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About the speaker

Peter W. Tuerk, Ph.D is a clinical psychologist and Professor at the University of Virginia, where he serves as Director of the Sheila Johnson Center for Clinical Services, a multidisciplinary outpatient behavioral health clinic. Dr. Tuerk specializes in evidence-based treatments for anxiety-spectrum disorders, related research and training, and the integration of technology into clinical care.  He conducts research and clinical trials focused on the augmentation of evidence-based treatments, serving as Principal Investigator on NIH, VA, and DoD research awards, integrating artificial intelligence, virtual reality, mobile health, crowd sourcing, and applied psychophysiology into clinical care settings. As a scientist-practitioner, Dr. Tuerk is active in direct clinical care and has authored 120 peer-reviewed publications, chapters, and commissioned government reports. He has served in lead roles for national and international clinical training and dissemination initiatives in the US, Australia, and Japan and for regional initiatives in 25 US states and territories.  He has been recognized with a number of awards, including VA’s highest career honor, the Olin E. Teague Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in the Rehabilitation of War-Injured Veterans, and Australia’s highest research distinction in 2025 for his collaboration on a national validation of a novel exposure therapy protocol.

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Peter W. Tuerk, PhD, reports that he is the owner and researcher of VirtuallyBetter Health, LLC, a consultant for Medical University of South Carolina, and receives royalties from Springer International Publishing during the past 24 months.  He will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation. All relationships have been mitigated through review.

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