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Upcoming Faculty Development Seminar

The next faculty development seminar will be held on Wednesday Arpil 15, 2026, from 9:00-10:30am. The topic will be “Promotion Pathways” and we host three break out groups:

• Scholarship Distinction – Vinny Costa, David Goldsmith
• Service Distinction – Rachel Hershenberg, Jennifer Holton
• Teaching Distinction or Area of Strength – Martha Ward, Nori Lim, Chanda Graves
• Nadine Kaslow and Andrew Furman will visit all of the breakout rooms to offer additional insights.

Zoom link.

Upcoming Writing Groups

The Faculty Writing Group is the first Wednesday of every month from 8:00-9:00am. These meetings are on Zoom. This group is for faculty including adjunct faculty.

SPOTLIGHTS

ADJUNCT FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Juliet (Julie) Buchwalter, PhD

Julie Buchwalter completed her doctoral training at the Clinical Psychology Program at the City University of New York in upper Manhattan, and received a PhD degree in Clinical Psychology. She specialized in the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents, though her overall clinical training was with all age groups. At a time when psychology was increasingly emphasizing the merits of behaviorism and neuropsychology, CUNY was one of the relatively few programs that remained committed to a psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approach; the curriculum, supervision and overall ethos reflected that orientation. The majority of Julie’s professors, supervisors and mentors had advanced analytic training at Columbia Psychoanalytic Institute, New York Psychoanalytic Institute, NY Freudian Society, IPTAR and William Alanson White Psychoanalytic Institute. A significant component of her training was supervised clinical work; early in the program, students were assigned patients of different ages, genders and socioeconomic backgrounds through their affiliated Treatment Clinic. Because of her interest and specialization in child work, she had the opportunity to work with children and adolescents across the developmental spectrum, giving her deep in vivo experience. Her training was further enhanced and broadened by taking on supervised cases of college students and adults. The clinical emphasis of her graduate training instilled in her a career-long interest in and passion for providing clinical services in many settings and across a variety of client populations.

Two years prior to starting graduate school, Julie had the great good fortune of working in a federally-funded grant which trained people in different capacities (therapists, teachers, paraprofessionals) to work with severely emotionally troubled children under the age of six. One of the primary grant writers and project directors was Anni Bergman, who, with Margaret Mahler and Fred Pine, had recently written and published The Psychological Birth of the Human Infant. She continued to work in this project in graduate school until she went on an internship in the child psychiatry department of St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. Individual and group supervision sessions and classes with Anni Bergman and the team of professors teaching in this project provided tremendously enriching training during her early professional years.

After many jobs in both public and private sector in NYC, including an active private practice, Julie relocated to Charleston, SC, where her husband had accepted a job. After obtaining her South Carolina license, she was fortunate to establish a private practice in the heart of downtown Charleston. After several wonderful and enriching years in Charleston, and fully taking advantage of the yearly Spoleto festival, they relocated again, this time to Atlanta. Once again, she navigated state licensure — this time in Georgia. Julie started up an Atlanta private practice, treating children, adolescents, adults and couples. (She had received training and supervision in Couples/Marital work along the way.) Her private practice is psychoanalytically informed, and she feels very fortunate to have worked with a wide variety of patients over the course of her years here. 

In Julie’s capacity as an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, she has served as a supervisor and advisor to students in the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program of EUPI. She joined the Atlanta Foundation for Psychoanalysis in 2010 and has served as Treasurer for the Foundation for the past 10 years. She derives great pleasure and gratification from supervising and mentoring students and hopes she is able to pass on to trainees some of the gifts of learning she received in her training. Truly, one of Julie’s favorite professional activities is to work with and get to know students. It is a joy to have the opportunity to help them hone their skills and discuss their experiences learning about this endlessly interesting and enriching profession. 

Fun facts about Julie: she grew up in Oregon and spent many of her early years enjoying the beautiful northwest mountains and beaches. Prior to becoming a psychologist, she studied French language and literature. Julie remains an avid Francophile and tries to find opportunities to practice speaking and reading the French language. In her spare time, she loves spending time with and cooking for her family and friends. Julie and her husband enjoy gardening, traveling and taking advantage of Atlanta’s rich offerings in music, theater and film.

