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Dr. Karen Matthews to Deliver Keynote Address at 2012 Research Day Karen Matthews, PhD will deliver the keynote address at the Department of Psychiatry?s Twelfth Annual Research Day on Thursday, June 7, 2012. Dr. Matthews is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Epidemiology and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and an internationally recognized behavioral health scientist. Her extensive...

Special Edition of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Focuses on the Aging Veteran At a time when mental health providers have been understandably focused on the youngest veterans - those returning from service in Afghanistan and Iraq - the fact remains that most veterans are men over the age of 60. To highlight recent advances in understanding of the psychiatric needs of and the effective services for...

Ryan Wagoner, MD Selected for Rappeport Fellowship The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) has awarded a Rappeport Fellowship to Ryan Wagoner, MD, a PGY 3 Resident. The fellowship honors AAPL's founding president, Jonas R. Rappeport, MD, and provides the opportunity for outstanding residents with interests in psychiatry and the law to develop their knowledge and skills. Rappeport Fellows will receive...

Register Now for the 2012 Clinician-Educator Showcase Mark your calendars and join us on Thursday, September 27, 2012 from 12:00pm-4:00pm when the Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) host the first Clinician-Educator Showcase. This unique event will include a plenary session in the WPIC Auditorium featuring three clinical/quality innovations, followed by a series of...

Jennifer Silk, PhD Named 2011 Klerman Honorable Mention Prizewinner The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) has named Jennifer Silk, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, as a 2011 Klerman Award Honorable Mention Prizewinner. Dr. Silk?s research focuses on the role of emotion regulation in trajectories of depression and anxiety in high-risk children and adolescents, with a focus on the integration of...

Postdoc Scholars Honored at 2012 SOBP Meeting Jill Glausier, PhD, Receives Travel Award The SOBP annually selects a group of talented young scientists in the field of biological psychiatry to receive Young Investigator Travel Awards. Dr. Jill Glausier, a post-doctoral scholar in the lab of Dr. David Lewis, was one of the six recipients of the domestic travel award this year. The highly competitive merit-based award...