Chair’s Advisory Committee on Diversity Issues

Our Mission Statement

• To promote diversity among faculty and trainees within the Department of Psychiatry through education, mentorship, advocacy, and outreach.
• To make the Department of Psychiatry a leader on campus, in our community, and nationwide in respect and equity for all people, beliefs, needs, and cultural traditions, in accordance with the UCSD Principles of Community.

History

The Department’s first Diversity Committee operated from 2004-2007. The Chair’s Advisory Committee on Diversity Issues was formed in May 2011 at the request of then Department Chair Lewis L. Judd.

Committee Members

Dean Acheson	Natacha Akshoomoff	Autumn Backhaus	Kara Bagot	Ursula Bailer
Dewleen Baker	Katherine Bangen	Molly Berman	Karen Hanson Bondi	Veronica Cardenas
Alexandra Clark	Kate Conover	Sheena Dev	Neal Doran	Emily Edmonds
Lisa Eyler	Carol Franz	Amanda Gooding	Tiffany Greenwood	David Grelotti
Adam Halberstadt	Robert Heaton	Ellen Heyneman	Suzi Hong	Alan Hsu
Shamini Jain	John Keltner	Steve Koh	Xia Li	Laurie Lindamer
Jeanne Maglione	Maria Marquine	Emily Meier	Arpi Minassian	Christine Fennema-Notestine
Matthew Panizzon	Dawn Schiehser	Christine Smith	Andrea Spadoni	Louisa Steiger
Katherine Williams	Jared Young	Zvinka Zlatar

Meetings

The committee meets once monthly on the first Monday at noon in room 2071 of the Basic Sciences Building.

Activities

• 2016-2017 Annual Report
• 2015-2016 Annual Report
• 2014-2015 Annual Report
• 2013-2014 Annual Report
• 2012-2013 Annual Report
• 2011-2012 Annual Report

Contact Us

If you would like to learn more about the Committee, please contact Chairperson Lisa Eyler.