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It is with great sadness, and with deep and enduring fondness and respect, that we report the passing of our friend and colleague, Martica “Tica” Hall, PhD (Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science) on March 18, 2023. Dr. Hall joined the Department of Psychiatry faculty in 1998, having earned her PhD in biopsychology from the University of Pittsburgh, and having completed...

The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to announce results of the 2023 Residency Match for the General Psychiatry, Child, Triple Board, and Family Medicine/Psychiatry tracks. Please welcome the new class of 2023 PGY1 psychiatry residents: GENERAL PSYCHIATRY • Mckenzee Chiam (Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine) • Stefan Edemobi (Eastern Virginia Medical School) • Sydney Garrett (McGovern Medical...

Binge eating is a repetitive eating behavior frequently observed in individuals with eating disorder diagnoses, but its underlying neural mechanisms remain largely unknown. Other repetitive behavior disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, are associated with corticostriatal circuitry dysfunction. However, to date, scientists working in the field of eating disorders have not investigated the in vivo neural...

We are delighted to announce that Ariel Gildengers, MD, has been promoted to Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Gildengers received his MD from the New Jersey Medical School and completed his psychiatry residency and a clinical fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, and a research fellowship at the Intervention Research Center for Late...

We are now accepting poster presentation abstracts to be considered for our Annual Research Day, which will take place on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Soldiers & Sailors Hall in Oakland. This full-day event will feature an exciting poster session, expanded opportunities to participate in roundtable discussions, engaging oral research presentations from a diverse group of scientists, and an awards ceremony—not to...

We are delighted to announce that Stephen Smagula, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Smagula received his PhD in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. He then joined the Department of Psychiatry as a postdoctoral scholar in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded T32 training program in...