William R. Marchand, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
Current Position: Acting Associate Director and Investigator, Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 19, MIRECC
Education/Training
- B.A. Fairmont State College (Chemistry) 1979-1982
- M.D. West Virginia University (Medicine) 1982-1986
- University of Utah (Psychiatry Residency) 1986-1990
Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry), Certified - 1993 - does not expire
Honors
- Career Development Institute for Bipolar Disorder 2006 - present
- University of Utah Department of Psychiatry Excellence in Clinical Supervision 2006
- Department of Veterans Affairs Certificate of Appreciation 2006
- George E. Wahlen VAMC Director's Letter of Appreciation 2006
- Department of Veterans Affairs Special Contribution Award 2006
Publications
- Thatcher JW, Marchand WR, Thatcher GW, Jacobs A, Jensen C. (2007). Clinical characteristics and health service use of veterans with comorbid bipolar disorder and PTSD. Psychiatr Serv, 58(5), 703-7.
- Marchand WR, Lee JN, Thatcher GW, Jensen C, Stewart D, Dilda V, Thatcher J, Creem-Regehr SH. (2007). A functional MRI study of a paced motor activation task to evaluate frontal-subcortical circuit function in bipolar depression. Psychiatry Res, 155(3), 221-30.
- Marchand WR, Lee JN, Thatcher J, Thatcher GW, Jensen C, Starr J. (2007). A preliminary longitudinal fMRI study of frontal-subcortical circuits in bipolar disorder using a paced motor activation paradigm. J Affect isord, 103(1-3), 237-41.
- Marchand WR, Lee JN, Thatcher JW, Thatcher GW, Jensen C, Starr J. (2007). Motor deactivation in the human cortex and basal ganglia. Neuroimage, 38(3), 538-48
- Marchand WR, Lee JN, Thatcher J, Thatcher GW, Jensen C, Starr J. (2007). An fMRI study of frontal-subcortical skeletomotor circuit and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex function using a paced motor activation paradigm. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 1, 58-67.
Academic Activities
- Dr. Marchand's primary research interest is in the basal ganglia and related circuitry in the human brain. The basal ganglia circuits are involved in motor, cognitive and emotional processing and there is compelling evidence that these circuits play a role in the neurobiology of multiple neurological and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Marchand and colleagues use functional and structural neuroimaging methods to enhance our understanding of how these circuits function in normal individuals as well how basal ganglia circuit dysfunction may play a role in the pathology of neuropsychiatric conditions.
- Dr. Marchand mentors residents and graduate students in the areas of functional neuroimaging and mood anxiety disorders research. He is a faculty member of The Brain Institute at The University of Utah.
