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Sandra Griffin Bishop Sexson
Office Phone: (706) 721-6699
Office Address: EG 2001
E-mail: SSEXSON@mail.mcg.edu

Appointment Date: September 2004
Appointment Type: Full-Time

Title(s)
Title/Rank Department/Division Section School/Unit
Section Chief Psychiatry and Health Behavior Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatry Medicine

Academic Rank(s)
Rank Department Section School
Professor Pediatrics Medicine
Professor Psychiatry and Health Behavior Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatry Medicine

Education
MD; 1971; University of Mississippi
BS; 1967; Mississippi University for Wom

Teaching Areas
Child and Adolescent Development; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -- pathology and therapies, e.g. ADHD, depression, suicidality, developmental disabilities,etc.; Interface between child psychiatry and pediatrics; Pediatric Palliative Care; The Chronically Ill Child in the School; Divorce; Adoption; Foster Care; Infant Psychiatry; Medical and Psychiatric Ethics in Pediatrics and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Research Areas
Curriculum development for training in Core Competencies; Psychosocial aspects of chronic illness in pediatrics; Competency ssessment in psychiatric education

Clinical Interests
Psychiatric and socioemotional aspects of pediatric patients with chronic medical illness; Pediatric consultation liaison; Autism spectrum disorders; Developmental Disabilities and Delays; Infant psychiatry; Psychiatric aspects of cochlear implants in children and adolescents; General child and adolescent psychiatry to include ADHD, depression, PTSD, sleep disorders, habit disorders, family stressors, coping with terminal illness, grief and mourning

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