Three faculty members were granted tenure, two earned the rank of full professor, and 12 non-tenure track faculty members also advanced.
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Provost Steven Berberich announces 17 faculty promotions for the 2024-25 academic year
Three faculty members were granted tenure, two earned the rank of full professor, and 12 non-tenure track faculty members also advanced.
Provost Steven Berberich announces 17 faculty promotions for the 2024-25 academic year
Three faculty members were granted tenure, two earned the rank of full professor, and 12 non-tenure track faculty members also advanced.
New Doctor of Business Administration cohort features students with diverse professional backgrounds
The three-year program is Missouri’s first and only AACSB-accredited DBA program offering research concentrations in all areas of business administration.
UMSL’s membership in Oak Ridge Associated Universities will bring new opportunities for faculty, students
The consortium of more than 150 major colleges and universities works with federal, state, local and commercial customers to advance national priorities and serve the public interest.
UMSL’s membership in Oak Ridge Associated Universities will bring new opportunities for faculty, students
The consortium of more than 150 major colleges and universities works with federal, state, local and commercial customers to advance national priorities and serve the public interest.
UMSL’s membership in Oak Ridge Associated Universities will bring new opportunities for faculty, students
The consortium of more than 150 major colleges and universities works with federal, state, local and commercial customers to advance national priorities and serve the public interest.
MIMH’s Precision Health Research team studying effects of COVID infection in HIV patients, with implications for wider population
Director Robert Paul has been collaborating with colleagues at Yale University and the Military HIV Research Program with funding from the National Institute of Mental Health.
MIMH’s Precision Health Research team studying effects of COVID infection in HIV patients, with implications for wider population
Director Robert Paul has been collaborating with colleagues at Yale University and the Military HIV Research Program with funding from the National Institute of Mental Health.
MIMH’s Precision Health Research team studying effects of COVID infection in HIV patients, with implications for wider population
Director Robert Paul has been collaborating with colleagues at Yale University and the Military HIV Research Program with funding from the National Institute of Mental Health.
UMSL community gathers to celebrate research excellence at annual Research and Innovation Reception
Faculty members Mary Edwin, Emily Brown, Anita Manion, Rachel Winograd, Vivek Singh and Michael Nichols were honored at Friday’s event in the Millennium Student Center.
UMSL community gathers to celebrate research excellence at annual Research and Innovation Reception
Faculty members Mary Edwin, Emily Brown, Anita Manion, Rachel Winograd, Vivek Singh and Michael Nichols were honored at Friday’s event in the Millennium Student Center.
UMSL community gathers to celebrate research excellence at annual Research and Innovation Reception
Faculty members Mary Edwin, Emily Brown, Anita Manion, Rachel Winograd, Vivek Singh and Michael Nichols were honored at Friday’s event in the Millennium Student Center.
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MIMH Professor David Tate honored for his research on traumatic brain injuries
The associate research professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health was named the Senior Faculty Investigator of the Year.
Ask an Expert: Criminologist Matt Vogel examines Gateway Hypothesis in current drug landscape
Vogel presented research at last month’s Addiction Science Conference hosted by the Missouri Institute of Mental Health.
Marco Pipoly, UMSL’s 100,000th graduate, on path to career in neuroscience
Pipoly was celebrated as the university’s 100,000th graduate during commencement ceremonies Saturday afternoon and has received an NSF research fellowship for graduate school.
MIMH’s new initiative makes local young people agents of change around substance abuse, HIV and hepatitis prevention
The free seven-week program, taking place at UMSL ITE, is open to minority male and female students ages 13 to 24 and runs from Oct. 25 to Dec. 13.
Leaving Las Vegas: Out-of-state student Addy Lai finds a world of opportunity at UMSL
Through a happy accident, the senior psychology major ended up at UMSL four years ago, and she’s been making her mark across campus ever since.
MIMH teams with the Department of Mental Health and NCADA to take on the opioid crisis
The $5 million grant initiative takes on crucial aspects of the epidemic, which is especially prevalent in Missouri – and aims to broaden dialogue around the issue.
Chancellor’s Award winner Robert Paul can’t stop asking questions, seeking answers
The director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health is a leader in studying the impact health conditions have on deep structures of the brain.
