Research

Department of Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry at the OU School of Community Medicine is committed to enhancing the mental health of our community by investigating new and improved treatment methods through behavioral and clinical research studies, quality improvement projects, and case reports.

Our investigators are interested in issues such as adolescent depression and mental health, adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s), agitation management in inpatient settings, anxiety, behavior change models for obesity, burn-out, clinic efficiency, insomnia, smoking and medical illness, bipolar disorder, depression, delirium, exercise programs for behavioral health, hepatitis C, nightmares in children, psychotherapy, PTSD, schizophrenia, substance abuse, spirituality and mental health, and women’s health.

Our studies are conducted by research teams comprised of medical doctors, psychotherapists, research coordinators and assistants. Furthering the mission of the OU-TU School of Community Medicine, many of our researchers work in collaborative teams with other departments at the University of Oklahoma and other institutions such as The Laureate Institute for Brain Research, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma State University, and others. We are interested not only in the development of new treatments, but also prevention, education, and the augmentation of already-existing treatment strategies that have the potential to improve the lives of Oklahomans in the communities we serve.

Our research study participants may receive medical and psychiatric evaluations, education, support, and referral for psychiatric illnesses. Participation is always voluntary and completely confidential. A thorough consent process is involved to ensure that participants understand the purpose of the study, procedures involved, and possible risks and benefits of participation. Those who qualify are carefully monitored over the course of participation to ensure their safety and well-being and the effectiveness of their treatment.

For more information about research in the Psychiatry Department, please contact:

Michelle Matukewicz, MHR
Research Coordinator
Psychiatry Department
(918) 660-3118
Michelle-matukewicz@ou.edu

Psychiatry Researchers

Ondria Gleason, MD
Professor and Chair

Research Interests:
Dr. Gleason’s research interests include comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions, concurrent depression and hepatitis C, delirium, and psychiatric best practices, and Vagus Nerve Stimulation for treatment resistant depression.

Ashley Walker, MD
Professor
Residency Training Director

Research Interests:
Dr. Walker’s research interests include education/training and faculty development, especially in the areas of wellness and neuroscience.

Tara Buck, MD
Associate Professor, Child and Adolescent Pscyhiatry

Research Interests:
Dr. Buck’s research interests include assessment and treatment of pediatric nightmares, neurodevelopmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorder, and quality improvement in graduate medical education for child psychiatry fellows.

Jaye Capretto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Oxley Foundation Chair in Child Psychiatry

Research Interests:
Dr. Capretto’s research and clinical work focuses on early childhood psychological assessment of neurodevelopmental disabilities, particularly autism spectrum disorder. Her publications and advocacy strive to address disparities in health education and access among disabled children and adolescents.

Kristy Griffith, MD
Assistant Associate Professor
Medical Director, Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic

Research Interests:
Dr. Griffith’s research and clinical interests include women’s mental health, complimentary alternative medicine for mental health, the interplay of physical and psychiatric health, Vagus Nerve Stimulation for treatment resistant depression, and unusual manifestations of adverse drug reactions.

Andrew Liew, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education

Research Interests:
Dr. Liew’s research interests include child and adolescent psychiatry and medical student education.

Tessa Manning, MD
Associate Professor
Associate Program Director
Medical Director, Saint Francis for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service

Research Interests:
Dr. Manning’s current research interests include addiction, gun violence, patient agitation in an in-patient psychiatric clinic, and Vagus Nerve Stimulation for treatment resistant depressionaddiction.

Jordan Parsons, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medical Director - IMPACT Oxley Foundation Chair in Assertive Community Treatment

Research Interests:
Dr. Parsons research interests include inpatient and outpatient care treating those with psychosis and mood disorders including depression and bipolar disorder.

Kent Teague, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
Professor

kent-teague@ouhsc.edu

Dr. Teague serves as the Assistant Vice President for Research and leads the research efforts at OU-Tulsa. He is also the Associate Dean for Research for the OU-TU School of Community Medicine. Dr. Teague specializes in studying the effects of psychosocial stress and chronic inflammation on the immune system and the downstream effects on health

Bryan K. Touchet, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education and Faculty Affairs

Dr. Touchet’s current research interests are spirituality and mental health, factors affecting progression to indirect supervision among psychiatry interns, and teaching methodology innovations.

Active Research Projects

Buck, TR (Co-PI) - Can a Brief Therapy Improve Pediatric Nightmares, Mental Health, and Suicidality?

