Faculty

Martica Hall, PhD Promoted to Professor of Psychiatry Congratulations to Martica Hall, PhD on her promotion to Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hall was originally recruited by the Department in 1998 after completing postdoctoral training in clinical sleep medicine research at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC). She holds secondary appointments in...

Association for Academic Psychiatry Selects Michael Travis, MD for 2014 Psychiatric Education Award Congratulations to Michael Travis, MD, on his selection for the 2014 Psychiatric Education Award from the Association for Academic Psychiatry. The Psychiatric Education Award recognizes innovative and exemplary psychiatric educators and/or educational programs at the medical school, residency and faculty development...

Beckwith Institute Award Supports Development of App to Improve Monitoring of Youth with Mood Disorders The Beckwith Institute has awarded funding to Dr. Rasim Diler to develop an interactive web-based tool to monitor mood and energy changes in youth, and foster mutual decision-making about diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Diler is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Inpatient Child and...

Holly Swartz, MD Promoted to Professor of Psychiatry Congratulations to Holly Swartz, MD, on her promotion to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. A graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Swartz completed her psychiatry residency and a research fellowship at the Payne Whitney Clinic at the New York Hospital ? Cornell University Medical Center, and...

Jordan Karp, MD Selected for theHartford Change AGEnts Policy Institute The Hartford Foundation has selected Jordan Karp, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, and Clinical and Translational Science, for participation in the Foundation's Change AGEnts Policy Institute. Hartford Change AGEnts Action Awards are one-year grants that are available to interprofessional teams for the purpose of achieving...

Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Selects Judith K. Morgan, PhD for Child and Adolescent Depression Fellowship Congratulations to Judith Morgan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, on her selection for the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Fellowship Program in Child and Adolescent Depression. The Foundation selected Dr. Morgan for the fellowship program from a highly competitive cohort of...