Faculty

Bio

I received a BA in Biology from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, graduating summa cum laude. I completed medical school at the University of Wisconsin. I completed my psychiatry residency at the University of Colorado in Denver, where I was also chief resident.I am an adult psychiatrist and have devoted my career to treating folks with severe and persistent mental health disturbances, those with physical and mental health challenges, as well as those with new-onset mental health concerns. I have a particular interest in existential psychotherapy and philosophy, and have recently been working to increase the availability of Meaning Centered Psychotherapy for patients with advanced cancer.I believe in the capacity of individuals to improve the quality of their lives via healthy lifestyles (e.g., social, vocational, nutritional, physical, creative and spiritual endeavors). Additionally, I am consistently impressed with the success of my patients in managing their physical and mental health concerns in collaboration with their professional partners - with the shared goals of minimizing suffering, maximizing health and each individual's purpose and meaning in existence.Within my department, I serve on the Residency Training Committee and am co-Leader for the Global Community Psychiatry Residency Track. In that role, I am now partnering with other faculty and residents to improve the psychiatric curriculum of the residency program in the areas of: the history of psychiatry; ethics; spirituality; cultural and public psychiatry; and forensic psychiatry. Within the University of Minnesota Medical School, I was the faculty supervisor of the medical students' mental health outreach program to Puerto Rico (following Hurricane Maria). I am also Chief of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota's Federally Qualified Health Center, called the Community - University Health Care Center.

Clinical Summary

I have devoted my career to treating folks with severe and persistent mental health disturbances, those with physical and mental health challenges, as well as those with new onset mental health concerns. I approach each patient interaction with the goal of understanding the unique individual that I am partnering with, and to render the most accurate and comprehensive diagnostic impression. In collaboration with my patient, a patient-centered treatment plan is crafted to maximize health, happines

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I earned my PhD in Clinical Social Work from the Institute for Clinical Social Work in Chicago, IL, then spent three years as a faculty member for the. Research from my dissertation was foundational for Developmental Repair , an intervention manual for behaviorally challenged and challenging children, in collaboration with WAshburn Center for Children in Minneapolis. This manual is now used extensively throughout the state. Prior to this, I taught for 25 years in the U of MN school of social work. I completed a Master's in Social Work from the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Work of New York, NY,and have had an independent mental health practice that serves children, adolescents and adults since 1987.My initial role in Psychiatry teaching normal child development to child and adolescent psychiatry fellows. In 2017, I started the family consult clinic working with fellows to help families navigate potentially confusing diagnoses, treatment plans and related family needs. I have taught in the U's School for Social Work for more than 20 years and authored the book, Developmental Repair , a manual for intervention with behaviorally challenged and challenging young children that is used throughout Minnesota. I provide mental health therapy in the community, as well as consulting to agencies and schools about the developmental needs of children and adolescents. I am now working with the Fairview inpatient behavioral health units to improve care and provide staff training and support, and have also been on the faculty of the U's Infant and Early Child Mental Health Certificate program in the Institute for Child Development.My teaching and research expertise is in early development, attachment, and impact of trauma, especially trauma that occurred when children are preverbal, or when impact of intergenerational traumas persist within family dynamics. I also have over four decades of psychotherapy practice.I have been awarded "Teacher of the Year" from the Department of Child Psychiatry in 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

Bio

I am a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2006. I completed my pre-doctoral internship at Children's Hospital Boston, and an NIMH T32 research post-doctoral fellowship at Columbia University. Prior to joining the Psychiatry Department at the University of Minnesota, I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University.I conduct research on the development of new methods of delivering more effective, personalized, and responsive care for youth with depression. My research also focuses on understanding how family relationships during adolescence can promote healthy emotion regulation and wellbeing or contribute to the development of psychopathology. I provide training and supervision in the delivery of evidence-based psychotherapy to student learners, as well as practicing providers in the community. I also conduct psychotherapy in the Department's Early Stage Mood Disorders Clinic.Professional outreach and public service is also a key focus of my career. I am on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Abnormal Child Psycholog y . I have presented at over 40 research conferences. Within the University, I am a member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) , Social & Behavioral Sciences Committee .

Research Summary

Dr. Gunlicks-Stoessel's research focuses on understanding how family relationships during adolescence can promote healthy emotion regulation and wellbeing or contribute to the development of psychopathology. This work includes the examination of parents' and adolescents' interpersonal behaviors, emotions, and physiological responses during parent-adolescent interactions that are associated with depressive symptoms. Dr. Gunlicks-Stoessel also conducts translational research integrating basic science with applied intervention research to develop methods and technologies for delivering more effective, personalized, and responsive care for youth with depression.

