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Psychiatry Education & Training (PET) Council

Our Mission

To develop, coordinate and integrate the highest caliber multi-disciplinary education and training in the clinical care and scientific investigation of mental illness, and more broadly, in the study of behavior and its biological and psychological underpinnings.

Our Vision

The Psychiatry Education & Training (PET) Council will enhance the coordination, efficiency and quality of the Department of Psychiatry’s education and training, develop new opportunities for collaborations with positive “multiplier” effects on scientific and funding resources, promote the integration of clinical and scientific training in a thoughtful and consistent manner, advance diversity and help develop a more cohesive and collegial departmental identity around a shared core educational mission.

Council Members & Program Representatives

2023-2024 Faculty Members

  • Gregory Light, Ph.D., Vice Chair
  • Jeff Daskalakis, M.D., Ph.D., Ex Officio
  • Leslie Anderson, Ph.D.
  • Dewleen Baker, M.D.
  • Samuel Barnes, Ph.D.
  • Kristin Beizai, M.D.
  • Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Ph.D.
  • Veronica Cardenas, Ph.D.
  • Natalie Castriotta, Ph.D.
  • Mariana Cherner, Ph.D.
  • Kelly Courtney, Ph.D.
  • Isabel Domingues, M.D.
  • Adam Fields, Ph.D.
  • Lisa Glassman, Ph.D.
  • Eric Granholm, Ph.D. 
  • Suzi Hong, Ph.D.
  • Steve Huege, M.D.
  • Jennifer Iudicello, Ph.D.
  • Janis Jenkins, Ph.D.
  • Yash Joshi, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Steve Koh, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
  • Laurie Lindamer, Ph.D.
  • Larry Malak, M.D.
  • Carla Marienfeld, M.D.
  • Michael McCarthy, M.D. 
  • Arpi Minassian, Ph.D.
  • Lama Muhammad, M.D.
  • Caroline Nievergelt, Ph.D.
  • Barton Palmer, Ph.D.
  • Victoria Risbrough, Ph.D.
  • Shawn Sidhu, M.D.
  • Alexandra Sietsma, NP
  • Andrea Spadoni, Ph.D.
  • Pei-an (Betty) Shih, MPM, Ph.D.
  • Neal Swerdlow, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Susan Tapert, Ph.D.
  • Cory Weissman, M.D. 
  • Christina Wiergena, Ph.D.
  • Elizabeth Wrape, Ph.D. 

2023 - 2024 Trainee Program Representatives

  • Monica Castillo, M.D., Ph.D., Council Co-Chair
  • Kristine Dell, Ph.D., Council Co-Chair 
  • Ruth Klaming, Ph.D., Council Co-Chair
  • Kush Bhatt, M.D.
  • Jessica Carrasco, Ph.D.
  • Caroline Eskander, M.A. 
  • Chris Fong, M.A.
  • Breanna Holloway, Ph.D. 
  • Ali Klein, Ph.D. 
  • Carolina Makowski, Ph.D. 
  • Kaitlyn McDowell, M.D. 
  • Max Obolsky, M.A. 
  • Lindsay Rotblatt, Ph.D.
  • Jessica Zakrzewski, Ph.D.