Professionalism and Leadership
Leadership requires the ability to articulate a vision, while supporting and empowering others to engage in and critically reflect on that vision and the actions taken to accomplish it.
Academic medical centers have a special opportunity to promote, model, and encourage professionalism and leadership in all aspects of our work with students, patients, peers, and superiors. Professionalism in our Department means not only acquiring specialized knowledge of psychiatric care and treatment, though this is absolutely critical, but also promoting competency, integrity, self-regulation, and accountability in all clinical, academic, and administrative endeavors.
To strengthen our sense of purpose, our effectiveness, and our cohesiveness as one academic community, we have an established leadership team. Together, this executive and administrative infrastructure supports department-wide efforts to strengthen the leadership skills and aspirations of our early career faculty and staff, and to cultivate a culture that is supportive of professional growth and opportunities.
Chair and Vice Chair
Laura Roberts, MD, MA
Chair
Victor Carrion, MD
Vice Chair
Senior Associate Chairs
Cheryl Gore-Felton, PhD
Senior Associate Chair
James Lock, MD, PhD
Senior Associate Chair
Associate Chairs
Steven Adelsheim, MD
Associate Chair – Community Commitment & Engagement
Bruce Arnow, PhD
Associate Chair – Psychology and Psychology Training
Sallie De Golia, MD, MPH
Associate Chair – Clinician Educator Professional Development
Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD
Associate Chair – Scientific Innovation and Collaboration
Chris Hayward, MD, MPH
Associate Chair – Translation and Integration
Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD, FAASM
Associate Chair – Sleep Medicine
Alan Louie, MD
Associate Chair – Education
Robert C. Malenka, MD, PhD
Associate Chair – Scientific Discovery
Rachel Manber, PhD
Associate Chair – Clinical Research
Karen Parker, PhD
Associate Chair – Research Strategy and Oversight
Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD
Associate Chair – Inclusion and Diversity
David Spiegel, MD
Associate Chair – University Relations
Inderjit (Indy) Singh, MPH
Associate Chair – Finance and Operations
Leanne Williams, PhD
Associate Chair – Translational Neuroscience
Jerome Yesavage, MD
Associate Chair – Veterans Affairs
Division Chiefs
Antonio Hardan, MD
Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Bruce Arnow, PhD
Co-Chief of the Division of General Psychiatry and Psychology
Chris Hayward, MD, MPH
Co-Chief of the Division of General Psychiatry and Psychology
Allan L. Reiss, MD
Chief of the Division of Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences
Cheryl Gore-Felton, PhD
Co-Chief of the Division of Public Mental Health and Population Sciences
Mark McGovern, PhD
Co-Chief of the Division of Public Mental Health and Population Sciences
Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD, FAASM
Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine
Central Administration
Executive Office
Director of Finance and Administration
Inderjit (Indy) Singh
Executive Assistant to the DFA
Rahi Desai
Sr. Financial Analyst
Nathan Wong
Administrative Associate
Denise Knab
Administrative Associate
Wesselyne Mckinney
Program Manager
Laura Turner-Essel, PhD
Program Manager
Kyle McKinley
Executive Assistant to the Chair
Megan King
Academic Affairs and Education Programs
Director of Faculty Affairs and Strategic Planning
Heather Kenna
Faculty Affairs Manager
Jacqueline Ching
Faculty Affairs Administrator
Diana Kim
Faculty Affairs Administrator
Erica Dillingham
Faculty Affairs Administrator
Denise Reyes
Faculty Affairs Administrator
Chris Hall
Faculty Affairs Administrator
Breann Ferguson
Program Manager, Core Training & Education
Mario Mercurio
Medical Education Team Manager, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Program Manager
Ola Golovinsky
Clerkship Coordinator
Quynh Dang
Fellowship Education Administrator
Romola Breckenridge
Residency Program Coordinator
Stephanie Roberts
Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator
Rebeca Jimenez
Program Coordinator, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Maryam Mossadeghian
Program Coordinator, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Charles Larson
Facilities and Operations
Director of Facilities and Operations
Chia-Yu Cardell
Facility Specialist
Erick Mejorado
Facility Assistant
Steven Quejada Jr.
Communications
Director of Communications
Mindy Hantke
Research Finance and Development
Director of Research Development, Integrity, and Strategy
Aimee-Noelle Swanson, PhD
Clinical Research Implementation & Outreach Program Director
Yale Kim
Co-Assistant Director of Research Finance
Kate Erickson
Co-Assistant Director of Research Finance
Mariko Joplin
Senior Finance Manager
Judy Fredendall
Senior Finance Manager
Diven Sharma
Senior Finance Manager
Cindy Lee
Senior Finance Manager
Anna Macatuno
Senior Finance Manager
Peng Yuan
Senior Finance Manager
Niraj Raman
Senior Finance Manager
Evelyn Chan
Senior Finance Manager
Emily Woodward
Senior Finance Manager
Leo Gou
Finance Manager
Karla Penados
Research Administrator
Angelica Nunez
Research Administrator
Ja'Vonne Monique Smith
Research Administrator
Betty Chen
Clinical Finance and Administration
Director of Finance and Clinical Operations
Brett Kelly
Senior Clinical Financial Analyst
Albert Lam
Finance and Contracts Analyst
Ozeir Nassery
Financial Analyst
Shuming Yao
Human Resources
Director of HR Strategy and Operations
Stephanie Dornes
Human Resources Manager
Linda Vargas
Sr. Human Resources Administrator
Maria Ruiz
Sr. Human Resources Administrator
Xanthie Cook
Human Resources Administrator
Nerizza Yeo
Human Resources Administrator
Leticia Solis
Postdoc Coordinator
Chris Medina