The Research Division within the Department of Psychiatry supports residents and faculty members to conduct a variety of scholarly projects. Scholar’s Forum is a bimonthly meeting supported by the Division and provides opportunities for collaboration, feedback, and discussion. This division has an active collaboration with the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, including with Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research (CITAR). Together with the team at CITAR, the psychiatry research division is in the process of conducting a mixed methods research study related to disparities in post-overdose trajectories. Psychiatry residents have also begun conducting systematic reviews related to mindfulness and substance use disorders. Residents have also created a prospective project researching cognitive measures at OneFifteen that may be predictive of substance use disorder treatment engagement and dropout. The Division of Research also supports medical students in research projects related to a variety of psychiatric conditions. A sample of faculty publications can be found at the Core Scholar website for the Department of Psychiatry.
Faculty Research
| Name and Academic Postion | Email Address | Clinical Interests | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mast, D.O., M.B.A. | ryan.mast@wright.edu | ADHD, Intellectual Disability, Autism, College Mental Health | ADHD, Intellectual Disability, College Mental Health |
| Suzie Nelson, M.D. | suzie.nelson@wright.edu | ADHD, Military Psychiatry, Integrated Care | ADHD, Military Psychiatry |
| Bethany Harper, M.D. | bethany.harper@wright.edu | ADHD, Intellectual Disorder, Autism, College Mental Health | ADHD, Intellectual Disability, College Mental Health |
| Brian Merrill, M.D., M.B.A. | brian.merrill@wright.edu | ADHD, Intellectual Disability, Autism, College Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder | ADHD, Intellextual Disability, Autism, College Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder |
| Julie Gentile, M.D., M.B.A. | julie.gentile@wright.edu | Traumatic Brain Injury, Intellectual Disability | Autism, Co-occurring conditions, Intellectual Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Allison Cowan, M.D. | allison.cowan@wright.edu | Psychotherapy, Intellectual Disability | Psychotherapy, Intellectual Disability |
| Danielle Gainer, M.D. | danielle.gainer@wright.edu | Integrated Care, Intellectual Disability, Substance Use Disorder | Substance Use Disorder, Technology, Trauma |
| Nita Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H. | nita.bhatt@wright.edu | Intellectual Disability, Neurocognitive Disorders, Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia, and Women's Health | Intellectual Disability, Neurocognitive Disorders, Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia, and Women's Health |
| Kelly Blankenship, D.O. | kelly.blankenship@wright.edu | Austism Spectrum Disorder, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder and substance abuse | Austism Spectrum Disorder and substance abuse |
| Terry Correll, D.O. | terry.correll@wright.edu | Aerospace Psychiatry, Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment, including Nonpharmacologic Approaches (Lifestyle Psychiatry) | Academic Psychiatry, Lifestyle Psychiatry |
| Matthew Baker, D.O. | matthew.baker@wright.edu | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Military Psychiatry, Academic Psychiatry/Health Professions Education | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Health |
| Kari Harper, M.D. | kari.harper@wright.edu | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical Student Mental Health | Medical Student Mental Health, COVID-19, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Substance Use Disorder |