Faculty

We are delighted to announce that Carmen Andreescu, MD, has been promoted to Tenured Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Andreescu is an international thought leader on the clinical treatment of late-life anxiety. Her research focuses on the affective and cognitive neuroscience of late-life anxiety and depression and she has pioneered a unique neurocognitive and...

We are delighted to announce that Brant Hasler, PhD, has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hasler’s research focuses on the role of sleep and circadian rhythms in regulating affect and motivation, particularly as they pertain to affective disorders and substance abuse. He studies circadian misalignment, a condition in which the...

The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to announce that Heather Joseph, DO, has joined the faculty at the rank of assistant professor. Dr. Joseph received her medical degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University in 2011. She then completed her residency in general psychiatry, as well as a child & adolescent psychiatry fellowship, at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. In 2016, she joined the...

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...

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...

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)...