Faculty

      

Current Faculty
G. Richard Smith, MD Marie Wilson Howells Professor and Chair, Dept of Psychiatry Interests: outcomes, quality of care, value of care, accountability Biosketch
	Cornelia M. Beck, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor of Geriatrics, Psychiatry, and Nursing Interests: dementia, utilization, outcomes, nursing home care
Dean Blevins, PhD Assistant Research Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Interests: end-of-life issues, dementia, long-term care, mental health policy Biosketch
	Patti Bokony, PhD Assistant Research Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Interests: substance abuse for women with children, early childhood mental health Biosketch
Brenda M. Booth, PhD Director, DHSR Professor of Psychiatry and Biostatistics Interests: substance abuse, comorbidity, outcomes Biosketch
	Geoffrey M. Curran, PhD Associate Director, Mental Health QUERI Coordinating Center Associate Professor, Depts of Psychiatry & Epidemiology Interests: adoption of innovation, organizational change in mental health settings, substance abuse and psychiatric comorbidity Biosketch
Mark Edlund, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Psychiatrist, Central Arkansas VA Interests: improving mental health care in primary care settings, treatment adherence
	Ellen P. Fischer, PhD Associate Professor, Depts of Epidemiology & Psychiatry Interests: schizophrenia, severe mental illness, outcomes, measurement and monitoring Biosketch
John C. Fortney, PhD Professor, Depts of Psychiatry and Health Policy & Management Interests: substance abuse, depressive disorders, geographic access, managed care, telepsychiatry, collaborative care Biosketch
	Teresa Hudson, PharmD Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Associate Director, CeMHOR Interests: medication adherence in schizophrenia, quality measurement, pharmacoepidemiology Biosketch
JoAnn E. Kirchner, MD Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Interests: alcohol disorders, depressive disorders, primary care Biosketch
	Teresa Kramer, PhD Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Interests: post-traumatic stress disorder, adolescent depression Biosketch
Terri Miller, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Interests: assessment, monitoring, and improvement of the quality of mental health care for children and adolescents; cultural variations in help-seeking, service utilization, and quality of care for mental health problems; education and training of mental health professionals
	Snigdha Mukherjee, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Interests: ethnic and gender differences in access to health care, contextual factors that impact health seeking behaviors such as stigma, programs and interventions for enhancing prevention and care in Mental Health and STDs/HIV/AIDS, issues of risk education, stress and coping of patients and caregivers
Richard R. Owen, MD Director, CeMHOR Director, Mental Health QUERI Coordinating Center Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Interests: schizophrenia, depressive disorders, outcomes, guideline implementation and evaluation, treatment adherence Biosketch
	Jeffrey M. Pyne, MD Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Interests: health related quality of life, cost-effectiveness methods, telepsychiatry Biosketch
Kathy Richards, PhD, RN Professor, Dept of Nursing Science Interests:  design, testing, and implementation of effective interventions for persons with sleep disorders
	John Spollen, MD Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Chief, Mental Health Clinic, Central Arkansas VA Interests: schizophrenia, antipsychotic medications, medical student education
Greer Sullivan, MD, MSPH Director, South Central MIRECC Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Interests: quality of care, rural health care, quality of life functional assessment Biosketch
	Puru Thapa, MD Assistant Professor, Depts of Psychiatry and Epidemiology Staff Psychiatrist, Arkansas State Hospital Interests: pharmacoepidemiology, mental health services research Biosketch