The 3rd Annual Department of Psychiatry Research Symposium was held April 17, 2025.
More than 70 participants presented 32 posters.


Location: Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation (CALS)

Keynote Address
Petros Levounis, MD
Past President of the American Psychiatric Association

2025 Winners
1st Place
Zachary Stielper, MD
The Lysing of Catatonia with Intravenous Ketamine Prior to Definitive Treatment with Electroconvulsive Therapy
2nd Place
Sloane Clay
Assessing Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Latinx Children in Greater New Orleans
3rd Place
Daniel O’Leary, Shane Bierma PhD
Mental Health Challenges in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Review of Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Existing Interventions
People's Choice
Thien-Huong Michelle Pham, MD
Transforming Spaces: Interventions in Furniture Layouts to Reduce Patient Violence on a Psychiatry Unit Using a Quality Improvement Approach at University Medical Center

Please note poster images are not included in this collection.

Browse the contents of 2025 Dept. of Psychiatry Research Symposium:

Poster Presentations
Agenda (PDF)