Faculty

We are pleased to announce that Judith Morgan, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After completing a clinical psychology internship at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Morgan undertook a postdoctoral fellowship in affective neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry under the mentorship of Erika Forbes, PhD. Dr. Morgan’s research...

Congratulations to LalithKumar K. Solai, MD , who has received the 2020 Distinguished Academician Award from the Indo-American Psychiatric Association (IAPA). The award is given annually to an IAPA life member who has made noteworthy academic contributions to the mental health field through research, teaching, and administrative activities. “I am honored and humbled to receive this award. It has been my pleasure to...

Over the last eight months, the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the challenges associated with complex or harmful family interactions that can occur as many people spend more time at home, often with decreased access to community supports and services. The Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), in collaboration with the National...

We are delighted to announce that Rebecca Thurston, PhD, has been appointed Tenured Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, Epidemiology and Psychology by the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Thurston is a widely recognized expert in the field of mid- and late-life women’s mental and cardiovascular health. Her research has generated critical findings that substantially enhanced or changed our...

We are thrilled to announce that Tina Goldstein, PhD, has been appointed Tenured Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Goldstein has long dedicated herself to research on youth with bipolar disorder and suicidality. She is an expert in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and published the first study to show improvements in youth suicidality with this treatment. Her current research...

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the promotion of Leonardo D’Aiuto, PhD, to Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. D’Aiuto’s area of expertise is neurotropic viruses, focusing on novel approaches for the generation of three-dimensional neuronal cultures from human-induced pluripotent stem cells to as a model system for exploring the relationship between central nervous system neurotropic...