the University of Michigan, and medical school at the University of Oklahoma. He is an associate professor of psychiatry. His clinical interests include the anxiety and tic disorders. His research interests include psychiatric genetics and the neurobiology and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Dr. Fitzgerald’s clinical work is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of childhood anxiety, and is complemented by her brain imaging research in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Currently, she is studying how response to errors -a psychological process that may underlie OCD – could interact with developmental stage to lead to obsessions and compulsions in youth. In conjunction with ongoing genetic research at the Child Anxiety Clinic, this work aims to elucidate risk factors for pediatric OCD in order to guide the development of better treatment and preventative strategies for early onset illness.
Aileen Prout, LLMSW
Aileen Prout received her BA from Boston College and her Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan. Her clinical interests include the diagnosis and treatment of children with anxiety disorders including obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, separation anxiety disorder and specific phobias. Other clinical interests include child and adolescent depression, trichotillomania and tic disorders. Aileen specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety.
Karen Nicholson-Muth LLMSW
Karen Nicholson-Muth, LLMSW is a Clinical Research Coordinator and post-grad social work trainee on the Child Anxiety Disorder team at the University of Michigan. She received a B.S. from Colorado State University and an MSW from the University of Michigan. Currently, she works for Dr. Kate Fitzgerald, and is interested in understanding neuro-anatomical abnormalities in children with OCD. Karen has experience evaluating children and adults for psychiatric illnesses as well as conducting evidence-based therapies, including CBT and DBT.
Miriam Jaffa, LLMSW
Miriam Jaffa, LLMSW is a Clinical Research Coordinator on the Child Anxiety Disorder team at the University of Michigan. She works for Dr.Gregory Hanna, and is interested in understanding neural markers and genetic differences between children who have Anxiety Disorders and children who do not. Miriam conducts evidence-based therapies, including CBT, for youth with anxiety and other disorders.
