Faculty

Autism Researcher Receives Slifka/Ritvo Award for Innovation Carla Mazefsky, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, has received the 2012 Slifka/Ritvo Award for Innovation in Autism Research from the Alan B. Slifka Foundation. Dr. Mazefsky was presented with the award at the 2012 International Meeting for Autism Research in Toronto, Canada and will receive a one-year, $12,500 grant to support her research...

Pitt Appoints Michael Travis, MD to Academy of Master Educators The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has appointed Michael J. Travis, MD, to a five-year term to the Academy of Master Educators (AME). The appointment recognizes Dr. Travis's sustained record of excellence and achievements in medical education. Dr. Travis is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and serves as the Director of Residency...

Sleep Researcher Featured in Time Magazine Time Magazine has featured the work of Anne Germain, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, in an article titled Can Science Prevent Nightmares that appears in the magazine?s July 9, 2012 issue. In the article, Dr. Germain talks about her research team?s investigation of sleep disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans. Dr. Germain is...

Dr. David Volk Receives Hamilton Research Award David W. Volk, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, has been selected as the recipient of the Hamilton Family Award for Basic Neuroscience Research in Psychiatry. The award was presented to Dr. Volk as part of the Twelfth Annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day and is intended to advance the basic science of psychiatry and facilitate the career development...

Yanhua Huang, PhD Joins Department Faculty Please join us in welcoming Yanhua Huang, PhD to the Department of Psychiatry faculty. Dr. Huang is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and will be collaborating with colleagues in the Translational Neuroscience Program and other research faculty. Prior to moving to Pittsburgh, Dr. Huang held postdoctoral fellowship and research positions at Harvard and Washington State...

The Department of Psychiatry has presented Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD with the 2012 Emerging Mentorship Award. The award is presented to a faculty member in recognition of their ongoing commitment to the training and mentorship of students, fellows and junior faculty to help them achieve success in their academic careers. Dr. Szigethy is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Medicine, and serves as the...