Alicia E. Meuret

Alicia E. Meuret is a tenured Full Professor in the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and serves as Director of the Anxiety and Depression Research Center (ARC). Licensed in Texas and Indiana, she integrates clinical practice with groundbreaking research in anxiety and mood disorders.

Her academic foundation includes a doctoral degree from Stanford University's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, followed by postdoctoral training at Harvard University's Affective Neuroscience Laboratory and Boston University's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders.

Dr. Meuret's research pioneers novel interventions like Capnometry-Assisted Respiratory Training (CART), focusing on respiratory psychophysiology in panic disorder, biomarkers in anxiety-asthma comorbidity, fear extinction mechanisms, and affective dysregulation including anhedonia and non-suicidal self-injury. Her work bridges clinical innovation with rigorous biological investigation.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent emphasis on treatment mechanisms: respiratory interventions for panic disorder, cortisol reactivity as a predictor of treatment success, medical comorbidity implications, and targeted approaches for anhedonia. These studies frequently employ randomized clinical trials and psychophysiological measures to validate therapeutic efficacy.

Her contributions have earned recognition from major professional societies:

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America award
• Psychiatric Research Society award
• American Psychosomatic Society award
• 2014 Beck Institute Fellow
• 2018 Rotunda SMU Outstanding Professor

With over $10 million in NIH funding (R01, U, R61/33 mechanisms), she mentors emerging scientists through student collaborations and leads the ADAA's Alies Muskin Career Development Leadership Program to advance female representation in academia.

The ARC at SMU functions as her primary research hub, driving translational work that connects laboratory findings with clinical applications for anxiety and mood disorders.