This Week
May 22 , 2006

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• RAZZANO ELECTED TO BOARD OF US PSYCHIATRIC REHAB ASSOCIATION
• CCM FACULTY MEMBER BISHOP RECEIVES CRB GRANT
• JOURNAL PUBLISHES FOX PAPER ON WORK-FAMILY BALANCE
• MAY FACULTY MEETING MINUTES AVAILABLE ONLINE
  
  

  Razzano Elected to National Board of US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
  Lisa Razzano , Ph.D., has been elected to the National Board of Directors of the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA) for a 3-year term to begin this year
  
  
  CCM Faculty Member Bishop Receives CRB Grant
  Jeff Bishop , a recently hired Assistant Professor in Pharmacy and Psychiatry in the Center for Cognitive Medicine, has been awarded a CRB grant. He will work with Mani Pavuluri , M.D., Ph.D., on “The Pharmacogenetics of Risperidone-Induced Prolactin Elevation and Bone Turnover in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder.” Dr. Bishop's application was rated “Highly Competitive” and ranked first among the Clinical Science proposals.
  
  Academic Psychiatry Publishes Fox Article on Work-Family Balance in Med School
  An article entitled “Work-Family Balance and Academic Advancement in Medical Schools,” by Geri Fox , M.D.; Alan Schwartz, Ph.D.; and Kathy Hart, MPH, was published in the May/June issue of Academic Psychiatry.
  
  May Faculty Meeting Minutes Available Online
  Minutes from the May 18 Faculty Meeting, which focused primarily on discussion about the pending search for a department head, are available at this link:
  http://www.psych.uic.edu/May06deptmeeting
  
  Andrea Rahlf, recently hired as Chief Operating Officer, was introduced at the faculty meeting. Her bio sketch is available at:
  http://www.psych.uic.edu/AndreaRahlf
  
  
  
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