Category: News

Dr. Dawkins recently received the Dr. Mary G. Austrom Women in Psychiatry Award! The award was presented by alumni, Dr. Emily Holmes, currently psychiatry faculty member at Indiana University School of Medicine, UNC Psychiatry Class of 2016. The Dr. Mary G. Austrom Women in Psychiatry Award is presented each year...

Meet three brothers, all UNC psychiatrists and double Tar Heels.

Dr. Pittleman is a psychologist working in the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD) where she provides behavior consultations for medically complex youth and supports the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) training program. She also provides behavior consultations for Pediatric Neurology patients.

Crystal Schiller, PhD has been selected to serve as Director of the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders. She was previously serving as Associate Director under Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody’s leadership. Dr. Crystal Schiller is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in reproductive-related mood disorders....

The field of Psychiatry has become increasingly sought after as a profession by graduating medical students, and ever more competitive in the Match. We are so proud of our outstanding residency training program and grateful for the truly excellent leadership from our training directors, Drs. Karon Dawkins and Winston Li. ...

Kenan Penaskovic, MD, has been selected to serve as interim chair of the Department of Psychiatry. He will assume the role on March 24 from Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, who was announced earlier this year as the new executive dean for the School of Medicine. Dr. Penaskovic currently serves as...

Toronto, ON (March 3, 2025) – Approximately one in five pregnant and postpartum individuals experience depression and anxiety, yet less than 10 per cent receive proper treatment. To address this problem, a team of interdisciplinary researchers from Canada and the United States investigated if talk therapy can be effectively delivered by...