TRAINEE SPOTLIGHT: Justin Rasmussen, PhD

Justin Rasmussen is a psychology intern at the Emory School of Medicine and PhD candidate in clinical psychology at Duke University. He is passionate about accessible and culturally responsive mental healthcare and has enjoyed training on the general track this year across a variety of Grady Health System’s access-driven mental health settings offering individual and group therapy, conducting psychological assessments and supporting interdisciplinary teams in hospital and integrated primary care environments. He pursued additional training in family therapy, providing outpatient family therapy and facilitating family meetings on the consult-liaison team. Justin loves teaching and relished opportunities to supervise practicum students from Georgia State and Auburn.

One of the highlights of Justin’s training was co-leading a pilot randomized controlled trial and social network study of lay-delivered family therapy intervention in Eldoret, Kenya through a collaboration with Moi University. Alongside this project, he had the opportunity to design and teach a project-based community psychology and global health course for Duke undergraduates. Other highlights include organizing a local conference on interdisciplinary community-engaged research as a global fellow at Duke’s John Hope Franklin Center, completing a training year in a full-model DBT program, earning a Certificate in College Teaching, and mentoring fourteen incredible undergraduate and master’s students at Duke and Moi University at various stages of their training. 

Justin is excited to remain at Emory and Grady for a postdoctoral fellowship focused on program development and prevention. Along with Marsha Stern and Eunice Radcliff, he received an Emory Medical Care Foundation grant to spend part of his time supporting the development of integrated primary care behavioral health at HEALing Community Health, a federally qualified health center and longtime partner of Emory’s Urban Health Initiative. He is also looking forward to working clinically in Grady’s early psychosis clinic, contributing to a free suicide‑prevention smartphone app and participating in a global health mentoring program on social determinants of health. Ultimately, he hopes to build a career focused on developing and implementing community‑embedded mental health programs, training the next generation of clinicians and advancing research that supports recovery in underserved populations.

Outside of work, Justin enjoys exploring Atlanta with his wife, Liza, and their 10‑month‑old son, Thomas. He loves local history, reading and writing poetry, participating in his local church community and brushing up on his Kiswahili.

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: The Youth and Family Tree Project (written by Hannah Albritton, Beth Broussard, Tamara Jones and Teresa Sims-Lawson)

Youth and Family Tree is a comprehensive, specialized program that aims to help support teens and young adults, ages 14 to 25, who struggle with substance use and mental health conditions. The goal is to enhance and expand early intervention, comprehensive treatment and recovery support for youth with substance use disorders that co-occur with mental disorders and their families/primary caregivers. Started in 2024, the program was developed as a collaboration between Grady and Emory, and is funded by Georgia DBHDD, SAMHSA and Sparks Foundation. It is staffed by an interdisciplinary team consisting of a licensed therapist, substance use counselor, psychiatrists and psychologists.

Youth and Family Tree is the first program at Grady to serve adolescents. It sees a wide variety of pathologies besides substance use disorders particularly as it sees adolescents and young adults. The program actively collaborates with community agencies, schools and juvenile justice systems to ensure continuity of care and reduce barriers to access. By building strong partnerships within the community, it is able to connect youth and their families to essential resources such as housing support, education services and mental health care.

Many of the program’s patients are seen by the Emory Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellows. It also has third and fourth year medical students that rotate through the clinic and psychology interns see patients individually for therapy but also lead group therapies.  

Youth and Family Tree accepts patients with any history of substance use, they do not require current active substance use. This allows it to engage youth early whether they are experimenting, at risk, in early stages of use or in recovery so it can provide prevention, early intervention and ongoing support before challenges escalate. The program also has a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist on the team. Lastly, it offers the following clinical interventions in treatment: Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Motivational Interviewing and Open Dialogue.

Learn more about Youth and Family Tree under the Clinical & Research Program for Psychosis at Grady.

