Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Date
January 26, 2024
Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior Celebrates Newly Appointed and Promoted Faculty
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Outgoing DPHB Chair Steven Rasmussen, M.D., (left) introduced new appointees Alyssa De Vito, Ph.D., and Brooke Humninski, M.S.W., L.I.S.C.W.
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Jennifer Lambert, Ph.D., (left) welcomed newly appointed faculty at the VA Medical Center.
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Jeffrey Hunt, M.D., detailed the accomplishments that led to the promotion of clinical faculty member Elizabeth Brannan, M.D.
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A reception prior to the program gave faculty an opportunity to reconnect and greet new colleagues.
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Steven Rasmussen, M.D., congratulated Nicole Nugent, Ph.D., on her promotion as full professor.
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Jeffrey Hunt, M.D., (left) presented newly appointed faculty in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Faculty of the Brown Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (DPHB) gathered at The Warren Alpert Medical School Thursday evening to welcome new colleagues and honor faculty who had been promoted in the past year. In 2023, more than 70 clinicians and researchers were appointed to the DPHB faculty and more than 40 were promoted to higher rank based on their achievements.
Promotions
Academic Faculty Promotions
Maggie Bublitz, PhD – Associate Professor, Research Scholar Track
Kathyrn Demos, PhD – Associate Professor, Research Scholar Track
Yovanska Duarté-Vélez, PhD – Associate Professor, Research Scholar Track
John McGeary, PhD – Professor, Research Scholar Track
Nicole Nugent, PhD – Professor, Research Scholar Track
Jessica R. Peters, PhD – Associate Professor, Research Scholar Track
Hayley Treloar Padovano, PhD – Associate Professor, Research Scholar Track
Clinical Faculty Promotions
Elizabeth Brannan, MD – Associate Professor, Clinician Educator
Joanna V. MacLean, MD – Associate Professor, Clinician Educator
Rebecca Newland, PhD – Associate Professor, Clinician Educator
Karen Oliver, PhD – Clinical Professor
Meghan C. Riddle, MD – Associate Professor, Clinician Educator
Henry Sachs, MD – Clinical Associate Professor
Junior Promotions
Jason Andreas, DO – Clinical Assistant Professor
Jose Arauz, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Katherine Bellesheim, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
C. Alex Brake, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Timothy D. Carroll, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Giuseppe D’Amelio, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Christina D’Angelo, PhD – Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator
Katherine Darling, PhD – Assistant Professor (Research)
Rachel M. Depner, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Alaa Elnajjar, MD, MSc – Clinical Assistant Professor
Christine Greenia, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Rachel Herman, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Jane Hesser, MSW, LICSW – Clinical Assistant Professor
Caroline Holman, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Melissa McWilliams, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Dana Morris, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Michela Muggeo, PsyD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Kelly Ochoa, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Mitch Otu, MD, MBA – Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator
Lori Ann Perretta, PsyD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Amanda Phillips, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Deborah Rasile, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Nicole V. Rivera, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Von Marie Rodríguez-Guzmán, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Patrick Schule, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Kathryn Simon, PhD, EdM – Clinical Assistant Professor
Ron Smith, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Alice Zhou, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Faculty Honors
New Emeritus/a Faculty
Clinical Faculty Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients
Arnaldo Berges, MD
Jennifer Davis, PhD
Heather Frank, PhD
Barbara Jandasek, PhD
Ginger Manzo, MD
Anne Walters, PhD
Appointments
Academic Faculty
Amanda R. Arulpragasam, PhD – Assistant Professor
Prachi H. Bhuptani, PhD – Investigator
Po-hun “Tommy” Chou, PhD – Assistant Professor (Research)
Camila Cosmo, MD, MSc, PhD – Assistant Professor (Research)
Teresa Daniels, MD – Assistant Professor
Alyssa De Vito, PhD – Assistant Professor
Ted Huey, MD – Professor, Research Scholar Track
Christopher D. Hughes, PhD – Assistant Professor (Research)
Karen Jennings Mathis, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAED – Assistant Professor
Sharon Y. Lee, PhD – Assistant Professor
Ruben G. Martinez, PhD – Assistant Professor
Rachelle Narcisse, PhD, CHCQM, FABQAURP – Assistant Professor
Darlynn Rojo-Wissar, PhD – Assistant Professor (Research)
Kaitlin Sheerin, PhD – Assistant Professor
Clinical Faculty
Micheline R. Anderson, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Jared Au Yeung, MD – Clinical Instructor
Farah Aslanzadeh, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Margaret Azar, PsyD – Clinical Instructor
Brian S. Beaudry, MSW, LICSW, LCDP – Teaching Associate
Christa Belgrave, MD, MPH – Clinical Instructor
Marisa Bergfield, PsyD – Clinical Instructor
Ashley Brown, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Ilse D. Carrizales, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Mark Celio, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Kimberly R. Chapman, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Meghan Collier, PhD – Clinical Instructor
A. Tyler Collins, MD – Clinical Instructor
Cassidy Cooper, DO – Clinical Assistant Professor
Ammar El Sara, MD – Clinical Instructor
Emily Federo Hungria, MD – Clinical Instructor
Laura E. Fischer, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Kathryn Fokas, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Andrea Gaul, DO, MS – Clinical Instructor
Alison E. A. Goldblatt, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Miyah Grant, PsyD – Clinical Instructor
Juliette Holtzman, MSW, LICSW, LCDP – Teaching Associate
Erik Hood, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Vicenta B. Hudziak, MD – Clinical Instructor
Brooke Huminski, MSW, LICSW – Teaching Associate
Mostafa Z. Khalil, MD, MRCPsych – Clinical Instructor
Jennifer Y. Kim, MD, JD – Clinical Instructor
Kathryn Lachance, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Zachary Lane, MD – Clinical Instructor
Alison Manning, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator
Emily M. May, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Sarah McHugh, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Andrea Mernan, MD – Clinical Instructor
Anne Niedfeldt, MSW, LICSW – Teaching Associate
Rachel Olfson, MD – Clinical Instructor
Julia L. Paulson, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Janet Phillips, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Michelle Pievsky, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Mary Jane Pizza, MSW, LICSW – Teaching Associate
Amy Rasmussen, MD – Clinical Instructor
Hallie Riggs, MSW, LICSW – Teaching Associate
Jyllian Rogers, APRN – Teaching Associate
Rachel Ruderman-Looff, MD – Clinical Instructor
William San Antonio, III, MSW, LICSW – Teaching Associate
Virtue Sankoh, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Pamela A. Scalise, PsyD – Clinical Instructor
Ivy E. Sohn, MD, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Lindsey Steinzor (Barrios), PhD – Clinical Instructor
Kelli L. Sullivan, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Anne-Marie Tripodi, LICSW – Teaching Associate
Rebecca Troeger, PhD – Clinical Instructor
Vamsi Tummalachetty, PsyD – Clinical Instructor
Uche Ugorji, DO, JD – Clinical Instructor
Natalia Villa Hernandez, PsyD – Clinical Instructor
Angela Wang, DO – Clinical Instructor
Caroline Wunsch, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Sarah Zimage, LMHC – Teaching Associate