Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Melissa Cyperski, PhD

Melissa

Cyperski

PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Division of Psychology

Dr. Melissa Cyperski (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University. She pursued advanced clinical training through her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship with Vanderbilt University Medical Center at the Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE). The COE is part of a statewide network funded to enhance the quality of services provided to children in or at risk of entering the Tennessee child welfare or juvenile justice systems.

Dr. Melissa Cyperski is a child psychologist whose research interests center on understanding risks and resilience in youth, particularly those who identify as LGBTQ+ and/or have experienced adversity. In addition, she has engaged in training of mental health professionals and community partners.

melissa.cyperski@vumc.org

Dr. Cyperski has expertise in trauma-informed, evidence-based practice for children and adolescents. She primarily employs a cognitive-behavioral approach and adapts techniques from various interventions to meet the unique needs of each patient and family. She is passionate about providing care to the LGBTQ+ community--particularly gender diverse children, adolescents, and their caregivers.

Blythe Corbett, PhD

Blythe

Corbett

PhD

James G. Blakemore Chair in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Director, Division of Psychology

Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Internship in Professional Psychology

Director, SENSE Lab

Investigator, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Dr. Corbett joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2010. Currently, she is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Research Description

Dr. Corbett is the Director of the Social Emotional NeuroScience Endocrinology (SENSE) lab, a translational research program focused on better understanding and treating social competence and stress in children, adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One of her most notable contributions has been the development of SENSE Theatre®, a peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention, which has contributed to significant improvement in social functioning in individuals with ASD. Dr. Corbett has published over 70 original peer-reviewed articles in leading academic journals. Her research has been consistently funded by the National Institute of Mental Health since 2005, which includes randomized clinical trials and developmental studies examining the impact of pubertal development on stress, physiological arousal and social functioning in youth with ASD and typical development.

Training Description

Dr. Corbett is the Director of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Internship in Professional Psychology (VUMC-IPP), a one-year, full-time program approved by the American Psychological Association and member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) offering 4 positions in autism and lifespan development, child & adolescent psychology, general adult psychiatry and adult psychosis.

Clinical Description

Dr. Corbett is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in neuropsychological assessment in children and adolescents with autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders.

Village at Vanderbilt

Lab Website

http://senselab.vkcsites.org

blythe.corbett@vumc.org

Carissa Cascio, PhD

Carissa

Cascio

PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Division of Psychology

Postdoctoral Positions Available

Cascio C, McGlone F, Folger S, Tannan V, Baranek G, Pelphrey KA, Essick G. Tactile perception in adults with autism: a multidimensional psychophysical study. J Autism Dev Disord [print-electronic]. 2008 Jan; 38(1): 127-37. PMID: 17415630, PMCID: PMC2185746, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0370-8, ISSN: 0162-3257.
Cascio CJ, Gerig G, Piven J. Diffusion tensor imaging: Application to the study of the developing brain. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007 Feb; 46(2): 213-23. PMID: 17242625, PII: S0890-8567(09)61829-3, DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000246064.93200.e8, ISSN: 0890-8567.

Tommerdahl M, Tannan V, Cascio CJ, Baranek GT, Whitsel BL. Vibrotactile adaptation fails to enhance spatial localization in adults with autism. Brain Res [print-electronic]. 2007 Jun 6/18/2007; 1154: 116-23. PMID: 17498672, PMCID: PMC1987714, PII: S0006-8993(07)00856-6, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.04.032, ISSN: 0006-8993.
Cascio C, Styner M, Smith RG, Poe MD, Gerig G, Hazlett HC, Jomier M, Bammer R, Piven J. Reduced relationship to cortical white matter volume revealed by tractography-based segmentation of the corpus callosum in young children with developmental delay. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Dec; 163(12): 2157-63. PMID: 17151168, PII: 163/12/2157, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2006.163.12.2157, ISSN: 0002-953X.
Styner MA, Oguz I, Smith RG, Cascio C, Jomier M. Corpus callosum subdivision based on a probabilistic model of inter-hemispheric connectivity. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2005; 8(Pt 2): 765-72. PMID: 16686029.
Cascio CJ, Sathian K. Temporal cues contribute to tactile perception of roughness. J. Neurosci. 2001 Jul 7/15/2001; 21(14): 5289-96. PMID: 11438604, PII: 21/14/5289, ISSN: 1529-2401.
Gingrich B, Liu Y, Cascio C, Wang Z, Insel TR. Dopamine D2 receptors in the nucleus accumbens are important for social attachment in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behav. Neurosci. 2000 Feb; 114(1): 173-83. PMID: 10718272, ISSN: 0735-7044.
Wang Z, Yu G, Cascio C, Liu Y, Gingrich B, Insel TR. Dopamine D2 receptor-mediated regulation of partner preferences in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): a mechanism for pair bonding?. Behav. Neurosci. 1999 Jun; 113(3): 602-11. PMID: 10443786, ISSN: 0735-7044.

