Mental Health: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Emma Adam

School of Education and Social Policy

Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Human Development and Social Policy

Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Childhood Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health Disparities, Mental Health, Poverty, Public Policy, Race and Ethnicity, Sleep, Stress

Cara Angelotta

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Mental Health, Postpartum Health, Reproductive Health, Women's Health

Eric T. Beeson

The Family Institute

Licensed professional counselor and core faculty member

Field: Psychology

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Cognitive Therapy, Mental Health, Neuroscience, Therapy and Counseling

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

Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Neurology

Field: Aging, Communications, Music, Neurology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Improvisation , Medical Imaging, Mental Health, Music Theory and Composition, Neurobiology, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neuroscience, Telemedicine

Michael Brook

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Public Health

Focus Areas: Criminology, Mental Health, Neuroscience, Public Policy, Social Justice, Violence Prevention, Violent Crime

Timothy Dohrer

School of Education and Social Policy

Director, Master of Science in Education Program

Field: Education

Focus Areas: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Mental Health, Teacher Development

Sheehan D. Fisher

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at The Graduate School, Northwestern University

Field: Medical Social Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Sociology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Child Psychology, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Equality, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Postpartum Health, Race and Ethnicity, Women's Health

Claudia Haase

School of Education and Social Policy, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and (by courtesy) Psychology

Field: Aging, Human Development, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Mental Health, Parenting , Physiology, Social Psychology, Stress

Michele Kerulis

The Family Institute

Associate Clincal Professor of Counseling

Field: Psychology

Focus Areas: Exercise Science, Lifestyle and Wellness, Mental Health, Personality and Identity Construction, Psychological Counseling, Relationships

Vijay Mittal

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

Professor of Psychology

Field: Psychology

Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Childhood Development, Mental Health, Schizophrenia

Darren D. Moore

The Family Institute, The Graduate School, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Clinical Professor, Psychology Department

Field: Human Development, Psychology

Focus Areas: Bariatric Surgery, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Eating Disorders, Employee wellness and burnout, Family Dynamics, Higher Ed Administration, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Obesity, Online Education and Remote Learning, Parenting , Therapy and Counseling, Weight Management

Jennifer Mundt

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director, Behavioral Sleep Medicine Lab

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Sleep Medicine

Focus Areas: Insomnia, Mental Health, Sleep, Sleep Disorders

Brian Mustanski

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Field: Medical Social Sciences, Psychology, Public Health

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS, Implementation Science, LGBTQ Health, Mental Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Timothy Pearman

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor, Medical Social Sciences and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Integrative Medicine, Medical Social Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Cancer Survivorship, Depression and Anxiety, Gynecologic Cancer, Lifestyle and Wellness, Lymphoma, Medical Quality of Life, Mental Health, Oncofertility, Pancreatic Cancer, Psychological Counseling

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

Dr. Lisa J. Rosenthal

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education

Field: Medical Ethics, Medical Social Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Employee wellness and burnout, Mental Health, Psychiatric Disorders, Violence Prevention

Ida R. Salusky

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Associate Professor at the Center for Community Health

Field: Education, Global Health, Human Development, Psychology, Public Health

Focus Areas: Community Health, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education Policy, Human Rights, Immigration, Mental Health, STEM Education

Jessica Lee Schleider

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

Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences

Field: Psychology, Public Health

Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Clinical Research, Depression and Anxiety, Health Disparities, Mental Health, Psychological Counseling, Therapy and Counseling

Madison Shea Smith

Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Assistant Professor

Field: Computational Social Science, Data Science, Medical Social Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Behavior Change, Clinical Research, Data Science, Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Family Dynamics, Gender Diversity and Equality, Gender Identity, Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS, Inequality, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Mental Health, Personality and Identity Construction, Psychological Counseling, Relationships, Reproductive Health, Research Methods, Sexual Assault, Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Networks, Statistics and probability

Darius Tandon

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Public Health

Focus Areas: Cognitive Therapy, Community Health, Depression and Anxiety, Mental Health, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychological Counseling

Linda Teplin

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Owen L. Coon Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS, Incarceration, Mental Health, Psychiatric Disorders, Public Health Policy, Public Policy, Violent Crime

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