Michael Wheaton, PhD, received his PhD in clinical psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill, and completed his postdoctoral training in the Center for OCD and Related Disorders at the New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University Medical Center. He is currently assistant professor of psychology at Barnard College. His research has received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), IOCDF, America Psychological Foundation, and Association for Psychological Science.

Wheaton has previously worked as a study therapist in National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded clinical trials utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for OCD, and also runs a small private practice focused on OCD and related disorders (including OCPD) in New York, NY.