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: Jordan Cattie, PhD (Written by Kara Brendle, PhD, Katie, PhD, Cullum, Donovan Ellis, PhD, Ariel Hart, PhD, Mansi Mehta, PhD, Maria Nylocks, PhD, Allison Schwartz, MD and Carly Yasinski, PhD)

Jordan Cattie’s mentorship is distinguished by her ability to meet people exactly where they are while helping them grow into where they are going. Her style is deeply action-oriented and grounded in real, functional support. She sets a clear frame by providing honest, direct feedback paired with specific, practical suggestions on how to move forward—both professionally and in navigating complex systems. She is consistently present, responsive and genuinely invested, creating a space where feedback feels both supportive and actionable, and growth feels encouraged and expected.

Jordan is a truly exceptional mentor—brilliantly creative, endlessly energetic, deeply thoughtful and unwaveringly diligent. She does not just share her expertise; she actively opens doors for her mentees, generously offering opportunities for recognition, growth and advancement alongside her time and attention. Her mentorship is uniquely powerful, blending expansive systems knowledge with intentional leadership development in a way that elevates everyone around her. Her passion for values-aligned work is infectious. She seems to have endless energy for finding kind and creative ways to improve how we show up effectively for each other and for our patients as full humans, and she shares and spreads this energy generously.

Below are some specific examples of her impact on her mentees:

• “Through her guidance, I have become more confident in recognizing my own expertise, more intentional in how I present my work and more comfortable advocating for myself within professional settings.”
• “Her culturally responsive mentorship and attentiveness to identity and context have been especially meaningful in my own development, and she models how to navigate complex clinical and interpersonal dynamics with both skill and integrity.”
• “Some of the most pivotal moments in my development have started with her saying, “How about this?” or “I think you would be GREAT for that.” Those moments reflect more than encouragement, they reflect her deep understanding of her mentees’ strengths and her willingness to actively open doors.”
• “Jordan’s honest feedback and encouragement have empowered me to think critically and creatively about my own career and take meaningful action.”
• “She has encouraged me to trust my instincts, stand confidently in my perspectives, and push boldly against the status quo. She is always present when it matters—whether offering insightful guidance, strategic advice, a motivating pep talk or simply a moment of levity when it’s needed most.”

Jordan has given so many powerful pieces of advice that it is hard to distill them. Some of the most impactful include:

• Be your authentic self – you have something unique and valuable to contribute.
• You can make impactful contributions without exhausting yourself and burning out, and in fact the best way to contribute meaningfully is to NOT burn out.  
• You can push for positive change for providers, students and patients, and in the broader system – you do not have to sacrifice one to elevate all.

NEW FACULTY

Quinn MacDougald, MD - Quinn MacDougald, MD, joins Emory as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Originally from Atlanta, he comes to Emory from Tufts Medical Center, where he recently completed psychiatry residency and served in a leadership role on the inpatient service. At Emory, he will divide his time between Project Arrow and Grady General Outpatient, with a clinical focus spanning early psychosis and general adult psychiatry. His professional interests include psychosis, psychopathology and diagnostic assessment, psychopharmacology and psychiatric education. He is excited to join the department and to care for patients in Atlanta while collaborating with colleagues across Emory and Grady.

FACULTY KUDOS

Research

Alam R, Cotes RO, and Goldsmith DR. (2026). Managing Recurrent Postictal Worsening of Psychosis in Clozapine‐Treated Schizophrenia: A Case Report. Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2026, 8712049

Dasari A, Fannon J, Moose E, Boyers S, Al Jewari S, Barkey H, Csikai E, Hikima K, Katerndahl K, Kedar G, Marure CC, Mumed R, Okoudjou S, Pham Q, Radhay A, Ravi N, Slomovitz S, Wang G, Wolak C, and Goodman G. (2026, August). Examining negative affect, polarization, and uncertainty across clinical presentation. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. (poster) 

Drexler K, Alpert JE, Benton TD, Fung KP, Gogtay N, Malaspina D, O'Keefe VM, Oquendo MA, Wainberg ML, Yonkers KA, Yousif L, Clarke DE. The Future of DSM: Are Functioning and Quality of Life Essential Elements of a Complete Psychiatric Diagnosis? Am J Psychiatry. 2026 Jan 28:appiajp20250874. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250874. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41593851.

