Program Director

Maya Strange, MD
Child Psychiatry Fellowship, Program Director
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Faculty (Course and Rotation Directors)
Thomas M. Achenbach, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry & Psychology
President, Research Center for the Vermont Center for Children, Youth, and Families
Area of Expertise:
Empirically based assessment; Developmental psychopathology; Multi-cultural psychiatry

Robert R. Althoff, MD, PhD
Chariperson, Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Psychological Science
Area of Expertise:
Dysregulation; Pediatric bipolar disorders; Latent variable modeling; Suicide prevention

Peter Bingham, MD
Associate Professor, Neurology
Area of Expertise: Behavioral neurology; Epilepsy; Neonatal neurology
Leslie Conroy, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychiatry
Medical Director, Howard Center Child Youth and Family Services
Medical Director, Northeast Family Services
Area of Expertise:
Community psychiatry; Autism

Jeremiah Dickerson, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Area of Expertise:
Trauma; Autism

James Edwards, MD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Areas of expertise:
ADHD; Consultation with schools; Multi-systemic therapy
David Fassler, MD
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry
Director,Otter Creek Associates
Trustee At Large, American Psychiatric Association
Area of Expertise:
Advocacy; Media relations; Public policy in child mental health

Sarah Guth, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Area of Expertise:
Perinatal psychiatry; Dysregulation
Valerie Harder, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Area of Expertise:
Biostatistics; Global Mental Health
Masha Ivanova, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Area of Expertise:
Psychotherapy; Empirically based assessment; Multicultural aspects of psychiatry; Family cohesion

Peter Jackson, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Area of Expertise:
Inpatient child psychiatry
John Koutras, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Psychiatry Clinic
Area of Expertise:
Education; Emergency psychiatry; Psychopharmacology
Cynthia LaRiviere, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Area of Expertise:
School consultation; Psychotherapy
Sharon Leach, PhD
Assistant Professo, Psychiatry
Stern Center for Language and Learning
Area of Expertise:
Neuropsychology; academic/learning disabilities; developmental disorders

Marlene Maron, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Chief Psychologist, Psychological Services, FAHC
Area of Expertise:
Psychosomatics; Psychotherapy
Charlotte McCorkel, LICSW
Project Director of Integration, Howard Center
Area of Expertise:
Emergency Child Psychiatry

Haley McGowan, DO
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Area of Expertise:
Consult-Liaison; education
Julia Molson, Psy.D.
Consulting Psychologist, Stern Center for Language & Learning
Area of Expertise:
Assessment and testing; Autism
Casey Patunoff, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Area of Expertise:
Inpatient child psychiatry

Andrew Rosenfeld, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Area of Expertise:
Child development; conduct disorder

Eve Spratt, MD
Professor, Psychiatry
Areas of expertise:
Developmental Disorders; Collaboration with primary care; Trauma

Maya Strange, MD
Program Director, Child Psychiatry Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Area of Expertise:
Substance abuse; Psychopharmacology

James Tallmadge, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Area of Expertise:
Psychotherapy; School consultation; Psychoeducational assessment