Dale Peeples

Associate Professor

Dale Peeples

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior

Bio

Associate professor and program director of the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship. Clinical interests include juvenile justice, adoption and foster care, and the impact of digital media on children.

  • (706) 721-6701
  • (706) 721-3593
  • EG 2007

Education

  • MD, Medicine University of South Carolina -, 2001

Certifications

  • Excellence in Access, Success, and Belonging Badge Augusta University, 2024

  • BLS Provider Certification American Heart Association, 2024

  • Office for Faculty Success Promotion Peer Mentoring Group Certificate of Completion Augusta University, 2024

  • Sententia Gamification Certification Sententia/Augusta University, 2023

  • Simulation Education Series Certificate of Completion Augusta University, 2020

  • Education Innovation Institute Teaching Fellowship Augusta University, 2015

  • NPI # 1245281849 2015

  • ABPNCAP 6307 ABPN, 2007

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ABPN The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2007

  • Psychiatry ABPN The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2006

  • ABP 56188 ABPN, 2006

  • Georgia Medical License Georgia Composite Board of Medical Examiners , 2002

  • PHY # 052217 GA STATE MEDICAL BOARD, 2002

  • DEA # BP8094055

  • PHY GA STATE MEDICAL BOARD, 2002

  • ABPNCAP ABPN, 2007

  • ABP ABPN, 2006

Awards & Honors

  • Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association American Psychiatric Association, 2025

  • Departmental Child Psychiatry Supervisor Award MCG Department of Psychiatry, 2023

  • AACAP Outstanding Mentor Award AACAP, 2022

  • MCG Exemplary Teaching Award for Undergraduate Medical Education MCG, 2022

  • Departmental Child Psychiatry Supervisor Award MCG Department of Psychiatry, 2021

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • RPSY 5001

    Child Psychiatry
  • PHAS 5311

    Pediatrics

Teaching Interests

Child and adolescent psychiatry (ADHD, disruptive behaviors, forensic issues, and media issues).

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Media Influences on Self-Harm, Suicidality, and Suicide, 2025
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
  • Social Media and Depressive symptoms, 2025
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
  • Adoption & Foster Care, 2024
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-Revised
  • Lifelong Learning Module 21, 2024
    Other
  • Redefining Psychiatric Care: Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Youth Mental Health, 2024
    Abstract

Research Interests

Digital media's impact on children. Juvenile justice. Adoption and foster care. Lifelong learning.

Professional Service

  • American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - 2015

    Role: Committee Member
  • American Psychiatric Association - 2015

    Role: Other
  • ABPN Houston - 2012

    Role: Other
  • Child Psychiatry and Human Development - 2012

    Role: Other
  • ABPN Milwaukee - 2011

    Role: Other

Public Service

  • Historic Augusta, Inc. and The Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson- Shift #4 2018