Department Leadership & Structure

Department Administration

Peter B. Rosenquist, MD

Interim Chair
Director, Therapeutic Neurostimulation
Leon Henri Charbonnier Endowed Chair

prosenquist@augusta.edu

Rachel Avellaneda

Administrative Admin to Chair

706-721-6719

ravellaneda@augusta.edu

Susan Atterton, DBA, MHA

Interim Administrator

schristian@augusta.edu

Mandy Herron, MBA

Business Manager

mherron@augusta.edu

Business Office

Mandy Herron, MBA

Business Manager

mherron@augusta.edu

Angelica Piercy

Business Operations Specialist

apiercy@augusta.edu

General Psychiatry

Richard F. Camino-Gaztambide, MD

Professor
Training Director, General Psychiatry

rcamino@augusta.edu

David Williams, MD

Associate Professor
Associate Training Director, General Psychiatry Program

dwilliams2@augusta.edu

Carol Gibson, MHA

General Psychiatry Residency Coordinator 2

cagibson@augusta.edu

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Dale Peeples, MD

Associate Professor
Section Chief, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Training Director, Child & Adolescent Fellows Program; Post Pediatric Portal Program

dpeeples@augusta.edu

Adam Joy, MBA

Child & Adolescent Residency Coordinator 1

wjoy@augusta.edu

Psychology

Lara Stepleman, PhD

Professor
Chief of Psychology

lsteplem@augusta.edu

Christopher F. Drescher, PhD

Associate Professor
Director, Psychology Internship Training

cdrescher@augusta.edu

Lindsay Spivey

Psychology Internship Coordinator

lspivey@augusta.edu

Amy House, PhD

Professor
Director, Fellowship Training
Director, Augusta DBT Program

ahouse@augusta.edu

Addiction Medicine

Marshall Bedder, MD

Associate Professor
Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program

mbedder@augusta.edu

Tina Hall

Business Operations | Addiction Medicine Fellowship Coordinator

tihall@augusta.edu

East Central Regional Hospital Partnership

Sarita Sharma, MD

Associate Professor
Clinical Medical Director

sasharma@augusta.edu

Jason Henle, Psy.D

Assistant Professor
Forensic Program Director
Assistant Clinical Director

jhenle@augusta.edu

Susan Atterton, DBA, MHA

Business Manager 2 | Administration
Administrative Business Manager
Public Psychiatry & Forensic Psychology Fellowship Coordinator

schristian@augusta.edu

Mickie Collins

Chief Operating Officer

mcollins@augusta.edu

Ashley Bowman

Director of Social Work

ashley.bowman@dbhdd.ga.gov

Reddy Beesam Shashank, MD

Assistant Professor
Public Psychiatry Fellowship Director

rshashank@augusta.edu

Holly Tabernik, PhD

Assistant Professor
Forensic Psychology Fellowship Director

htabernik@augusta.edu

Psychiatry Clerkship

Sameera Azeem, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Director, Psychiatry Clerkship

sazeem@augusta.edu

Ryan Shuler, MD

Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Psychiatry Clerkship

rshuler@augusta.edu

Crystal Crawford, Ed.S

Clerkship Coordinator 2, Psychiatry
Adjunct Instructor, College of Education

crcrawford@augusta.edu

Krystle Graham, DO

Associate Professor
Clerkship Director, Southeast Campus, Savannah, GA

Joe Morgan, MD

Associate Professor
Clerkship Director, Southwest Campus

Employee-Faculty Assistance Program

Susan Sato, PhD

Assistant Professor
Director, Employee-Faculty Assistance Program

ssato@augusta.edu

Alison Cawley

Office Coordinator, Employee-Faculty Assistance Program

alcawley@augusta.edu

Office of Faculty Success

Lara Stepleman, PhD

Director, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Success

lsteplem@augusta.edu

Lisa Leggio, MD

Assistant Dean, MCG Office for Faculty Affairs & Success

706-721-2456

lleggio@augusta.edu

Taylor Coleman

Educational Program Specialist II

706-721-3084

taycoleman@augusta.edu

Patricia Garza

Senior Research Assistant

706-446-0022

pgarza@augusta.edu

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