April 5

Health Effects of Spousal Bereavement in Late-life

Sarah Stahl, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science
April 12

Sports Psychiatry

Kenneth Nash, MD, MMM Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, and Professor of Pediatrics & Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Raymond Pan, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Robin Valpey, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
April 19

Neuroimaging Markers of Antipsychotic Treatment and Functional Outcomes

Deepak Sarpal, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
April 26

Neural Dynamics, Adolescent Synaptic Pruning, and Cognition

Bruno Averback, PhD Chief of the Section on Learning and Decision Making, National Institute of Mental Health
May 3

Neural Mechanisms Underlying Resisting Emotional Interference

Neil Jones, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Psychology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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primary faculty members. Of the 24 faculty hired in 2022, 38% are individuals from historically marginalized communities.

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psychiatric inpatient beds across multiple UPMC Western Behavioral Health clinical sites.

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million awarded in primary NIH grants in federal fiscal year 2023.

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