Current research projects include lawyers' understanding and attitudes towards mental illness and mentally ill defendants and probate judges' views of civil commitment.
Biographical Profile
College
School of Medicine
Department
Neuropsychiatry
Tenure Status
Non-Tenure Track
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
Graduates
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Forensic Psychiatry, Mentally ill defendants, Lawyer understanding of mentla illness
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
1992 - 1993
William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute
Columbia, South Carolina
Fellowship
Forensic Psychiatry
1988 - 1992
William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute
Columbia, South Carolina
Residency
Psychiatry
1988
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, South Carolina
MD
Medicine
1984
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
BM
Music-Piano
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
01/2020 - 12/2025
Membership
Review Committee for Psychiatry
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
10/2018 - 10/2019
Professional Activity
President
American Academy of Psychiatry and Law
10/2020
Professional Activity
Member, Committee on Maintenance of Certification in Forensic psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
10/2023
Professional Activity
Chair, Committee on Certification in Forensic Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
01/1995 - 01/2000
Chief of Outpatient Forensic Services
South Carolina Department of Mental Health
05/1999
Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
01/2003
Staff Psychiatrist, Gilliam Psychiatric Hospital
South Carolina Department of Corrections
01/2012
Director, Professionals Wellness Program
University of South Carolina
05/2017
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Alexander G. Donald Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2003
Award
Alpha Omega Alpha- Faculty Inductee
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
2003
Award
Teacher of the Year Award
Prisma Health General Psychiatry Residency
2006
Award
Recipient of the Annual Award for Most Outstanding Teacher in a Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
2009
Award
Stephen L. Von Riesen Lecturer of Merit Award
National College of District Attorneys
2012
Award
Distinguished Visiting Professor (DVP),
Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
2014
Award
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law’s (AAPL) Outstanding Service Award
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL)
2016
Award
Seymour Pollack Award for Education in Forensic Psychiatry
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL)
2018
Award
Distinguished Alumni Award
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
2019
Award
Career Achievement Award
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
2022
Award
Distinguished Life Fellow
American Psychiatric Association
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