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Department of Psychiatry

Faculty


The Department is one of the largest psychiatry departments in the United States, with 167 full-time and 366 volunteer faculty members. Its residency program also ranks among the largest programs, with 45 residents and over a dozen fellows. Recently, the Department was ranked 13th in the nation for research funding. We receive residency and faculty applications from across the country, and our graduates successfully obtain positions in our peer departments. Many of our faculty have positions of leadership in national organizations.

  
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Allen, MichaelMichael H. Allen, MDProfessor
Dr. Allen is interested in bipolar disorder, suicide, and emergency psychiatry.
Beresford, ThomasThomas P. Beresford, MDProfessor
Dr. Beresford is interested in conducting research on substance dependence and the physiological responses to psychopharmacological treatments.
Blakeley-Smith, AudreyAudrey Blakeley-Smith, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Blakeley-Smith is interested in autism spectrum disorders in children and adolescents.
Booth, RobertRobert Booth, PhDProfessor
Dr. Booth is interested in HIV and HEP C prevention research.
Braddock, DavidDavid L. Braddock, PhDColeman-Turner Chair/Professor; CU Associate Vice President & Coleman Institute Executive Director
Dr. Braddock is interested in cognitive disability and technology, disability in the American states, residential and community services, and higher education administration.
Brenner, LisaAssociate Professor
Dr. Brenner's clinical and research interests lie in suicide prevention, TBI and PTSD.
Brewster, TomTom Brewster, Jr., LCSWAssociate Professor
Associate Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Browne, JoyJoy Browne, PhDClinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Dr. Browne is interested in physiologic and neurobehavioral responses to environment and caregiving in high risk infants, the effects of long term hospitalization on the infant and family,  evaluation of the effects of a supportive program for infants and families, as well as transitioning from NICU to home neurobehavioral regulation in infancy.
Buchholz, MelissaMelissa B. Buchholz, PsyDSenior Instructor
Dr. Buchholz is interested in pediatric primary care, co-location - pediatrics and mental health as well as standardized developmental screening.
Carter, DebbieDebbie R. Carter, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Carter is interested in individual play therapy fundamentals, systems of care collaboration and consulting to mental health agencies and early childhood settings, young child psychopharmacology as well as the
assessment and treatment of pregnant mothers with comorbid conditions (mental health and substance abuse issues).
Chessick, CherylCheryl Chessick MDAssociate Professor
Director of Women's Studies and Treatment, the Depression Center.
Cook, MaryMary Cook, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Cook is interested in anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders.
Coors, MarilynMarilyn E. Coors, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Coors is interested in ethical issues in biomedical research.
Corsi, KarenKaren Corsi, ScD, MPHAssociate Professor
Dr. Corsi is interested in substance dependence and public health.
Crowley, ThomasThomas J. Crowley, MDProfessor Emeritus
Dr. Crowley’s group has established a program, unique in the nation, to simultaneously treat and study adolescents with substance dependence (SD) and conduct disorder (CD).
Davies, RobertRobert D. Davies, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Davies is interested in mood and anxiety disorders, non-traditional interventions for adolescent substance abuse (including martial arts), as well as resident and medical student education.
Du, YipingYiping P. Du, PhDProfessor
Dr. Du is is interested in the methodological development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques in the applications of mental disorders.
Ennis, EricEric Ennis, LCSWSenior Instructor
Senior Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Feinstein, RobertRobert E. Feinstein, MDProfessor and Vice Chair
Dr. Feinstein is interested in evidence- based medicine, medical student education and psychotherapy.
Fenton, LynneLynn Fenton, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Fenton is interested in psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and student mental health.
Frank, GuidoGuido K. W. Frank, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Frank is interested in functional neuroimaging, and how the human brain function develops, differs or is similar in youth compared to adults.
Frankel, KarenKaren A. Frankel, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Frankel is interested in infant and early childhood mental health services, child abuse and neglect, child trauma therapy, diagnosis and the DC:0-3R diagnostic classification system, and consultation to child care facilities, and infant and toddler behavioral medicine.
