Michelle B. Moore, Psy.D., ABPP is currently an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at LSUHSC and serves as Section Chief for Psychology. She is also Board Certified in Clinical Psychology. She served as the Training Director of the Psychology Internship Program from 2017-2023. She specializes in complex trauma, infant, child and adolescent mental health as well as school based populations. Dr. Moore received her master's degree in School Psychology and her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Pace University in New York, NY. She currently provides outpatient psychotherapy services to children and adults at the LSU Behavioral Sciences Center. Her predominant approach to therapy is utilizing psychodynamic psychotherapy, but she also incorporates mindfulness and play therapy depending on the needs of the individual. Dr. Moore also provides consultation and evaluation services for children in New Orleans charter schools to determine if they meet criteria for special education services. Her research and scholarly interests include examining best ethical practices in psychology training and education as well as understanding mental health narratives. Through medical student research initiatives, she is also working on research to further understand the mental health needs of Asian American medical students, the effectiveness of ketamine on treatment resistant depression and the benefits of wellness activities on perceived wellness. 

In addition to her clinical role, Dr. Moore teaches courses on child development and psychological assessment in childhood to 1st year medical students and served as the Course Director for the Human Behavior and Development Course taught to 1st year medical students from 2017-2022. She has also previously taught psychodynamic psychotherapy to psychiatry residents. In regards to service to the profession, Dr. Moore was appointed to the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists in 2019 and currently serves as the Chair of LSBEP. Dr. Moore has previously served on the Louisiana Psychological Association Executive Council, is active in various divisions of APA as well as committees in the School of Medicine at LSUHSC. She currently serves as a Co-Chair for the Faculty Development and Evaluation Committee as well as Co-Chair of the Junior Faculty Mentoring and Guidance Committee in the School of Medicine. Dr. Moore is also the School of Medicine's Senior Representative to AAMC Council of Faculty and Academic Societies.