Village at Vanderbilt

1501 21st Avenue S

Nashville

Tennessee

37212

Dr. Cascio's research program is focused on sensory and repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The lab uses direct observational assessment of sensation, perception, and behavior. These approaches are combined with neuroimaging and neurophysiological approaches such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and event-related potentials (ERP). The goal of the lab is to better understand how basic sensory and limbic neural systems contribute to the complex array of social and communication impairments in ASD. Current projects include: 1) an fMRI study of limbic/reward system activation in response to circumscribed interests in ASD, 2) a DTI study of sensory thalamocortical pathways as they relate to sensory hyper- and hyporesponsiveness in ASD, 3) an ERP study of steady state potentials and sensory processing in a high-risk group of infant siblings of children with ASD. Pilot and methodological projects include: 1) an ERP study of affective touch in children with ASD, 2) development of behavioral approaches for pediatric neuroimaging, including a biofeedback motion training program for use in a mock scanner environment.

carissa.cascio@vumc.org

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Kimberly P. Brown, PhD, ABPP

Kimberly

Brown

PhD, ABPP

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Director, Forensic Evaluation Team

Division of Psychology

(615) 327-7130

Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

1601 23rd Avenue South

Nashville

Tennessee

37212

kimberly.p.brown@vumc.org

Dr. Kimberly Brown has been a member of the faculty since 2002. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and is board certified in forensic psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). She completed her undergraduate degree at Duke University, graduating summa cum laude. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in law from the University of Alabama. As part of her degree, she had coursework, research, and clinical training in the specialty field of forensic psychology. She completed a forensic psychology predoctoral internship at Napa State Hospital and a postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology at the University of Washington/Western State Hospital.

Dr. Brown is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of the Vanderbilt Forensic Evaluation Team, which provides court-ordered criminal adult and juvenile forensic evaluations. She is experienced in conducting various types of assessments including: competencies, mental state at the time of the alleged offense, risk of violence and sexual offending, malingering, mitigation, personal injury, pre-employment, and fitness for duty. She has extensive experience with individuals with severe mental illness, in both inpatient and outpatient settings, both treatment and assessment. She has conducted over 3,500 evaluations in a variety of contexts and has received awards for her leadership, teaching, and research in forensic psychology. She has testified as an expert in court at the state and federal levels over 160 times.

Dr. Brown supervises various trainees in forensic evaluations and psychotherapy. She also teaches seminars pertaining to issues of forensic psychology and psychotherapy in the Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, the Vanderbilt University Medical School, Vanderbilt Law School, and at local and national level conferences and trainings.

Giovanni M. Billings, PsyD, IMH-E®

Giovanni

Billings

PsyD

Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

giovanni.m.billings@vumc.org

Dr. Giovanni Billings IMH-E® is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a team member at the Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody. He trained at Children’s Hospital Colorado, The Kempe Center, and in the Irving Harris Fellowship at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. Throughout his education, training, and work, Dr. Billings’ focus has been on serving children and families who have experienced trauma, with a particular focus on infant and early childhood trauma. This work includes parent-child relational assessment, relationship-based therapeutic interventions, and training/consultation in the court and child welfare systems on the needs of young children. Dr. Billings is rostered as a clinician and supervisor in Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) as well as endorsed as a Clinical Mentor in infant mental health.

Jennifer U. Blackford, PhD

Jennifer

Urbano

Blackford

PhD

Professor

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Blackford is a developmental psychologist and neuroscientist. Her lab uses neuroimaging methods to characterize anxiety circuitry in humans and the role of anxiety circuitry in anxiety vulnerability, PTSD, addiction, and schizophrenia. Dr. Blackford is the Director of the Division of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

1601 23rd Avenue South

Room / Suite

3057

Nashville

Tennessee

37212

Clauss, J, Avery, SN, Benningfield, MM, Blackford, JU (2019). Social anxiety is associated with BNST response to unpredictability. Depression and Anxiety, 36(8), 666-675. PMCID: PMC6679811.