Freedman, RobertRobert Freedman, MDProfessor and Chairman
Dr. Freedman is interested in the central nervous system physiology and pharmacology, genetics, schizophrenia.
Frey, KimberlyKimberly Frey, MS, CCC-SLP, CBISInstructor/Fellow
Instructor, Cognitive-Communication Disorders Service, Neurobehavioral Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry
Gaensbauer, TheodoreTheodore J. Gaensbauer, MDClinical Professor
Dr. Gaensbauer is interested in abused and neglected children along with parent-child attachment.
Gaipa, KennethKen Gaipa, LCSW, LAC MACSenior Instructor
Senior Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Giese, AlexisAlexis A. Giese, MDProfessor and Vice Chair
Dr. Giese is interested in clinical services and administration, program evaluation/consultation, public psychiatry.
Graw, SharonSharon L. Graw, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Graw is interested in the genetics of schizophrenia.
Guillemet, IsabelleIsabelle Guillemet, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Guillemet is interested in family therapy.
Gutierrez, Peter MPeter M. Gutierrez, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Gutierrez' areas of specialization and research interests: Suicide risk factors, assessment, and prevention. Young adult suicidality. Cultural validity of assessment tools and suicide risk models. Scale development and psychometric evaluation.
Hagman, JenniferJennifer Hagman, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Hagman is interested in eating disorders treatment and research.
Harris, JosetteJosette Harris, PhDProfessor
Dr. Harris is interested in neuropsychology and neuropsychological testing.
Hartman, ChristieChristie Hartman, PhDAssistant Professor
Senior Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence.
Hepburn, SusanSusan L. Hepburn, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Hepburn is interested in the assessment and treatment of autism in children and adolescents.
Heru, AlisonAlison Heru, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Heru specializes in psychosomatic medicine: the interface of psychiatry and medicine. She has published most recently about family and relational factors and medical illness. She has a long standing interest in practicing and teaching family therapy as part of a biopsychosocial approach to patient care. A book coauthored on this subject was published in December 2009.
Hopfer, ChristianChristian Hopfer, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Hopfer is interested in substance use disorders and comorbidity in adolescents as well as behavioral genetics.
Hunter, SharonSharon K. Hunter, PhDAssistant Professor
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UC School of Medicine.
Johnson, LynnLynn L. Johnson, PharmDInstructor
Dr. Johnson is interested in new drug research and development, focusing on psychopharmacology.
Kellar-Guenther, YvonneYvonne B. Kellar-Guenther, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Kellar-Guenther is interested in training clinical investigators and their coordinators in clinical trials and in preparing research study materials that effectively communicate information to study participants.
Kelsay, KimberlyKimberly Kelsay, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Kelsay is interested in the use of story stem narratives in the assessment of young children as well as the psychiatric treatment of medically ill and asthmatic children.
Kirby, MichaelMick Kirby, PhDInstructor
Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Krill-Smith, SusanSusan Krill-Smith, LCSWSenior Instructor
Senior Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Krow, JulieJulie Krow, MASenior Instructor
Senior Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Laudenslager, MarkMark L. Laudenslager, PhDProfessor
Dr. Laudenslager is interested in the physiological response to stress and developmental psychobiology.
Law, AmandaDr. Amanda LawProfessor, Dr. Nancy L. Gary Endowed Chair
Dr. Law is interested in the molecular and cellular pathogenic mechanisms underlying genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia and other neurodevelopmental disorders with a view to identifying biological pathways for the development of new treatments.
Leonard, SherrySherry S. Leonard, PhDProfessor
Dr. Leonard is interested in the genetics of schizophrenia.
Levine, B HarrisonB. Harrison Levine, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Levine is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry for the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Lurie, SusanSusan Lurie, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Lurie is interested in the treatment and research of anxiety disorders.
Maharajh, KeeranDr. Keeran MaharajhAssistant Professor
Dr. Maharajh is interested in neuroscience training and related research.
Martin, LauraLaura F. Martin, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Martin is interested in schizophrenia, biological psychiatry,  and nicotine.
