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Mark Zimmerman, MD

• Director, Outpatient Psychiatry and the Partial Hospital Program, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
• Director, Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) project, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
• Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI

Claire Wilcox, MD

• Associate Professor, Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM
• Psychiatrist, Sage Neurosciences, Albuquerque, NM

Carolyn Allard, PhD

• Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA
• Associate Professor & Program Director of the Clinical Psychology PhD Program at the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) of Alliant International University

Catherine Ayers, PhD, ABPP

• Division Director, VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) La Jolla Mental Health Outpatient Clinics
• Assistant Professor, University of California San Diego (UCSD) Department of Psychiatry
• Faculty Member, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology

Elisabeth Bellows, MD

• Private Practitioner with extensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) by Marsha Linehan, PhD and Radically-Open DBT by Thomas Lynch, PhD
• Medical Director, Center for Enhanced Recovery, Redwood City, California

Timothy Brewerton, MD

• Owner, Timothy D. Brewerton, MD, LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC
• Clinical Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South, Carolina, Charleston SC
• Scientific Advisory Board-Eating Disorders, RiverMend Health, Atlanta, GA

Lauren M. Bylsma, PhD

• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Michael Chafetz, PhD, ABPP

• Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist providing clinical and medicolegal neuropsychological services for individuals or third parties in cases involving brain pathology or other conditions of cognitive or psychological problems.
• Principal and Founder of Algiers Neurobehavioral Resource LLC
• Author, Intellectual Disability: Criminal and Civil Forensic Issues

Dennis C. Daley, PhD

• Chief of Addiction Medicine Services, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
• Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
• Senior Clinical Director of Substance Use Services, UPMC Health Plan

Christopher F. Drescher, PhD

• Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
• Director, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Adolescent Skills Group, Children’s Hospital of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA

Claudia Finkelstein, M.D.C.M.

• Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Director, UW Medicine Faculty Wellness
• Co-Chair, UW School of Medicine, Faculty Wellness Committee

David A. Gorelick MD, PhD

• Professor of Psychiatry at University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Scientific Director, Clinical Neurobehavioral Center at University of Maryland
• He has more than 35 years of clinical and clinical research experience in the fields of addiction psychiatry, addiction medicine, and clinical pharmacology, resulting in publication of more than 190 peer-reviewed scientific articles, authorship/co-authorship of more than 50 book chapters, and invited presentations at national and international scientific meetings.

Damion J. Grasso, PhD

• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
• Author, Clinical Exercises for Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents

Daniel Hayes, MD, MBA

• 30 years experience as a private practice Psychiatrist
• Certified Physician Development Coach
• Medical Writer with 18 years writing experience

Pamela Keel, PhD

• Fellow, Academy for Eating Disorders
• Fellow, Association for Psychological Science
• Fellow, American Psychological Association
• Distinguished Research Professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Deborah L. Kerr, PhD

• Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Neuropsychologist and Neuroscientist with over 18 years of experience integrating clinical knowledge and neuroscience to improve clinical practice
• Research Consultant, Cognition, Brain and Autism Lab, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Behavioral Neuroscience PhD Psychology Program, Birmingham, AL
• Owner, Mountain Brook Wellness, Mountain Brook, AL

Dimitris Kiosses, PhD

• Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
• Assistant Attending Psychologist, New York Presbyterian Hospital
• Trained in Cognitive Therapy at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research
• Certified Trainer, Problem Solving Therapy

Dean F. MacKinnon, MD

• Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• Author, Trouble in Mind: An Unorthodox Introduction to Psychiatry and Still Down: What to Do When Antidepressants Fail

Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP

• Author, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
• Professor, Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology, Rutgers University
• Editorial Board, Psychoanalytic Psychology Journal

H. George Nurnberg, MD

• Attending Psychiatrist, University of New Mexico Psychiatric Center, Albuquerque, NM
• Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• Researcher, Center for Psychiatric Research, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Joanna Pantelides, BS

• Research Assistant, Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College

Jennifer Payne, MD

• Director, Women’s Mood Disorders Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Charles Raison, MD

• Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Chair for Healthy Minds, Children & Families, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
• Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
• Professor, Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Shawn C. Shea, MD

• Author, Psychiatric Interviewing: The Art of Understanding
• Director, Training Institute for Suicide Assessment & Clinical Interviewing, Newbury, NH
• Internationally acclaimed workshop leader, and innovator, in the fields of suicide prevention and clinical interviewing

Jenifer Talley, PhD

• Assistant Director, The Center for Optimal Living, New York, New York
• Developed the Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Certificate Program with Dr. Andrew Tatarsky
• Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Clinical Training, The New School for Social Research, New York, New York