Clinical Summary

Child & Adolescent Mood Disorders Clinic; Grief/Bereavement

Research Summary

Substance use disorders Serious and persistent mental illness Implementation of best-practice recommendations/guidelines

Bio

I received my BA from Vassar College in New York, and received my medical degree here at the University of Minnesota, where I further completed my psychiatry residency in the neuroscience track.I am an adult psychiatrist with a focus on psychosis. As the psychiatrist for the NAVIGATE program, I have the opportunity to work as part of a team providing therapeutic interventions above and beyond medication treatment for young people and their families experiencing their first episode of psychosis. The thing I find most rewarding is hearing from patients that they feel like themselves again, or from parents that they have their child back. I also work as part of the Coordinated Care Psychiatric Service, providing consultation to primary care providers and providing brief psychiatric care in the primary care context. I enjoy the opportunity to integrate the broader view of the patient's medical complexities into my practice. Within my role, I co-lead weekly DSM-5 based case discussions for junior residents and medical students, as well as teach the biopsychosocial formulation alongside the diagnostic criteria, exploring how diagnosis drives management.Within the department, I am a member of the APPLE taskforce (Advanced Psychiatry Pathways Longitudinal Experience), a committee that focuses on curriculum redesign and track-based learning experiences.

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I earned my PhD in clinical psychology at Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit, MI, with a focus on community psychology. I trained in the VA Health Care System for internship (Ann Arbor VAHCS) and postdoctoral residency (Minneapolis VAHCS) specializing in serious mental illness.

I am an adult clinical psychologist with a focus on treatment-resistant depression (TRD), where I will be providing psychotherapy for patients in the Department’s St. Louis Park, MN, clinic. Prior to joining the Department, I spent more than three years with Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis treating patients with severe mental health issues. While there, I served as a preceptor in the psychiatry residency program, and as a primary supervisor for the adult-track psychology internship.

My research interests include healthcare and research exclusion for marginalized groups as well as systems for delivering high-quality psychological interventions in communities.

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I received a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. I completed my PhD in Clinical Psychology here at the University of Minnesota. I am the Forster Family Chair in Cancer Prevention at the Masonic Cancer Center of the University of Minnesota and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. I am the Associate Director of Cancer Prevention and Control at the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, Director of the Tobacco Research Programs and Deputy Director of the Global Institute for Research on Cancer Prevention. I am an adult psychologist and my areas of research expertise include nicotine addiction and its treatment, including testing medications such as a nicotine vaccine and combination medications, in smokers. Currently, I am PI/Co-PI of a large NIH-funded cooperative agreement and a program project grant that involves assessing the toxicity, appeal and addictiveness of various tobacco products, with the goal of reducing tobacco-caused harm and addiction. I have served on numerous scientific advisory boards for the U.S. government including the 1) Food and Drug Administration, Tobacco Product Scientific Advisory Committee, 2) National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, 3) Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health, 4) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5) Scientific Board of Counselors for the National Institutes on Drug Abuse, and 6) the Drug Control Research, Data and Evaluation Committee of the Office on National Drug Control Policy. I am currently a member of the World Health Organization Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation.

Research Summary

Tobacco Addiction Tobacco Regulatory Science Cancer Prevention

Clinical Summary

Tobacco cessation

Bio

I received my Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2015. I completed a pre-doctoral internship at Duke University Medical Center and the post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Minnesota through the Midwest Regional Postdoctoral Training Grant in Eating Disorders Research T32. My primary research focus is on elucidating and intervening upon the biological and behavioral decision-making mechanisms that promote the development and maintenance of eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa. I am also interested in using novel computational methods and analytical tools to enhance research on eating disorders. My research is funded through the NIMH, Klarman Family Foundation for Eating Disorders Research, Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation Awards Program for Eating Disorders Research, and University of Minnesota.I have taught undergraduate psychology courses on development and gender, as well as presented on eating disorders, personality disorders, and dialectical behavior therapy as a guest lecturer. I have also provided clinical training and supervision on dialectical behavior therapy and treatment of eating disorders.I have been trained to provide individual, group, couples, and family psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. My clinical experiences have predominantly involved traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy, third wave behavior therapies (dialectical behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness based cognitive therapy), and specialized eating disorder treatment (family based treatment).Professional outreach and public service is also a key focus of my career. I am an editorial board member of the International Journal of Eating Disorders , and Eating Behaviors. I have also presented both nationally and internationally at over 40 conferences.

Research Summary

Dr. Haynos' primary research interests include using a range of methods (e.g., neuroimaging, behavioral paradigms, ecological momentary assessment) and analytical approaches (e.g., computational modeling) to identify decision-making mechanisms (e.g., emotion regulation, reward) associated with the risk and maintenance of eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa. Dr. Haynos is also interested in developing and evaluating novel behavioral and biological treatments, including real-time fMRI neurofeedback, that precisely target the maintaining mechanisms of eating disorders.

Clinical Summary

Eating Disorders; Body Image; Obesity; Anxiety Disorders