Eye on UMSL: Bluegrass
Musical artists Heidi Clare and Ron Thomason return to campus June 14 for a free evening of bluegrass at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Psychology PhD candidates earn grants, explore new frontiers in neuroscience
Using keen work ethic and intellect, Lauren Salminen and Laurie Baker, PhD candidates in the behavioral neuroscience program, have earned highly coveted research training grants.
MIMH earns $1 million grant, integrates social media, HIV prevention program
A new $1 million grant will allow the institute to launch a substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention program this summer.
Healing St. Louis: Community Psychological Service extends its helping hand
The program trains future clinicians, supports faculty research and offers affordable, high-quality assessments and outpatient treatment to area residents.
Mental health expert discusses art, healing, advocacy on KETC
Andrea Purnell shared her perspective on art’s relationship to healing and advocacy.
MIMH website gets facelift
“The revitalized website was strategically designed from the ground up to highlight the extraordinary work conducted … at MIMH,” says Rob Paul, director of the institute.
Purnell, Roccia among NCI’s 30 Leaders in Their Thirties honorees
Andrea Purnell (left) is the director of communications and the arts for the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, and Miriam Roccia is the assistant dean of students.
UMSL forums focus on moving forward in Ferguson
Faculty, staff and students shared their concerns, personal narratives and strategies for moving forward. The two forums attracted large groups of the campus community.
MIMH hosts suicide prevention conference in Jefferson City
For more than a decade, the suicide rate in Missouri has been higher than the rate nationally.
News media turns to UMSL faculty to help make sense of recent Ferguson events
UMSL faculty members have discussed policing, poverty, racial tensions and the history of the region with CNN, CBS News, NPR, USA Today and more.
MIMH names UMSL professor Rob Paul new director
The psychologist is well known in the St. Louis region for creating and developing the all-natural brain fitness drink Nawgan.
MIMH staffer uses art outreach for mental health awareness
Andrea Purnell has organized flash mobs, staged plays as well as gallery shows in an effort to spotlight mental health issues.
MIMH team works to improve access to behavioral health care
They’ll look at changes in ER utilization, enrollments in treatment programs, housing and employment and involvement with law enforcement.
MIMH movie to be screened at international film festival
A film produced by Kelly Gregory and Thom Pancella, both of MIMH at UMSL, will be screened Feb. 12 at the Picture This… Film Festival in Calgary, Canada.
MIMH develops free suicide prevention app
Suicide Lifeguard is intended for anyone concerned that someone they know may be thinking of suicide.
MIMH names Felix Vincenz interim director
Felix Vincenz, chief operating officer of St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, has been named interim director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
UMSL marketers, communicators target branding at forum
There was probably only one room on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus where disco music could be heard Tuesday morning.
MIMH featured in mental illness segment on ‘The Pulse St. Louis’
In a given year, about one in four adults will be affected by a mental or neurological disorder. Of Missouri’s approximately 5.9 million residents, close to 223,000 adults live with serious mental illness and about 65,000 children live with serious mental health conditions, according to figures from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
MIMH celebrates 5 decades of service
The Missouri Institute of Mental Health marked 50 years of service to the community with a public celebration on Oct. 1. MIMH became a unit of the University of Missouri–St. Louis in 2010 after being operated by the University of Missouri–Columbia for many years. The institute offers research, evaluation, policy and training expertise to organizations seeking to improve the behavioral health services they provide to patients.
Jubilee awards will fund oral history project, alumni concert, more
Believe it or not, giving away $50,000 is not an easy task. Just ask Patricia Zahn, chair of the Jubilee Program Committee at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Partnership between UMSL and Missouri Institute of Mental Health is one to be ‘proud of’
It’s 8:30 a.m. and Joseph Parks has already fielded four conference calls, all of them while driving into St. Louis from his home in Columbia, Mo. Parks is the director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Once a week, he makes the trip to MIMH, which is housed on the grounds of the old St. Louis State Hospital.
Suicide prevention specialist earns excellence award
Scott Perkins, project director of the Missouri Suicide Prevention Project, received the National Alliance on Mental...
$1.44 million federal grant will focus on preventing youth suicides
The Missouri Institute of Mental Health and Missouri Department of Mental Health have received a $1.44 million federal...
Girls Holla Back! receives $1.5 million grant
On the heels of its new partnership with the University of Missouri–St. Louis, the Missouri Institute of Mental Health...
MIMH becomes new research, social services, mental health unit at UMSL
A new partnership between the University of Missouri–St. Louis and the Missouri Institute of Mental Health will...
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