Thomas Adams, Jr., PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, has been chosen to receive a 2026 Innovator Award from the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).
Adams, affiliated with the Yale OCD Research Clinic, was honored for a project titled, “Augmentation of Exposure and Response Prevention with Frontopolar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.”
The Innovator Award, a three-year grant of up to $300,000, supports an established researcher pursuing innovative, high-impact science with the potential to transform the field and speed the development of more effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
“Research is essential to achieving our vision that everyone impacted by OCD and related disorders has immediate access to effective treatment and support,” said Rebecca Deusser, executive director of the IOCDF. “These grants help ensure that care is grounded in evidence, not guesswork—and that new discoveries can translate into real-world options for the people who need them.”
IOCDF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to OCD and related disorders.