Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences History

Interactive Timeline (1851-present)

This timeline traces the history of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, from its roots in Minnesota's earliest medical schools to the modern Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. It highlights key milestones in education, research, clinical care, and public policy, as well as the contributions of influential leaders. Together, these events illustrate more than a century of innovation and leadership in advancing mental health care in Minnesota and beyond.

Department Chairs: A look back to 1909

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2016 - Present: Dr. Sophia Vinogradov (Current Chair of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

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2000 - 2016: Dr. S. Chuck Schulz (Head of the Department of Psychiatry)

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1980 - 1999: Dr. Paula Clayton (Head of the Department of Psychiatry)

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1969 - 1980: Dr. William Hausman (Head of the Department of Psychiatry)

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1946 - 1969: Dr. Donald W. Hastings (Head of the Department of Neuropsychiatry)

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1935 - 1946: Dr. J. Charnley McKinley (Head of the Department of Nervous and Mental Diseases)

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1915 - 1935: Dr. Arthur S. Hamilton (Head of the Department of Nervous and Mental Diseases)

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1909 - 1915: Dr. C. Eugene Riggs (Chief of the Department of Nervous and Mental Diseases)