On June 10, members of the Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior community gathered for the first time since 2019 to mark the department’s 47th annual graduation. The evening, breezy and warm, was celebratory in spirit with faculty, trainees, and their families mingling beneath a white tent before the main ceremony in Alumnae Hall. Inside, Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior Chair Steven Rasmussen, M.D., delivered a speech to the audience followed by a series of faculty teaching awards.
“I hope that each of you has found mentors at Brown who will inspire you to instill hope in your patients, and you will strive to treat patients and their families as you would like to be treated," Rasmussen said. "I hope that you decide to ground yourself in values that last, like honesty, hard work, responsibility, fairness, generosity, and respect for others.”
Rasmussen also conveyed a message of hope for 2022’s graduating class of psychology and psychiatry residents and fellows.
“Over the next thirty years, you will contribute to a remarkable transformation in the way we conceptualize and treat mental illness,” he said. “I trust that each of you will find a lifetime of meaningful work in helping others.”
Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior Graduating Class of 2022 |
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Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology Training Programs at Brown — |
Lynne Klasko-Foster, Ph.D., M.S. Clinical Psychology Training Programs at Brown — Predoctoral Internship |
Allison Stumper Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship General Psychiatry Residency Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Triple Board Residency Women’s Mental Health Fellowship |
Faculty Awards
In addition to the 88 trainees honored for their accomplishments, Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior trainees and leadership recognized members of the faculty with teaching awards.
Outstanding Teaching Award in General Psychiatry: Ann Back Price, M.S.N.
Presented by Camila Cosmo, M.D.
The Henrietta L. Leonard Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Michelle Rickerby, M.D.
Presented by Jeannine Rider, M.D., and Elizabeth Olsen, M.D.
The Toy Caldwell-Colbert Excellence in Teaching Award: Brian Castelluccio, Ph.D.
Presented by Abel Mathew, M.A.
Psychiatry Research Teaching and Mentoring Award: Amin Zand Vakili, M.D., Ph.D.
Presented by Nicholas Petrosino, M.D.
Psychology Research Mentor Award: Stephanie Parade, Ph.D.
Presented by Lindsay Huffhines, Ph.D.
Faculty Mentoring Award: Audrey Tyrka, M.D., Ph.D.
Presented by Steve Rasmussen, M.D.
Education Committee Award, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Elizabeth McQuaid, Ph.D., ABPP
Education Committee Award, General Psychiatry Residency: Teri Pearlstein, M.D.
Education Committee Award, Division of Clinical Psychology: Robert Miranda, Ph.D.
Psychiatry Residency Awards
Two graduates of the Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior General Psychiatry Residency Program were also honored for their accomplishments.
Psychiatry Residents’ Award for Outstanding Clinician: Hop V Vu, M.D.
The Martin B. Keller Award for Outstanding Resident in the Brown General Psychiatry Residency: Jenny McManus, M.D., M.P.H.