Gail Steketee

Dr. Steketee, a member of the faculty since 1986, was appointed Dean of the Boston University School of Social Work in 2008 after serving as Dean ad interim for three years. From 1996 to 1999, she served as the School’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Dr. Steketee has taught and conducted research on cognitive and behavioral treatments for anxiety disorders. She currently conducts NIMH-funded research on behavioral and cognitive treatment for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) with colleagues at MGH, and assessment and treatment for compulsive hoarding problems, including in elderly people, with colleagues at Smith College and Hartford Hospital. She has published extensively in these areas, including four books on obsessions and compulsions, three on compulsive hoarding, and numerous articles and chapters.

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