Staff
D. Jeffrey Newport, M.D.
Director, Emory Women’s Mental Health Program
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Newport completed a graduate theological degree before receiving his medical degree from the University of South Carolina. He subsequently completed both a psychiatry residency and a master’s degree in clinical research at Emory. He has received numerous awards including the Young Faculty Award from the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education, Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, Lilly Fellowship from the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Laughlin Fellowship from the American College of Psychiatrists, Hoechst Marion Roussel Award from the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Lilly Psychiatric Research Fellowship from the American Psychiatric Association, Pfizer Psychiatry Resident of the Year Award, and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Distinguished Physician Alumnus Award.
Dr. Newport’s research focuses on clinical and preclinical studies of women’s mental health with a particular emphasis on the psychobiology of psychiatric illness during pregnancy and the postpartum, the pharmacokinetics of psychotropic medication during pregnancy and lactation, and the persistent neuroendocrine and behavioral impact of early life adverse experiences.
Dr. Newport has numerous reports relevant to women’s mental health published in a wide array of journals across multiple specialties including JAMA, the American Journal of Psychiatry, the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Biological Psychiatry, Neuropsychopharmacology, Neurology, Bipolar Disorders, and the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Bettina T. Knight, R.N., B.S.N.
Coordinator, Emory Women’s Mental Health Program
Bettina T. Knight has been the Program Coordinator for the Women’s Mental Health Program (WMHP) at Emory University since 2006. She received her BSN from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1978 and certification as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator from the Academy of Clinical Research Professionals in 2001. Ms. Knight held the position of nurse clinician at the University of North Carolina in the Departments of Ob/Gyn, Gynecology Oncology, General Clinical Research Center and Psychiatry before moving to Atlanta in 1991. Ms. Knight was the Associate Director of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program prior to joining the WMHP. Her research over the past 25 years has focused on depression and anxiety disorders in an adult clinical psychiatric population.
Jill Mast, B.S.N., M.S., W.H.N.P.
Jill Mast has specialized in the area of women’s health since graduating from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1982. She earned her MS at Georgia State University in 1998 and was certified as a Women‘s Health Nurse Practitioner in 1999. Ms. Mast held the position of staff nurse in various hospitals early in her career. She has worked as a public health nurse in Sudan, a nurse instructor in the field of obstetrics and gynecology at Perimeter College in Atlanta, as well as a contract home health care nurse for elderly clients. Ms. Mast came to Emory as a research nurse in 2002 and has contributed to several studies within the Department of Psychiatry related to women and children. She is certified in the administration of the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale and the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.
Toby Goldsmith, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Goldsmith has been active in the mental health care of women since 1995. From 1996 to 1999, she was the director of the Women's Mental Health Program at the University of Cincinnati, and continued in a similar position at the University of Florida from 1999 to 2005. She joined the Emory Women's Mental Health Program in 2006.
Dr. Goldsmith was raised and educated in New York, where she attended Cornell University. In 1991, Dr. Goldsmith received her medical degree magna cum laude from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo. At graduation, Dr. Goldsmith was awarded the Gilbert M. Beck Memorial Prize in Psychiatry and the Janet M. Glasgow Award for Women in Medicine. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Goldsmith completed her residency in adult psychiatry. She served as chief resident from 1994-1995. She was the recipient of the 1995 Marc Hollander Award for Outstanding Performance as a Psychiatry Resident.
While Dr. Goldsmith has been involved in psychiatric research throughout her career, she is primarily invested in the clinical care of women, as well as educating others about psychiatric illness. She has taught medical students, residents and fellow physicians and received the The Golden Apple for Excellence in Psychiatric Residency Education at the University of Cincinnati. She has also spoken at symposia for women, including Speaking of Women's Health.
Dr. Goldsmith's primary clinical interest is in the treatment of mood disorders in pregnant and postpartum women. She has also been active in the care of patients with obesity and Parkinson's disease.
Karen Padron, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Padron completed a Ph.D. in Neuroscience as well as a medical degree at the University of California at Los Angeles. During graduate school, she studied the interactions of sex hormones and sex chromosomes in Multiple Sclerosis culminating in multiple journal articles as well as a clinical trial treating men with MS with testosterone. Upon graduating from medical school at UCLA, she matriculated into the Psychiatry Residency Program at Emory University. She currently is the Outpatient Chief Resident. In addition to women’s mental health, Dr. Padron has a particular interest in psychotherapy and is a candidate in the Emory Psychoanalytic Institute.
R. Brett Lloyd, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Lloyd completed a combined M.D., Ph.D. program at the University of Cincinnati examining the role of the lysophosphatidic acid receptor system during early development of the central nervous system. He also participated in a neuroimaging project analyzing gender differences in bipolar disorder. While at Emory, he has further developed his interest in posttraumatic stress disorder and is a member of an active clinic at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, where he is the current Chief Resident. His primary interest is in psychosomatic medicine, and hopes to continue preliminary work examining the interactions of trauma and medical illness on mental health outcomes and treatment.
Amy Hostetter, M.D.
Dr. Hostetter graduated from Emory University, Phi Beta Kappa, with a Magna Cum Laude degree in psychology. After graduation, she worked in the Emory Women’s Mental Health Program laboratory investigating placental passage and breast milk excretion of psychiatric medications. She has authored several peer reviewed publications, book chapters and poster presentations in this field of study. She attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco and returned to Emory for her residency in psychiatry. She is currently in her third year of post graduate training and serves as the residency president. In addition to women’s mental health, Dr. Hostetter has an interest in integrative psychiatry, or the use of both conventional and complementary medicine in a holistic approach to patient care.
