Ivy Tso, PhD
Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Academic information
- Department: Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Research interests
- Social Cognitions in Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder
- Identifying Biobehavioral Markers of Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder
- Severe Mental Illness
About
Biography
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and a tenured associate professor of psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University. I also serve as the department’s Director of Psychosis Research.
My primary research interests are centered on understanding the psychological and neural mechanisms of social cognition in psychosis and bipolar disorder. I use psychophysics, electrophysiology (EEG/ERP), neuroimaging (fMRI), brain stimulation (TMS, tECS), eye tracking, and advanced statistical and computational modeling to identify biobehavioral markers and develop novel treatments. I am currently leading a study, backed by the National Institute of Mental Health, to explore disrupted eye gaze perception as a biobehavioral marker of social dysfunction.
In my clinical work, I treats severe mental illness with a special focus on early identification and evidence-based psychosocial treatments of psychosis and bipolar disorder. I am also actively involved in developing learning health systems for early psychosis and bipolar disorder.
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Psychology, Clinical
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University of Michigan Psychiatry Residency, Ann Arbor, MI
9/1/2012 - 8/1/2013 - Doctor of Philosophy
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University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
9/1/2007 - 8/17/2012
Research
Research interests
- Social Cognitions in Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder
- Identifying Biobehavioral Markers of Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder
- Severe Mental Illness
Honors and Awards
- Travel Fellowship Award, Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), 2018
- Young Investigator Travel Award, International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (ICOSR), 2017
- Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Travel Award, Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), 2015
Professional Memberships
- Association for Psychological Science (APS)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP)
- Society of Research in Psychopathology (SRP)
- Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS)