Check out our news archive below to learn more about what’s happening in Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences!
Centennial Staff Spotlight: Being Part of Duke Research Is Zarrin Brooks’ Why
Zarrin Brooks, CRA, has spent 10 of her 32 years at Duke in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, with more than two decades separating her two very different roles in the department. A grants and contracts manager in the department since 2019, Zarrin and her team help identify, prepare, submit, and manage research grants for the department’s faculty investigators. Read on to learn more about her career and get some insight and advice about working at Duke.
Community Partnership Creates an Inclusive Experience for Autistic Moviegoers
The Sensory Friendly Film Series, an initiative created through a partnership between the Carolina Theatre of Durham and the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, provides a safe and welcoming cinema experience for autistic individuals and others in need of sensory accommodations.
Centennial Staff Spotlight: For Teresa Fisher, Psychiatry is “Never Boring”—and That’s a Good Thing
Teresa Fisher is celebrating 39 years at Duke and 24 years as part of the Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences staff. As a financial management analyst II, she works on Duke Health Integrated Practice (DHIP) payroll and budgets, University financials, faculty compensation, and special projects.
Centennial Staff Spotlight: Drusilla Russell Finds Fulfillment in Research Administration
As a research administration specialist, Drusilla Russell assists with managing awarded funds for sponsored projects. Over her 32-year Duke career, she's worked in a variety of roles spanning the School of Medicine, Duke University Hospital, and the main campus.
Centennial Staff Spotlight: For Jaye Efland, Duke Is All in the Family
For the past 38 years, Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences has been Jaye Efland’s professional home. In her current role as a grants and contracts manager, she helps investigators through the administrative steps of sponsored research, including both pre- and post-award activities.
Centennial Staff Spotlight: Roberta Demery Smiles through it All
Roberta Demery, an administrative assistant in the Division of Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, works to ensure that lab personnel using the Buy@Duke purchasing system complete their purchase requisitions accurately. She also processes p-card transactions for several faculty members. Her Duke career has spanned nearly four decades.
Centennial Staff Spotlight: Cathy Lefebvre Enjoys Helping People Achieve their Goals
Cathy Lefebvre, a program coordinator in the Division of Child and Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, supports the psychiatry clerkship program for medical students and the Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds series. She's worked in the department for 28 years, with a total of 31 years of service at the School of Medicine to date.