The Research Division within the Department of Psychiatry is committed to advancing excellence in scholarship across key focus areas, including intellectual disability, medical education, psychotherapy, and collaborative research. We proudly highlight our collective achievements at the Annual Scholarly Symposium each spring, where faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students present their work. Many of these projects have been featured at prestigious national and international conferences, demonstrating the impact of our research.
The Division collaborates closely with The Ohio State University's SOAR (State of Ohio Adversity and Resilience) study, contributing to groundbreaking research on resilience and its implications for mental health. Additionally, our partnership with the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, particularly the Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research (CITAR), enables us to tackle healthcare disparities through innovative mixed-methods approaches.
Ongoing projects include systematic reviews on critical topics such as managing aggression in individuals with intellectual disabilities, psychological mindfulness, and substance use disorders. Residents and medical students are actively supported in conducting research across a wide range of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions, fostering the next generation of clinician-researchers.
Explore the breadth of our scholarly activity, including faculty publications and research highlights, on the Department of Psychiatry's Core Scholar website.
Faculty Research
| Name and Academic Postion | Email Address | Clinical Interests | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Baker, D.O. | matthew.baker@wright.edu | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Military Psychiatry, Academic Psychiatry/Health Professions Education | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Health |
| Nita Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H. | nita.bhatt@wright.edu | Intellectual Disability, Neurocognitive Disorders, Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia, and Women's Health | Intellectual Disability, Neurocognitive Disorders, Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia, and Women's Health |
| Kelly Blankenship, D.O. | kelly.blankenship@wright.edu | Austism Spectrum Disorder, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder and substance abuse | Austism Spectrum Disorder and substance abuse |
| Terry Correll, D.O. | terry.correll@wright.edu | Aerospace Psychiatry, Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment, including Nonpharmacologic Approaches (Lifestyle Psychiatry) | Academic Psychiatry, Lifestyle Psychiatry |
| Julie Gentile, M.D., M.B.A. | julie.gentile@wright.edu | Traumatic Brain Injury, Intellectual Disability | Autism, Co-occurring conditions, Intellectual Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Larrilyn Grant, M.D. | larrilyn.grant@wright.edu | Medical Education, Intellectual Disabilities, and Catatonia | Medical Education, Intellectual Disabilities, and Catatonia. |
| Bethany Harper, M.D. | bethany.harper@wright.edu | ADHD, Intellectual Disorder, Autism, College Mental Health | ADHD, Intellectual Disability, College Mental Health |
| Kari Harper, M.D. | kari.harper@wright.edu | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical Student Mental Health | Medical Student Mental Health, COVID-19, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Substance Use Disorder |
| Ryan Mast, D.O., M.B.A. | ryan.mast@wright.edu | ADHD, Intellectual Disability, Autism, College Mental Health | ADHD, Intellectual Disability, College Mental Health |
| Suzie Nelson, M.D. | suzie.nelson@wright.edu | ADHD, Military Psychiatry, Integrated Care | ADHD, Military Psychiatry |