Associate professor Jessica Lunsford-Avery, PhD, has been appointed associate APT (appointments, promotion, and tenure) director for the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.
In this new role, Lunsford-Avery will work closely with Chris Marx, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and vice chair of APT. She'll focus on the needs of career track faculty, including leading faculty development and assisting with creating academic opportunities for this group of faculty. She will also serve as the associate chair of the APT committee.
Lunsford-Avery leads a highly productive and innovative research program focused on understanding the role of sleep disturbances across different behavioral health conditions. She also maintains an active clinical practice, where she specializes in sleep disorders and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.