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Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment:
Psychiatry
Biosketch
Dr. Stephanie Kulaga is board certified in general adult psychiatry and currently serves as faculty at the University of Maryland where she practices adult inpatient psychiatry. She also works at the Midtown RAISE program with individuals with recent onset psychosis.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Psychosis; schizophrenia; severe mental illness; first-episode psychosis; inflammation; trauma-informed care
Highlighted Publications
- Kulaga SS, Miller CWT. Viral respiratory infections and psychosis: A review of the literature and the implications of COVID-19. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 2021 Aug;127:520–30. PubMed PMID: 33992695.
- Kulaga SS, Wehring HJ, Demyanovoich HJ, Rubin L, Kelly DL. The hormonal effects of childhood trauma in adult women with and without schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 2023 May;255:155–7. PubMed PMID: 36989673.
- Miller CWT, Kulaga SS. The Quest for K: Bion and Contemporary Neurocognitive Models of Psychosis. Curr Behav Neurosci Rep. 2023 Jul 13; Available from: https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s40473-023-00258-3
- Kulaga SS, Kelly DL. Nutrition in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: Rationale and Review of Recent Evidence. Curr Behav Neurosci Rep. 2023 Jul 20; Available from: https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s40473-023-00259-2
Awards and Affiliations
- 2021 Irving Taylor, M.D. Research Award, University of Maryland, Department of Psychiatry, awarded for outstanding resident research paper “Viral Respiratory Infections and Psychosis: A Review of the Literature and the Implications of COVID-19”
- 2022 Resident-Fellow Paper of the Year, Maryland Psychiatric Society, awarded for outstanding resident research paper “Viral Respiratory Infections and Psychosis: A Review of the Literature and the Implications of COVID-19”
- 2023 Resident-Fellow Poster of the Year Finalist, Maryland Psychiatric Society, awarded for outstanding resident research poster “Metabolic and Hormonal Correlates of Childhood Abuse in Women With and Without Schizophrenia”
- 2025 Dr. Jose Arana Award for Excellence as a Role Model in Psychiatry