Faculty

Paula Powe, MD

Paula Powe, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

MD
Howard University, College of Medicine
Psychiatry, Montefiore Medical Center
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Yale Child Study Center

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Current Appointments

Medical Director, Theiss Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Selected Honors & Awards

Exemplary Teaching Service in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Award, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Research Interests

Early childhood adversity and toxic stress; Engaging Black fathers in early intervention; Systemic and social determinants of health

Clinical Interests

Infant mental health; Prevention and treatment of trauma

Education Interests

Social determinants of mental health; Trauma and complex PTSD

Lack of Representation in Psychiatric Research: A Data-Driven Example From Scientific Articles Published in 2019 and 2020 in the American Journal of Psychiatry

American Journal of Psychiatry: Evidence of Lack of Representation in Psychiatric Research

How well is psychiatric research doing including diverse participants and reporting on sociodemographic characteristics of study samples? A team of researchers from Pitt Psychiatry—led by Sarah Pedersen, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), and including Rachel Lindstrom, PhD (Senior Statistical Coordinator, Youth and Family Research Program); Paula Powe, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry); Kelly Louie, BS...

Congratulations to the 2021 Graduates of the Clinician-Educator Faculty Development Program

Congratulations to Our Newest CEFDP Graduates

This month, the most recent class of early-career clinician-educator faculty graduated from the Clinician-Educator Faculty Development Program (CEFDP), a professional development opportunity for Department of Psychiatry early-career clinician-educators, specially designed to enhance clinical and academic skills, and to foster peer network connections. Because the transition to a faculty position in an academic...

Eraka Bath, MD, & Paula Powe, MD, Current Research in Trauma-Informed Psychiatry

Drs. Eraka Bath and Paula Powe

Two recent presentations offered audiences from the Department of Psychiatry and beyond a nuanced look at health disparities and trauma in psychiatry. Eraka Bath, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California / Los Angeles) delivered a Department of Psychiatry Distinguished Scientist Lecture, “Addressing Reproductive...

The Services for Teens at Risk (STAR)-Center 2021 Conference: “Preventing Suicide in Children and Youth: Building Resilience in the Face of Adversity”

Preventing Suicide in Children and Youth: Building Resilience in the Face of Adversity

The Services for Teens at Risk (STAR)-Center, part of UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH)’s Child and Adolescent Services, is a nationally recognized suicide prevention program that combines clinical and outreach services designed to combat the problem of child and adolescent suicide. The annual STAR-Center conference presents best practices in clinical care, incorporated into practical guidelines for...

Highlights from the 2021 Department of Psychiatry Clinician Educator Showcase

Highlights: The 2021 Clinician Educator Showcase

On March 25, 2021, Pitt Psychiatry clinician-educator faculty and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) trainees and staff gathered virtually for the Department’s 9th Clinician Educator Showcase. The Showcase is an annual opportunity for clinician-educators to learn about promising clinical innovations and the latest quality improvement initiatives. The event includes career development roundtable discussions...