Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Diana O. Perkins, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry. The public record shows 758 publications with 50,099 citations (h-index 103), centered on Schizophrenia. It also documents an investigator role on 9 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 8 NIH-funded awards (1995–2018).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Translational psychiatry
- Top research focus: Schizophrenia
- 9 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 14 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
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Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 9 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Altitudes: A Digital Intervention to Support Caregivers
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
InvestigatorCompletedNCT06509100 - Altitudes for Caregivers
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
InvestigatorCompletedNCT06094647 - Horyzons: Implementation and Integration in Clinical Practice
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
InvestigatorTerminatedNCT06002958
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
8 NIH research awards on record, funded 1995–2018 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- 5/9 Predictors and Mechanisms of Conversion to Psychosis
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2018$783,936U01MH082004 - Targeting Stress Reactivity in Schizophrenia: Integrated Coping Awareness Therapy
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2018$252,834R33MH100250 - 5/9 Predictors and Mechanisms of Conversion to Psychosis
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2017$541,126U01MH082004
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Correlation networks of blood proteins in the neuroimmunology of schizophrenia-replication and extension.
Translational psychiatry
2026 - Cannabis and tobacco co-use predicts psychosis in clinical high risk cohorts.
Nature. Mental health
2026 - Collecting language, speech acoustics, and facial expression to predict psychosis and other clinical outcomes: strategies from the AMP® SCZ initiative.
Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany)
2025
Contact
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Office address
77 Vilcom Center Drive, Suite 300, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- B.S.
Psychology, University of Maryland
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗ - B.S.
Biochemistry, University of Maryland
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University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health
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University of Maryland Hospitals
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University of Maryland Hospitals
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗ - Residency in Psychiatry (PGY IV)
University of North Carolina Hospitals
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University of North Carolina Hospitals
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Director
Early Psychosis Interventions in North Carolina (EPI-NC)
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UNC Outreach and Support Intervention Services (OASIS) program for schizophrenia
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North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study (NAPLS)
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Member
Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ), public-private partnership with NIH, FDA, and European Medicines Agency
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- "In Session with Diana O. Perkins, MD, MPH: Schizophrenia"
feature interview, Primary Psychiatry
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UNC School of Social Work Clinical Lectures and Institutes
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/diana-perkins-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Diana-Perkins-4
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Perkins
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news.unchealthcare.org/2020/09/unc-researchers-to-participate-in-international-schizophrenia-study
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