Kathleen Brady | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1952 |
| Spouse | R. B. Lydiard |
| Relatives | Joseph V. Brady (father) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA, psychology and biology, 1976, Fordham University PhD, 1981, Virginia Commonwealth University MD, Medical University of South Carolina |
| Thesis | Comparison of the behavioral pharmacology of phencyclidine to related compounds (1981) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Medical University of South Carolina |
Kathleen T. Brady (born October 11,1952) is an American psychiatrist.
Brady was born on October 11,1952 [1] to neuroscientist Joseph V. Brady. [2] She would join her father in his laboratory and earned her first author credit in the fourth grade with a paper in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. [3]
Following high school,Brady enrolled at Fordham University for her bachelor's degree in psychology and biology. [3] She met her future husband R.B. Lydiard at the VCU School of Medicine and followed him to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) for her medical degree. [4]
Following medical school and a psychiatry residency,Brady completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry before joining the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) faculty as an assistant professor. [3] In this role,she examined gender differences in psychiatric disorders among 100 treatment-seeking cocaine and alcohol abusers. [5] In 2010,Brady was promoted to Distinguished University Professor at MUSC for her addiction research and studies on substance abuse and mental health disorders. [6] Following her promotion,Brady received funding to examine relationships among gender,stress,and craving in cocaine and nicotine use in order to develop potential medications to prevent stress-based cocaine relapse and promote smoking cessation. [7]
During the summer of 2016,Brady was named the Vice President for Research at the MUSC as a result of her "passion for advancing new knowledge and scientific discoveries." [8] Following this,she received the Peggy Schachte Research Mentor Award for her "strong record of mentoring faculty,postdoctoral fellows,and doctoral students in obtaining extramural awards." [9]