Psychiatry

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Contacts

AMSAxPsychiatry Research Liaison: Dominic Theodore

Psychiatry Faculty Contact: Dr. Danielle Gainer

Psychiatry Shadowing Contact: Dr. Bethany Harper 

Psychiatry Interest Group (PsychSIGN) President(s): Lexi Singh and Courtney Kiggins

Research Opportunities

Link Tract Projects - $2000 Summer Research Stipend 

Mental Health in Primary Care Research Project

Departmental Research Information

Wright State University - Boonshoft School of Medicine - Department of Psychiatry Research Page

Ryan Mast, D.O., M.B.A. 

Assistant Professor; Child & Adolescent Fellowship Training Director

Research Interests: ADHD, Intellectual Disability, College Mental Health


Suzie Nelson, M.D.

Associate Professor

Research Interests: ADHD, Military Psychiatry


Bethany Harper, M.D.

Associate Professor, Psychiatry Director of Medical Student Education

Research Interests: ADHD, Intellectual Disability, College Mental Health


Brian Merrill, M.D., M.B.A. 

Associate Professor, Psychiatry Residency Program Director, Director of Community Psychiatry

Research Interests: ADHD, Intellectual Disability, Autism, College Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder


Julie Gentile, M.D., M.B.A.

Psychiatry Chair and Professor

Research Interests: Autism, Co-occurring conditions, Intellectual Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury


Allison Cowan, M.D. 

Associate Professor, Deputy Training Director, Director of Psychotherapy Clinic

Research Interests: Psychotherapy, Intellectual Disability


Danielle Gainer, M.D.

Associate Professor

Research Interests: Substance Use Disorder, Technology, Trauma


Nita Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H. 

Associate Professor, Psychiatry Associate Clerkship Director, Psychiatry Faculty Career Advisor

Research Interests: Intellectual Disability, Neurocognitive Disorders, Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia, and Women's Health


Kelly Blankenship, D.O. 

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Substance Abuse


Terry Correll, D.O.

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry Associate Training Director for Academics and Evaluations

Research Interests: Academic Psychiatry, Lifestyle Psychiatry


Matthew Baker, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Health


Kari Harper, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Medical Student Mental Health, COVID-19, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Substance Use Disorder


Daniel Abramson, M.D. 

Psychiatry Resident

Research Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Conferences








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