Translational & Clinical Research

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is an emerging leader in psychiatric research. Faculty members are dedicated to exploring the psychological and neurobiological underpinnings of human behavior and mental disorders in addition to developing improved treatments and treatment-delivery systems using the most advanced research methods and technologies available.

Collaboration is pivotal to the department’s success, with translational teams of basic and clinical scientists working together to rapidly bring breakthroughs from the lab to the clinic. Mentorship is a departmental priority, as faculty members train the next generation of leaders in the field.

Areas of Research

Childhood Disorders & Developmental Neuroscience

Trauma

Addiction

Neuroimaging & Translational Neuroscience

Psychopharmacology

Genetics, Genomics & Epigenetics

Molecular Neuroscience

Mood Disorders

Health Services & Implementation Science

Campus-Crossing Research