The Psychiatry Department promotes awareness through diverse events and activities. Diversity events and presentations have been designated among the items below. Look for *Diversity Presentation.

May 2023

May 24

  • Empathy
    Presented by: Evan Buckmiller, DO
    Resident Physician
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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May 10

  • Folie a Deux
    Presented by: Andy Tran, DO
    Resident Physician
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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April 2023

April 26

  • Bipolar Disorder in the Perinatal Period
    Presented by: Joanna Chuang, DO
    Resident Physician
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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April 19

  • Lithium and Light Part 1
    Presented by: Jason Cafer, MD
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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March 2023

March 29

  • Evaluating Cultural Variations in Personality Disorders
    Presented by: Emily Kimes, DO
    Resident Physician
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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March 22

  • Clinical Assessment of Malingering 
    Presented by: Leena Kurre, DO
    Resident Physician
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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March 15

  • CBT for Insomnia: What It Is and How Well It Works 
    Presented by: Mary Beth Miller, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Health Intervention and Treatment Research Lab
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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March 8

  • Body Talks: The Covert Language of Nonverbal Communication 
    Presented by: Crestin Andrews, DO
    Resident Physician
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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February 2023

February 22

  • Telehealth - Progress & Prospects (Telepsychiatry in Focus) 
    Presented by: Ejike Nwokwor, MD
    Resident Physician
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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February 15

  • Meeting the Need: Early Child Mental Health, Trauma and Access to Child Psychiatry 
    Presented by: Pediatric Psychiatric Community Outreach Team
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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February 8

  • Psilocybin Use in Psychiatric Disorders 
    Presented by: Mahmoud Ali, MD
    Resident Physician
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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January 2023

January 25

  • Designer Drugs: Implications of a Rising Trend
    Presented by: Omar Taranissi, MD
    Resident Physician
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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January 18

  • The Origins of Borderline Personality Disorder: Finding Empathy through Understanding
    Presented by: Carolyn Kundert, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
    Associate Director, APP Psychiatry Fellowship
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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January 11

  • A deep dive into ADHD
    Presented by: Alec Zimmer, MD
    Resident Physician
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Missouri
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