Curricula Vitae in Neuropsychiatry

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Dr. John Earl Bragg, MD Clinical Assistant Professor	Neuropsychiatry	Dr. John Bragg joined the faculty of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2003. His appointment to the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science followed the completion of his child and adolescent psychiatry residency at the USC School of Medicine/Palmetto Health Alliance, Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bragg also served a general psychiatry residency at Palmetto Health Alliance in conjunction with the USC School of Medicine.
Dr. Robert David Dawson, PhD Clinical Associate Professor	Assistive and adapted technology, Rehabilitation and disability studies, Education	Active research and work in the area of assistive and adapted technology since 1983. Research and teaching rehabilitation disability studies. Involved in innovative media for instructional design.
Dr. Richard Lesesne Frierson Clinical Professor	Forensic Psychiatry, Mentally ill defendants, Lawyer understanding of mentla illness	Current research projects include lawyers' understanding and attitudes towards mental illness and mentally ill defendants and probate judges' views of civil commitment.
Alexander M. Getz Clinical Assistant Professor	Psychiatry-Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	Dr. Alexander Getz, MD is a board certified psychiatrist in Columbia, South Carolina. He is an Assistant Professor at University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
Dr. Juliet A Glover Clinical Assistant Professor	Psychotic Disorders, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Somatic Treatment Modalities	Dr. Juliet Glover is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
Kaustubh G Joshi Clinical Professor	Neuropsychiatry, Behavioral Science	Dr. Kaustubh Girish Joshi is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
Dr. Meera Narasimhan Department Chair/Professor	Mood Disorders, Comorbid Medical Illness and Mood Disorders, Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorder, Health Information Technology	Dr. Narasimhan serves as the Director of the Division of Biological Research in the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Ongoing research projects at USC-SOM include understanding the neurobiology and novel pharmacological interventions in mood disorders, schizophrenia and co-morbid substance use disorder, and autism. Board certified in psychiatry, she has special interests in mood disorders and anxiety disorders.
Dr. Kenneth Wayne Phelps Clinical Associate Professor	Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Psychiatry Residency Education, Collaborative and Integrated Care	Dr. Phelps is a Medical Family Therapist who specializes in treating and researching relational discord. His specific interests include the provision of mental health services within the primary care medical home, psychosocial well-being among caregivers and families of children with autism, and delivery of family-oriented residency education.
Christine Sacco-Bene, PhD Clinical Associate Professor		Practiced instructor and presenter in a variety of educational environments and programs. Administrator with demonstrated experience in activities as Clinical Supervisor, Practicum and Internship Coordinator, Program Coordinator, and Chair of Department. Skilled leader as demonstrated through organizational and institutional involvement. Knowledgeable of educational programs and services. Proficient in developing and implementing instructional curriculum.
Dr. Shilpa Srinivasan, MD Clinical Professor	geriatric depression, geriatric mental health in minority, cross-cultural psychiatry	Dr. Shilpa Srinivasan joined the faculty of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2006. Prior to her appointment to the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, she completed a geriatric psychiatry fellowship at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dr. Farren Ayeisha Stackhouse, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor		Dr. Farren Ayeisha Stackhouse, PhD is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine.
Dr. Joshua Taylor Thornhill, IV Clinical Professor	Psychiatry-General	A clinical associate professor in the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, Dr. Joshua Thornhill also serves as Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum and Director, Medical Student Education. He joined the faculty at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1993.
Dr. Michael J. Walsh, III Clinical Associate Professor	Rehabilitation Counseling-Rehabilitation Assessment	Dr. Michael Walsh is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science who's specialty is Rehabilitation Counseling-Rehabilitation Assessment.