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Pitt Psychiatry’s 2025 Research Day, Part II: 225 Poster Presentations!

Research Day

Pitt Psychiatry’s 2025 Research Day featured 225 poster presentations from faculty, trainees, and staff. Forty-six pairs of faculty members discussed posters with the presenters. During the plenary session, Top Poster Awards were presented to the following recipients: Postdoctoral Scholars Ligia Antezana, PhD Wasiu Balogun, PhD Rayan Mroué, MD Jacques-Yves Campion, MD Caroline Christian, PhD Guilherme Povala, PhD...

Pitt Psychiatry Juneteenth: Focus on Black Maternal Health

Brock, Cunningham, and Pannell

On June 19, 2025, members of the Department of Psychiatry and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital community gathered for a screening of a portion of the documentary film Aftershock, which addresses the Black maternal mortality crisis in the United States. David Lewis, MD (Chair, Department of Psychiatry) opened the event, noting, “While the topic of this documentary is sobering, we are incredibly fortunate that our...

Pitt Psychiatry’s 2025 Research Day, Part I: A Celebration of Science

Research Day Attendees

The 23rd annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day, held on June 12, 2025, was the most highly attended Research Day ever, with 653 faculty members, trainees, and staff gathering at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Lunchtime Roundtables More than 300 individuals participated in or facilitated one of 30 roundtable discussion groups focused on topics including...

2025 Annual Services for Teens at Risk (STAR) Suicide Prevention Conference: Creating Partnerships for Just and Inclusive Schools

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The Services for Teens at Risk (STAR)-Center is a nationally recognized suicide prevention program that combines clinical and outreach services designed to combat the problem of child and adolescent suicide. The STAR-Center annual conference presents best practices in clinical care incorporated into practical guidelines, and this year addressed the theme Creating Partnerships for Just and Inclusive Schools. “The...

Three Psychiatry Postdoctoral Research Trainees Receive University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association Awards

Drs. Ligia Antezana, Carolina Soares and Lindsay Taraban

Congratulations to Ligia Antezana, PhD; Carolina Soares, PhD; and Lindsay Taraban, PhD, who received Best Poster Presentation Awards at the University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association 2025 Postdoctoral Data & Dine Symposium. Dr. Antezana, Dr. Soares, and Dr. Taraban were counted among 11 total award recipients selected from 130 submissions. Dr. Antezana is a clinical psychologist who conducts research in the...

“Truly Phenomenal” – Trevor Baker Receives UPMC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES)

Trevor Baker ACES

Please join us in congratulating Trevor Baker (Computer Programmer and Team Lead), who has received a 2024 UPMC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES) for his outstanding work in the Department’s Office of Academic Computing. The prestigious ACES award, received by less than 1% of UPMC staff annually, honors individuals who routinely go above and beyond. Trevor’s nominators included the following...

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