Samuel McLean, MD, MPH
Director of UNC Institute for Trauma Recovery
Professor of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine
Psychiatry Research Team
Welcome to the Institute for Trauma Recovery’s Psychiatry Division!
Our research portfolio includes a thematic, NIH-funded research program focused on improving outcomes and recovery after stress and trauma.
Our success is entirely due to the phenomenal faculty and staff on our team. The effective collaboration of these outstanding individuals accounts for our success, and we are fortunate that our numbers continue to grow.
Join the Institute for Trauma Recovery's Psychiatry Division!
Faculty
Administrative Team
Megan Henderson, MS, CRC
Institute Managing Director
Megan_Henderson@med.unc.edu
Tanya Thompson
Administrative Support Specialist
TanyaMT@email.unc.edu
Data Managers and Analysts
Meredith Bucher, PhD
Lead Data Manager
Meredith_Bucher@med.unc.edu
Hanna Lu, PhD, MS
Statistician Investigator
Hongxia_Lu@med.unc.edu
Research Coordinators
Allison Britt, BS, CCRP
Research Coordinator, iCOVER Trial
Allison_Britt@med.unc.edu
Jenni Shafer, PhD, CRC
Senior Research Coordinator, iCOVER Trial
Jenni_Shafer@med.unc.edu
Xiaodi Yao, PhD
Research Coordinator, DISENTANGLE and AURORA Studies
Xiaodi_Yao@med.unc.edu
Research Assistants
Olivia Brettschneider, BA
Research Assistant, iCOVER Trial
Olivia_Brettschneider@med.unc.edu
Xiao Wen Chen, BS
Research Assistant, Better Tomorrow Network
XiaoWen_Chen@med.unc.edu
Oliver Holmes, BA
Research Assistant, DISENTANGLE Study
Oliver_Holmes@med.unc.edu
Romina Soudavari, BS
Research Assistant, WISE Trial
Romina_Soudavari@med.unc.edu
Volunteers
Emma Chow
Volunteer, VENTURE Study
Sarah John
Volunteer, Teleconsent
Jackson Lee
Volunteer, WISE Trial
Reese Letts
Volunteer, Better Tomorrow Network
Kara Petitt
Volunteer, RISE Study and Teleconsent
Lauren Pippin
Volunteer, VENTURE Study
Akash Ray
Volunteer, WISE Trial
Keri Rhodes
Volunteer, Better Tomorrow Network and Teleconsent