Ricks Warren, PhD

• Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Alisa G. Woods, PhD, LMHC

• Research Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Postdam, NY
• Mental Health Counselor in Private Practice
• The long term goal of my research is to understand the connections between biochemistry and behavior in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and ADHD

Irvin Yalom, MD

• Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry, Stanford University, Stanford, California
• Founder, Yalom Institute of Psychotherapy
• Author, Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist’s Memoir

David G. Bienenfeld, MD

• Professor Emeritus, Wright State University Department of Psychiatry, Dayton OH
• Volunteer Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH
• Attending Physician, Summit Behavioral Healthcare, Cincinnati OH

Gabriel Cuka, MD, MBA

• Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
• Staff Psychiatrist, HOPE Community Services, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK

Dr. Cuka cares for patients of all ages.  He has military experience including two mobilizations.  Dr. Cuka was Clinical Director of a 120-bed State run psychiatric hospital prior to joining his current organization.  Dr. Cuka has interests in quality control, aging, rural psychiatry, and telepsychiatry.

Rebecca M. Crabb, PhD

• Licensed Clinical Psychologist
• Co-Investigator and Clinical Supervisor of the Senior Peer Alliance Rural Research on Wellness Project at University of California – San Francisco
• Certified Trainer, Problem Solving Therapy

Dennis Daley, PhD

• Professor of Psychiatry and Social Work

Dennis C. Daley, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychiatry and Social Work.  He served for 14 years as the Chief of Addiction Medicine Services (AMS) at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Known internationally for its research in the basic sciences and clinical care, WPIC is one of the leading psychiatric institutions in the world.  AMS has multiple treatment, research, student assistance, prevention and intervention programs and serves thousands of clients each year. It also hosts many funded clinical trials including Dr. Daley’s Appalachian Tri-State Node, which is part of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network (CTN).  The CTN involves academic medical centers and hundreds of treament programs throughout the U.S.  The mission is to conduct multi-site trials and bring science-based findings of treatment to community programs and providers.

Dr. Daley has been with WPIC since 1986 and previously served as Director of Family Studies and Social Work. He and his colleagues were one of the first in the country to develop integrated treatment programs for individuals  with psychiatric disorders combined with substance use disorders (co-occurring disorders). He is currently involved in clinical care, teaching and research.

Stephen Dinwiddie, MD

• Director, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
• Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Valerie L. Gaus, PhD

• Licensed Psychologist, New York
• Author
  • Gaus, V.L. (2007). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adult Asperger syndrome.  New York: Guilford Press.
  • Gaus, V.L. (2011). Living well on the spectrum:  How to use your strengths to meet the challenges of Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism.  New York: Guilford Press.
• Advisory Board Member, Asperger’s Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association

David A. Gorelick, MD, PhD

• Professor of Psychiatry at University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Scientific Director, Clinical Neurobehavioral Center at University of Maryland
• Board-certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine
• Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association

He has more than 35 years of clinical and clinical research experience in the fields of addiction psychiatry, addiction medicine, and clinical pharmacology, resulting in publication of more than 190 peer-reviewed scientific articles, authorship/co-authorship of more than 50 book chapters, and invited presentations at national and international scientific meetings.

Jean Kim, MD, MA

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, George Washington University, Washington, DC
• Medical Review Officer, Office of Drug Evaluation, Division of Psychiatry Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Former Chief, Mental Health Clearances, and Medical Officer, Office of Medical Services, U.S. Department of State

Dimitris Kiosses, PhD

• Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
• Assistant Attending Psychologist, New York Presbyterian Hospital
• Trained in Cognitive Therapy at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research
• Certified trainer, Problem Solving Therapy
• Certified, Supportive Psychotherapy

Rajnish Mago, MD

• Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
• Director, Mood Disorders Program, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Mago prides himself on being equally a clinician, a researcher, and an educator, and on integrating these so that each informs the others. His research is on developing new treatments for mood disorders and on assessing and managing adverse effects of medications. Dr. Mago has been widely recognized for being an exceptional teacher and, Dr. Mago has been widely recognized for being an exceptional teacher and most recently, has been named 2014 Psychiatric Educator of the Year by the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society. He is Chair of the Education Committees for both the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society and the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society. Dr. Mago also writes questions for and conducts an annual quiz contest for residents, the MindGames on the Schuylkill.