Martinez, RichardRichard Martinez, MD, MHProfessor
Dr. Martinez is interested in forensic psychiatry as wel as medical ethics and humanities.
Mikulich-Gilbertson, SusanSusan K. Mikulich-Gilbertson, PhDAssociate Professor
Associate Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence.
Misch, Donald ADonald A. Misch, MDAssociate Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellness
Dr. Misch's clinical and research interests lie in alcohol and other drug abuse among college students and sexual assault.
Morris, ChadChad D. Morris, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Morris is interested in bipolar disorder, tobacco use and smoke cessation, and training in administation and evaluation psychology.
Olincy, AnnAnn Olincy, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Olincy's interests center on schizophrenia, particularly the associated cognitive deficits, the neurological effects of nicotine in schizophrenia, and the genetics of the disorder.
Olson-Madden, JenniferJennifer H. Olson-Madden, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Olson-Madden research interests are in Traumatic Brain Injury and comorbidities; Suicidality among Veterans and Military Personnel; Treatment development and implementation for co-occurring TBI and psychiatric disorders.
Paul, JenniferJennifer J. Paul, PhDSenior Instructor
Dr. Paul is interested in infant and early childhood assessment, child abuse and neglect, postpartum depression, parent-infant psychotherapy, and infant mental health consultation.
Reaven, JudithJudith A. Reaven, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Reaven is interested in the treatment of anxiety symptoms of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
Riggs, PaulaPaula D. Riggs, MDProfessor
Dr. Riggs is interested in the development and testing of evidence-based integrated treatment for SUD, psychiatric comorbidity, behavioral and psychosoical problems in adolescents - Integrated Treatment for Teens (ITT).
Ritvo, JonathanJonathan Ritvo, MDClinical Professor
Dr. Ritvo is interested in addiction psychiatry.
Roath, MargaretMargaret Roath, LCSWAssociate Clinical Professor
Ms. Roath is interested in individual, family, and couples therapy as well as supervising social work interns.
Roblek, TamiTami Roblek, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Roblek is interested in anxiety disorders in children and adolescents as well as cognitive behavior therapy.
Rojas, DonDonald C. Rojas, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Rojas is interested in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, and childhood-onset psychotic disorders.
Rosenberg, StevenSteven A. Rosenberg, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Rosenberg is interested in children with developmental delays and special needs, psychotherapy, and systems of care.
Ross, RandyProfessor and Vice Chair
Dr. Ross is interested in autism, schizophrenia, and early onset disorders.
Rothberg, BrianBrian Rothberg, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Rothberg is interested in group psychotherapy.
Sakai, JosephJoseph T. Sakai, MDAssociate Professor
Associate Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence.
Savin, DanDaniel Savin, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Savin is interested in recovery from trauma and working with refugees and immigrant groups.
Schneck, ChristopherChristopher Schneck, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Schneck is interested in bipolar disorder research and treatment.
Shedler, JonathanJonathan Shedler, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Shedler is interested in psychotherapy research and practice, and in personality patterns and disorders.
Shore, JamesJames H. Shore, MDChancellor Emeritus and Professor
Dr. James Shore is interested in assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders in the Native American Indian population.
Shore, JayJames (Jay) H. Shore, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Jay Shore is interested in telepsychiatry and cross-cultural psychiatry.
Snavely,AbbyAbby Snavely, MDSenior Instructor
Dr. Snavely is interested in women’s mental health, psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and medical education.
Stevens, KarenKaren Stevens, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Stevens is interested in animal models of schizophrenia.
Talmi, AyeletAyelet Talmi, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Talmi is interested in integrated mental health services in pediatric primary care, babies and young children with special health care and developmental needs, health outcomes research, and early childhood system/policy issues.
Thomas, MarshallMarshall R. Thomas, MDProfessor and Vice Chair
Dr. Thomas is interested in health services research and integrated care.
Thompson, LaetitiaLaetitia L. Thompson, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Thompson is interested in neuropsychological assessment and consultation.
Traut, CarolAssistant Professor & Program Director of Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Dr Traut is the program director for the addition psychiatry fellowship program.
