Emily Ricketts, PhD

Dr. Emily Ricketts is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program within the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research centers on sleep and circadian disturbance and targeted interventions in Tourette’s disorder, obsessive-compulsive-spectrum disorders, and comorbid conditions (ADHD, anxiety). Her research incorporates multimodal assessment of sleep and circadian rhythms including subjective measures, actigraphy, and salivary melatonin assessment. She has received research funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Tourette Association of America, TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.