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Dr. Zach Rosenthal is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. He is Director of the Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation (CMER), where he leads a team conducting research, providing education, and developing clinical care pathways for Misophonia. He directs the Duke Cognitive Behavioral Research and Treatment Program (CBRTP), is Co-Chief Psychologist for Duke University Medical Center, and has served as the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Clinical Services.

Zach is a licensed psychologist in North Carolina with expertise in contemporary cognitive behavioral therapies, and is an expert in the treatment of borderline personality disorder using dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and misophonia using transdiagnostic and evidence-based interventions.

In addition to research, administrative duties, and clinical practice, Dr. Rosenthal enjoys teaching undergraduate and graduate students, mentoring students, interns, post-docs, residents, and faculty, and training clinicians in best practices using cognitive behavioral therapies for adults.

Notable Published Works

Phenotyping misophonia: Psychiatric disorders and medical health correlates [October 2022] M. Zachary Rosenthal, Kibby McMahon, Anna S. Greenleaf, Clair Cassiello-Robbins, Rachel Guetta, Jacqueline Trumbull, Deepika Anand, Emily S. Frazer-Abel, and Lisalynn Kelley [Frontiers in Psychology]soQuiet.org

Psychiatric and audiologic features of misophonia: Use of a clinical control group with auditory over-responsivity [May 2022] by M Siepsiak, M Z Rosenthal, D Raj-Koziak, W Dragan [Journal of Psychosomatic Research]

A Consensus Definition of Misophonia: Using a Delphi Process [March 2022] by Susan Swedo, David M. Baguley, Damiaan Denys, Laura J. Dixon, Mercede Erfanian, Alessandra Fioretti, Pawel J. Jastreboff, Sukhbinder Kumar, M. Zachary Rosenthal, Romke Rouw, Daniela Schiller, Julia Simner, Eric A. Storch, Steven Talylor, Kathy R. Vander Werff, and Sylvina M. Raver [Frontiers in Neuroscience] soQuiet.org

Development and Initial Validation of the Duke Misophonia Questionnaire [September 2021] by M. Zachary Rosenthal, Deepika Anand, Clair Cassiello-Robbins, Zachary J. Williams, Rachel E. Guetta, Jacqueline Trumbull, and Lisalynn D. Kelley [Frontiers in Psychology]