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October 8, 2026

How treatable is postpartum depression?

Postpartum depression is likely caused by a combination of biological vulnerability and environmental factors, according to Jennifer Payne, MD, reproductive psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences at UVA.

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September 1, 2026

Want kids to be better at math and reading? Send them out for recess

Tanya Evans, Jacob Resch, and Sara Rimm-Kaufman, faculty within the School of Education and Human Development say the science is clear: Giving students time to move, play, and recharge helps them learn more effectively.

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May 6, 2026

Q&A: How can workplaces better support neurodiversity?

Rose Nevill directs the UVA Neurodevelopmental Research Core, which provides research support to labs across UVA focused on neurodevelopmental conditions.

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November 6, 2025

Postpartum Psychosis: International Experts Seek to Save Lives of Mothers, Babies

An international panel of leading women’s mental health experts – including UVA Health’s Jennifer Payne, MD – is calling to reclassify postpartum psychosis as its own category of mental illness to improve the care new mothers receive.

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October 21, 2025

Researchers Secure Major Grants to Study How Birth Shapes Mothers’ Health and Their Brains

Allison Perkeybile and Jessica Connelly, from the Department of Psychology, are leading groundbreaking studies that could transform our understanding of women’s brains across the pregnancy experience.

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September 8, 2025

Meet Aaron Reuben, Clinical Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology

By Aaron Reuben

Dr. Aaron Reuben is a clinical neuropsychologist concerned with the interplay of the physical environment with brain and mental health across the lifespan. His research combines new technologies to quantitatively measure environmental exposures (mass spectrometry, remote sensing, wearable technology) with gold-standard assessments of neuropsychiatric function (clinical interview, cognitive assessment, and neuroimaging) to generate novel theories about how neuropsychiatric diseases emerge and may be treated or prevented.

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August 12, 2025

Jennifer Payne, MD, Spoke With NPR About Use of Antidepressants by Women Who Are Pregnant

Jennifer Payne, MD, a professor in the UVA Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences and expert in reproductive psychiatry, talked with NPR about the use of antidepressants by women who are pregnant.

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July 29, 2025

Can Psilocybin Help People With Prolonged Grief?

School of Medicine researchers led by Kim Penberthy will examine whether psilocybin can help people who are experiencing persistent, intense grief, also known as prolonged grief disorder.

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