Faculty, trainees, their families, and friends gathered at Alumnae Hall on Friday, June 13 for a reception and graduation ceremonies to honor the 50th graduating class of the Brown Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.
Department Chair Audrey Tyrka, M.D., Ph.D., urged the 83 graduating psychology residents, postdoctoral fellows, psychiatry residents, and psychiatry fellows to embrace the journey of learning yet ahead of them.
"You have learned to be more comfortable with not knowing," she said. “To trust in your ability to listen and learn from your patients, your research participants, and the communities you work within. This takes humility, curiosity, and care. And it is what allows you to make a lasting impact.”
In addition to honoring the graduates, the event also recognized faculty awardees. See graduates and faculty award recipients below.
Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior Graduating Class of 2025
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Candice Espinoza, M.D.
Natalie Fettinger, M.D.
Carla Hasson, M.D.
Olivia Hunt, M.D.
Darya Long, M.D.
Felicia Parris, M.D.
Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program
Olivia Leigh Bolts
Ardhys N. De Leon
Kristina D. Dickman
Kayla Marie Ford
Jamilah R. George
Rachel Keszycki
Mindy Michelle Kibbey
Samantha J. Klaver
Ilana Ladis
Rafael Oliveira Leite
Alina Lesnovskaya
Rachel Gail McDonald
Celina Pluim McDowell
Lindsey Marie Nichols
Megan N. Parker
Emma Kathryn PeConga
Alexa Marie Raudales
Jennifer Sofia Schild
Kate M. Shirley
Jamilah Silver
Jessica N. Smith
Elinor Elizabeth Waite
Sajida Yasmeen
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
Elyssa Beth Sham, M.D.
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
Micah Benjamin Duggins-Warf, M.D.
Sana I. Khan, D.O., MPH
Andreas Kruse, M.D.
General Psychiatry Residency
Christina Chen, M.D.
Natalie Duke, M.D.
Joanna Georgakas, M.D.
Marisa Hollinshead, M.D.
Nisha Jain, M.D.
Sydney Kriegsman, M.D.
Meghan Kulak, M.D.
Nicholas McCrory, M.D.
Kit Quain, M.D.
Victoria Soal, M.D.
Megan Wendolowski, M.D.
Zoya Younis, M.D.
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical Psychology Program (CPP)
Dominique Broadnax, Psy.D.
Frances “Frannie” Calkins, Ph.D.
David Forman, Ph.D.
Benjamin Goldwasser, Psy.D.
Courtnee Hall, Psy.D.
Jerin Lee, Ph.D.
Courtney Lopez, Psy.D.
Esther Quiroz Santos, Ph.D.
Zoë M. Trout, Psy.D.
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical Child Psychology Specialty Program (CCPSP)
Kira M. Alexander, Ph.D.
Emily Beckmann, Ph.D.
Emily Hill, Ph.D.
Kathryn “Katie” Parisi, Ph.D.
Stephanie Shoppell, Psy.D.
Alexis Smith, Psy.D.
Briana J. Williams, Ph.D., NCSP
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical Neuropsychology Specialty Program (CNSP)
Deanna Eilenberger, Psy.D.
Ingrid Hastedt, Ph.D.
Jacob Varela, Psy.D.
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Research Fellowship Program (RFP)
Kristine Durkin, Ph.D.
Erick Fedorenko, Ph.D.
Emily Fu, Ph.D.
Sugandha K. Gupta-Louis, Ph.D.
Linda E. Guzman, Ph.D.
April Highlander, Ph.D.
Jiwon (Jennie) Min, Ph.D.
Sarah Elizabeth Neville, Ph.D.
Lesley A. Norris, Ph.D.
Nkechi (Kay-She) Okpara, Ph.D., RDN
Katrina M. Oselinsky, Ph.D.
Ana Rabasco, Ph.D.
Ally Stumper, Ph.D.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Tampke, Ph.D.
Gemma Wallace, Ph.D.
Triple Board Residency - Combined Residency in Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Ashley Martinez, M.D.
Chase Pribble, M.D.
Stephanie Wagner, M.D., M.P.H.
Women’s Mental Health Fellowship
Molly Chodakewitz, M.D.
Faculty Awards
Brian Theyel, M.D., Ph.D.
Outstanding Teaching Award in General Psychiatry
Colin Harrington, M.D.
Outstanding Teaching Award in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program
Amy Rasmussen, M.D.
The Henrietta L. Leonard Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Lindsay Huffhines, Ph.D.
The Toy Caldwell-Colbert Excellence in Teaching Award
Tanuja Gandhi, M.D.
DPHB Advocacy Award
Laura Whiteley, M.D.
Psychiatry Research Teaching and Mentoring Award
Hannah Frank, Ph.D.
Psychology Research Mentor Award
Jacqueline Nesi, Ph.D.
Early Career Research Contributions Award
Wendy Plante, Ph.D.
Faculty Mentoring Award
Gabor Keitner, M.D.
Education Committee Award, Residency
Louisa Thompson, Ph.D.
Education Committee Award, Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Heather Schatten, Ph.D.
Education Committee Award, Clinical Psychology Internship
Joshua Kemp, Ph.D.
Education Committee Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Nicole Rivera, M.D.
Psychiatry Residents’ Award for Outstanding Clinician
Justyna Piasecka, M.D.
Early Career Clinical Teaching Excellence Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Caroline Holman, Ph.D.
Early Career Clinical Teaching Excellence Award, Clinical Psychology Internship
Virtue Sankoh, Ph.D.
Early Career Clinical Teaching Excellence Award, Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Paul Wallace, M.D.
Early Career Clinical Teaching Excellence Award, Residency
Culturally Responsive Care Curriculum
Equity in Action Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Dana Morris, Ph.D.
Equity in Action Award, Clinical Psychology Internship
Ernestine Jennings, Ph.D.
Equity in Action Award, Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Tracey Guthrie, M.D.
Equity in Action Award, Residency