Flook, EA, Luchsinger, JR, Silveri, MM, Winder DG, Benningfield, MM, Blackford, JU. Anxiety during abstinence from alcohol: A systematic review of rodent and human evidence for the anterior insula's role in the abstinence network. Addiction Biology, in press, doi: 10.1111/adb.12861. PMCID in progress.

Blackford JU. Leveraging Statistical Methods to Improve Validity and Reproducibility of Research Findings. JAMA Psychiatry. 2017 Feb 2/1/2017; 74(2): 119-20. PMID: 28030660, PII: 2594382, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3730, ISSN: 2168-6238.

Avery SN, Clauss JA, Blackford JU. The Human BNST: Functional Role in Anxiety and Addiction. Neuropsychopharmacology [print-electronic]. 2016 Jan; 41(1): 126-41. PMID: 26105138, PMCID: PMC4677124, PII: npp2015185, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.185, ISSN: 1740-634X.

Clauss JA, Benningfield MM, Rao U, Blackford JU. Altered Prefrontal Cortex Function Marks Heightened Anxiety Risk in Children. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry [print-electronic]. 2016 Sep; 55(9): 809-16. PMID: 27566122, PMCID: PMC5003319, PII: S0890-8567(16)30289-1, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.05.024, ISSN: 1527-5418.

Bas-Hoogendam JM, Blackford JU, Brühl AB, Blair KS, van der Wee NJA, Westenberg PM. Neurobiological candidate endophenotypes of social anxiety disorder. Neurosci Biobehav Rev [print-electronic]. 2016 Dec; 71: 362-78. PMID: 27593443, PII: S0149-7634(16)30263-9, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.08.040, ISSN: 1873-7528.

Avery SN, Clauss JA, Winder DG, Woodward N, Heckers S, Blackford JU. BNST neurocircuitry in humans. Neuroimage [print-electronic]. 2014 May 5/1/2014; 91: 311-23. PMID: 24444996, PMCID: PMC4214684, PII: S1053-8119(14)00038-X, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.01.017, ISSN: 1095-9572.

Clauss JA, Avery SN, VanDerKlok RM, Rogers BP, Cowan RL, Benningfield MM, Blackford JU. Neurocircuitry underlying risk and resilience to social anxiety disorder. Depress Anxiety [print-electronic]. 2014 Oct; 31(10): 822-33. PMID: 24753211, PMCID: PMC4314099, DOI: 10.1002/da.22265, ISSN: 1520-6394.

Clauss JA, Seay AL, VanDerKlok RM, Avery SN, Cao A, Cowan RL, Benningfield MM, Blackford JU. Structural and functional bases of inhibited temperament. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci [print-electronic]. 2014 Dec; 9(12): 2049-58. PMID: 24493850, PMCID: PMC4249486, PII: nsu019, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu019, ISSN: 1749-5024.

Blackford JU, Allen AH, Cowan RL, Avery SN. Amygdala and hippocampus fail to habituate to faces in individuals with an inhibited temperament. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci [print-electronic]. 2013 Feb; 8(2): 143-50. PMID: 22260816, PMCID: PMC3575717, PII: nsr078, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsr078, ISSN: 1749-5024.

Blackford JU, Pine DS. Neural substrates of childhood anxiety disorders: a review of neuroimaging findings. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am [print-electronic]. 2012 Jul; 21(3): 501-25. PMID: 22800991, PMCID: PMC3489468, PII: S1056-4993(12)00037-5, DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2012.05.002, ISSN: 1558-0490.

Clauss JA, Blackford JU. Behavioral inhibition and risk for developing social anxiety disorder: a meta-analytic study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry [print-electronic]. 2012 Oct; 51(10): 1066-1075.e1. PMID: 23021481, PMCID: PMC3611590, PII: S0890-8567(12)00592-8, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.08.002, ISSN: 1527-5418.

