Faculty

US Attorney General Names Dr. Edward Mulvey to Office of Justice Programs Science Advisory Board United States Attorney General Eric Holder has named Edward Mulvey, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, to the newly created 18-member Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Science Advisory Board. The Board consists of nationally recognized scholars and practitioners in criminology, statistics, sociology and practitioners in the...

Peter Gianaros, PhD recipient of 2010 APA Distinguished Scientific Award The American Psychological Association (APA) has named Peter Gianaros, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Assistant Professor of Psychology, as the recipient of a 2010 APA Distinguished Early Career Scientific Contribution to Psychology award. The APA presented Dr. Gianaros with the award for his original and novel work conceptualizing...

ACNP Selects Four Department of Psychiatry Faculty for 2010 Travel Awards Four members of the Department of Psychiatry faculty have been selected as 2010 Travel Award recipients by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP): Alexandre Dombrovski, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Lisa Pan, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Dorothy K.Y. Sit, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry David Volk, MD, PhD...

Maria Kovacs, PhD promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry Congratulations to Maria Kovacs, PhD on her promotion to the rank of Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The distinguished professorship appointment constitutes the highest honor that the University can accord a member of the faculty. Dr. Kovacs is an internationally recognized...

Beatriz Luna, PhD has been promoted to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Luna's work in the area of neurodevelopment and pediatric neuroimaging examines changes in brain processes that support improvements in the voluntary control of behavior. She has focused on the period from adolescence to adulthood because this is the time when individuals show the greatest vulnerability...

NIDDK Invites Melissa Kalarchian, PhD to Serve on Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Subcommittee The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) recently appointed Melissa Kalarchian, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, to its Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Subcommittee (DDK-C). The DDK-C subcommittee is a chartered subcommittee responsible for reviewing...