Faculty

School of Medicine Promotes Rebecca Thurston, PhD Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rebecca Thurston on her promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Thurston received both her Master?s and doctorate degrees in clinical health psychology from Duke University. Following a clinical internship at the University of Washington School of Medicine...

Francis Lotrich, MD, PhD Promoted to Associate Professor Please join us in congratulating Dr. Francis Lotrich on his promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Lotrich attained his medical degree and a doctorate in Behavioral Neuroscience from the Oregon Health & Science University, and is a graduate of the Western...

NIMH Presents Bernie Devlin, PhD with MERIT Award The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has presented a Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award to Dr. Bernie Devlin, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Human Genetics and Clinical and Translational Science, to extend his research which develops and refines statistical methods to detect genetic association in schizophrenia and other disorders. Dr. Devlin...

Roberto Ortiz-Aguayo, MD, FAAP Elected President of National Training Program The National Association for Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Programs has selected Dr. Roberto Ortiz-Aguayo as its new president. Dr. Ortiz-Aguayo, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, serves as the Associate Director of the Residency Training for the Triple Board Program at the University of...

School of Medicine Appoints Mary Amanda Dew, PhDto New Mentorship Program Mary Amanda Dew, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Clinical and Translational Science, has been appointed to a three-year term as a mentor and senior advisor to the new University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Career Mentoring Program (CaMP) for junior faculty. The Career Mentoring Program will be...

Kurt D. Ackerman, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Throughout his career at the University of Pittsburgh and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Kurt Ackerman, MD, PhD has been very active as a clinician educator and program administrator. He is a board-certified psychiatrist with a sub-specialty in psychosomatic medicine, and is the Medical Director for three of WPIC's mental health service areas...