Fannon J, Li C, and Goodman G. (in press). From fragmentation to coherence: Understanding spiritual beliefs and identity reconstruction in sex addicts’ recovery. Pastoral Psychology.

Fannon J, Moose E, Boyers S, Al Jewari S, Barkey H, Csikai E, Dasari A, Hikima K, Katerndahl K, Kedar G, Marure CC, Mumed R, Okoudjou S, Pham Q, Radhay A, Ravi N, Slomovitz S, Wang G, Wolak C, and Goodman G. (2026, August). Evaluating AI psychotherapy quality in three large language models. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. (poster)

Feldman DM, Schwenke T, Silvasi P, and Shir TM. (2026). The practice of forensic psychology and the Deaf community: Key issues for clinical practice and the legal system. In Deaf mental health: From theory to practice (pp. 65–79). Springer Cham.

Hampton-Anderson JN, Hamm D, Novacek DM, Perry T, Bazari R, Dunn SE, Lamis D A, and Kaslow NJ. (2026). Self-efficacy as a mediator of the relation between psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in Black American women with a recent history of intimate partner violence. Journal of African American Studies.  

Hikima K, Fannon J, Moose E, Boyers S, Al Jewari S, Barkey H, Csikai E, Dasari A, Katerndahl K, Kedar G, Marure CC, Mumed R, Okoudjou S, Pham Q, Radhay A, Ravi N, Slomovitz S, Wang G, Wolak C, and Goodman G. (2026, August). Evaluating the enhancement of patient insight across different large language models. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. (poster)

Ibrahim S, Cumming D, Robbins-Welty GA, et al. Administering electroconvulsive therapy to critically ill individuals: risks, monitoring, and benefits. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2026;28(2):25f04072.

Katerndahl K, Fannon J, Moose E, Boyers S, Al Jewari S, Barkey H, Csikai E, Dasari A, Hikima K, Kedar G, Marure CC, Mumed R, Okoudjou S, Pham Q, Radhay A, Ravi N, Slomovitz S, Wang G, Wolak C, and Goodman G. (2026, August). Emotional depth in LLM-generated psychotherapy sessions:  An analysis of psychotherapy process. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. (poster)

Katz JL, Fiskeaux ML, and Lamis DA. (2026). Depressive symptoms and hazardous alcohol use as predictors or suicidal behavior in bipolar disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology.

Kedar G, Fannon J, Moose E, Boyers S, Al Jewari S, Barkey H, Csikai E, Dasari A, Hikima K, Katerndahl K, Marure CC, Mumed R, Okoudjou S, Pham Q, Radhay A, Ravi N, Slomovitz S, Wang G, Wolak C, and Goodman G. (2026, August). Evaluating the variability of LLM-conducted psychotherapy treatment quality across two sessions. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. (poster)

Lathan E, Cohodes M, Suarez-Rivas HR, Langhinrichsen-Rohling R, Surapaneni V, Haynes T, Sonu SC, and Powers A. (2026). Adverse childhood experiences and burnout among health care providers in primary care: The moderating role of resilience. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 27(e32), 1-7.

Lee S, RomacMD, Watanabe S, Chernov M, Li H, Raisley E, Rothenhoefer KM, Dahlquist Z, Szablowski JO, Costa VD. Synthetic serum markers enable noninvasive monitoring of gene expression in primate brains. Neuron. 2026

Luther L, Cooper JA, Treadway MT, Knippenberg AR, Walker EF, Gold JM, Waltz JA, Schiffman J, Ellman LM, Mittal VA, ZinbargRE, Silverstein SM, Corlett PR, Powers AR, Woods SW, Allen DN, Lahti AC, Strauss GP. Computational phenotypes underlying effort-based decision-making and negative symptoms in a transdiagnostic severe mental illness sample. Mol Psychiatry. 2026.