Capretto, J (Co-PI) – ATLAS: Autistic Teens Learning About Sexuality Gleason, OG (PI)

Gleason O, Griffith K, Manning T – RECOVER: A Prospective, Multi-center, Randomized Controlled, Blinded Trial Demonstrating the Safety and Effectiveness of VNS Therapy System as Adjunctive Therapy Versus a No-Stimulation Control in Subjects with Treatment Resistant Depression

Recent Research Publications

Capretto, J. J. (2024). "About Autism" and "Best Practices for Identifying Autism". Oklahoma State Department of Education Special Education Services Autism Handbook (pp. 76). https://sde.ok.gov/sites/default/files/Autism%20Handbook%202024.pdf

Church, C., Zeng, J., Warning, L., Patel, S., Manning, T. L. (2025). Positive response to adjunctive KarXT (xanomeline/trospium) in treatment-resistant Schizophrenia: A case report. Psychiatry Research Case Reports, 4(2).

Cromer, L. D., Barlaan, D. R., Pruiksma, K., Davis, J. L., Buck, T. R. (2022). Case study of cognitive behavioral therapy for nightmare disorder in a youth with co-morbid autism spectrum disorder. In C. R. Martin, V. B. Patel, & V. R. Preedy (Eds.), Handbook of Lifespan Cognitive Behavior Therapy (1st ed., pp. 441-447). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.

Cromer, L. D., Bell, S. B., Prince, L. E., Hollman, N., El Sabbagh, E., Buck, T. R. (2024). Efficacy of a telehealth cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic nightmares in children aged 6-17. Frontiers in Sleep, 3, 1401023.

Cromer, L. D., Pangelinan, B. A., El Sabbagh, E., Rischard, M. E., Capellupo, C., Buck, T. R. (2023). Methodological changes to improve retention: Results from two pediatric cognitive behavioral therapy studies. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 79(11), 2478-2492.

Cromer, L. D., Stimson, J. R., Rischard, M. E., Buck, T. R. (2022). Nightmare Prevalence in an Outpatient Pediatric Psychiatry Population: A Brief Report. Dreaming, 32(7), 353-355.

Dawson, D., Bell, S. B., Hollman, N., Lemens, T., Obiozor, C., Safo, D., Manning, T. L. (2024). Assaults and Microaggressions Against Psychiatric Residents: Findings from a US Survey. Academic Psychiatry.

Dodoo, M., Dunlap, M., Snyder, D., Liu, M. R., Raza, H. (2023). (096) Where Next? Assessing Delirium Management and Follow-up in a Clinical Research Hospital. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 64, S47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaclp.2023.11.570

Frye, W. S., King, C. K., Schaefer, M. R., Decker, J., Kuhn, B. (2023). “You Look Perfectly Healthy to Me”: Living With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Through Adolescents’ and Parents’ Eyes. Clinical Pediatrics, 62(6), 622-632. https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228221141602

Frye, W. S., Kuhn, B., King, C. K. (2024). Developing Support Groups for Youth with Chronic Pain: Preliminary Findings Based on Patient Expectations. Psychological Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-024-00808-z

Gleason, B., Manning, T. L. (2024). Marijuana in Teens. Tulsa Kids Magazine (vol. May 2024, pp. 18-19). Tulsa, OK: Tulsa Kids Magazine. tulsakids.com

Kasmani, S., Buck, T. R. (2023). Amantadine: An adjunctive treatment for aggression in children with neurodevelopmental disorders (pp. 77). Tulsa, OK: School of Community Medicine Clinical Vignette Symposium.

Kelly, D., Lesselroth, B. J., Liew, A., Loper, A., Palmer, R., Kollaja, L., Monkman, H., Ijams, S. D. A., Rodriguez, K., Homco, J. B., Wickham, A., Laurent, J. P., Wen, F. K. (2022). A Telepsychiatry Simulation for Suicide Assessment: Increasing Virtual Mental Health Competency in Health Professional Students (pp. S274-S275). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Kuziemsky, C. E., Monkman, H., Homco, J. B., Liew, A., Park, H., Wu, K., Lesselroth, B. J. (2023). Automation vs. Innovation: Unexplored Strategies to Improve Virtual Care. Stud Health Technol Inform.(304), 3-7.

Lesselroth, B. J., Monkman, H., Wolfinbarger, A., Gentges, J. A., Kuziemsky, C., Liew, A., Yarnall, R., Homco, J. B. (2025). Enhanced Telemedicine Instruction: Simulations including eStethoscopes for Virtual Cardiac Assessment. Bradford: Context Sensitive Health Informatics. https://www.cshi-imia.org/

Liew, A., Monkman, H., Palmer, R., Kollaja, L., Rodriguez, K., Ijams, S. D. A., Homco, J. B., Laurent, J. P., Wickham, A., Wen, F. K., Lesselroth, B. J. (2022). A Telepsychiatry Simulation for Suicide Assessment: Teaching Telemedicine Safety Competencies (pp. 700-708). Washington DC: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

Manning, T. L. (2023). Legislative Updates. 2023 Summer Oklahoma Psychiatric Physician Association Newsletter.

Manning, T. L. (2023). State Health Information Network Exchange: Update on OKSHINE Program. 2023 Summer Oklahoma Psychiatric Physician Association Newsletter.

