Eva C. Ihle

Dr. Eva C. Ihle, MD, PhD, is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) with a joint appointment in Pediatrics. She is affiliated with the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences and provides psychiatric consultation services at both the UCSF Parnassus campus and Benioff Children's Hospital-Oakland campus. Her clinical focus spans child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry.

• PhD in Neurobiology, University of Chicago (1997)
• Medical Degree, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago (2000)
• Residency in Adult Psychiatry and Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at UCSF

Dr. Ihle's research integrates neurobiology and psychiatry, with a focus on:

• Social behavior mechanisms in songbirds
• Mouse models for autism research
• Salutogenesis and stress resilience in humans
• Neurochemical pathways like dopamine signaling in the basal ganglia

Her recent publications reflect a trajectory from spaceflight psychology to family therapy interventions, with foundational work in molecular neuropharmacology. Key concepts include Family Therapy, Finches, Autism Models, and Space Adaptation.

Dr. Ihle contributes to pediatric psychiatry through clinical consultation services and collaborates with institutions like Benioff Children's Hospital. Her work has been cited in PubMed Central and discussed across Mendeley readers and social media platforms.