Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior Celebrates New Graduates and Faculty Awardees
Faculty, trainees, their families, and friends gathered at Alumnae Hall on Friday, June 12 for a reception and graduation ceremonies to honor the 51st graduating class of the Brown Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. Faculty award recipients were also announced at the event.
In her welcome remarks, Department Chair Audrey Tyrka, M.D., Ph.D., commended the 82 graduating psychology residents, postdoctoral fellows, psychiatry residents, and psychiatry fellows on their accomplishments in training and their commitment to the journey ahead.
“You are here today because you have developed the skills and training to act, to intervene, to help, and to heal,” she said. “You have the capacity to improve the lives of patients and families, to do groundbreaking work on mechanisms of mental illness and resilience, to build healthier and more just communities for all people. You have chosen a life of profound purpose.”
Congratulations to the 2026 graduates and faculty honorees!
Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior Graduating Class of 2026
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
William Andrew Engel, M.D.
Qiyi He, M.D.
Hyungjin Tom Kim, M.D.
Lindsay Milliken, M.D.
Bhargav Patel, M.D.
Eryn Yamin, M.D.
Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program
Megan L. Bradson
Hannah Avery Carlon
Christopher A. Crawford
Meaghan Lea Delcourt
Bram Ryder Diamond
Fatima Dobani
Tram Nguyen Doran
Martina Frühbauerová
Patricia Marie Garibaldi
Grace Goodwin
Ami S. Ikeda
Maria Angela Kalantzis
Jill R. Laquidara
Michael Thomas Liuzzi
Daniel W. Oesterle
Rebecca K. Raisman
Gabrielle E. Reimann
Vanessa Bianca Serrano
Kirstyn N. Smith-LeCavalier
Margaret A. Webb van Baar
Isabella Delores Wright
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
Samuel Dunham, M.D.
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
David Alan Carlsen-Landy, M.D.
Abhilasha Khurana, D.O.
Alan Tseng, M.D., Ph.D.
General Psychiatry Residency
Alesia Antoine, D.O.
Alexandra Belzie, M.D.
Alexis Bocian-Reperowitz, M.D.
Stephen Curtis, M.D.
Alissa Frame, M.D., Ph.D.
Zachary Goldpet, M.D.
Max Lawlor, M.D.
Molly O’Connor, M.D., Ph.D.
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
Zoya Younis, M.D., M.P.H.
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical Psychology Program (CPP)
Taryn R. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Kathryn Roth Forche, Ph.D.
Mindy M. Kibbey, Ph.D.
Irena K. Mikhalyuk, Ph.D.
Regina E. Schreiber, Ph.D.
Kate M. Shirley, Ph.D.
Suzannah J. Stone, Ph.D.
Colin M. Teeter, Ph.D.
Courtney Vaughan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical Child Psychology Specialty Program (CCPSP)
Avery Beatty, Ph.D.
Ana Luisa Barbosa Torreao Dau, Ph.D
Kayla M. Ford, Ph.D.
Christine K. Francis, Psy.D.
Maddi Rose Gervasio-Pontarelli, Ph.D.
Shelley Alyse Gresko, Ph.D.
Kandace W. Mossing, Ph.D., N.C.S.P.
Ky Van Vuong, Psy.D.
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical Neuropsychology Specialty Program (CNSP)
Jennifer K. Hoots, Ph.D.
Caroline Nester Rooney, Ph.D.
Sarah Prieto, Ph.D.
Daliah Hope Ross, Ph.D.
Molly E. Split, Ph.D.
Mackenzie J. Stabile, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Research Fellowship Program (RFP)
Alexis Avery Adams-Clark, Ph.D.
Allegra Skye Anderson, Ph.D.
Cara M. Antonaccio, Ph.D.
Margaret Crane, Ph.D.
Gina Erato Garza, Ph.D.
Christopher F. Georgiadis, Ph.D.
Amrita Gill, Ph.D.
Theresa R. Gladstone, Ph.D.
Katherine M. Ingram, Ph.D.
Laura E. Laumann, Ph.D.
Gina M. Mason, M.A., Ph.D.
Danusha Selva Kumar, Ph.D.
Matthew F. Thompson, Ph.D.
Selene Yvonne Tobin, Ph.D.
Triple Board Residency - Combined Residency in Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Hannah Cohan, M.D.
Kathryn Lamere, M.D., M.Sc.
Elizabeth Modde, M.D.
Women’s Mental Health Fellowship
Natasha Massoudi, M.D., M.P.H.
Kia Sayers, M.D.
Faculty Awards
Jared Au Yeung, M.D.
Outstanding Teaching Award in General Psychiatry
Jessica Pineda, M.D.
Outstanding Teaching Award in Women’s Mental Health Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Emily Katz, M.D.
The Henrietta L. Leonard Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Erik Hood, Ph.D.
The Toy Caldwell-Colbert Excellence in Teaching Award
Kathleen Kemp, Ph.D.
DPHB Advocacy Award
Laura Stroud, Ph.D.
Psychiatry Research Teaching and Mentoring Award
KayLoni Olson, Ph.D.
Psychology Research Mentor Award
Trisha Arnold, Ph.D. and Zachary Kunicki, Ph.D.
Early Career Research Contributions Award
Ana Abrantes, Ph.D. and Elissa Jelalian, Ph.D.
Faculty Mentoring Award
Larry Price, M.D.
Education Committee Award, Residency
L.G. Ward, Ph.D.
Education Committee Award, Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Ryan Van Patten, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
Education Committee Award, Clinical Psychology Internship
Robert Miranda, Ph.D.
Education Committee Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Emily Katz, M.D.
Psychiatry Residents’ Award for Outstanding Clinician
Melanie Stark, Ph.D.
Early Career Clinical Teaching Excellence Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Miyah Grant, Psy.D.
Early Career Clinical Teaching Excellence Award, Clinical Psychology Internship
Corinne Bart, Ph.D.
Early Career Clinical Teaching Excellence Award, Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Ammar El Sara, M.D.
Early Career Clinical Teaching Excellence Award, Residency
Alaa Elnajjar, M.D.
Community Impact Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Hayley Treloar Padovano, Ph.D.
Community Impact Award, Clinical Psychology
Katherine Darling, Ph.D.
Community Impact Award, Clinical Psychology
Daniella Palermo, M.D.
Community Impact Award, Residency