Tregellas, JasonJason R. Tregellas, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Tregellas is Associate Director of the Brain Imaging Center.  He is interested in the neurobiology of schizophrenia, neurobiology of eating behaviors, and brain imaging.
Vest, KevinSenior Instructor & Associate Program Director of Psychiatry Residency Program
Dr. Vest is a senior clinical instructor at the Veterans Hospital and associate program director for the residency program.
Walders-Abramson, NatalieNatalie Walders Abramson, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Walders-Abramson is a Senior Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Wamboldt, MarianneMarianne Z. Wamboldt, MDProfessor and Vice Chair
Dr. Wamboldt is interested in the treatment and research of physically ill children and family therapy.
Waxmonsky, JeanetteJeanette Waxmonsky, PhDAssistant Professor
Director of Community Mental Health Integration, Depression Center.
Weiner, NeilNeil Weiner, MDSenior Instructor
Director of Clinical Services
Weintraub, PhilippePhilippe Weintraub, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Weintraub is interested in adolescent depression and adolescent development.
Weissberg, MichaelMichael P. Weissberg, MDProfessor and Executive Vice Chair
Dr. Weissberg is interested in sleep disorders and medical student education.
Whitmore, ElizabethAssociate Professor
Assoicate Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence.
Williams, JasonJason Williams, PsyD, MS EdAssistant Professor
Dr. Williams is interested in disruptive behavior, interdisciplinary training, use of technology for clinical and teaching applications and advocacy.
Wortzel, Hal SHal S. Wortzel, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Wortzel is interested in Aggression and suicide in context of TBI and PTSD.  Forensic applications of emerging neuroimaging techniques.
Wu, Po Hsiung (Peter)Po Hsiung (Peter) Wu, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Wu is interested in the physiological responses in addiction disorders.
Yager, JoelJoel Yager, MDProfessor
Dr. Yager is interested in IPT, Psychotherapy, Eating Disorders, Mood Disorders, Medical Education, Practice Guidelines and Professional Development.
Young, SusanSusan E. Young, PhDAssistant Professor
Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence.
 

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AdlerLawrenceProfessor
Professor, Department of Psychaitry, UC School of Medicine.
AdamsCatherineAssociate Professor
Associate Professor, Department of Psychaitry, UC School of Medicine.
Gaensbauer, TheodoreTheodore J. Gaensbauer, MDClinical Professor
Dr. Gaensbauer is interested in abused and neglected children along with parent-child attachment.
Freedman, RobertRobert Freedman, MDProfessor and Chairman
Dr. Freedman is interested in the central nervous system physiology and pharmacology, genetics, schizophrenia.
Martin, LauraLaura F. Martin, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Martin is interested in schizophrenia, biological psychiatry,  and nicotine.
Leonard, SherrySherry S. Leonard, PhDProfessor
Dr. Leonard is interested in the genetics of schizophrenia.
Maharajh, KeeranDr. Keeran MaharajhAssistant Professor
Dr. Maharajh is interested in neuroscience training and related research.
Rothberg, BrianBrian Rothberg, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Rothberg is interested in group psychotherapy.
Ross, RandyProfessor and Vice Chair
Dr. Ross is interested in autism, schizophrenia, and early onset disorders.
Beresford, ThomasThomas P. Beresford, MDProfessor
Dr. Beresford is interested in conducting research on substance dependence and the physiological responses to psychopharmacological treatments.
Hepburn, SusanSusan L. Hepburn, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Hepburn is interested in the assessment and treatment of autism in children and adolescents.
Shore, JamesJames H. Shore, MDChancellor Emeritus and Professor
Dr. James Shore is interested in assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders in the Native American Indian population.
Talmi, AyeletAyelet Talmi, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Talmi is interested in integrated mental health services in pediatric primary care, babies and young children with special health care and developmental needs, health outcomes research, and early childhood system/policy issues.
Guillemet, IsabelleIsabelle Guillemet, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Guillemet is interested in family therapy.
