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Recognition and Press
Selected Honors & Awards
Illinois Psychiatric Society | Chicago, IL | 2025
Awarded for outstanding community service in the aftermath of the Chatham YNOT tragedy — a devastating mass casualty event in which five children were killed when a vehicle crashed into a daycare building. Dr. Taneja provided direct mental health support to the parents and children affected, and her work in the wake of this tragedy led to the initiation of the region's first comprehensive trauma-informed crisis response system — a pilot program integrating rapid intervention with long-term healing support in response to community-wide trauma.
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training | Austin, TX | 2024
Awarded for developing an Integrative Psychiatry Elective Program for Residents and Medical Students — one of the field's most recognized honors for IMG physicians advancing psychiatric education and integrative care.
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine | Springfield, IL | 2024
Awarded for exceptional therapeutic care during psychiatric residency — recognized for the transformative impact of treatment and for integrating holistic, novel approaches that patients described as uniquely effective and unlike any care they had previously received.
Leadership & Affiliations
Executive Committee Member, Integrative Psychiatry Caucus
American Psychiatric Association | 2025 – Present |
Secretary, Integrative Psychiatry Caucus
American Psychiatric Association | 2020 – 2025 |
Member, APA Presidential Task Force for Lifestyle Medicine
American Psychiatric Association | 2024 – 2025 |
Mental Health and Emergency Response Workgroup Member
Sonya Massey Commission | 2024 – 2025 |
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Trauma Relief and Wellness Program Manager
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine | 2020 – 2021 |
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Adjunct Faculty Department of Psychiatry
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield | 2021 – Present |
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Faculty Department of Psychiatry
Indiana University, Terre Haute, Indiana | 2026 - Present |
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Research Collaborator
Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine & University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry | 2016 – 2025 |
Research Contributions
Research
Dr. Taneja has served as Research Assistant on studies examining the correlation between sleep, diet, and neuropsychiatric disease; sleep patterns in relation to cardiometabolic disease risk and neurocognitive function; the development and implementation of integrative psychiatry curriculum; and mind-body medicine skills groups — all conducted through the University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry in collaboration with leading researchers in integrative medicine and sleep science.She has also served as Clinical Project Manager on the BIST Protocol, in collaboration with the University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry and Saybrook University's Integrative Psychiatry program.
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
Executive Summary of the APA Lifestyle Psychiatry Workgroup Report
American Journal of Psychiatry (2025)
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Ketogenic Diet, Mediterranean Diet, and Mental Health Nutrition and Psychiatric Disorders,
Nutritional Neurosciences · Singapore (2024) DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-2681-3_15
Effects of Coffee and Caffeine on Mood and Mood Disorders Nutrition and Psychiatric Disorders, Nutritional Neurosciences · Singapore (2024) DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-2681-3_13
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Complementary and Integrative Medicine for Anxiety in Children
Adolescents, and Young Adults Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Vol. 32, Issue 2, pp. 193–216 (2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2022.08.006
Sleep Continuity, Timing, Quality, and Disorder Are Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among College Students Journal of American College Health (2023) DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2155828
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Implementing a Mind-Body Skills Group in Psychiatric Residency Training
Academic Psychiatry (2021) DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01507-x​
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The Relationship Between Sleep and Suicidal Ideation in College Students SLEEP Journal, Vol. 44, Supplement 2 (2021) DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsab072.772​
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​Development and Implementation of an Integrative Psychiatry Curriculum into Residency and Fellowship Training: A Five-Year Qualitative Assessment Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry59(10):S172 (2020) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.08.136
Selected Conference Presentations
The Unseen Stories, Generational Trauma (Keynote)
| Rhode Island Holistic Mental Health Conference 2025 | Rhode Island |
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Harnessing Social Connection in Psychiatric Practice: Recovery, Prevention, and Community Resilience
| American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2025 | Los Angeles |
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Explore the Ongoing Impact of Historical Trauma on South Asian Communities: A Culturally Attuned Approach
| American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2025 | Los Angeles |
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Breathe to Heal: Implementing Varied Breathwork Techniques for Mental Health Recovery
| American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2025 | Los Angeles |
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Healing Intergenerational Trauma in South Asians
| American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2024 | New York |
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Words That Heal: Unveiling the Transformative Power of Trauma-Informed Language
| Kenniebrew-McNeese Health Equity Conference 2024 | Springfield, IL |
Transforming Psychological Trauma Through Mind-Body Skills: An Evidence-Based Approach for Individuals, Groups, and Communities
| American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2021 | Virtual |
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MESS Philosophy — Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health
| Creativity in Medicine by Doctors Who Create 2020 | Philadelphia |
Development and Implementation of Integrative Psychiatry Curriculum
| Creativity in Medicine by Doctors Who Create 2020 | Philadelphia | ​​
Media &
Press
Television
Dr. Taneja has appeared as a medical commentator and healthcare expert on Ukrainian national television, speaking on healthcare reform, mental health, and integrative medicine during a pivotal period of the country's national transformation.
Radio
Mental Health Matters: A Community Conversation
| Citizens Club of Springfield Public Policy Forum | Springfield | 2025 | ​​​
Podcasts
Vedanta, The Path to True Nature of Self
The Quantum Couch
A Conversation Exploring the Intersection of Ancient Wisdom Traditions, Psychiatry, and Energy Medicine — and what they reveal about the deeper nature of human healing.​​​
Media appearances and press features are updated as they grow.
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