jenni.blackford@vumc.org

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Sonia Beck, PhD

Sonia

Beck

PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Division of Psychology

615-936-3555

Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

1601 23rd Avenue South

Room / Suite

3050

Nashville

Tennessee

37212

sonia.c.beck@vumc.org

Dr. Sonia Beck became a faculty member in September 2011. She had been a member of Vanderbilt’s Community Mental Health Center team and has been providing individual and group therapy services in the Adult Outpatient Clinic since January of 2003. Dr. Beck has worked as a therapist with a variety of populations since 1987, both as a graduate student and as a professional, including college counseling centers at West Chester University (PA), Vanderbilt University (TN), and Illinois State University (IL); community health centers including Lower East Side Service Center (NY) and Center for Comprehensive Health Practice (NY); and worked in criminal offender(TN) and addictions programs (NY city). She is trained in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), CBT(Cognitive Behavior Therapy), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and Gestalt Therapy, and has teaching and supervising experience at the college level (West Chester University, Illinois State University, and Tennessee State University) and at the professional level (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry). Dr. Beck provides supervision in individual and group psychotherapy to the psychiatry residents in training, teaches psychotherapy classes to residents beginning their training, and is one of the lecturers on faculty to resident classes. She is also trained in testing and research but her focus of work has been in clinical practice.

Rheanna Ata Brown, PhD

Rheanna

Ata

Brown

PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Vanderbilt Center for Surgical Weight Loss

Boepple L, Ata RN, Rum R, Thompson JK. Strong is the new skinny: A content analysis of fitspiration websites. Body Image [print-electronic]. 2016 Jun; 17: 132-5. PMID: 27045871, PII: S1740-1445(16)30098-5, DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.03.001, ISSN: 1873-6807.
Lee M, Ata RN, Brannick MT. Malleability of weight-biased attitudes and beliefs: a meta-analysis of weight bias reduction interventions. Body Image [print-electronic]. 2014 Jun; 11(3): 251-9. PMID: 24958660, PII: S1740-1445(14)00031-X, DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.03.003, ISSN: 1873-6807.
Ata RN, Thompson JK, Small BJ. Effects of exposure to thin-ideal media images on body dissatisfaction: testing the inclusion of a disclaimer versus warning label. Body Image [print-electronic]. 2013 Sep; 10(4): 472-80. PMID: 23688859, PII: S1740-1445(13)00054-5, DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.04.004, ISSN: 1873-6807.
Ata RN, Thompson JK. Weight bias in the media: a review of recent research. Obes Facts [print-electronic]. 2010 Feb; 3(1): 41-6. PMID: 20215794, PII: 000276547, DOI: 10.1159/000276547, ISSN: 1662-4025.

rheanna.a.brown@vumc.org

Colin Armstrong, PhD

Colin

Armstrong

PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Division of Psychology

Dayani Center for Health & Wellness

(615) 343-2808

Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness

1500 Medical Center Drive

Nashville

37232

Representative Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

1. Armstrong C, Wolever RQ, Manning L, Elam R, Moore M, Frates EP, Duskey H, Anderson C, Curtis RL, Masemer S, Lawson K. Group health coaching: strengths, challenges, and next steps. Glob Adv Health Med. 2013 May; 2(3): 95-102. PMID: 24416678, PMCID: PMC3833535, PII: gahmj.2013.019, DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2013.019, ISSN: 2164-957X.

2. Hayden-Wade, H., Coleman, K.J., Sallis, J.S., & Armstrong, C.A. (2003). Validation of the telephone and in-person interview versions of the 7-Day PAR. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35(5), 801-809.

3. Patten, C.A., Armstrong, C.A., Martin, J.E., Sallis, J.S., & Booth, J., (2001). Behavioral control of exercise in adults: Studies 7 and 8. Psychology and Health. 15(4), 571-581.

4. Armstrong, C.A., Patten, C.A., & Martin, J.E. (1994). Exercise stages of change and cardiovascular function. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 16, 174.

5. Armstrong, C.A., Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., & Hofstetter, C.R. (1993). Stages of change, self-efficacy, and the adoption of vigorous exercise: A prospective analysis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15, 390-402.

6. Martin, J.E., Patten, C.A., & Armstrong, C.A. (1993). Association between physical activity and blood pressure in normotensive adults. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 76, 701-702.

Book Chapter

1. Wallston, K.A. & Armstrong, C.A. (2001) Theoretically based strategies for health behavior change. In M. P. O'Donnell (Ed), Health Promotion in the Workplace, 3rd edition.

colin.armstrong@vumc.org

Colin Armstrong Vita Nov 2020.pdf

The Psychological Treatment of Voice Disorders

Also, motivation for healthier living, the development of self-efficacy / self-confidence, stress / anxiety management, the development of resilience, Performance Psychology, adapting Sports Psychology approaches to Vocal Performance.

