Dr. Strawn is a tenured Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati and at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and the Director of the UC Anxiety Disorders Research Program. He has joint appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics and Clinical & Translational Pharmacology.

His research involves clinical trials in pediatric and adult patients with mood and anxiety disorders as well as the identification of risk factors for these conditions. Additionally, his research focuses on the pathophysiology and psychopharmacology of these conditions and on developmental pharmacology.

Dr. Strawn has authored more than 220 peer-reviewed publications and has co-authored five books on the treatment of children and adolescents, psychopharmacology and contemporary psychotherapy. He is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and has been elected to memberships in the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

Background and Education
Dr. Strawn University obtained his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.  He completed his general psychiatry residency training at the University of Cincinnati and a clinical fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Thereafter, he completed an NIH career development award focused on biomarkers as predictors of treatment response in anxiety disorders.