Our unique breadth and depth allow us to provide sound clinical care, create novel knowledge, translate research discoveries and train the future generations of psychiatry clinicians, educators and researchers.
Department of Psychiatry faculty members have an academic home in one of the Department’s seven academic divisions led by a Director.
A faculty member’s area of expertise and research, teaching, and other work determine which Division they are part of. The Council of Divisions, comprising the members of the Executive Committee and the directors of the seven academic divisions, coordinates actions between the Department’s Academic Divisions
The Divisions reflect the key themes of our research, which can be categorized under among the Divisions. Division members will meet to discuss needs and initiatives in their field and foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.
The academic home of acute care psychiatry, including psychiatric emergency services, inpatient services, and outpatient care.
DIVISION DIRECTOR: Dr. Juveria Zaheer and Dr. Andrea Waddell
Serving children and youth from 0 to 24 years of age in both hospital and community agency settings.
DIVISION DIRECTOR: Dr. Louise Gallagher
This division has a strong focus on the relationship amongst psychological, biological, and social factors in the expression of symptoms in medical/surgical illness.
DIVISION DIRECTOR: Dr. Rima Styra
This division strives for excellence in research into mental disorders in late-life, and the education of health care practitioners who treat elderly patients.
DIVISION DIRECTOR: Dr. Dallas Seitz
The Division of Psychotherapy, Humanities, and Psychosocial Interventions is comprised of three clinical and academic areas of focus: Psychotherapy, Health Arts and Humanities (HAH), Research, Innovation and Scholarship in Education (RISE).
DIVISION DIRECTOR: Dr. Shelley McMain
Neurosciences and Clinical Translation focuses on addictions, mood and anxiety, neurosciences and schizophrenia. It is working to build a large program of basic and translational research that is integrated with clinical studies directed at therapeutics development.
This division aims to build a community of scholars to promote excellence in research in forensic psychiatry and disseminate this information through education.
DIVISION DIRECTOR: Dr. Graham Glancy
