# MeetEliza Davidson

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# Meet **Eliza Davidson**

**Tell us a bit about your background:** I am a third-year student at the San Diego State University/ UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. I graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to graduate school, I worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders Program at Massachusetts General Hospital for two years.

**What are you researching/studying?** I am interested in clarifying the influence of interpersonal and neurocognitive functioning on the etiology and maintenance of hoarding disorder (HD) and other obsessive-compulsive related disorders (OCRDs) in order to develop and refine targeted treatments. I currently work as a Clinical Research Assistant in the VA under the mentorship and supervision of Catherine Ayers, Ph.D., ABPP on a randomized controlled trial comparing Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exposure/Sorting Therapy (CREST) to Exposure Therapy for Veterans with HD.

**Describe the professional experience you have gained or plan to gain while at UC San Diego:** In addition to conducting independent research during my time in graduate school, I am excited to gain a variety of clinical experience at practicum sites throughout San Diego and I also hope to teach.

**Why UC San Diego?** I am thrilled to be a part of a cutting-edge research community with a uniquely warm and collaborative culture. I'm especially thankful for the incredible support from my faculty mentor, lab members, and classmates.

## [Health Sciences](https://grad.ucsd.edu/student-life/student-spotlights/health-sciences/index.html)

- [Danielle M. Campbell](https://grad.ucsd.edu/student-life/student-spotlights/health-sciences/danielle-m-campbell.html)
- Eliza Davidson
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- [Rosalyn Nguyen](https://grad.ucsd.edu/student-life/student-spotlights/health-sciences/rosalyn-nguyen.html)
- [Junghwan Park](https://grad.ucsd.edu/student-life/student-spotlights/health-sciences/junghwan-park.html)
- [Anubhav Nikunj Singh Sachan](https://grad.ucsd.edu/student-life/student-spotlights/health-sciences/anubhav-nikunj-singh-sachan.html)