Rosenberg, StevenSteven A. Rosenberg, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Rosenberg is interested in children with developmental delays and special needs, psychotherapy, and systems of care.
Ritvo, JonathanJonathan Ritvo, MDClinical Professor
Dr. Ritvo is interested in addiction psychiatry.
Savin, DanDaniel Savin, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Savin is interested in recovery from trauma and working with refugees and immigrant groups.
Stevens, KarenKaren Stevens, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Stevens is interested in animal models of schizophrenia.
Harris, JosetteJosette Harris, PhDProfessor
Dr. Harris is interested in neuropsychology and neuropsychological testing.
Blakeley-Smith, AudreyAudrey Blakeley-Smith, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Blakeley-Smith is interested in autism spectrum disorders in children and adolescents.
Johnson, LynnLynn L. Johnson, PharmDInstructor
Dr. Johnson is interested in new drug research and development, focusing on psychopharmacology.
Hagman, JenniferJennifer Hagman, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Hagman is interested in eating disorders treatment and research.
Levine, B HarrisonB. Harrison Levine, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Levine is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry for the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Lurie, SusanSusan Lurie, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Lurie is interested in the treatment and research of anxiety disorders.
Martinez, RichardRichard Martinez, MD, MHProfessor
Dr. Martinez is interested in forensic psychiatry as wel as medical ethics and humanities.
Weintraub, PhilippePhilippe Weintraub, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Weintraub is interested in adolescent depression and adolescent development.
Wu, Po Hsiung (Peter)Po Hsiung (Peter) Wu, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Wu is interested in the physiological responses in addiction disorders.
Giese, AlexisAlexis A. Giese, MDProfessor and Vice Chair
Dr. Giese is interested in clinical services and administration, program evaluation/consultation, public psychiatry.
Williams, JasonJason Williams, PsyD, MS EdAssistant Professor
Dr. Williams is interested in disruptive behavior, interdisciplinary training, use of technology for clinical and teaching applications and advocacy.
Olincy, AnnAnn Olincy, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Olincy's interests center on schizophrenia, particularly the associated cognitive deficits, the neurological effects of nicotine in schizophrenia, and the genetics of the disorder.
Walders-Abramson, NatalieNatalie Walders Abramson, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Walders-Abramson is a Senior Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Frankel, KarenKaren A. Frankel, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Frankel is interested in infant and early childhood mental health services, child abuse and neglect, child trauma therapy, diagnosis and the DC:0-3R diagnostic classification system, and consultation to child care facilities, and infant and toddler behavioral medicine.
Roblek, TamiTami Roblek, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Roblek is interested in anxiety disorders in children and adolescents as well as cognitive behavior therapy.
Thompson, LaetitiaLaetitia L. Thompson, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Thompson is interested in neuropsychological assessment and consultation.
Coors, MarilynMarilyn E. Coors, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Coors is interested in ethical issues in biomedical research.
Thomas, MarshallMarshall R. Thomas, MDProfessor and Vice Chair
Dr. Thomas is interested in health services research and integrated care.
Morris, ChadChad D. Morris, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Morris is interested in bipolar disorder, tobacco use and smoke cessation, and training in administation and evaluation psychology.
Weiner, NeilNeil Weiner, MDSenior Instructor
Director of Clinical Services
Du, YipingYiping P. Du, PhDProfessor
Dr. Du is is interested in the methodological development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques in the applications of mental disorders.
Ennis, EricEric Ennis, LCSWSenior Instructor
Senior Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Gaipa, KennethKen Gaipa, LCSW, LAC MACSenior Instructor
Senior Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Kirby, MichaelMick Kirby, PhDInstructor
Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Krill-Smith, SusanSusan Krill-Smith, LCSWSenior Instructor
Senior Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Krow, JulieJulie Krow, MASenior Instructor
Senior Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Rojas, DonDonald C. Rojas, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Rojas is interested in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, and childhood-onset psychotic disorders.
Graw, SharonSharon L. Graw, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Graw is interested in the genetics of schizophrenia.
Frank, GuidoGuido K. W. Frank, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Frank is interested in functional neuroimaging, and how the human brain function develops, differs or is similar in youth compared to adults.
