Charles L. Raison (born December 26, 1957) is an American psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health as well as the Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Chair for Healthy Minds, Children & Families and Professor with the School of Human Ecology in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to this he was a professor in the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, and the Barry and Janet Lang Professor of Integrative Mental Health at the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at the University of Arizona. In addition to his academic positions, Dr. Raison serves as the founding Director of the Center for Compassion Studies in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona and is the Director for Clinical and Translational Research for the Usona Institute, as well as the mental health expert for CNN.com. Early life and education Dr. Raison has an undergraduate degree in anthropology from Stanford University and a Master's degree in English literature from the University of Denver. He received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and did his residency training in psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, where he later served as Director of Emergency Psychiatry Services. Education Undergraduate: 1976–80 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, B.A. in Anthropology with honors and departmental distinction Graduate: 1982–85 University of Denver, Denver, CO, M.A. in English, with emphasis in creative writing PreMedical: 1985–86 Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, Premedical Program, Post Baccalaureate Medical: 1987–91 Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, M.D. degree Post-graduate training 1991–1992: Internship, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 1992–1995: Psychiatric Residency, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 1994–1995: Chief Resident, Adult Inpatient Services, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Awards and honors 2014: Principal Guest Scientist, 31st Midwest Symposium on Family Systems Theory and Therapy 2014: Invited to give Bench-to-Bedside Keynote Address at the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) meeting 2014: Raymond Pearl Award for “contributions to our understanding of evolutionary biocultural origins of mental health and illness”, Human Biology Association 2013: NARSAD Independent Investigator Award (Brain & Behavior Research Society) 2012: Chairman of the U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress