Uma Chatterjee

Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS is an award-winning neuroscientist, science communicator, and mental health advocate. After earning her undergraduate degree as a non-traditional student, she earned her M.S. in Neuroscience from the University of Texas-Dallas. She is currently earning her Ph.D in Neuroscience as a NIH TL1 Predoctoral Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, conducting her thesis research on the neurobiology of OCD and novel therapeutics. Her work is deeply informed by her lived experience with severe mental illnesses, including OCD, PTSD, depression, and bulimia. She serves as the President of OCD Wisconsin, a board member for Society for Neuroscience’s Upper Midwest Chapter, and an advocate for the International OCD Foundation, leading outreach initiatives through science communication projects and advocating for mental health awareness in historically excluded populations. She bridges the gap between mental health research and lived experience as a globally invited public speaker, media contributor, science communicator, and host of the podcast ‘A Chat with Uma.’ In her free time, Uma enjoys music, kayaking, stand-up comedy, and quality time with her husband and their fur baby, Beans.