Check out our news archive below to learn more about what’s happening in Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences!
How to Regain Control of Your Sleep
Duke experts and colleagues, including Duke Psychiatry's Sushrusha Arjyal, PhD, share ways to get the right amount of sleep, which can boost your physical and mental health.
Abdelaal and Dzirasa Awarded Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Karim Abdelaal, a PhD student in neurobiology, has been awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study. The fellowship program aims to build a community committed to advancing science through diversity and inclusion. Duke Psychiatry's Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, is Abdelaal’s advisor.
How Small Moments of Praise Make a Big Difference
In this Working@Duke article, Duke Psychiatry's Laura Weisberg, PhD, provides insights on the value of giving praise in the workplace, and employees share their strategies and experiences with creating a positive culture on their teams.
Duke Psychiatry Trainees Receive Numerous Awards & Honors
Congratulations to our trainees on the many external awards and honors they earned during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Pandemic Amplified Existing Youth Mental Health Crisis
The pandemic has only amplified an already alarming mental health crisis among the nation’s young people, but there are ways for parents and communities to help, three Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Science experts said during a media briefing on Wednesday, July 13.
At a Crossroads—Reconsidering the Goals of Autism Early Behavioral Intervention From a Neurodiversity Perspective
In this JAMA Pediatrics Viewpoint, Duke University Center for Autism & Brain Development researchers Geraldine Dawson, PhD, Lauren Franz, MBChB, MPH, and S. Brandsen, PhD, reflect on the goals of autism early behavioral intervention from a neurodiversity perspective.
Julie Penzner, MD, Appointed as Vice Chair for Education
Julie Penzner, MD, was appointed as Vice Chair for Education effective July 1, 2022.
Congratulations to the 2022 LEADER Alumni
Congratulations to the 2022 graduates of the Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER) Program, designed for junior faculty who are leading a research group and driving their own research agenda. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences participants include Dan Blalock, PhD, Elena Tenenbaum, PhD, Sheri Towe, PhD, and Yun Wang, PhD.
Creating a Sense of Community for LGBTQ Students
DukeMed Pride offers LGBTQ students in the School of Medicine a space to find mentors, networking, and a sense of community. Duke Psychiatry's Dane Whicker, PhD, is the faculty advisor for the group.
A Champion for Affirming, Culturally Responsive Health Care
Understanding intersecting cultural identities — and providing care that respects and affirms those identities — is at the heart of Tyson Pankey’s work as a clinician, educator, and researcher. Pankey, who joined the Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences faculty in September 2021, wants to help flip the script on how health care providers talk to and care for people in the LGBTQ+ community.