Adam B. Lewin, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
Dr. Lewin is an Assistant Professor and Licensed Psychologist in the Department of Pediatrics at the USF Rothman Center for Neuropsychiatry. He is Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychology and a licensed psychologist. He received his PhD in Clinical & Health Psychology from the University of Florida. Subsequently, Dr. Lewin completed his clinical residency and a postdoctoral National Institutes of Mental Health research fellowship (in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience) at the Semel Institute for Neuropsychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Lewin’s clinical and research activities focus on obsessive-compulsive spectrum and anxiety disorders. He has received a young investigator award from NARSAD (National Association for Research in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders) and was awarded the 2007-2008 Joseph Drown Foundation and Friends of the Semel Institute Fellowship to fund his research activities. Current research interests focus on improving the specificity of treatments and identifying biomarkers of OCD and tic disorders in children. He recently received grants from the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and the University of South Florida Research Foundation to help support his research.
Clinically, Dr. Lewin specializes in OCD, anxiety, tic, trichotillomania and developmental disorders. Dr. Lewin sees both pediatric and adult patients for cognitive-behavioral treatment of OCD, anxiety and habit reversal therapy for tic spectrum disorders. He also coordinates the Psychological Testing & Evaluation Clinic at the Rothman Center for children and adolescents and the Child Anxiety Treatment Clinic.
Education & Training
| B.S. | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Psychology, 1998 |
| M.S. | University of Florida; Clinical and Health Psychology, 2003 |
| Ph.D. | University of Florida; Clinical and Health Psychology, 2007 |
| Residency | UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA; 2006 |
| Fellowship | UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute; Los Angeles, CA; 2009 |
Scholarly Activity and Interests
Selected Publications
Lewin, A.B., Piacentini, J., Flessner, C.A., Woods, D.W., Franklin, M.E., Keuthen, N.J., Moore, P., Khanna, M., March, J.S., Stein, D.J. & the TLC-SAB (2009). Depression, anxiety, and functional impairment in children with trichotillomania. Depression and Anxiety, 26:521-527.
Lewin, A.B., Peris, T., Bergman, R.L., McCracken, J., & Piacentini, J. (in press) The Role of Treatment Expectancy in Youth Receiving Exposure-based CBT for Obsessive Complusive Disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy.
Lewin, A.B., Chang S., McCracken, J., McQueen, M., & Piacentini J (2010). Comparison of clinical features among youth with tic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and both conditions. Psychiatry Research 178, 317-322.
