W. Edward Craighead
J. Rex Fuqua Endowed Chair; Professor and Vice Chair of the Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Programs; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Overview
Dr. Craighead is a Professor and the Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory. His research largely focuses on cognitive behavioral models for major depression and bipolar disorders.
Dr. W. Edward Craighead is the J. Rex Fuqua Endowed Chair; Director and Vice Chair of Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Programs; and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University. Dr. Craighead has 50 years of experience in the youth mental health field. He rose through the academic ranks and has several major publications on bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.
Dr. Craighead’s research, which focuses on mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, is focused on investigating patterns of neural connectivity and the genetic markers to better predict the success of various therapy models including cognitive behavior therapy and medication. His work also focuses on the prevention of the first episode of depression.
Dr. Craighead his wife, Linda Craighead, and his colleague, Dr. David Miklowitz, recently published the third edition of their graduate level Psychopathology book.
Education and Training
BA
Abilene Christian College (1965)
MA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1967)
PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1970)
University Affiliations
The Pennsylvania State University, Duke University, University of Colorado – Boulder, Emory University
