Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsDavid Ross, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Adjunct of PsychiatryAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Brief Online Resources for Teaching Neuroscience: Impact on Attitudes, Stigma, and Clinical Practice Among Mental Health Professionals
Arbuckle M, Ferreira K, Kyzar E, Skikic M, Travis M, Wilkey C, Ross D. Brief Online Resources for Teaching Neuroscience: Impact on Attitudes, Stigma, and Clinical Practice Among Mental Health Professionals. Academic Psychiatry 2026, 1-10. PMID: 41851569, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-026-02319-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health professionalsHealth professionalsMental illnessMedical Condition Regard ScaleClinical practiceMethodsA national cohortPositive attitudesWaitlist control groupFollow-up surveyHigher mean scoresResultsAfter 3 monthsIntegration of neuroscienceMean scoreNational cohortPre-surveyPsychiatric diagnosisStigmaProfessionalsPsychological constructsIllnessActive groupNeuroscience conceptsCombined cohortSustained impactWaiting periodCanadian Psychiatry Human Resource Planning: Delphi-Method Study of Academic Chairs of Psychiatry of Canada: Planification des ressources humaines en psychiatrie au Canada : étude menée à l’aide des méthodes Delphi auprès des chefs de département de psychiatrie au Canada
Sareen J, Isaak C, Perera E, Ross D, Agyapong V, Ahmed A, Neufeld K, Turecki G, Haggarty J, Roy-Desruisseaux J, Noble S, Yatham L, Hall P, Hatcher S, Taylor V, Gagnon P, Samaan Z, Lesperance F, Mulsant B. Canadian Psychiatry Human Resource Planning: Delphi-Method Study of Academic Chairs of Psychiatry of Canada: Planification des ressources humaines en psychiatrie au Canada : étude menée à l’aide des méthodes Delphi auprès des chefs de département de psychiatrie au Canada. The Canadian Journal Of Psychiatry 2026, 71: 174-184. PMID: 41544125, PMCID: PMC12811089, DOI: 10.1177/07067437251408174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelphi method studyInequitable distributionInnovative models of careMental health care systemHuman resource planningCollaborative care modelModels of careMild to moderate disordersInternational medical graduatesHealth care systemDelphi methodAcademic departments of psychiatryPrimary careCare modelPhysician extendersDepartment of PsychiatryResultsCommon themesMedical graduatesCare systemMental healthPan-CanadianPsychiatry residency programsFocus groupsSubspecialty programsAddiction services
2025
Blind Mice, African Clawed Frogs, and the Missing Link Between Circadian Rhythms and Psychiatry
Saali A, Ross D, Cooper J, Novick A. Blind Mice, African Clawed Frogs, and the Missing Link Between Circadian Rhythms and Psychiatry. Biological Psychiatry 2025, 98: 102-104. PMID: 40579071, PMCID: PMC12335234, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom Implicit Bias to Reconciliation: A Neuroscience-Informed Perspective on Racism
Nagarajan T, Yau B, Ross D. From Implicit Bias to Reconciliation: A Neuroscience-Informed Perspective on Racism. Biological Psychiatry 2025, 97: 666-668. PMID: 40086897, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.01.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric Genetics in Clinical Practice: Essential Knowledge for Mental Health Professionals
Besterman A, Alnor M, Castaño M, DeLisi L, Grice D, Lohoff F, Middeldorp C, Müller D, Quattrone D, Nurnberger J, Nurmi E, Ross D, Soda T, Schulze T, Trost B, Vilella E, Yap C, Zai G, Moreno-De-Luca D. Psychiatric Genetics in Clinical Practice: Essential Knowledge for Mental Health Professionals. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2025, 182: 728-741. PMID: 40134266, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20240295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health cliniciansHealth cliniciansPsychiatric geneticsHolistic model of careGenetic architecture of psychiatric disordersModels of careMental health outcomesApplication of genetic informationMental health professionalsGene-environment interactionsClinical practiceRare genetic variantsGenetics professionalsPower of geneticsHealth professionalsHealth outcomesEffective communication strategiesOngoing educationPatient educationFamilial aggregationGenetic architectureSubspecialty expertsGenetic dataNon-genetic factorsGenetic informationAdult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and the Landscape of Plasticity in the Human Brain
Page C, Ross D. Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and the Landscape of Plasticity in the Human Brain. Biological Psychiatry 2025, 97: 558-560. PMID: 39971402, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Along Came the DSM—Melancholic Depression, the Dexamethasone Suppression Test, and How Psychiatry Lost the Brain
Eloge J, Cooper J, Ross D. Along Came the DSM—Melancholic Depression, the Dexamethasone Suppression Test, and How Psychiatry Lost the Brain. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 97: 9-11. PMID: 39613386, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnder the Microscope: Nerve Glue and the Evolution of Psychiatric Neuroscience
Vijayaraghavan S, Ross D, Novick A. Under the Microscope: Nerve Glue and the Evolution of Psychiatric Neuroscience. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 96: e11-e13. PMID: 39357969, PMCID: PMC12357614, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHieroglyphs and Head Injuries: Sex Differences in Traumatic Brain Injury
Huibregtse M, Cooper J, Ross D. Hieroglyphs and Head Injuries: Sex Differences in Traumatic Brain Injury. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: e25-e27. PMID: 38811076, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom Social Isolation to Social Justice: The Neuroscience of Solitary Confinement
Danzig A, Novick A, Chang W, Ross D. From Social Isolation to Social Justice: The Neuroscience of Solitary Confinement. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: e13-e15. PMID: 38479978, PMCID: PMC11247959, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research