Our Staff
William McDonald, MD
JB Fuqua Chair for Late-Life Depression
Vice-Chair for Education, Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
William M. McDonald, MD graduated from Duke University Medical School in 1984 and was a member of the clinical faculty before moving to Emory in 1993. Dr. McDonald is the Fuqua Chair for Late-Life Depression and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory. Throughout his career, Dr. McDonald has concentrated research efforts on understanding the neuroanatomy and clinical features of mood disorders such as mania and depression, particularly when these disorders occur late in life. His research has been supported by funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke, the Fuqua Foundation, National Association for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression and a number of private funding agencies.
Dr. McDonald is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with added qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry. He is a reviewer for over fifteen national and international scientific journals and serves on a number of national committees including the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Research Council on Research and the APA Taskforce on the Guidelines for Electroconvulsive Therapy. He is president of the Georgia Psychiatric Association and is on a number of Emory Hospital and Medical School Committees. In 2009 he was appointed the Special Advisor to Governor Perdue on Mental Health.
Dr. McDonald has won a number of teaching awards including the APA’s Roeske Award for Medical Student Teaching and the Emory Williams Teaching Award given to one medical school faculty member by the Dean of Emory Medical School for contributions to the medical school. The Fuqua Center has also been awarded the Metropolitan Atlanta Partnership in Aging: Business and Aging Partnership (2007) and the Mental Health America Heroes in the Fight Award (2008). Dr. McDonald is a Fellow in the APA and was elected to the American College of Psychiatry in 2009.
Eve H. Byrd, MSN, MPH, APRN-BC
Executive Director
Ms. Eve H. Byrd graduated from the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University where she earned her Bachelors in Nursing in 1984 and her Masters in Psychosocial Nursing in 1999. She is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a licensed Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist. She earned her Masters in Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy from Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Ms. Byrd serves as Associate Vice-Chair for Community Services Development, Emory University at Grady Health System. She is an adjunct faculty member at Emory's School of Nursing. Ms. Byrd is a member of the Board of Directors for the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation. She is a member of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry and serves on the program, legislative and practice committees. She has been a consultant to the Atlanta Regional Commission/Atlanta Area Agency on Aging, Georgia Division of Aging, Alzheimer's Association and The Carter Center's Mental Health Program/Liberia Project.
Sherry Dey, MSN, CNS
Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Ms. Sherry Dey graduated from the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing earning a Bachelors degree in Nursing in 1978. In 1990 she was awarded a Masters of Science in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from Georgia State University. She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psych- Mental Health Nursing. She has extensive experience working in a variety of mental health settings including outpatient, residential and acute care settings. Ms. Dey joined the Fuqua Center in 2003 to work in research and provide clinical services. In addition to providing clinical services to Fuqua Center patients, she provides community clinical services in a variety of settings including assisted living facilities and independent living buildings.
Marye McKenney, MSN, RN, GNP, ANP
Nurse Practitioner
Ms. Marye McKenney graduated from Emory University School of Nursing where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1985 and her Masters of Science in Nursing in 1999. She also earned a Post-Masters Certificate from Emory's Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program in 2006. Her experience includes neuroscience/rehabilitative nursing, nurse recruitment, and comprehensive medical management of older adults residing in long-term care facilities. She has been honored as a John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Initiative Scholar. Ms. McKenney joined the Fuqua Center in 2010, providing clinical services at the Fuqua Center as well as in other community-based settings.
Tia Townsend, MSN, ARNP-BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Raymond Young, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship
Dr. Raymond Young joined the Fuqua Center in January of 2004. Dr. Young received his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio in 1998. He completed a combined Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Residency at Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Hospital in Chicago, IL. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry with added qualifications in Psychosomatic Medicine. Dr. Young serves as the co-director for the Internal Medicine Psychiatry residency program, the Director of the Consult Liaison Service at Emory University Hospital, the Director of Outpatient Clinical Services and the Director of the Partial Hospitalization Program. Dr. Young is also the Director of the Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship at Emory Hospital.
Adriana Hermida, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
Dr. Adriana Hermida has been the Director of Electroconvulsive Therapy Service at Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital since 2007. She is an Assistant Professor at Emory University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. She completed her residency training at the University of Chicago and her Geriatric Psychiatric fellowship at Northwestern University. Dr. Hermida is a consulting physician in the community and outpatient clinic. In her role as Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, she mentors Geriatric Fellows, psychiatry residents and medical students. Dr. Hermida's area of interest is neuropsychiatry and the behavioral aspects of neurodegenerative disorders. She is involved in research with transcranial magnetic stimulation and neuroimaging in Alzheimer’s diseases. She is an active partner in Emory's Movement Disorder divison's Parkinson Disease Comprehensive Care Center and is involved in doing research on Huntington Disease (HD) with Emory HD Center of Excellence.
Hisam Goueli, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Hisam Goueli joined the Fuqua Center in July of 2009. Dr. Goueli received his medical degree from The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He completed a combined Family Medicine-Psychiatry residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland - Case Western Reserve University.Dr. Goueli is the Medical Director for the Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient Units and a regular provider of electroconvulsive therapy.
Michele Lyn Siverson, MSW
Administrative Manager
Michele Miles received her Bachelors of Science in Sociology from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC in 1981. She was awarded a Masters of Social Work Administration from San Diego State University in 1990. Her experience in mental health administration includes working in inpatient psychiatric and community-based treatment facilities. Michele joined the Fuqua Center in June 2008.
Jocelyn Chen, LMSW, MPH
Social Worker / Project Coordinator
Jocelyn Chen received her Master’s in Public Health and Master’s in Social Work from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2010. Both her public health and social work training have focused on work with older adults. Her mental health training included work in a variety of settings, including outpatient psychiatry, nursing home, and hospice. Jocelyn joined the Fuqua Center as a Project Coordinator, providing support for research and community projects. She also serves as a Social Worker in the outpatient clinic, connecting patients and families with community resources.
Cathy T. Rambach, RN, MS
Project Coordinator
Cathy T. Rambach joined the Fuqua Center in May 2009. Cathy received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Northern Illinois University in 1972 and a Masters of Science in Mental Health Administration from Georgia State University in 1989. After working for 34 years as a nurse and administrator in the public behavioral healthcare arena, she retired from the State of Georgia in 2008. Cathy serves as a Project Coordinator for the Fuqua Center, responsible for the development and implementation of projects which strengthen the Center's community partnerships.
Tasha Turner, LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
Tasha Turner has been working in the outpatient geriatric psychiatry clinic since 2006. Her role here includes greeting patients, organizing the flow of work for the clinician and and processing medication refills. Tasha graduated from Southeast Arkansas College in Pine Bluff, AR in 1999. She worked inpatient at Stanford University Hospital in CA for five years and obtained her background in geriatrics from her work with Pathway Home Health and Hospice.
Patricia Huskey
Patient Service Associate
Ms. Huskey began working in the front office at the Fuqua Center in September 2005. She assists with patient scheduling, checking patients in and out of appointments, maintaining patient charts, verifying insurance and entering charges. Ms. Huskey was previously employed at Behavior Medicine Institute of Atlanta. Prior to residing in Atlanta, she worked with Valley Home Care in Paramus, NJ as a Sr. Billing / Collection Analyst.
