Program Directors

William P. Timmie Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Psychiatry Residency Research Track

Dr. Andrew H. Miller is William P. Timmie Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine. He is also the Director of the Psychiatry Residency Research Track. He is an internationally recognized expert in interactions between the brain and immune system as they relate to depression. His work has demonstrated that during immune activation, inflammatory cytokines can access the brain and interact with the metabolism of dopamine and glutamate, while altering neurocircuits relevant to motivation and reward as well as anxiety and alarm. Additionally, Dr. Miller and his group conducted the first clinical trial examining the efficacy of an immunotherapy (cytokine antagonist) for the treatment of depression. He has produced over 250 scholarly publications, won numerous research, teaching and mentoring awards, is an ISI highly cited researcher and is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Co-Director, Psychiatry Residency Research Track

Dr. David R. Goldsmith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine and is the Co-Director of the Psychiatry Residency Research Track. He is also on Faculty in the Emory Behavioral Immunology Program. Dr. Goldsmith is currently funded by a K23 Career Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health to investigate the impact of inflammatory cytokines on brain reward circuitry, motivational deficits and negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. He is a former Chief Resident of the Emory Psychiatry Research Track and has been recognized a number of times for his research and teaching including the Emory Department of Psychiatry Residency Research Award, the Laughlin Fellowship from the American College of Psychiatrists, the Dean's Teaching Award from the Emory University School of Medicine, the npj: Schizophrenia Poster Award from the Schizophrenia International Research Society and a Travel Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry. Dr. Goldsmith is the director of the PSTAR (Persistent Symptoms: Treatment, Assessment and Recovery) Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital, where he treats patients with persistent symptoms of psychosis.

Winship Distinguished Research Professor in Psychology
Co-Director, Psychiatry Residency Research Track

Dr. Michael T. Treadway is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He is also the Winship Distinguished Research Professor in Psychology and Co-Director of the Psychiatry Residency Research Track. He is a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist focused on understanding the molecular and circuit-level mechanisms of psychiatric symptoms related to mood, anxiety and decision-making. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University in 2012, and completed his clinical internship and post-doc at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. As Director of the Translational Research in Affective Disorders Laboratory (TReADLab) in the Department of Psychology at Emory University, Dr. Treadway’s research employs a variety of methods, including multimodal neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, MRS, and PET), behavioral paradigms, computational modeling and clinical/personality assessment. A particular interest has been the assessment of reward motivation in psychiatric populations, for which Dr. Treadway has developed several widely used behavioral measures.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Director, Psychiatry Residency Research Track

Dr. Jessica A. Cooper is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine and is the Associate Director for the Psychiatry Residency Research Track. She is also the Assistant Director of the Translational Research in Affective Disorders Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at Emory University. Dr. Cooper is currently funded by a K01 career development award from the National Institute of Mental Health to investigate elevated inflammation and altered glutamatergic functioning as transdiagnostic mediators of stress-induced anhedonia. She primarily studies the neurobiology of motivation, decision making and response to reward using fMRI and computational modeling.