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Albert Powers, MD, PhD

Associate Director & Medical Director

Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Medical & Associate Director, Yale PRIME Psychosis Risk Clinic, Psychiatry

Dr. Powers joined the faculty at the Yale Department of Psychiatry on July 1, 2018 as an Assistant Professor. His work as a neuroscientist is funded by a K23 Career Development Award and an R21 research grant from the NIMH, a Career Award for Medical Scientists from the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund. His research focuses on applying novel computational tools toward early detection and novel treatment development in psychosis. As a psychiatrist, his work is focused upon treatment of patients at Clinical High Risk for psychosis. He has been Medical Director of PRIME since 2017 and Associate Director since 2020.