Yager, JoelJoel Yager, MDProfessor
Dr. Yager is interested in IPT, Psychotherapy, Eating Disorders, Mood Disorders, Medical Education, Practice Guidelines and Professional Development.
Kelsay, KimberlyKimberly Kelsay, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Kelsay is interested in the use of story stem narratives in the assessment of young children as well as the psychiatric treatment of medically ill and asthmatic children.
Carter, DebbieDebbie R. Carter, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Carter is interested in individual play therapy fundamentals, systems of care collaboration and consulting to mental health agencies and early childhood settings, young child psychopharmacology as well as the
assessment and treatment of pregnant mothers with comorbid conditions (mental health and substance abuse issues).
Weissberg, MichaelMichael P. Weissberg, MDProfessor and Executive Vice Chair
Dr. Weissberg is interested in sleep disorders and medical student education.
Waxmonsky, JeanetteJeanette Waxmonsky, PhDAssistant Professor
Director of Community Mental Health Integration, Depression Center.
Allen, MichaelMichael H. Allen, MDProfessor
Dr. Allen is interested in bipolar disorder, suicide, and emergency psychiatry.
Shedler, JonathanJonathan Shedler, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Shedler is interested in psychotherapy research and practice, and in personality patterns and disorders.
Corsi, KarenKaren Corsi, ScD, MPHAssociate Professor
Dr. Corsi is interested in substance dependence and public health.
Brenner, LisaAssociate Professor
Dr. Brenner's clinical and research interests lie in suicide prevention, TBI and PTSD.
Olson-Madden, JenniferJennifer H. Olson-Madden, PhDAssistant Professor
Dr. Olson-Madden research interests are in Traumatic Brain Injury and comorbidities; Suicidality among Veterans and Military Personnel; Treatment development and implementation for co-occurring TBI and psychiatric disorders.
Kellar-Guenther, YvonneYvonne B. Kellar-Guenther, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Kellar-Guenther is interested in training clinical investigators and their coordinators in clinical trials and in preparing research study materials that effectively communicate information to study participants.
Wortzel, Hal SHal S. Wortzel, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Wortzel is interested in Aggression and suicide in context of TBI and PTSD.  Forensic applications of emerging neuroimaging techniques.
Gutierrez, Peter MPeter M. Gutierrez, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Gutierrez' areas of specialization and research interests: Suicide risk factors, assessment, and prevention. Young adult suicidality. Cultural validity of assessment tools and suicide risk models. Scale development and psychometric evaluation.
Heru, AlisonAlison Heru, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Heru specializes in psychosomatic medicine: the interface of psychiatry and medicine. She has published most recently about family and relational factors and medical illness. She has a long standing interest in practicing and teaching family therapy as part of a biopsychosocial approach to patient care. A book coauthored on this subject was published in December 2009.
Hopfer, ChristianChristian Hopfer, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Hopfer is interested in substance use disorders and comorbidity in adolescents as well as behavioral genetics.
Snavely,AbbyAbby Snavely, MDSenior Instructor
Dr. Snavely is interested in women’s mental health, psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and medical education.
Davies, RobertRobert D. Davies, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Davies is interested in mood and anxiety disorders, non-traditional interventions for adolescent substance abuse (including martial arts), as well as resident and medical student education.
Mikulich-Gilbertson, SusanSusan K. Mikulich-Gilbertson, PhDAssociate Professor
Associate Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence.
Tregellas, JasonJason R. Tregellas, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Tregellas is Associate Director of the Brain Imaging Center.  He is interested in the neurobiology of schizophrenia, neurobiology of eating behaviors, and brain imaging.
Brewster, TomTom Brewster, Jr., LCSWAssociate Professor
Associate Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence, ARTS program.
Whitmore, ElizabethAssociate Professor
Assoicate Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence.
Schneck, ChristopherChristopher Schneck, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Schneck is interested in bipolar disorder research and treatment.
HalAssociate Professor
Dr. Lewis is interested in training psychologists and health professionals who work with children and adults with developmental disabilities and other metnal health needs.
