News

Loren Roth, MD, MPH to Present Provost?s Distinguished Service Professor Inaugural Lecture Please join us on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 from 4:00pm-5:00pm in Lecture Room 6 of Scaife Hall for a special lecture and reception celebrating the appointment of Loren Roth, MD, MPH as a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Roth?s appointment as a Distinguished Service Professor is not only...

Racial Differences in Heart Rate Variability During Sleep in Women: The Study of Women Across the Nation Sleep StudyHall MH, Middleton K, Thayer JF, Lewis TT, Kline CE, Matthews KA, Kravitz HM, Krafty RT, Buysse DJ Although the number one cause of death for women in the United States is cardiovascular disease, few studies of heart rate variability have specifically analyzed women. Likewise, there has also been a...

Maternal Depression and Warmth During Childhood Predict Age 20 Neural Response to Reward Morgan JK, Shaw DS, Forbes EE Healthy brain development occurs in the context of supportive and warm family relationships, and early parenting experiences likely shape a child?s brain development, with consequences potentially extending into adulthood. Researchers from the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology investigated...

Aaron Koenig, MD Selected for ASCP New Investigator Award Aaron Koenig, MD, a PGY4 resident, has been selected as a 2014 New Investigator Award recipient by the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology. The award will be presented to Dr. Koenig at a special awards ceremony at the organization?s annual meeting, which will take place June 16-19, 2014, in Hollywood, Florida. The theme of this year?s meeting is...

Congratulations to Dr. Sue Beers on her promotion to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Beers received her PhD in counseling psychology in 1992 and obtained postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology within the Department of Psychiatry and at the VA Medical Center in Pittsburgh. Dr. Beers was recruited to the...

Academy for Eating Disorders Presents Department FacultyWith 2013 Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award Jennifer Wildes, Ph.D. Marsha Marcus, Ph.D. The Academy for Eating Disorders has recognized a member of the Department of Psychiatry faculty, Jennifer Wildes, PhD with the organization's 2013 award for Outstanding Scientific Contribution. The award was presented to Dr. Wildes and her co-author Dr. Marsha...