Faculty Experts

Christina Boisseau

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Depression and Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychological Counseling

Mercedes Carnethon

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Vice Chair and Mary Harris Thompson Professor of Preventive Medicine

Field: Cardiology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Cardiovascular Health, Depression and Anxiety, Diabetes, Health Disparities, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, Obesity, Sleep

Joe Feinglass

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Professor of Medicine

Field: Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Amputations, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Community Health, Depression and Anxiety, Diabetes, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Health Insurance, Medical Quality of Life, Opioid Abuse, Postpartum Health, Public Health Policy, Vascular Disease

Jacqueline Gollan

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Cognitive Therapy, Decision Making, Depression and Anxiety, Psychological Counseling, Stress

Angela K. Lawson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Psychiatry

Field: Fertility, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Fertility Treatment and Preservation, Gender Diversity and Equality, Reproductive Health, Sexual Assault, Therapy and Counseling, Women's Health

Timothy Pearman

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Medical Social Sciences and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Psychology

Focus Areas: Cancer Survivorship, Depression and Anxiety, Lifestyle and Wellness, Medical Quality of Life, Mental Health

Paul Pendler

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Employee wellness and burnout, Healthcare Industry, Lifestyle and Wellness, Mental Health

Stewart Shankman

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of psychology and behavioral sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Clinical Research, Cognitive Therapy, Depression and Anxiety, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychological Counseling, Stress

Alyssa M Vela

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Division of Cardiac Surgery)

Field: Cardiology, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Cardiovascular Health, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Eating Disorders, Heart Transplant, Lifestyle and Wellness, Stress

Dr. Katherine L. Wisner

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Norman and Helen Asher Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Bipolar Disorder, Depression and Anxiety, Mental Health, Postpartum Health, Women's Health