PamelaPamela Brody, PhDSenior Instructor
Pamela Brody, PhD left Psychaitry for Family Medicine Feb, 2011
Hartman, ChristieChristie Hartman, PhDAssistant Professor
Senior Instructor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence.
Laudenslager, MarkMark L. Laudenslager, PhDProfessor
Dr. Laudenslager is interested in the physiological response to stress and developmental psychobiology.
Young, SusanSusan E. Young, PhDAssistant Professor
Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence.
Chessick, CherylCheryl Chessick MDAssociate Professor
Director of Women's Studies and Treatment, the Depression Center.
Booth, RobertRobert Booth, PhDProfessor
Dr. Booth is interested in HIV and HEP C prevention research.
Crowley, ThomasThomas J. Crowley, MDProfessor Emeritus
Dr. Crowley’s group has established a program, unique in the nation, to simultaneously treat and study adolescents with substance dependence (SD) and conduct disorder (CD).
Hunter, SharonSharon K. Hunter, PhDAssistant Professor
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UC School of Medicine.
Reaven, JudithJudith A. Reaven, PhDAssociate Professor
Dr. Reaven is interested in the treatment of anxiety symptoms of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
Traut, CarolAssistant Professor & Program Director of Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Dr Traut is the program director for the addition psychiatry fellowship program.
Vest, KevinSenior Instructor & Associate Program Director of Psychiatry Residency Program
Dr. Vest is a senior clinical instructor at the Veterans Hospital and associate program director for the residency program.
Sakai, JosephJoseph T. Sakai, MDAssociate Professor
Associate Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at UC School of Medicine, Division of Substance Dependence.
Riggs, PaulaPaula D. Riggs, MDProfessor
Dr. Riggs is interested in the development and testing of evidence-based integrated treatment for SUD, psychiatric comorbidity, behavioral and psychosoical problems in adolescents - Integrated Treatment for Teens (ITT).
Misch, Donald ADonald A. Misch, MDAssociate Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellness
Dr. Misch's clinical and research interests lie in alcohol and other drug abuse among college students and sexual assault.
Buchholz, MelissaMelissa B. Buchholz, PsyDSenior Instructor
Dr. Buchholz is interested in pediatric primary care, co-location - pediatrics and mental health as well as standardized developmental screening.
Browne, JoyJoy Browne, PhDClinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Dr. Browne is interested in physiologic and neurobehavioral responses to environment and caregiving in high risk infants, the effects of long term hospitalization on the infant and family,  evaluation of the effects of a supportive program for infants and families, as well as transitioning from NICU to home neurobehavioral regulation in infancy.
Wamboldt, MarianneMarianne Z. Wamboldt, MDProfessor and Vice Chair
Dr. Wamboldt is interested in the treatment and research of physically ill children and family therapy.
Fenton, LynneLynn Fenton, MDAssistant Professor
Dr. Fenton is interested in psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and student mental health.
Roath, MargaretMargaret Roath, LCSWAssociate Clinical Professor
Ms. Roath is interested in individual, family, and couples therapy as well as supervising social work interns.
Feinstein, RobertRobert E. Feinstein, MDProfessor and Vice Chair
Dr. Feinstein is interested in evidence- based medicine, medical student education and psychotherapy.
Frey, KimberlyKimberly Frey, MS, CCC-SLP, CBISInstructor/Fellow
Instructor, Cognitive-Communication Disorders Service, Neurobehavioral Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry
Braddock, DavidDavid L. Braddock, PhDColeman-Turner Chair/Professor; CU Associate Vice President & Coleman Institute Executive Director
Dr. Braddock is interested in cognitive disability and technology, disability in the American states, residential and community services, and higher education administration.
Cook, MaryMary Cook, MDAssociate Professor
Dr. Cook is interested in anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders.
Paul, JenniferJennifer J. Paul, PhDSenior Instructor
Dr. Paul is interested in infant and early childhood assessment, child abuse and neglect, postpartum depression, parent-infant psychotherapy, and infant mental health consultation.