The Head of the Department and the Executive Council are responsible for guiding the department during this exciting era of growth in the field of psychiatry.

Head of Department

Executive Council

Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs & Division Director of Adult Acute Clinical

Vice Chair & Division Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Vice Chair & Division Director of Education

Nuri Farber

Nuri Farber

Professor of Psychiatry

Vice Chair of DEI & Division Director of Addiction Science, Prevention, and Treatment Research

Vice Chair of Research & Division Director of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Health Research

Tamara Hershey

Tamara Hershey

James S. McDonnell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in Psychiatry & Radiology

Division Director of Adult Outpatient Clinical

Division Director of Basic Neuroscience Research

Vice-President of Behavioral Health

Shawn  Khojasteh

Shawn Khojasteh

Vice-President of Behavioral Health