Faculty

The Department of Psychiatry is a model of success for K awardees. The Department's successful funding rate for federal career development (K) awards is twice the national average, and typically 30-40 funded K awards are active at any given time. The keys to this success include the research environment, the generous availability of existing research funding, an outstanding collection of mentors, and very strong...

Loren Roth, MD, MPH to Present Provost?s Distinguished Service Professor Inaugural Lecture Please join us on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 from 4:00pm-5:00pm in Lecture Room 6 of Scaife Hall for a special lecture and reception celebrating the appointment of Loren Roth, MD, MPH as a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Roth?s appointment as a Distinguished Service Professor is not only...

Congratulations to Dr. Sue Beers on her promotion to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Beers received her PhD in counseling psychology in 1992 and obtained postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology within the Department of Psychiatry and at the VA Medical Center in Pittsburgh. Dr. Beers was recruited to the...

Academy for Eating Disorders Presents Department FacultyWith 2013 Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award Jennifer Wildes, Ph.D. Marsha Marcus, Ph.D. The Academy for Eating Disorders has recognized a member of the Department of Psychiatry faculty, Jennifer Wildes, PhD with the organization's 2013 award for Outstanding Scientific Contribution. The award was presented to Dr. Wildes and her co-author Dr. Marsha...

Dr. Sarah Pedersen, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, has been invited to join the national Alcohol Medical Scholars Program. She is one of five new individuals selected to participate in this prestigious program. The mission of the Alcohol Medical Scholars Program is to promote optimal education in medical schools regarding the identification and care of people with alcohol use disorders and other substance...

Rebecca Price, PhD Selected to Receive Donald F. Klein Early Career Investigator Award Rebecca Price, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry has been selected to receive the Donald Klein Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). The award recognizes the best original research paper on neurobiology, psychopharmacology, psychosocial treatments, or experimental psychopathology of anxiety...