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Department Leadership & Structure

Department Chair

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Boadie W. Dunlop, MD

  • Case Distinguished Chair
  • Professor

bdunlop@augusta.edu

Vice Chair

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Dale Peeples, MD

  • Professor and Vice Chair

dpeeples@augusta.edu

Department Administration

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Susan Atterton, DBA, MHA

  • Interim Administrator

schristian@augusta.edu

Rachel Avellaneda

  • Administrative Assistant to the Chair

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ravellaneda@augusta.edu

Business Office

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Mandy Herron, MBA

  • Business Manager

mherron@augusta.edu

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Angelica Piercy

  • Business Operations Specialist

apiercy@augusta.edu

Division Chiefs

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Boadie W. Dunlop, MD

  • Professor and Chair
  • Division Chief of Psychiatry

bdunlop@augusta.edu

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Dale Peeples, MD

  • Professor and Vice Chair
  • Division Chief of
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

dpeeples@augusta.edu

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Lara Stepleman, Ph.D.

  • Professor
  • Division Chief of Psychology

lsteplem@augusta.edu

 

East Central Regional Hospital Partnership

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Sarita Sharma, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Clinical Medical Director

sasharma@augusta.edu

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Jason Henle, Psy.D

  • Assistant Professor
  • Forensic Program Director
  • Assistant Clinical Director

jhenle@augusta.edu

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Susan Atterton, DBA, MHA

  • Administrator
  • Administrative Business Manager
  • Public Psychiatry & Forensic Psychology Fellowship Coordinator

schristian@augusta.edu

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Mickie Collins

  • Chief Operating Officer

mcollins@augusta.edu

Ashley Bowman

  • Director of Social Work

ashley.bowman@dbhdd.ga.gov

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Reddy Beesam Shashank, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Public Psychiatry Fellowship Director

rshashank@augusta.edu

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Holly Tabernik, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Forensic Psychology Fellowship Director

htabernik@augusta.edu


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