George Bigelow, Ph.D., in whose honor a new endowed professorship has been named, has led the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit since its inception four decades ago and has guided it to its current position of prominence. He was recently honored with the 2018 Dean’s Distinguished Mentoring Award.

Angela Guarda, M.D., the Stephen and Jean Robinson Associate Professor of Eating Disorders, has been inducted into Hopkins’ Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence.

Timothy Moran, Ph.D., the Paul R. McHugh Professor of Motivated Behaviors, has been named executive vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Eric C. Strain, M.D., will become the next scientific director of the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit and will be installed as the inaugural recipient of the George E. Bigelow, Ph.D. Professorship later this year.

Elise Weerts, Ph.D. has become president-elect of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, the oldest and largest organization in America devoted to advancing a scientific approach to substance use and addictive disorders.

Susan Lehmann, M.D., has received the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) MedEdPORTAL Award for her two-part online geriatric depression module set, titled, “Recognizing and Managing Geriatric Depression: A Two-Part Self-Learning Module.” The award recognizes her “innovative, creative, and portable contribution to medical student education.” Lehmann, director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Day Program, has also been named new president of the ADMSEP.