
She was shortly thereafter promoted to the rank of associate professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences. Louis (WUSTL) Department of Psychology in 1998. Upon completing her internship and three-year postdoctoral fellowship, Barch and her husband Todd Braver received assistant professor positions at the Washington University in St. However, she chose to not pursue it as a full-time career in order to continue her research aspirations. While Barch completed her clinical internship in Pittsburgh, she worked as a therapist with mentally ill patients. Upon completing her PhD, Barch completed an internship and three-year postdoctoral fellowship in clinical psychology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine under the guidance of Jonathan D. Barch received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Northwestern University in 1987 and her Master's degree and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. As a senior in 1983, she received a Corporate Merit Scholarship to attend either the University of Virginia or Northwestern University and major in child psychology. Growing up, she attended Parkway Central High School where she was a school newspaper editor, wrestler, and competed on the varsity track team. Early life and education īarch was born and raised in St. She previously served as editor-in-chief of Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience. Barch is a deputy editor at Biological Psychiatry. She also focuses on behavioral, pharmacological, and neuroimaging studies with normal and clinical populations. Her research includes disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, cognitive and language deficits. Couch Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University in St. She is a chair and professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Gregory B. MA, 1991, PhD, 1993, clinical psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignĬommunication disorder and language production in schizophrenia (1993)ĭeanna Marie Barch is an American psychologist.
