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
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 ResearchLeveraging neuroscience education to address stigma related to opioid use disorder in the community: a pilot study
Kyzar E, Arbuckle M, Abba-Aji A, Balachandra K, Cooper J, Dela Cruz A, Edens E, Heward B, Jibson M, Jordan A, Moreno-De-Luca D, Pazderka H, Singh M, Weleff J, Yau B, Young J, Ross D. Leveraging neuroscience education to address stigma related to opioid use disorder in the community: a pilot study. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1360356. PMID: 38563031, PMCID: PMC10982477, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1360356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderDecrease internalized stigmaEducational eventsNeurobiology of addictionStigma ScaleStigma scoresInternalized stigmaPublic health crisisNeuroscience educationStigmaNeuroscience perspectiveUse disorderOverdose deathsComparing pre-Pilot studyHealth crisisParticipantsPublic-facingDisordersOpioidAssessment of Brief Online Approaches for Teaching Neuroscience in Psychiatry
Arbuckle M, Ferreira K, Skikic M, Travis M, Wilkey C, Ross D. Assessment of Brief Online Approaches for Teaching Neuroscience in Psychiatry. Academic Psychiatry 2024, 48: 227-232. PMID: 38478200, PMCID: PMC11215754, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-024-01947-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical practiceResultsThe mean knowledge scoreSemi-structured interviewsTeaching resourcesEducational resourcesPaired t-testIntegration of neuroscienceTreatment planningPre- and post-assessmentsNeuroscience educationOnline teaching resourcesCase formulationMultiple-choice quizNeuroscience perspectiveMethodsA national sampleObjectiveThe goalBrief formatPatientsTeaching approachT-testNeuroscience conceptsLikert ratingsTeaching neuroscienceKnowledge scoresNeuroscience