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
Thomas Gehrmann, MOR, PMP
Research Business Officer
Thomas_Gehrmann@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
Yinyao Ji, MS
Biostatistician
Yinyao_Ji@med.unc.edu
Haley Stritzel, PhD
Statistician Investigator
Haley_Stritzel@med.unc.edu
Research Coordinators
Christine Bizgu, MS
Research Coordinator, ORION Trial
Christine_Bizgu@med.unc.edu
Allison Britt, BS
Research Coordinator, ORION Trial
Allison_Britt@med.unc.edu
Council Mintz, BS, CCRP
Clinical Trials Research Manager
Council_Mintz@med.unc.edu
Kristen Witkemper, MPH
Lead Research Coordinator, Better Tomorrow Network
Kristen_Witkemper@med.unc.edu
Xiaodi Yao, PhD
Research Coordinator, DISENTANGLE and AURORA Studies
Xiaodi_Yao@med.unc.edu
Research Assistants
Xiao Wen Chen, BS
Research Assistant, Better Tomorrow Network
XiaoWen_Chen@med.unc.edu
Sadie Kee, BS
Research Assistant, VENTURE Trial
Sadie_Kee@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
Kaathyayini Kashyap, BS
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