James Phelps, MD

• Director, Mood Disorders Program, Samaritan Mental Health, Corvallis, OR
• Bipolar Section Editor, Psychiatric Times
• Editor-in-Chief, PsychEducation.org
• He is recognized as a national expert on the topic of bipolar disorder, and has published more than 15 books and journal articles pertaining to mental health

Joji Suzuki, MD

• Associate Psychiatrist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
• Board Certified – Addiction Psychiatry, Psychiatry
• Director, Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

Alisa G. Woods, PhD, LMHC

• Research Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Postdam, NY
• Mental Health Counselor in Private Practice
• The long term goal of my research is to understand the connections between biochemistry and behavior in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and ADHD

Mark Zimmerman, MD

• Director, Outpatient Psychiatry and the Partial Hospital Program, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
• Director, Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) project, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
• Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI

Kristin Neff, PhD

• Associate Professor Human Development and Culture, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
• Author of Self-compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
• Research focused on defining, measuring, and developing an intervention to teach self-compassion

Steven E. Rubin, MD

• Board-certified in Adult Psychiatry specializing in Geriatric Psychiatry
• Author of Autumn Leaves: Aging With and Without Dementia
• Author of Alzheimer’s: Top Ten Causes
• Certified by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners and provides elder law-related forensic consultation

Stephen B. Levine, MD

• Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
• Co-director, Center for Marital and Sexual Health, Cleveland, Ohio
• Senior Editor, Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals
• Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association

David Brent, MD

• Academic Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
• Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics & Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
• Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH

• Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
• Director of the Mood Disorders Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Michael R. Hollander, PhD

• Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• Nationally recognized expert on the causation and treatment of self-injury
• Co-founder and Director of Training, 3East Continuum, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
• Senior Supervisor, Mentalization-Based Treatment Clinic, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA

Dylan M. Kollman, PhD

• Director, Anxiety Institute of Connecticut, Westport, CT
• Clinical Psychologist and author of Resolving the Anxiety Dilemma
• Attending Psychologist, Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT

Jeffrey Huffman, MD

• Director of Cardiac Psychiatry Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
• Medical Director of the Inpatient Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Michael J. Peterson, MD, PhD, DFAPA

• Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Director, Hospital Psychiatric Services, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Erica Birkley, PhD

• Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Angela Celio Doyle, PhD

• Founder & Co-Director, Eating Disorders Center, Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, Seattle, WA
• Clinical Psychologist, Anxiety Center, Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, Seattle, WA
• Faculty Member, Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders

Michael Chafetz, PhD, ABPP

• Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist providing clinical and medicolegal neuropsychological services for individuals or third parties in cases involving brain pathology or other conditions of cognitive or psychological problems.
• Principal and Founder of Algiers Neurobehavioral Resource LLC
• Author, Intellectual Disability: Criminal and Civil Forensic Issues

Jenifer Talley, PhD

• Assistant Director, The Center for Optimal Living, New York, New York
• Started the Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Certificate Program with Dr. Andrew Tatarsky
• Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Clinical Training, The New School for Social Research, New York, New York

Dan Siegel, MD

• Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
• Founding Co-Director, Mindful Awareness Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles
• Medical Director, LifeSpan Learning Institute, Los Angeles, CA
• Executive Director, Mindsight Institute, Santa Monica, CA

Steven C. Hayes, PhD

• Developer of Relational Frame Theory, an account of human higher cognition, and has guided its extension to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a popular evidence-based form of psychotherapy that uses mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based methods
• Nevada Foundation Professor, Behavioral Analysis Program, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada
• Author, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Jennifer Payne, MD

• Director, Women’s Mood Disorders Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Jack Krasuski, MD

Position:

• Executive Director, American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, Oak Brook, IL

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education:

• MD, University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Medical Center and Clinics at Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship, Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA

Dr. Krasuski spent three years as a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, NIH, where he did research in the neuroimaging of dementing disorders. Currently, he spends most of his time lecturing to thousands of physicians, annually, on psychiatric topics. He is known for his ability to clearly explain complex and little-understood topics.

Mark H. Pollack, MD

Position:

• Grainger Professor, Department of Psychiatry Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education:

• MD, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
• Residency in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
• Fellowship in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Dr. Pollack is the chairman of the Department of Psychiatry Department for Rush University Medical Center where his team of psychiatrists and mental health professionals are known throughout Chicago and across the nation for their efforts to treat and study depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and many other forms of psychiatric illness. Dr. Pollack has authored more than 300 articles, reviews, and chapters. He is editor-in-chief of the journal CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics and is a co-editor of several books including Challenges in Clinical Practice: Pharmacologic and Psychosocial Strategies, Panic Disorder and Its Treatment, and Social Phobia: Research and Practice.