Crystal Schiller, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Schiller’s NIH-funded research program investigates how changes in ovarian steroid hormones contribute to depression and anxiety across the reproductive lifespan—from puberty through the me … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Women's Health |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Imaging, Mental illness, Women's Health |
Mark Shen, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a developmental and translational neuroscientist and Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am a Primary Member o … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Neuroscience Center, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Mental illness, Neurobiology, Pediatrics, Sleep, Translational Medicine |
William Smith, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Will Smith’s research focuses on ethical, policy, implementation, and behavioral economics in psychiatry, especially in Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for first-episode psychosis. Current w … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioethics, Clinical Trials, Electronic Medicine, Health Services, Mental illness, Population-based |
Nate Sowa, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research accomplishments, as outlined below, highlight my overall interest in identifying and implementing the most effective means of delivery of behavioral health care in non-traditional settings … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Health Services, Mental illness, Population-based |
Xianming Tan, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My current methodological research activities focus on developing (1) an intelligent ecological momentary assessment (iEMA) platform that can reduce assessment burdens on participants without losing i … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Mental illness |
Karla L. Thompson, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a clinical neuropsychologist who has been with the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation for more than 25 years. Most of my time is spent evaluating the neurocognitive functioning … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Health Equity, Health Services, Hearing-Speech, Mental illness, Population-based, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation, Sleep, Social Medicine, Women's Health |
Brianne Tomaszewski, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Tomaszewski’s research focuses on community and school-based programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities focused on quality of life. Her current research is focused o … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Implementation Science, Mental illness, Quality of Life |
Sapna Varkey, PhD, MPA |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: Program evaluation, organizational structure and performance, public and nonprofit management, equitable and inclusive organizational characteristics, diversi … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Family Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Equity, Health Services, Mental illness, Other |
Jessica J. Walsh, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our research aims to gain an improved understanding of the biological basis of behavior using a multi-disciplinary approach to elucidate the molecular and circuit mechanisms underlying motivated socia … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Neuroscience Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Mental illness, Microscopy, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Physiology |
Brandon Waters, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Clinical Interests: refractory epilepsy management, including complex pharmacotherapy and epilepsy surgery. Neuromodulation. Pre-surgical evaluations for epilepsy surgery. Neuropsychiatric comorbiditi … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Mental illness |
Kathleen Young, PhD, MPH, ABPP |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Motivational interviewing, behavioral weight management, trauma-informed care, adverse childhood experiences, mindfulness, mental health care, integrated behavioral health. |
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MARKET(S): CoastalINSTITUTE(S): Community Health & Wellness, Psychiatry & Mental Health |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Behavior, Education Research, Mental illness, Quality of Life, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Social Determinants of Health, Social Medicine |
NOVANT HEALTH
Rupal Yu, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I have a strong interest in caring for marginalized populations, especially primary care for people living with serious mental illness, LGBTQIA+ populations, as well as immigrant and refugee health. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Family Medicine, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Equity, Mental illness, Social Medicine |









