Michelle Joy

Michelle Joy currently serves as the Director of Behavioral Health Emergency Services at Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, where roles include Staff Physician for various specialized clinics focused on transgender care and serious mental illness. In addition to this position, Michelle is involved in academia as a Guest Lecturer for La Salle University's Marriage and Family Therapy Master's Program and teaches multiple psychiatry courses at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where roles also encompass PGY1 Resident supervision and leadership in community and forensic psychiatry education. Experience includes overseeing psychiatric rotations at Drexel University and serving as a Forensic Evaluator at the Court Mental Health Clinic. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Medicine from Yale School of Medicine, a residency in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry, supplemented by a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience from Brown University.