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Dr. Mary Amanda Dew Honored with 2019 Bud Orgel Award from the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers

Dr. Mary Amanda Dew

Congratulations to Mary Amanda Dew, PhD , Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Clinical and Translational Science ! Dr. Dew has been awarded the 2019 Bud Orgel Award for Distinguished Achievement in Research from the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers. The award recognizes the outstanding contributions of psychologists to the advancement of research and...

New Research: Primary Care Provider Training to Prevent Stimulant Diversion among College Students

Dr. Brooke Molina

Non-prescribed use of stimulant medications, such as Adderall®, by young adults is a growing problem, particularly among college students. It is often fueled by drug diversion, or the transfer of a legally prescribed medication to another person for illicit use. Among college students, stimulant use is frequently motivated by a desire to enhance academic performance or to use the drug recreationally. A team of...

Neeta Shenai, MD, Appointed Director of Psychiatry Clerkship at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Dr. Neeta Shenai

Congratulations to Dr. Neeta Shenai , Assistant Professor of Psychiatry , who was recently appointed Director of the Psychiatry Clerkship offered to medical students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The Psychiatry Clerkship provides third- and fourth-year medical students with the opportunity to work with patients in inpatient and ambulatory settings to develop and refine their skills in...

The Department of Psychiatry Announces a New Bioengineering in Psychiatry Predoctoral Training Program

Drs. Howard Aizenstein and Tamer Ibrahim

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce a new, interdisciplinary predoctoral training program, supported by the National Institute of Mental Health. The Bioengineering in Psychiatry Training Program will prepare students with backgrounds in engineering and other quantitative sciences for careers in mental health research. The program, which capitalizes on existing University of Pittsburgh research...

Now in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Sleep Disturbances & Increasing Psychiatric Symptoms in High-Risk Youth

Dr. Adriane Soehner

Major psychiatric disorders often arise during childhood and adolescence, especially among children whose parents have a psychiatric illness. Sleep patterns also shift substantially during the transition from childhood to adolescence. Sleep disturbances, often associated with most forms of psychopathology, have been identified as a promising behavioral intervention target to help treat young people with psychiatric...

Greg Siegle, PhD, Named the 2019 Frijda Chair in Cognitive Science at the University of Amsterdam

Dr. Greg Siegle

Congratulations to Dr. Greg Siegle , Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Clinical and Translational Studies , who was awarded the 2019 Frijda Chair in Cognitive Science at the University of Amsterdam. Dr. Siegle’s research focuses on examining the neurophysiological substrates of cognition and emotion in depression and anxiety using self-report, behavioral, physiological and neuroimaging (fMRI)...

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