Moose E, Fannon J, Boyers S, Al Jewari S, Barkey H, Csikai E, Dasari A, Hikima K, Katerndahl K, Kedar G, Marure CC, Mumed R, Okoudjou S, Pham Q, Radhay A, Ravi N, Slomovitz S, Wang G, Wolak C, and Goodman G. (2026, August). Quality and satisfaction of large language model psychotherapy according to clients and providers. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. (poster)

McKenna BG, Ander I, Irish J, *Powers A, and *Kelly UA. (in press). Virtual trauma-sensitive yoga intervention reduces PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptoms among women survivors of sexual trauma: A pilot study. International Journal of Yoga. *Joint senior author

Oquendo MA, Abi-Dargham A, Alpert JE, Benton TD, Clarke DE, Compton WM, Drexler K, Fung KP, Kas MJH, Malaspina D, O'Keefe VM, Öngür D, Wainberg ML, Yonkers KA, Yousif L, Gogtay N. Initial Strategy for the Future of DSM. Am J Psychiatry. 2026 Jan 28:appiajp20250878. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250878. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41593833.

Piscitello GM, Prendergast NT, Robbins-Welty GA, Jane O. Schell JO. Goals of care conversation documentation for patients with delirium in the intensive care unit, CHEST Critical Care, 2026, 100260, ISSN 2949-7884. 

Radhay A, Fannon J, Moose E, Boyers S, Al Jewari S, Barkey H, Csikai E, Dasari A, Hikima K, Katerndahl K, Kedar G, Marure CC, Mumed R, Okoudjou S, Pham Q, Ravi N, Slomovitz S, Wang G, Wolak C, and Goodman G. (2026, August). Theoretical fit between psychotherapy orientations and clinical concerns in LLM-generated session process. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. (poster)

Robbins-Welty GA, Fiedorowicz JG, Gensler L, Chandra A, Ward M, Huang H, Smith C, Lang M, Xiong GL, Pinkhasov A, Onate J, Morris K, Heinrich T, Bourgeois JA, Coriolan S, Rado JT. Antidepressants and bleeding risk: Expert consensus from the Association of Medicine and Psychiatry, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2026, 112633, ISSN 0022-3999. 

Stinson EA, Lellapalli S, Hawn SE, Merrill N, Rappaport LM, Sheerin CM, Michopoulos V, Bacanu S, Peterson RE, *Powers A, and *Amstadter A. (In press). Advancing models of PTSD-AUD comorbidity: Protocol for a multimethod framework using genetics and ecological momentary assessment. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. *Joint senior author

Vinh T, Goodman G, and Sherrill AM. (in press). Psychiatry’s blind spot: Independent use of large language models by individuals with psychopathology. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health.

Wainberg ML, Alpert JE, Benton TD, Clarke DE, Drexler K, Fung KP, Gogtay N, Malaspina D, O'Keefe VM, Oquendo MA, Yonkers KA, Yousif L. The Future of DSM: A Strategic Vision for Incorporating Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Environmental Determinants and Intersectionality. Am J Psychiatry. 2026 Jan 28:appiajp20250875. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250875. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41593836.

Ward H, Ajilore O, Cho Y, Cooper J, Dunlop B, Miller A, Philip N, Pruett B, Taylor S, Tyrka A, Vogel A, Goldsmith D. Establishment of the Society for the Advancement of Neuroscience and Psychiatry in Residency Research Education (Synapse): An Organization to Promote Research Training in Residency. Acad Psychiatry. 2026 Mar 4. doi: 10.1007/s40596-026-02312-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41781634.

Wolak C, Fannon J, Moose E, Boyers S, Al Jewari S, Barkey H, Csikai E, Dasari A, Hikima K, Katerndahl K, Kedar G, Marure CC, Mumed R, Okoudjou S, Pham Q, Radhay A, Ravi N, Slomovitz S, Wang G, and Goodman G. (2026, August). Comparing the quality of the psychotherapy process conducted by three large language models. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. (poster)

Honors, Awards, Rankings

Two faculty members received the department’s first Hills Award for Innovative Research in Psychiatry:

Devon Loparo, "Development and Pilot Validation of a Scalable Self-Report Treatment Recommendation Tool for Depression"

Amanda Tamman, “Pilot of feasibility, effectiveness, and mechanisms of ketamine combined with massed prolonged exposure for PTSD” 

John Constantino received the Our House Jovita Moore Spirit of Community Award for his transformative leadership in expanding access to behavioral health services for children and adolescents across Georgia.

