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Dr. Hofmann received the 2021 Humboldt Professorship, the most-highly endowed German research prize (5 Million Euros), and the 2021 LOEWE Spitzenprofessur (2.52 million Euros), to conduct research on translational clinical psychology for 5 years at the Philipps-University Marburg in Germany. He will not be accepting any new students or staff in Boston until 2026, but he is currently inviting staff and students to work with him in Germany.

Dr. Hofmann

2020-22

• Dr. Hofmann in HHReporter speaking on social anxiety in the work place
  

• Check out this TWU lecture by Dr. Hofmann on Process Based Therapy!

• Dr. Hofmann discusses embracing our core competencies in the Psychotherapy Networker

• Check out Dr. Hofmann recently featured in TIME magazine

• Another Guardian piece featuring Dr. Hofmann on ways to get talking to strangers!

• Dr. Hofmann featured in the Guardian discussing social anxiety during lockdown

• Check out Dr. Hofmann discuss dealing with social anxiety in meetings, featured in the Atlantic!

• Dr. Hofmann recently featured on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

• NYT piece featuring Dr. Hofmann

• Check out Dr. Hofmann's latest podcast on Simple CBT and Mindfulness Strategies to Overcome Anxiety, Fear, and Worr‪y‬

• Dr. Hofmann has been elected as an AAAS fellow! Check it out here

• Congrats to Dr. Hofmann for being elected as a 2020 AAAS Fellow!

• Check out Dr. Hofmann quoted in this Vice piece on a new app for weight loss 

• Dr. Hofmann quoted in the New York Times on coping with the pandemic this fall

• Interview with Dr. Hofmann on Mechanisms and Effective Interventions for social Anxiety

• The New York Times features Dr. Hofmann in an article on the negative impact COVID-19 has had on social interaction
• Dr. Hofmann is featured in a Medscape article about the timing of D-cycloserine administration.

• The Atlantic features Dr. Hofmann in an article about the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Dr. Hofmann speaks about Process Based Therapy on the Better Thinking Podcast.

• Dr. Hofmann is featured in the Elemental article on masculinity and anxiety

• WBUR features Dr. Hofmann on Understanding how Anxiety Might be Different for Men

• A Newsweek article on our scientific understanding of anxiety and how treatment strategies must catch up

• Dr. Eric Morris features Dr. Hofmann and Dr. Hayes' views on Process Based CBT in his blog

• Dr. Hofmann and Dr. Hayes discuss where the field of evidence-based care is heading

• An interview with the ACT Argentina Blog about Dr. Hofmann's background and current research

• The Mechanical Care Forum features Dr. Hofmann in "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Process Based Approach" and "Correcting Errors in Thinking."

• The Moth Podcast features Dr. Hofmann on "Talking to Strangers"

• Dr. Hofmann on Process Based CBT in ACT Webinars

• Dr. Hofmann has been named again a "Highly Cited Researcher" in 2018 by Clarivate Analytics

• Dr. Hofmann is featured in The Stress-less Life Podcast episode on happiness

• The Stress-less Life Podcast features Dr. Hofmann in the episode on social anxiety

• Dr. Hofmann is named one of the 'World's Most Influential Minds'

• An article in the Washington Post on the increase in sales of books on stress and anxiety

• A Beehive article on talking with a friend about depression

• A Daily Mail article on talking to strangers

• The Association for Psychological Science recognizes Dr. Hofmann for his receipt of the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation Award

• Dr. Hofmann was featured on the podcast ON POINT to discuss psychologist Enrico Gnaulati's book "Saving Talk Therapy"

• An Anxiety.org article on panic attacks and panic disorder

• A Huffpost article on opening gifts in front of other people

• The Guardian's article on overcoming social anxiety

• Dr. Hofmann received the Humboldt Research Award (Humboldt Prize)!

• A STAT News article on a startup's controversial idea to market propranolol 

• An article in Channel NewsAsia on using mindfulness to reduce heavy drinking

• Today's article on strategies that help deal with stress and anxiety

• An article on PsyPost discussing the impact of treatment on patients' quality of life

• Dr. Hofmann spoke about social cost exposures in Moscow, Russia

• Stylist's and Today's articles on how it feels to have social anxiety

• An article at US News on how social anxiety impacts career

• An article in Alghad News on the impact of digital anxiety

• Business Wire's article on the James S. McDonnell 2016 21st Century Science Initiative awards

• Image's article on combating social anxiety

• New York Magazine's "Science of Us" story on exposures for social anxiety disorder

• MyInforms story on Social Anxiety Disorder

• 2016 ABCT Gold Challenge to raise funds for Student Travel and Research! Click here to watch

• Physician's Briefing article on the use of Hatha yoga in treating anxiety

• W.O. McCormick's Academic Day on the theme "Psychotherapies in Clinical Practice: A Potpourri". Click here to watch

• US News and World Report story on compassion meditation

• Dr. Hofmann was selected as a "Highly Cited Researcher" by the Institute of Scientific Information, Thomson Reuters

• Chemical and Engineering News story on the use of d-cycloserine as a cognitive enhancer

• The Atlantic in an article on social anxiety 

• The ADAA podcast on treatment for social anxiety disorder

• Dr. Hofmann was awarded the Academy of Cognitive Therapy's 2015 Aaron T. Beck award, which honors significant and enduring contributions to the field of cognitive therapy. Read here

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   and listen to his conversation with Dr. Hayes after the award.

• The New York Times in an article on the efficacy of talk therapies in treating depression

• APA's Monitor on Psychology on the role of d-cycloserine in therapy and memory reconsolidation

• South Africa Depression and Anxiety Group interviewed Dr. Hofmann on how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be used effectively in the treatment of illnesses such as obsessive compulsive disorder, social phobia, depression, and anxiety. Click here to read the article. Click here and here to watch two of the interviews.

• The Sydney Morning Herald in an article on exposure treatment for social anxiety disorder

• Nature on the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depression

• The IOL Daily News story on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy reducing mental health costs

• Scientific American Story on Is Mindfulness Good Medicine

• The Boston Globe on d-cycloserine as a treatment for phobic patients

• Guest lecture on emotion and health as a part of Professor June Gruber's "Human Emotion" video series at Yale University. Click here to watch.  

• LA Times Story on Managing Stress

• Dr. Hofmann was awarded the 2012 Award for Excellence in Contributions to CBT by the Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies at Assumption College. Click here to see the video.

• CommonHealth Story on Social Media Anxiety

• Stefan Hofmann is the current Editor-in-Chief of Cognitive Therapy and Research, and Associate Editor of Clinical Psychological Science.

• LA Times Story on Mindfulness    

• NY Times Story on Emotion Regulation

• Ty Sawyer, a PERL graduate student, was awarded the NIMH's National Research Service Award for her study, "Attention Retraining for Social Anxiety Disorder: An fMRI Study."