Faculty

Congratulations to Anne Germain, PhD on her recent conferral of tenure by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Germain is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science. She began her career at the University of Pittsburgh in 2001 as a postdoctoral research fellow and was appointed to the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry In 2005. She was...

Please join us in welcoming Kymberly Young, PhD as the newest member of the Department of Psychiatry faculty. A talented clinical neuroscientist, Dr. Young?s research focuses on investigating the deficits in autobiographical memory recall in depression and related conditions, and developing therapeutic applications that utilize and target autobiographical memory recall. Her most recent work has involved training...

The Department of Psychiatry is proud to announce that Dr. Susanne Ahmari has been presented with two awards in recognition of her significant contributions to scientific research. The Society for Biological Psychiatry will present Dr. Ahmari with the A.E. Bennett Research Award for Basic Sciences at a special ceremony on May 13, 2016 at its annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The award is presented by the Society...

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has promoted Dr. Howard Aizenstein to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry with tenure. Dr. Aizenstein also holds secondary appointments in Bioengineering and Clinical and Translational Science. Dr. Aizenstein is an expert in the field of geriatric psychiatry. He is well known for his research focusing on the cognitive and affective neuroscience of aging. As the...

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to welcome Kristine Wilckens, PhD to its faculty. After earning a Master?s Degree in Psychology from New York University, Dr. Wilckens attended the University of Pittsburgh, where she participated in the predoctoral training program in Behavioral Brain Research and earned a PhD in Cognitive Psychology in 2012. As a postdoctoral scholar in the Clinical and Translational...

The Association for Geriatric Psychiatry has presented the organization's Distinguished Scientist Award to Dr. Robert Sweet, MD in recognition of his scientific contributions and extensive mentorship of junior researchers in the field of geriatric psychiatry. Dr. Sweet is Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, and an active member of the University's Translational Neuroscience Program faculty. The long term...