Background
Rothbaum, Barbara Olasov was born on July 4, 1960 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Sanford Patla and Faye (Rabinowitz) Olasov.
Rothbaum, Barbara Olasov was born on July 4, 1960 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Sanford Patla and Faye (Rabinowitz) Olasov.
Bachelor with highest honors, University North Carolina, 1982. Master of Science in Psychology, University Georgia, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, University Georgia, 1986.
Gallery assistant, Jan Goin Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina., 1976-1982;
graduate assistant, U. Georgia, Athens, 1982-1984, 85-86;
behavior therapist, The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London, 1984-1985;
instructor psychiatry, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1986-1988;
assistant professor psychiatry, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1988-1990;
assistant professor, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, since 1990. Project coordinator Rape and Crime Victim Program, Phila, 1986-1990. Private practice psychology, Philadelphia, 1986-1990, Anxiety Disorders Associations, Atlanta, 1990-1992.
Member DSM-III-R work group on post-traumatic stress disorder.
Member mental health subcommittee Philadelphia Coalition for Victim Advocacy, 1986-1990. Member American Psychological Association, Georgia Psychological Association, Association for Advancement Behavior Therapy, Society Menstrual Cycle Research, Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association (board directors 1987-1988).
Married John Edel Rothbaum, June 19, 1988. Children: Alex Olasov, Jake Olasov.