Dale Peeples

Associate Professor

Dale Peeples

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior

Bio

Associate professor and program director of the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship. Clinical interests include juvenile justice, adoption and foster care, and the impact of digital media on children.

  • (706) 721-6701
  • (706) 721-3593
  • EG 2007

Education

  • MD, Medicine University of South Carolina -, 2001

Certifications

  • NPI # 1245281849 2015

  • ABPNCAP 6307 ABPN, 2007

  • ABP 56188 ABPN, 2006

  • PHY # 052217 GA STATE MEDICAL BOARD, 2002

  • DEA # BP8094055

  • PHY GA STATE MEDICAL BOARD, 2002

  • ABPNCAP ABPN, 2007

  • ABP ABPN, 2006

Awards & Honors

  • Departmental Child Psychiatry Supervisor Award MCG Department of Psychiatry, 2023

  • AACAP Outstanding Mentor Award AACAP, 2022

  • MCG Exemplary Teaching Award for Undergraduate Medical Education MCG, 2022

  • Departmental Child Psychiatry Supervisor Award MCG Department of Psychiatry, 2021

  • MCG Exemplary Teaching Award for Undergraduate Medical Education MCG, 2021

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • RPSY 5001

    Child Psychiatry
  • PHAS 5311

    Pediatrics

Teaching Interests

Child and adolescent psychiatry (ADHD, disruptive behaviors, forensic issues, and media issues).

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • TIKTOK TEENS: NEW RESEARCH REVEALS HOW SOCIAL MEDIA AFFECTS MENTAL HEALTH, 2022
    Conference Proceeding
  • How connected are people with schizophrenia? Cell phone, computer, email, and social media use, 2015
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Margaret Wehrenberg’s “Anxiety + Depression: Effective Treatment of the Big Two Co-Occurring Disorders", 2015
    Book Review
  • US Medical Licensing exam scores and performance on the Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination, 2014
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Sadness, suicide, and their association with video game and internet overuse among teens: Results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2007 and 2009, 2011
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Digital media's impact on children. Juvenile justice. Adoption and foster care. Lifelong learning.

Professional Service

  • American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - 2015

    Role: Committee Member
  • American Psychiatric Association - 2015

    Role: Other
  • ABPN Houston - 2012

    Role: Other
  • Child Psychiatry and Human Development - 2012

    Role: Other
  • ABPN Milwaukee - 2011

    Role: Other

Public Service

  • Historic Augusta, Inc. and The Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson- Shift #4 2018