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Timothy J. McDermott, PhD (he/him/his)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Dr. Timothy J. McDermott researches the neuroscience and treatment of trauma and PTSD as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Dr. Negar Fani's Functional Affective Neuroscience Lab and the Grady Trauma Project at Emory University. He is currently funded as an NIH F32 Postdoctoral Fellow conducting research on the neurophysiology of anhedonia and cognitive control in trauma-exposed adults with elevated dissociation. He completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2023 at the University of Tulsa and Laureate Institute for Brain Research under the mentorship of Dr. Robin Aupperle and Dr. Joanne Davis. He was previously funded as an NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellow, and his publication record includes 49 peer-reviewed articles and 1 book chapter (as of January 2025). His published works include the use of several neuroscience methods, such as structural/functional magnetic resonance imaging (s/fMRI), electroencephalography/magnetoencephalography (EEG/MEG), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and real-time fMRI neurofeedback (rt-fMRI-nf). He has contributed to multiple randomized clinical trials testing outcomes of existing psychotherapy approaches and novel approaches to psychotherapy, neurostimulation, or neurofeedback in healthy and clinical populations. As a clinician, Dr. McDermott is trained in working with adults with mood, anxiety disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder. His theoretical orientation is based in cognitive behavioral therapy with an emotion focused approach that is influenced by Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He has specialized training in trauma focused psychotherapies, specifically in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares, and Prolonged Exposure for PTSD. His goal is to integrate neuroscience-based findings into psychotherapy treatment to improve outcomes for trauma-exposed samples.

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