Faculty

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the promotion of Benjamin Handen, PhD to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Handen is a leader in the development of clinical services for children with autism and developmental disabilities, and an internationally recognized researcher in the field of autism and developmental disabilities. After obtaining a PhD from the University of Massachusetts, Dr...

Dr. Oliver Lindhiem Awarded Access to Care Fellowship Grant from Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation The Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation has selected Dr. Oliver Lindhiem, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, as the recipient of its Access to Care fellowship award. Dr. Lindhiem was chosen from a highly competitive cohort of candidates. The fellowship program supports research intended to produce a direct...

Congratulations to Matthew MacDonald, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Fabio Ferrarelli, MD, PhD, a PGY4 resident in the Psychiatry Research Pathway track, on their receipt of Travel Awards from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). The researchers were selected for the awards from a pool of 338 submissions received by the organization. The awards will support their participation at the...

The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation has selected Dean Salisbury, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, with a NARSAD Independent Investigator Award. Dr. Salisbury was recruited to the Department of Psychiatry faculty in 2012 and serves as the Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Research Laboratory. The laboratory utilizes multimodal brain imaging to examine thought disturbance (cognitive-level) and...

Congratulations to Cecile Ladouceur, PhD on her promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Ladouceur is a nationally recognized expert in adolescent neurodevelopmental processes and affective disorders. She is also a gifted teacher and mentor who continues to positively impact the academic careers of students, trainees and junior faculty members. A graduate of the University of Quebec in...

Holly Swartz, MD Begins Two-Year Term as President of the International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy Dr. Holly Swartz, Professor of Psychiatry, has been elected president of the International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (ISIPT). She was formally welcomed as the organization?s new president at the Society?s biannual meeting that took place in London and will serve for a period of two years...