My Practice

I completed my undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where I was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, and Gold Humanism honor societies. My husband and I then moved to Nashville, Tennessee where I completed my psychiatry residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, serving as Chief Resident in my final year and completing a specialized concentration in women’s mental health and reproductive psychiatry. During this time, I was honored to be chosen as a Laughlin Fellow, National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative (NNCI) scholar, and Academic Psychiatry Resident Psychiatric Educator awardee for my contributions to psychiatric education and potential within the field.

Following training, I joined the Vanderbilt University Counseling Center where I served as Associate Director and Lead Psychiatrist for all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students enrolled in the University. Through this role I gained extensive experience supporting young adult populations and transitional age youth from all backgrounds. I continue to serve as a Sports Psychiatrist for Vanderbilt athletes.

I continue to serve as a member of the “Brain Trust,” a small group of National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative (NNCI) scholars who write, educate, and advocate for mental health equity using evidence-based neuroscience and innovative education strategies (my favorite of which was publishing a board game designed to reduce the risk of depression and suicide among doctors in training). My areas of contribution focus on women’s mental health, student populations, and equity in medicine.

In my free time I love traveling, rock climbing, skiing, and playing board games with my incredibly supportive husband. I also enjoy eating sushi, doing somersaults with my rambunctious four year old, and trying to win the affection of my Daddy-obsessed two year old.