Faculty

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...

Drs. James Tew and Alexis Fertig Appointed Leaders of Clinician Educator Faculty Development Program The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the appointment of James Tew, Jr., MD and Alexis Fertig, MD as the new Director and Co-Director of the Clinician Educator Faculty Development Program. Established in 2011, the Clinician Educator Faculty Development Program is designed to provide newer Department of...

Christopher Kline, PhD Appointed Assistant Professor of Psychiatry The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has appointed Christopher Kline, PhD as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Kline is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where he earned a PhD in Exercise Science from the Arnold School of Public Health. As a trainee in the Chronobiology Laboratory of Dr. Shawn Youngstedt, he led...