Who We Are
A Message From Thrive Center Director Matthew Biel, MD
Matthew Biel, MD
Thank you for your interest in The Thrive Center. Our faculty and staff work at the forefront of their respective fields and are always interested in making new connections and exploring potential collaborations. I invite you to look through the profiles of my team presented on this page and get to know their work.
Be Well,
Matthew Biel, MD
Director, The Thrive Center
Meet the Faculty and Staff of The Thrive Center
Click on the links below to view the following groups of personnel:
Faculty
Director of Research & Evaluation, GUCEDD
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics | Director of the Center
Marriott Chair of Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Research Instructor
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Adjunct Research Instructor
Research Instructor Project Director, DC Health Resources Partnership
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Provider Wellbeing
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Research, Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities
Research Instructor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Research Instructor | CPR2 Facilitator
GUMC Adjunct — Assistant Professor
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics
GUMC Adjunct — Associate Professor
Research Instructor
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Workforce Development, Education, and Training, Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities
Professor of Pediatrics
UNESCO Chair
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Senior Research Associate
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Research Instructor
Adjunct Research Instructor
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Research Instructor
Professor of Pediatrics
Founder and Director, Nurture Connection
Affiliated Faculty
Adjunct Lecturer – SCS CCPE
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Associate Professor
Director of Community Health Division, Director of Community Health Leadership Development Fellowship, Assistant Director of Community-Based Learning
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Teaching Professor and Associate Director of the Disability Studies Program | Discipline Coordinator
Affiliated Faculty, Thrive Center
Training Director, Child and Adolescent Residency Training Program
Associate Professor
Affiliated Faculty, Thrive Center
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, MedStar Health
Assistant Teaching Professor | Adjunct Lecturer
Disability Studies Program Core Faculty; Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Faculty & Self-Advocacy Discipline Coordinator
Staff
Program Coordinator
OPWDD Program Component Manager
Clinical Director and Co-Director of Training, LEND
Program Associate
Project Researcher
Sr. Program Manager
Project Research Assistant
OPWDD Program Director
Project Researcher
OPWDD Program Component Associate
Innovation Lab Program Manager
Senior Project Researcher
OPWDD Program Component Manager
OPWDD Program Component Associate
Research Assistant, ECIN
IT Specialist
Home Visitor
Program Coordinator
Program Manager
Project Assistant
Lead Evaluator
Senior Grants Manager
USAWC Executive Director
Program Specialist
Administrator
Project Coordinator
CLC-DEI Professional Development Associate
Research Director
Innovation Hub Expert
Information Dissemination Coordinator
Director of Operations
Program Assistant
Research Assistant
Project Director
Project Researcher
Program Coordinator
IDD & Family Engagement Specialist
LEND Georgetown University
Administrative Officer
IT Specialist
Program Coordinator
Multimedia Specialist
Home Visitor
IT Manager
Project Researcher
Professional Development Assistant