Manning, T. L. (2025). Legislative Updates. 2025 Summer Oklahoma Psychiatric Physician Association Newsletter.

Manning, T. L., Bell, S. B., Dawson, D., Kezbers, K., Crockett, M., Gleason, O. C. (2022). The Utilization of a Rapid Agitation Scale and Treatment Protocol for Patient and Staff Safety in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting. Psychiatry Quarterly, 93(3), 915-933.

Manning, T. L., Bell, S. B., Hollman, N., McNaughton, M., Church, C., Tucker, P. (2024). Peripheral Effects of Gun Violence in an Academic Medicine Setting. Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, 117(3), 82-87.

Manning, T. L., Griffith, K. M., Gleason, O. C. (2022). What have we done? Doctors and patients are reeling from the effects of Oklahoma Medical Marijuana legislation (5th ed., vol. 115, pp. 162-167). Oklahoma City, OK: Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association. https://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?m=24761&i=765654&p=12&ver=html5

Manning, T. L., Walker, A. E., Mcclanahan, S. E., Gleason, O. C. (2023). Chapter 12: Preoperative Psychiatry. Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Examination and Board Review (pp. 47-50). McGraw Hill Specialty Board Review.

Michie, J., Manning, T. L., Siefers, K., Sanders, J., Touchet, B. (2023). A Case Report of Serotonin Syndrome vs Serotonin Withdrawal State. The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, 116(1), 12-17.

Monkman, H., Kuziemsky, C., Homco, J. B., Liew, A., Rodriguez, K., Skaggs, J., Wen, F. K., Lesselroth, B. J. (2023). Identifying Failure Modes in Telemedicine: An Instructional Needs Assessment. Stud Health Technol Inform, 304, 39-43.

Prince, L. E., Buck, T. R., Cromer, L. D. (2023). Predictors of Treatment Dropout in a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares in Children. American Psychological Association Convention.

Rischard, M., Buck, T. R., Pruiksma, K. E., Johns, A. N., Cromer, L. D. (2024). Construction and Initial Examination of Inter-Rater Reliability of a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5-TR Sleep Disorders (SCISD) – Kid. Journal of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

Ross, D. A., Cooper, J. J., Arbuckle, M. R., Walker, A. E., Travis, M. J. (2022). Preparing for the Future of Precision Psychiatry: The Critical Role of Neuroscience Education. In L. M. Williams & L. M. Hack (Eds.), Precision Psychiatry: Using Neuroscience Insights to Inform Personally Tailored, Measurement-Based Care (1st ed., pp. 241-250). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

Sanders, J., Manning, T. L., Ostermeyer, B. (2023). Forensic Psychiatric Consequences of McGirt v Oklahoma (1st ed., vol. 40, pp. 18). Cranbury, NJ: Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/

Walker, A. E., Manning, T. L. (2023). Beyond Training: Board Certification and Continuing Medical Education. In S. G. De Golia & R. S. Wang (Eds.), Resident and Training Director Handbook: A Survival Guide for Psychiatric Residency. (1st ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

Walker, A. E., Manning, T. L., Mcclanahan, S. E., Gleason, O. C. (2022). Preoperative Psychiatry. In D. B. Jones & R. B. Lim (Eds.), Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Exam and Board Review (1st ed., pp. 47-52). McGraw Hill.

Warning, L. R., Hollman, N. D., Gleason, O. C. (2024). A Survey of Consultation Liaison Psychiatrists on the Assessment of Maternal Capacity. Journal of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry/Elsevier Inc, 65(3), 322-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaclp.2024.02.005

Recent Research Posters and Presentations

Gleason, O.C. (2^nd author) - Psychosis During Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C: A Case Study. Poster Presentation at the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2018 Annual Meeting

Kovelamudi, MD, A.*, McNaughton, MD, M., Mcclanahan, S. E., Manning, T. L. (2020, May). "SHOCKING RESULTS: A CASE OF MALIGNANT CATATONIA". [Poster presentation]. OU-Tulsa Clinical Vignette Symposium, OU-Tulsa.Walker, AE

McClanahan, S., Gleason, O. [2018, Nov.]. "Harvoni Induced Psychosis". [Poster presentation]. Academy of Consultation and Liaison Psychiatrists.

Walker, AE (Co-Presenter) Intern Year - The Board Game: An Educational Experience for Learning About Physician Wellness, Burnout, and Depression. Workshop at the 2019 APA Annual Meeting, American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, CA. May 19, 2019.

Walker, AE (Co-Presenter) - Neuroscience Curriculum Development Workshop. Workshop at the Society of Biological Psychiatry 73^rd Annual Meeting, New York, NY. May 9, 2018.

Walker, AE (Presenter) - Competency-Based Behavioral Interviewing: Using a Structured Interview Method to

Enhance Residency and Fellowship Interviews. Workshop at the 48^th Annual AADPRT Meeting, San Diego, CA. March 1, 2019.