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Faculty Psychiatry Consult Service
NIMH
Deborah J. Snyder received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology, cum laude, from Duke University and her Masters Degree in Social Work, Phi Kappa Phi, from the University of Maryland School of Social Work. She received post-graduate externship fellowship training at the Family Therapy Practice Center in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Snyder has been on staff at the NIH since 1992. Currently, she holds the positions of Senior Advisor to the Clinical Director, Faculty on the Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Service and the NIH Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine Program & Deputy Director of Patient Safety and Quality at the NIMH. In addition, she serves as Deputy Chair of the GMEC subcommittee on resident wellbeing.
A major focus of her career has been as clinician and educator at the interface of medical and mental health. In addition, she is an organizational leader on the topics of enhancing staff and trainee wellbeing and reducing burnout.
In addition, Ms. Snyder conducts research in suicide risk screening in medical settings including hospitals, inpatient and outpatient settings. She helped develop the ASQ™, a suicide screening tool for medically ill patients, as well as the ASQ Toolkit to help guide institutions in the implementation of suicide risk screening.
Most recent awards include: NIH 2021 Director’s Award, NIMH Awardee for contribution and leadership to the NIH during the Covid-19 pandemic including standing up an entirely new resource to support NIH staff through an intramural staff telephone warmline during COVID-19.
