Dr. Stowe initiated his interest in Neuroscience while an undergraduate majoring in Chemistry at the University of Texas at Dallas. He then underwent formal training in Neurophysiology at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Dallas investigating the effects of seizures on CNS glucose metabolism and the impact of cocaine on neuronal firing in laboratory animals. Dr. Stowe completed his medical training at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and began residency training in Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center. He completed his residency at Emory University, followed by a fellowship in Psychopharmacology under the guidance of Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD.
Dr. Stowe founded the Women’s Mental Health Program in 1991 and has since focused his clinical and laboratory research on gender differences in mental illness. He brought his experience in laboratory science to the field of women’s mental health and has focused on the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenetics of psychotropic medications during pregnancy and lactation. He has authored over 75 publications, several book chapters, a myriad of abstracts, and authored the ACOG guidelines for psychotropic medication use in pregnancy. His research has significantly contributed to defining fetal and neonatal exposure to medications. He has received several awards including: the Gerald L. Klerman Young Investigator Award from the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, APA/Smith Kline Beecham Young Faculty Award, Rafaelsen Fellowship from the Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum (CINP), and a Daland Fellowship from the American Philosophical Society.
Dr. Stowe has remained dedicated to teaching. He has served as a consultant and/or mentor on four K23 awards, 2 doctoral students (medical genetics, psychology), and 4 postdoctoral fellows. The Women’s Program provides elective rotations in clinical care and research for residents, junior faculty, and community clinicians.
His collaborative efforts include extramural research with colleagues at UCLA, Harvard/MGH, Columbia, University of North Carolina, SUNY, and the Medical University of South Carolina. Currently, he directs the Women’s Mental Health Program at Emory and is the center director for a Translational Center of Research in Behavioral Sciences (TRCBS) focusing on the impact of perinatal stress from NIH.
