Taryn Mayes, M.S.

Program Manager
Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, Department of Psychiatry

First UTSW job: Research Assistant.

Best part about my job: The opportunity to work with many incredible people, including two brilliant and dedicated investigators, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Graham Emslie, M.D., and Professor of Psychiatry Madhukar Trivedi, M.D. They sometimes drive me crazy, but they’ve both had faith in me and let me tag along on this wonderful adventure!

What energizes me at work: Fresh ideas! I love it when someone comes to me to suggest ways we can improve something.

How co-workers describe me: Passionate, purposeful, and an advocate for my team.

Recipe for success: Loyalty and dedication to patients, co-workers, faculty, and UT Southwestern. We all have the same goal of making people’s lives better, and that’s an exciting, important endeavor.

I’m really good at: Writing research grants and manuscripts. I started out coordinating clinical trials but quickly discovered my co-workers were much better at that than I was. However, they didn’t like analyzing data or writing – and voila, my career took shape.

I wish I were an instant expert at: Living in Costa Rica. That would make it much easier to acclimate when I retire there!

Hobbies: Traveling with my family and doing jigsaw puzzles.