Stefan Goetz

Stefan M. M. Goetz, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University School of Medicine, where he conducts a multifaceted research project that’s aimed at understanding and attenuating barriers to mental health treatment seeking among first responders. His expertise in this area is informed by survey research and analysis, ride-alongs with active personnel and consultations with clinicians who treat first responder populations. Goetz’s work includes empirical and theoretical papers on cultural barriers to treatment utilization. His prior research includes peer-reviewed publications on social neuroendocrinology and social behavior, and the biological embedding of psychosocial stress. Goetz collaborates with clinical and research faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences on statewide first responder mental health research and programming.