Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Resources: 2024

Dr. Fawn Cothran is the Hunt Research Director at the National Alliance for Caregiving. Dr. Cothran is a nurse scientist, and a board-certified gerontological clinical nurse specialist with 15+ years of experience in family caregiving research. As research director she helps elevate national family caregiving research by strategically developing and guiding NAC research initiatives, including the landmark Caregiving in the US report. Dr. Cothran is also PI of an Administration for Community Living (ACL) cooperative agreement grant supporting GOAL 5 of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. Dr. Cothran earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Howard University in Washington, D.C. She completed a Master of Science in Nursing with an emphasis in Gerontological Nursing and a Doctor of Philosophy, both from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She also completed a Claire M. Fagin Post-Doctoral Fellowship with the National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. She is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing Education, and a lifetime member of the National Black Nurses Association.

Madeline Li MD PhD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Head of Psychosocial Oncology at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. In addition to clinical practice in cancer psychiatry, she conducts collaborative research in the areas of psychoneuroimmunology and psychosocial oncology. She has expertise in end-of-life care, distress screening and treatment of mood disorders in cancer.

Dr. Mao is the chief of the Integrative Medicine Service and the Laurance S. Rockefeller Chair in Integrative Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Professor of Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College. He is a board-certified family physician with added qualifications in hospice and palliative care. He is also an experienced and licensed acupuncturist who combines western and eastern approaches to manage pain and symptoms in cancer patients. Dr. Mao’s program of research focuses on investigating the effects, mechanisms, and integration of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) for symptom management in cancer. He has advanced research training in clinical epidemiology and extensive experience conducting acupuncture, pain, and symptom science clinical trials, as well as health services research among cancer patients. Dr. Mao has received research support from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and the American Cancer Society. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed research manuscripts. He is the immediate past president of the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) and Co-President of the Society for Acupuncture Research. His research findings have been included in American Society of Clinical Oncology, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and SIO clinical guidelines for developing evidence-informed integrative oncology practices for standard cancer care.

Brenda Marmol, MD, MSC is currently serving as a PGY-5 Consultation-Liaison (C-L) fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
"I was born and raised in Long Island, New York. I am first generation here after my father came from the Dominican Republic and my mother from El Salvador. Prior to fellowship, I completed my psychiatric residency at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, Queens where I served as co-chief, and I had developed my skills under the guidance of seasoned mentors and gained invaluable experience in providing compassionate care to diverse patient populations. My first year as an intern was spent mainly caring for COVID patients and the New York Times deemed our location “One of the deadliest zip codes” (in regard to COVID). This pandemic forever sparked my interest in CL psychiatry and left a lasting imprint. Outside of my professional endeavors, I find solace and rejuvenation in enjoying the outdoors. Whether it's hiking in the trails, shredding down snow covered mountains or simply soaking in the sun at the beach, I try to embrace any opportunity to be outdoors."

Harsimar Kaur was born and raised in Punjab, India. She graduated from Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana Punjab. Before starting her residency, she worked as a junior doctor at NHS Trust, United Kingdom. A two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University followed this where she was involved in clinical trials that included treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia with CBD and other investigational drugs, use of ketamine in veterans with PTSD and Psilocybin use in treatment resistant depression. She completed her psychiatry residency at Penn State Health, Hershey, PA. She served as the president of Resident Quality Council and Chief Resident and worked on resident wellness and ways to improve consult culture. Some of her hobbies are reading, music, cross-stitching and cooking.

Dr. Steinglass is President Emeritus of the Ackerman Institute for the Family in New York City, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Weill/Cornell University Medical College. Prior to coming to Ackerman, he was Director of the Center for Family Research and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Steinglass' work has included extensive programmatic research into medical and psychiatric illness as it affects families, and studies of family adaptation to traumatic stress. He has served as Editor of the journal, Family Process, as well as on numerous editorial boards. His publications include multiple journal articles and book chapters about family issues, as well as his landmark book, The Alcoholic Family. Dr. Steinglass has served as a consultant to the Psychiatry Department here at MSKCC since 1990 during which time he has collaborated with Dr. Jamie Ostroff on a series of studies applying his multiple family discussion group protocol to various populations of cancer patients and their families, and more recently to the Family Therapy program directly by Dr. Talia Zaider.

After a B.A. at Laval University and an M.A. at the University of Victoria, Jocelyn Maclure earned a DPhil from the University of Southampton. Before joining the Department of Philosophy at McGill University in 2021, he taught for 17 years in the Faculty of Philosophy at Laval University. He held visiting appointments in several universities. Jocelyn’s research is primarily in ethics and political philosophy. His book Secularism and Freedom of Conscience (Harvard University Press, 2011), co-authored with Charles Taylor, appeared in 9 languages. His recent work on artificial intelligence and on end-of-life issues led him to explore different metaphysical questions ranging from the mind-body problem to the enigma of personal identity.
As a public philosopher, he served as an expert-analyst for the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on cultural and religious accommodations, co-chaired the group of experts on medical assistance in dying, advanced medical directives and neurodegenerative diseases, and participated in numerous public debates. He is the current president of the Quebec Ethics in Science and Technology Commission. (Biography from:https://www.mcgill.ca/philosophy/jocelyn-maclure)

Dannell Boatman, EdD, MS is a health communication researcher with the West Virginia University Cancer Institute (WVUCI), Cancer Prevention & Control, where she focuses on cancer communication. Dr. Boatman has worked in public health since 2015, primarily within the field of cancer prevention and control. In addition to her communication-focused research, she has experience in programmatic evaluation, implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices, and practice facilitation in primary care. Along with playing key roles in federally funded programmatic grants, Dr. Boatman has secured independent funding to advance her cancer communication research. In 2022, Dr. Boatman launched the Communicating for Health in Appalachia by Translating Science (CHATS) Lab at the WVUCI with the mission to improve health outcomes in West Virginia and beyond through original research and by fostering the adoption of research in practice by using dissemination and communication science frameworks. (Biography from: https://directory.hsc.wvu.edu/Profile/53949#biography)