Dr. Ann K. Shinn is a physician-researcher dedicated to advancing the understanding and treatment of psychotic disorders through neuroimaging research. She is currently an investigator in the Laboratory for Early Psychosis (LEAP) and previously served as co-medical director of McLean OnTrack, an outpatient program for first episode psychosis. Her work has received federal funding and focuses on identifying the pathophysiology underlying schizophrenia and related conditions.

A committed educator and mentor, Dr. Shinn teaches psychiatry residents about early psychosis and bipolar disorder and directs a course for second-year medical students in the Harvard-MIT HST Program. She also serves as an MD advisor and engages in editorial work as the Psychosis Section Editor for the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Her multifaceted role bridges clinical work, research, and education.

Dr. Shinn’s research spans three major themes: auditory hallucinations, cerebellar abnormalities, and the intersection of trauma and psychosis. She explores the neural basis of voice-hearing across diagnostic categories, and is part of a federally funded study investigating real-time fMRI neurofeedback in schizophrenia. Her cerebellum research examines its functional topography in psychosis and the effects of TMS stimulation. She also investigates how trauma, particularly childhood abuse, influences the development and manifestation of psychotic symptoms.