Check out our news archive below to learn more about what’s happening in Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences!
New $500K Duke Endowment Grant Will Support Health Professions Learners
The Office of Le Well in the Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) received a $500K Duke Endowment grant to support an initiative to help students succeed and thrive in their clinical learning programs. Jane Gagliardi, MD, MHS, associate dean for learning environment and well-being at the SOM, and Melanie Bonner, PhD, assistant dean for student services at the SOM, will lead the project. Both are Duke Psychiatry professors.
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.
Warren Kinghorn Discusses Christian Approach to Mental Health Care in New Book
In his new book, Duke Psychiatry's Warren Kinghorn, MD, examines ways that modern medicine shapes mental health care and contrasts them with a more holistic approach championed by Saint Thomas Aquinas. By spotlighting this more person-centered approach to mental health care, Kinghorn challenges mental health clinicians to look beyond merely diagnosing and treating symptoms to healing the patient as a whole.
Centennial Faculty Spotlight: James Blumenthal, Leader in Behavioral Science Research, Retires after 45 Years
After 45 years of service to the Duke University School of Medicine, James A. Blumenthal, PhD, ABPP, J. P. Gibbons Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, retired in February 2024. He was widely recognized as the leading behavioral science researcher in the field of cardiac rehabilitation and behavioral approaches to the clinical management of cardiovascular disorders.
Duke Psychiatry Honors Professors and Residents with 2024 Awards
Congratulations to our Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences trainees and faculty members who received these year-end awards.
Three Duke Psychiatry Faculty Members Retire, Become Emeriti
Three faculty members who have retired from the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences this year have been honored with emeritus/emerita status: James Blumenthal, PhD, ABPP, Scott Moore, MD, PhD, and Patricia A. Resick, PhD, ABPP.
Temple Grandin Advocates for Different Kinds of Thinkers at Talk in Durham
In a talk on May 31 on the Duke campus, Temple Grandin, PhD, discuss connections between animal behavior and autism. The talk was organized by the Durham County Library and co-sponsored by the Durham Library Foundation and the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development.
School of Medicine Celebrates Juneteenth with Keynote by Damon Tweedy
Duke University School of Medicine’s Black employee resource group held its third annual Juneteenth celebration on June 20. The event featured keynote speaker Damon Tweedy, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.
Experts Offer Best Practices for Inclusive Research
Several Duke CTSI experts on best practices for inclusive community-engaged research—including Duke Psychiatry's Dane Whicker, PhD—joined the panel for “Building Inclusion into Research: Language Matters,” a virtual Research Town Hall hosted by the Duke Office of Scientific Integrity.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Spotlight: Sarah Wilson, PhD
In this month's School of Medicine EDI Spotlight, Sarah Wilson, PhD, assistant professor in psychiatry & behavioral sciences, shares about several programs she’s working on and provides a glimpse into her world outside of Duke—including performing as a Prince impersonator.