The results of the National Resident Matching Program were revealed on Friday, March 15. The Department of Psychiatry is excited to welcome 26 new residents in July. Pictured at the celebration on campus are faculty members (from left) Sabrina Browne, Mallory Cash, Sidarth Wakhlu, Michael Li, Chad Lane, and Kathlene Trello-Rishel. See more photos here. Below are the incoming General Residents and Specialty Track Residents. Click on the photos below to learn more about them.

The Promotion and Tenure Committee ensures faculty members understand the academic advancement timeline and criteria for each distinct academic rank and track. On Friday, April 19, 2024, the committee will host a track-specific workshop from 12 to 1:00 p.m. This session will focus on the Clinician-Educator/Clinician Track - please register for the virtual session here.

Annual Mandatory Compliance Refresher training must be completed by all UTSW employees by Wednesday, April 17, 2024. It has two parts, and both will need to be completed. Employees that began employment on or after January 1, 2024, are not required to complete this training. If you have concerns or questions, please reach out to your manager/administrator or contact the compliance office. If it is an access issue, please reach out to [email protected].

After a national search, the Division of Psychology is pleased to announce that Richard Robinson, Ph.D., has been appointed as the Director of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Robinson is a Professor of Psychiatry who joined the faculty in 2001 and has a long history of administrative, educational, clinical, and research contributions to our department. He has served as the Director of Clinical Training in Psychology since 2016 and is well known for his work in behavioral medicine and mental health aspects of chronic physical problems including pain. Congratulations, Dr. Robinson!

The Department of Psychiatry was well represented at the 2024 Annual AADPRT Meeting that was held in Austin, Texas. Various faculty members participated in workshop sessions and poster presentations with the mission to continue to make psychiatry training more relevant for future generations of trainees and patients. See more photos from the event.

Meitra Doty, M.D., has been reappointed to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee.

Rachel Beck, M.D., a 3rd year resident, has been recognized as an AAGP Scholar.

Vinay Kotamarti, M.D., a fourth-year resident, showcases his complex case presentation at the AAGP meeting.

Drs. Jessie Voit, Kayla Murphy, Molly Camp, and Lessley Chiriboga presented Fall Risk and Prevention: A Guide for the Geriatric Mental Health Workforce at the meeting.

Ashley Woolbert, M.D., was selected to be a faculty inductee to the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Afsoon Gazor, a Ph.D. candidate, has received the 2023 Sandra L. Warshak Outstanding Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled Pilot Treatment Development: Improving Adolescent Suicide Risk with a Standardized, Brief, Group Sleep Intervention. Afsoon was mentored by William Brown, Ph.D., and Sunita Stewart, Ph.D.

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society held their awards ceremony where Sarah Baker, M.D., (pictured left), Samir Abu-Hamad, M.D., (pictured bottom right), and B. Katherine Karlay, M.D., (pictured bottom left), were honored.

Student members of the Association of Neuropsychology Students & Trainees (ANST) from the Psychology Division led a community engagement event developed by the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN). The event, known as the Be Cool Series, enables neuropsychologists and neuropsychology trainees to bring free brain health education to schools as public service. Participants included Davon Breedlove, Matthew Hutnyan, Diego Jofre Zarate, Alyssa Kaser, Oscar Kronenberger, Diamond Lee, Anthony Longoria, Sydni Shorter, and Logan Shurtz, in addition to postdoctoral fellow Dr. Alison Datoc. View more photos from the event.

The TARCC Annual Conference was held in Austin, Texas, where many of our faculty, staff, and trainees attended and learned about cutting-edge Alzheimer's research across the state. The Department of Psychiatry was well represented through oral presentations and posters. View photos from the event.

The CDRC hosted its first School Advisory Board meeting where Dr. Trivedi invited guests to share input on how the CDRC can continue to make a large impact with its programs and school-based prevention efforts. The event included an overview of the initiatives, reflections and group discussions, and recommendations from the Board.

Jane Foster, Ph.D., published her recent book, Microbiota Brain Axis: A Neuroscience primer, which highlights the focus on analyzing microbiota-related data and its impact on neurodevelopmental disorders.