Judith A. Callan

Judith A. Callan, PhD, RN, serves as an Associate Professor in the Health & Community Systems department within the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. With a career spanning over four decades in psychiatric nursing, she brings extensive clinical experience to her academic role. Her research program centers on leveraging technology to overcome barriers in treatment adherence, particularly in the context of mood disorders and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) homework completion. Currently, she is developing a smartphone application to enhance CBT homework adherence and is actively recruiting PhD students for mentorship.

Dr. Callan's research interests are multifaceted, focusing on:

• Technology Applications in Healthcare Delivery
• Mood Disorders and their Treatment
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Mechanisms and Adherence
• Mobile Health (mHealth) Interventions
• Psychiatric Nursing Innovations

Her clinical background is robust, having practiced as a psychiatric nurse since 1980 and as a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist since 1984. She possesses specialized expertise in managing Mood Disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Cocaine Addiction, and is certified as both a Cognitive Therapist and Pharmacotherapist.

In the classroom, Dr. Callan has instructed graduate courses including NUR 1800/2800 Coordinating Clinical Trials and NURNP 2400 Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders, contributing to the education of future nursing professionals.

Her scholarly achievements have been recognized through prestigious awards:

• NIH K12 Clinical Research Scholar, awarded by the Clinical Translational Science Institute
• T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, a competitive National Institutes of Health training grant

Dr. Callan maintains active involvement in professional societies such as Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Her current research endeavors, particularly the development of digital tools for mental health, position her at the forefront of innovation in psychiatric nursing and behavioral health interventions.