Shannon Braida, LCSW
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Braida
VMG Social Worker
Division of General Psychiatry
shannon.braida@vumc.org
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder, Bipolar disorder I & II, SPMI
Shannon Braida is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who joined the Department in June 2024. She received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia (Go Tigers!) in 2018. Shannon's clinical background has been in intensive case management outpatient, mobile crisis intervention, psychiatric inpatient treatment, and private practice. Her main clinical & research focus is within the SPMI community, more specifically, schizophrenia & schizoaffective disorders.
Sarah Cleary Nelson
Sarah
Cleary
Nelson
DNP, FNP-BC
Professional Staff
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
sarah.k.cleary@vumc.org
Sarah Nelson joined the Center for Cognitive Medicine in 2024 after graduating from Belmont University’s Doctorate of Nursing Practice program. She functions as the Center for Cognitive Medicine Nurse Practitioner, evaluating participants involved in Dr. Newhouse's studies. Before she became a Nurse Practitioner, she worked at VUMC as a bedside nurse serving geriatric and general adult populations.
Psychiatry Grand Rounds 5/31 | Elizabeth Hembree, PhD
"Prolonged Exposure Therapy: A Look at 30+ Years of the Study and Dissemination of a Gold-Standard Psychotherapy for PTSD"
Joint Psychiatry/Neurology Grand Rounds 5/17 | David Silbersweig, MD
"Final Common Brain Pathways of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms"David A. Silbersweig, MDStanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical SchoolChairman Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Psychiatry Grand Rounds 4/26 | Jessi Gold, MD
"How Are You, Really? Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Others"View the linked slides
Psychiatry Grand Rounds 4/19 | Julio Ayala, PhD
"Mechanisms for Glp1 Receptor Agonist-Induced Weight Loss: A Tale of Two Nutrient Sensors"Julio Ayala, PhDAssociate Professor,Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics,Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
VUMC Discoveries in Medicine - Hypnosis Diminishes Pain, Urinary-Tract Symptoms - Lindsey McKernan, PhD
Hypnosis Diminishes Pain, Urinary-Tract Symptoms
Author and @VUMCPsych faculty Lindsey McKernan @LCMPhD states “It was exciting to see that we can change the urologic symptoms with a method that doesn’t use medications"
@VUMCDiscoveries
Learn more at:
https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2024/03/hypnosis-diminishes-pa…
Orr Lecture in Addiction Psychiatry 4/12 | Sudie Back, PhD
"Harmonized Healing: The Treatment of Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders"Sudie E. Back, PhDProfessor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesThurmond Wellness Endowed ChairDirector, DART Research Training ProgramAddiction Sciences DivisionMedical University of South Carolina (MUSC)Ralph H. Johnson VA Healthcare System
Rhonda Cook
Rhonda
Cook
Administrative Assistant
rhonda.f.cook@vumc.org
Invoicing, effort management and on-site support