Melinda W. Schreiner, PhD

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Biography

Mindy Westlund Schreiner, PhD, is a Psychologist and Clinical Scholar in Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University. She was previously an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Utah.

Dr. Westlund Schreiner earned her PhD in Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research at the University of Minnesota. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Utah Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Westlund Schreiner’s clinical and research interests include self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in youth.

Academic and Clinical Areas
  • Pediatric Psychology
    Physician Team
  • Primary Department
    Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
  • Primary Section
    Psychology
Awards, Honors & Organizations
  • Young Investigator Award, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, 2021
  • Distinguished Master's Thesis Award, University of Minnesota, 2018
  • Predoctoral Scholars Fellowship Award, Society of Biological Psychiatry, 2018
  • Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2017
  • Distinguished Contribution Award, Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, Association for Psychological Science, 2016
  • Member, Society of Biological Psychiatry, 2024 - Present
  • Member, International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, 2024 - Present
Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 04/01/2024

Fellowship University of Utah Date Completed:
Postdoctoral Training The University of Utah Date Completed: 09/15/2021
Graduate School University of Minnesota Date Completed: 10/31/2019
Clinical Interests
  • Depressive disorders
  • Non-suicidal self-injury
  • Suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Professional Experience

2023 - 2024 The University of Utah, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

2021 - 2023 The University of Utah, Instructor of Psychiatry

Research Funding
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Award

Reducing Self-Injury and Suicidal Thinking (ReSIST), Principal Investigator

National Institute of Mental Health R01 Award

Multimodal Neuroimaging Predictors of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in the ABCD Study, Co-Investigator

National Institute of Mental Health R61/R33 Award

Developing Rumination-Focused Treatment to Reduce Risk for Depression Recurrence (RDR) in Adolescence, Co-Investigator

Study Clinician

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Health