Piper Meyer-Kalos

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Credentials

PhD, LP

Bio

I received my BA from DePauw University and graduated from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis with a Ph.D. in Clinical Rehabilitation Psychology in 2003. I completed an APA accredited internship at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.My work focuses on the development of psychosocial interventions for people with early psychosis and schizophrenia. I am also interested in developing treatment approaches that integrate positive psychology approaches to enhance recovery. I was part of the development team of the NAVIGATE intervention for people with first episode psychosis and I have trained over 30 NAVIGATE teams nationally and internationally. I have over 40 publications and an h-index of 24.I am a licensed psychologist in the states of Minnesota and North Carolina and part of the NAVIGATE team in the department's St. Louis Park, MN, location. I provide clinical supervision for the NAVIGATE and Strengths programs. I am a member of the APA Task Force on Serious Mental Illness and Serious Emotional Disturbance. I provide clinical training in Individual Resiliency Training, Illness Management and Recovery, and positive psychology approaches for people with serious mental illness.Within the department, I am part of the Impact and Wellbeing Council , the Wellbeing Committee , and the Advocacy Committee . I am also a member of the MinnRAP team .

Research Summary

Dr. Meyer-Kalos serves as Principal and Co-Investigator for several research projects. "My research is primarily focused on developing treatments for people with schizophrenia and serious mental illness," she said. "Over the last 10 years, I've also become interested in first-episode psychosis."