Program Leadership

Meet the Program Director
Dr. Bryant-Melvin

Dr. Bryant-Melvin joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine as a faculty member in 2014 and is currently an Associate Professor. She is married to a West Virginia native and moved here with her family after completing medical school at the University of Miami in Miami, FL followed by a general psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Dr. Bryant-Melvin has served as the WV AACAP Chapter President, and as the Chair of the Faculty Council Committee at MUSOM. She has been the course director for the MSIV child psychiatry elective since July 2014, is the supervising psychiatrist for the PGY3 residents in their outpatient child clinic and is now program director for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship. Dr. Bryant-Melvin is grateful to practice psychiatry in such a supportive academic environment and is committed to producing new child psychiatrists to meet the mental health needs of our beautiful and underserved region and state.

Meet the Program Administrator
Bridget Griffith

A native of Huntington, WV and graduate of Marshall University, Bridget Griffith is the Program administrator for Marshall Psychiatry. She has been with Marshall Health for 9 years.  Bridget started in Family Medicine then came to Marshall Psychiatry to assist with the two educational programs, Clerkship and Residency.  After several years of assisting with both programs, the two programs were spilt up and she took over the Clerkship portion for a year then accepted the Residency and Fellowship Administrator position, which she truly enjoys.  Bridget strives to provide an organized, supportive and less stressful residency experience. 

In her free time, Bridget loves to spend time with family and friends doing cookouts, game night, bonfires and anything else that allows them to spend time together making memories.  They also enjoy boating and working around the house on projects.  With three kids, she stays very busy but always tries to remain grateful and knows she is very blessed.