Colin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). He is also a founding faculty member of the Vanderbilt Health Coaching Program, a program in which he has taught for more than a decade.

He is a practicing Health and Rehabilitation Psychologist in his 28th year serving in that role at the Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness. His work focuses on mind-body wellness. He specializes in the treatment of individuals suffering from voice disorders (e.g., muscle tension dysphonia, vocal fold nodules and polyps, vocal fold hemorrhage). He regularly treats performing artists from throughout the region, as well as others whose career is dependent upon their voice.

Colin is published in such journals as The American Journal of Health Promotion, The Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Perception and Motor Skills, The Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Psychology and Health, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and Global Advances in Health and Medicine. He has also co-authored a book chapter on motivation and treatment adherence.

His position has allowed him to provide consultation and education to such corporate clients as General Motors, The Tennessean, Alive Hospice, Baker Donelson, Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), AT&T, Teledyne, Marriott Corporation, Nashville Electric Service (NES), Logan's Roadhouse, Central Parking, Louisiana Pacific (LP), Whirlpool, Caterpillar, Genesco, Gaylord Entertainment, Ingram Entertainment, The GAP, Hertz, Deloitte & Touche, Blue Cross / Blue Shield, and the CMT & MTV Networks.

He has also been able to provide seminars for a good number of community organizations (e.g., Leadership Nashville, AARP, YMCA, YWCA, Rotary International, American Cancer Society, The Girl Scouts, American Heart Association, ALS Association, American Lung Association) and government agencies (e.g., Metro Nashville Police Training Academy, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Metro Nashville Airport Authority, the Federal Reserve Bank, the IRS, and the National Security Agency).

Colin has a passion for helping people live happier and healthier lives.

Julia Sheffield, PhD

Julia

May

Sheffield

PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Division of Psychology

Jack Martin MD Research Professor in Psychopharmacology

Co-Director Psychosis Emphasis Internship in Professional Psychology

Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

1601 23rd Avenue South

Room / Suite

3050

Nashville

Tennessee

37212

Lab Website

https://www.vumc.org/sheffield-lab/welcome

Dr. Sheffield's research focuses on identifying cognitive mechanisms underlying delusions using neuroimaging, behavioral, and clinical trials approaches. In work supported by a K23 career development award from the NIMH, Dr. Sheffield is conducting a longitudinal study of belief updating using computational modeling techniques. This study aims to identify psychological changes associated with recovery from an acute exacerbation of delusions. Dr. Sheffield was also awarded an R01 from the NIMH to conduct a randomized clinical trial of psychotherapy for individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, in order to determine the impact of treatment on belief updating processes. Finally, Dr. Sheffield is fascinated by the insula. She is working to understand its role in the development and progression of schizophrenia, with a particular focus on interoception.

Representative Publications

1. Sheffield, J. M., Brinen, A. P., Feola, B., Heckers, S., & Corlett, P. R. (2024). Understanding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) Through the Predictive Coding Framework. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 100333.
2. Kittleson, A. R., Woodward, N. D., Heckers, S., & Sheffield, J. M. (2024). The insula: Leveraging cellular and systems-level research to better understand its roles in health and schizophrenia. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 105643.
3. Sheffield, J.M., Suthaharan, P., Leptourgos, P., & Corlett, P. R. (2022). Belief Updating and Paranoia in Individuals with Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 7(11), 1149-1157. PMID: 35430406.
4. Sheffield, J.M., Karcher, N., Barch, D.M. (2018). Cognitive deficits in psychotic disorders across the lifespan. Neuropsychology Review, 1-25. PMID: 30343458
5. Sheffield, J.M., Kandala, S., Tamminga, C., Pearlson, G., Lerman-Sinkoff, D…, Barch, D.M. (2017). Trans-diagnostic associations between functional network integrity and cognition. JAMA Psychiatry. 74(6), 605-613. PMID: 28467520

julia.sheffield@vumc.org

Dr. Sheffield is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in psychotherapy for individuals with psychosis, using a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBTp) approach. As part of this role, she is a member of the NAVIGATE first episode team, which offers coordinated specialty care to individuals within the first two years of a psychotic disorder. Dr. Sheffield also serves as a clinical supervisor for psychology practicum students, interns, and post-docs

https://www.vumc.org/sheffield-lab/welcome

Dr. Sheffield completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago and her PhD at Washington University in St Louis. She completed her predoctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship within the Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatry.

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