Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Psychology Faculty Associate
About
Additional Research Interests: Bipolar Disorder, Impulsivity, Digital Phenotyping, Intensive Longitudinal Modeling
Dr. Sperry is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and a Psychology Faculty Associate at the University of Michigan. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, completed her clinical internship at the Medical University of South Carolina Charleston Consortium, and conducted postdoctoral work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Sperry is the director of the Emotion and Temporal Dynamics (EmoTe) Lab and is one of the key investigators within the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program. Dr. Sperry’s broad mission is to improve early detection, predict illness trajectory, and develop personalized interventions for bipolar spectrum disorders. Within this broader mission, she uses mobile technology (smartphones, wearable devices) and intensive longitudinal modeling to characterize and understand intraindividual variability in real-world contexts with a focus on emotion, sleep and circadian rhythms, substance use, and impulsivity.
Dr. Sperry is also a licensed clinical psychologist, actively engaged in treating adults with bipolar and related disorders using evidenced-based interventions. She supervises and teaches practicum students, postdoctoral fellows, and other clinical trainees.
