Education & Training

Medical School

University of Missouri School of Medicine

Residency

Psychiatry

  • University of Missouri at Columbia

Fellowship

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  • University of Missouri School of Medicine GME

Boards

American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology-Child & Adolescent

Insurances

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Academic Information

Chair of Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Service Chief of Psychiatric Services
Associate Dean for Student Programs
Robert J. and Betty Douglas Distinguished Chair in Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry

Office

1 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212
United States

P. 573-882-8913
F. 573-884-1235

Research Interests

  • Early Child Mental Health
  • Enhancing access to mental health treatment
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Areas of Expertise

  • Child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Early childhood mental health
  • Mental health prevention and early intervention strategies for young children

Awards & Honors

  • Woman of Excellence in Healthcare award, Como Magazine, 2021
  • Image Award for Administrator of the Year from the MU chapter of the NAACP, 2019
  • ATHENA Young Professional award, 2019
  • Fellow of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership, June 2016-April 2017
    in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women
  • Eli Lilly Fellow to the U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress, November 1999
  • Program for Minority Research Training in Psychiatry, May 1997
  • (PMRTP) Mini-Fellow to APA
  • UM System-Administrative Leadership Development Program, September 2014-September 2015
  • NAACP Trailblazer Award, June 2011
  • Leadership in Academic Medicine Program, February 2010-2011
  • Outstanding Faculty Award selected by Child Psychiatry Fellows, June 2014
  • Outstanding Faculty Award selected by Residents, June 2014
  • Faculty Leadership Award: Department of Psychiatry, June 2012 and 2014
  • MU institution for Healthcare Leadership (IHL), September 2012-September 2013
  • Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Outstanding Faculty Award, June 2011, 2010, 2006
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Chief Resident, November 2001-February 2002
  • General Psychiatry Chief Resident, July 1999-June 2000
  • Outstanding Senior Resident in Psychiatry, July 1999-June 2000
  • Outstanding Junior Resident in Psychiatry, July 1998-June 1999
  • Psychiatry Integrated Resident Program, July 1996-December 1997
  • Brisley Phillips Scholarship, 1995-1997
  • Professional Degree Assistance Program, 1993-1994
  • George C. Brooks Undergraduate Scholarship, 1989-1993

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