Robert Elliott was honored by Emory Healthcare for reaching the 99th percentile or higher in patient satisfaction surveys received.

Negar Fani was awarded the 2026 Faculty Inclusive Excellence Laney Graduate School Award. 

Nadine Kaslow was (1) named an Innovator of the Year in Women's Health by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as part of its 2026 Health Care Champion Awards and (2)  honored as a 2025 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow for distinguished leadership positions in multiple major psychology organizations, research that advances culturally responsive interventions for suicide and family violence and for translating psychological science to the public

Roman Palitsky (1) received funding for his K23 award (2) was named to the newest class of Rising Stars by the Association of Psychological Science.

The following faculty members were honored by Emory SOM on Doctor’s Day:

• Patricia Aguayo
• Jennifer Casarella
• Marina Demetrashvili
• Martha Fiskeaux
• Jesse Fredeen
• Lauren Gensler
• Allison LoPilato
• Joe Mathias
• Liz McCord
• Laura Jane Miller
• Walid Nassif
• Santosh Patel
• Allison Schwartz
• Yilang Tang
• Laura Watkins
• Justine Welsh

Media

Vince Costa (1) BioTechniques | Non-Invasive Brain Mapping Takes Leap Forward in Large Animal Models.

Negar Fani (1) Science | Colliding Currents Can Target the Deep Brain Without Surgery.

Andy Miller (1) USA Today | A Major Change Could be Coming in Mental Health Diagnoses, Psychiatrists Say. (2) Tu Salud | Psychiatrists’ Use of Biomarkers Could Open a New Window into Mental Health Diagnoses. 

Justine Welsh (1) WABE | Addiction Center Expands to Treat Younger Children as Georgia's Mental Health Care Gaps Persist (2) Fox 5 Atlanta | Addiction Alliance of Georgia Expands Youth Treatment (3) Metro Atlanta CEO | Opioid Settlement Funds and Philanthropy Expand Adolescent Addiction Care in Georgia.

Education

Dotson S, Gerken A, Salvi J, Schwartz A, White D. “Flipping the CCC: From regulatory task to transformative tool." American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2026 (workshop). 

Scherer B, Schwartz A, DeMoss D, Parocua A, Anand A. “Techniques to engender trust and confidence in harm reduction: Transforming trainee perspectives through case-based learning.” American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2026 (workshop).

Schwartz A, Bentman A, Spitz D. “Maintaining trust during resident performance challenges: Strategies towards a transformative outcome.” American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2026 (workshop)

Presentations

Robert Elliott presented “Beyond Diagnosis: Advancing a Holistic, Student-Centered Approach to Mental Health Evaluation” with Alyson Goodwin on March 17 at the Southern College Health Association annual conference.

Jordan Cattie, Carly Yasinski and Rebecca Schneider participated in a LinkedIn Live event hosted by ACBS titled “Working with anxiety, not against it: An ACT-based conversation” today. 

*Goodman G, Fannon J, and Kedar G. (2026, June). Studying the quality of psychotherapy process conducted by three large language models. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Osaka, Japan. (oral)

ADJUNCT FACULTY KUDOS

Martie Thompson was selected as the 2026 recipient of the Chancellor’s Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award at Appalachian State University. The letter read "Your dedication, hard work and innovative approach to your research have truly set you apart as a leader in our academic community. The selection committee for this award consisted of faculty members representing the academic colleges and the libraries, with final award approved by the Chancellor, Provost and Chancellor's council." 

TRAINEE KUDOS

Mimi Ackleh has been selected for the Resident and Fellow Recognition Award for Excellence in Family-Oriented Care through the Association of Family Psychiatrists. 

Jordan Hildenbrand won the teaching competition at the Southern Society of General Internal Medicine.

Abby Wilson received the following feedback from working in the PCC: "The care provider (Physician) exhibited herself in a very personal and professional manner. Hats off to Doctor Wilson!"