Dr. Mei-Hua Hall is the director of the Psychosis Neurobiology Laboratory at McLean Hospital and a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. With expertise in electrophysiology, psychiatric genetics, and cognitive neuroscience, her lab investigates the neurobiological mechanisms underlying schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and psychotic illnesses. Using EEG, MRI, genetics, and behavioral data, her team links patients’ neurobiological profiles to their clinical outcomes to identify recovery trajectories and develop personalized treatments. Ongoing projects include the study of genetic and environmental risk factors, stratification of first-episode psychosis patients based on neurobiological features, and cognitive training interventions aimed at improving psychosocial and cognitive functioning.

In addition to her neuroscience work, Dr. Hall’s lab leverages natural language processing and machine learning to analyze psychiatric electronic health records. This research develops tools for predicting patient readmission and assessing risk, using computational methods to extract key clinical features from EHRs. Other projects explore interoception in psychosis using multimodal tools like EEG and eye tracking.