Recent Departmental Publications
| Andrius Baskys, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Neuropharmacology, cell death and glutamatergic system, geropsychiatry |
| Rimal Bera, M.D. |
| Testing new psychotropic medications for the treatment and prevention of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder |
| William E. Bunney, Jr., M.D. |
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Depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychopharmacology, brain imaging, molecular genetics, brain circuitry abnormalities |
| Barry F. Chaitin, M.D., DFAPA |
| General Psychiatry, Integration of Biologic and Psychotherapeutic Perspectives, Synthesis Psychotherapeutic Approaches, Healthcare Systems, Organizational Development |
| Aleksandra Chicz-DeMet, Ph.D. |
| Developmental disorders, biological markers of stress and depression, influence of perinatal risk factors on brain plasticity and outcome |
| Elysia Davis, PhD. |
| developmental psychobiology; stress; pregnancy; neurodevelopment; assessments of fetal, infant & child development |
| Edward DeMet, Ph.D. |
| Neurobiology of mood disorders, especially sleep deprivation and circadian rhythms; full spectrum of measurement techniques including receptor binding, second messengers, neuroendocrine challenge, electrophysiology and brain imaging in both humans and animals |
| Gail Fernandez, M.D. |
| Childhood disorders, child and adolescent psychopharmacology, autism and pervasive developmental disorders, mental retardation |
| David Franklin, Psy.D. |
| neuropsychological services, schizophrenia research, bipolar research, stuttering research |
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Tobacco use in adolescents and adults; Nicotine addiction; Ethnic differences in tobacco use; Brain circuitry of addiction; Psychophysiology of depression and developmental disorders; Assessment and treatment of developmental disorders in children, adolescents, and adults; Behavioral family therapy; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Autism; Experience sampling methods; Facial expression; Emotional regulation |
| Laura Glynn, Ph.D. |
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Cardiovascular reactivity, stress, emotion, pregnancy, reproductive health, cardiovascular health |
| Diane M. Highum, M.D. |
| Yi Jin, M.D. |
| Electrophysiology studies primarily focused on photic driving EEG
and evoked potentials in schizophrenia, depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| Gary Lynch, Ph.D. |
| How the brain encodes, organizes and uses memory, causes of brain aging |
| Aaron Keriaty, MD |
| General adult psychiatry, psychotherapy, psychiatry and spirituality/religion, psychiatric education, bioethics |
| Gerald Maguire, M.D. |
| Director of residency Training, research focused on the neuropsychopharmacology of stuttering and the development of novel medication for the treatment of stuttering, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s dementia |
| Jogeshwar Mukherjee, Ph.D. |
| Design, development and use of novel imaging radiopharmaceuticals, areas of application include receptor occupancy by therapeutic drugs, imaging effects of substance abuse drugs and role of dopamine receptors in humans. |
| Charles Nguyen, M.D. |
| Schizophrenia, bipolar, depression, stuttering and weight management of antipsychotics |
| Andrei Novac, M.D. |
| Traumatic Stress/ PTSD, Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma, Mood/ Personality Disorders, Anthropology and Philosophy of Trauma, Empathy, Psychotherapy in Trauma, Dynamics of Groups and Organizations, Functional Neuroimaging/ Neuroanatomy |
| Steven Potkin, M.D. |
| Novel pharmacological treatment, psychosocial treatment modalities
and cross- cultural aspects of schizophrenia and mood disorders, brain imaging and brain mapping, neuropathological and molecular genetic studies of psychiatric illness and cognitive disorders |
| Adrian Preda, M.D. |
| Area of interest (research and/or clinical): schizophrenia, diffusion tensor and functional MRI, psychiatric interview, psychiatry and spirituality.Phone: 714-456-8699 |
| Jody Rawles, M.D. |
| Depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia, post traumatic stress disorder |
| Christopher Reist, M.D. |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, novel antipsychotics,
pharmacokinetics, serotonin and impulsivity, serotonin receptor signal transduction |
| Curt Sandman, Ph.D. |
| Perinatal stress as related to birth outcome, aging, age-related
changes in memory, mental retardation, computerized assessment of cognitive functions, development of methods of cognitive rehabilitation |
| Lawrence Sporty, M.D. |
| Psychosomatic medicine, role of substance abuse in general hospital recidivism rates, early intervention and its role in reducing recidivism in medical patients, prevalence of substance abuse in trauma |
| Joan Steffan, PhD. |
| Huntington’s Disease, Neurodegeneration, Aggregation, Huntingtin, SUMOylation, Acetylation, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors, Ubiquitination, Phosphorylation, Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy |
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| Trung Thai, M.D. |
| Cross-cultural psychiatry, psychopharmacology, cognitive psychotherapy and psychoanalysis |
| Leslie Thompson, M.D. |
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Huntington's disease and multiple myeloma |
| Pathik Wadhwa, M.B., D.S. (Indian Equivalent of US M.D.), PhD. |
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Behavioral perinatology; biobehavioral processes; stress; pregnancy; fetal development; prematurity; fetal programming of health and disease; psychoneuroendocrinology; psychoneuroimmunology. |
| Roger Walsh, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Integral and transpersonal psychiatry, meditation and
contemplative practices, religion and spirituality, psychological
health and wellbeing, the psychology of ecological and other global
crises. |
| Joseph Wu, M.D. |
| Sleep deprivation in depression, neurochemical etiology of schizophrenia, neurobiological theories of cocaine addiction, stuttering, ADHD, Alzheimer’s and alcoholism using PET technology to study these theories |
| Tara Yuan, M.D. |
| General adult psychiatry, consultation liaison, emergency psychiatry, psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychopharmacology |
| Psychiatry & Human Behavior Non-Faculty
Researchers
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| Preston Cartagena, Psy.D. |
| Email:
pcartage@uci.edu Phone: 949-824-7863
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| David Keator, MCS |
| Areas of interest and
research include scientific computing, visualization, biomedical
informatics, and large scale federated data infrastructures
supporting functional brain imaging studies of neuropsychiatric
illnesses. Email: dbkeator@uci.edu Phone: 949-824-7870 |
| Julie Patterson, PhD |
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study of brain mechanisms underlying clinical symptoms and cognition in psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Email: jvpatter@uci.edu Phone: 714-456-1663
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| Richard A_ Stein, Ph.D. |
| Area of interest:
behavioral genetics, neuropsychological effects of psychiatric
disorders and psychoactive medications Email: rstein@uci.edu Phone: 949-824-3025
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| Jessica Turner, PhD |
| Area of interest:
Neuropsychiatric imaging and genetics; cognitive dysfunction in
neuropsychiatric disorders as measured using neuroimaging techniques
and genetic effects Email: jessica.turner@uci.eduPhone: 949-824-3331 |
| Marquis Vawter, Ph.D. |
| Gene expression in human brain, cell lines, and animal
models relevant to complex neuropsychiatric disorders. Email: mvawter@uci.edu Phone: 949-824-9014 |
| David Walsh, Psy.D. |
| Research Interests: Depression,
Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Suicide, Psychological Autopsy,
Neuropsychological Testing Email: dwalsh@uci.edu Phone: 949-824-5013 |
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