Highlighted Accomplishments
Chief Resident
Psychiatry Research Pathway
Western Psychiatric Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
I was selected by the Department Chair and Psychiatry Research Pathway Director to be the Chief Resident of the Western Psychiatric Hospital at UPMC Psychiatry Research Pathway, where I developed a detailed curriculum with two of my colleagues and led recruitment and administrative efforts for the Research Pathway Residents.
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
I received a highly competitive travel award to one of the most exclusive and prestigious psychiatric neuroscience societies.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Travel Award
I was awarded this honor to attend the AACAP annual meeting and present my work.
National Institute of Mental Health
Outstanding Resident Award Program
The NIMH selected 14 psychiatry residents from across the country to present our research, meet the NIMH Director, and learn about the Intramural Program
Society of Biological Psychiatry Early Career Investigator Travel Award
I was awarded this honor to attend the Society of Biological Psychiatry annual meeting and present my work.
Molecular Psychiatry Association Travel Award
I was awarded this honor to attend the Molecular Psychiatry Association annual meeting and present my work.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation NARSAD Young Investigator Award
The BBRF NARSAD Young Investigator Award is a competitive and prestigious early career award to advance research studies of mental illnesses. My award was named after Karen Seykora, a lovely individual who struggled with schizophrenia and whose family supported my grant to study the association between cannabis use and psychosis.
David Kupfer Research Fellowship
I received a research fellowship from the Western Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh to support me during residency training.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists
The BWF CAMS is a highly competitive foundation grant that supports early career faculty development to study topics that can potentially make a clinical impact.
Friends of the Semel Institute Scholar at UCLA
The Friends of the Semel Institute granted me funding support as a resident and postdoctoral fellow, providing pivotal support for pilot studies that helped me develop my research studies.
Sorensen Foundation Scholar Award for Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists
The Harvey and Maude Sorensen Foundation provided 3 years of research funding to develop my projects as a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist scientist.
National Institute of Mental Health K23 Mentored Career Award
My most recent grant is a large career development award for early career faculty conducting cutting-edge research.
National Institute of Mental Health MD/PhD R01 Supplement
I received a grant supplement during my psychiatry residency training to conduct molecular psychiatry research focused on understanding brain circuit alterations in schizophrenia
National Institute of Mental Health NRSA F30 Research Grant
I received my first National Institutes of Health training grant as a PhD student in the laboratory of David Lewis. Since that time, I have received multiple additional NIMH grants to conduct my research.
