Faculty

We are pleased to announce that Neil Jones, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Jones earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Duke University, having completed a clinical psychology internship at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. Dr. Jones remained in Pittsburgh as a postdoctoral scholar in Pitt Psychiatry’s National Institute of...

Pitt Psychiatry extends a warm welcome to new faculty member Christine Call, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry). Dr. Call earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Drexel University, having completed her clinical internship at the American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Clinical Psychology Internship program. Dr. Call then remained at the University of Pittsburgh...

Congratulations to Daniel Buysse, MD (Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Clinical and Translational Science, and UPMC Endowed Chair in Sleep Medicine), who recently received the University of Oxford Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute Academic Medal. Dr. Buysse’s research focuses on sleep assessment and patient-reported outcomes; evaluation and treatment of insomnia; and sleep in aging. He...

We are delighted to congratulate Kristen Eckstrand, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), who has received a 2023 UMPC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES) for her outstanding achievement in increasing inclusivity for LGBTQIA+ people at UPMC. The prestigious ACES award, received by less than 1% of UPMC staff annually, honors individuals who routinely go above and beyond. Dr. Eckstrand is...

We are delighted to announce that Benjamin Handen, PhD, has received conferral of tenure at the rank of professor by the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Handen is an internationally recognized leader in the study of autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. His early work focused on investigating the safety and efficacy of stimulant medication to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder...

We are delighted to announce that Ann Cohen, PhD, has received conferral of tenure at the rank of associate professor by the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Cohen is widely recognized for her outstanding work in the use of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease prior to the emergence of cognitive symptoms. Recently, she has expanded this work into amyloid imaging in...