Faculty

Ashley Walters

Paralegal
Pati Law Firm, LLC

I am originally from Columbia, South Carolina, but moved to Charleston, South Carolina after my father passed in 2017 to be closer to family. I am currently a Paralegal working at Pati Law Firm, which is a law firm that specializes in disability. I have paralegal certification from the University of South Carolina.
I enjoy helping people get disability benefits. I have thirteen nieces and nephews who are the joy of my life. I enjoy traveling, spending time with my family, and church. I'm hoping to encourage people that have tardive dyskinesia by sharing my story of experience, strength, and hope.

2026 Sessions

AIMS Is Nothing but a Number: Focusing on Function and Family in Tardive Dyskinesia

Supported by independent educational grants from Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc and Teva Pharmaceuticals.​

Speaker

Thursday, April 23 2:10–3:05 PM
Steering Committee

Brooke Kempf

PMHNP-BC
Adjunct Faculty
Indiana University Indianapolis

Brooke Kempf, PMHNP-BC, is a nationally recognized psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and educator with nearly three decades of experience providing direct patient care and advancing evidence-based mental health services.
She began her career at Hamilton Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, where she worked as a psychiatric nurse across multiple areas of the community mental health center. Her leadership earned her the Hamilton Award for Outstanding Staff Member and helped shape an outpatient care model now used across several sites.
Brooke earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Stony Brook University and is board-certified as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Her advanced certification expanded her clinical role to include medication management and psychiatric care as an outpatient provider, inpatient hospitalist, and Chief Nursing Officer. She also played a key role in integrating psychiatric services into Wabash Valley Health Center, expanding access to care for underserved communities.
In addition to her clinical and administrative leadership, Brooke serves as adjunct faculty in the PMHNP program at Indiana University Indianapolis, where she has taught Neuro-Psychopharmacology and serves as a clinical instructor. She has contributed to program development at George Washington University and received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty. Nationally, she serves on pharmaceutical advisory boards, the Psych Congress Steering Committee, and volunteers with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Steering Committee

Gregory Mattingly

MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Washington University School of Medicine, Midwest Research Group, St. Louis, MO, United States

Dr. Mattingly is a physician and principal investigator in clinical trials for Midwest Research Group. He is also a founding partner of St. Charles Psychiatric Associates where he treats children, adolescents and adults. A St Louis native, he earned his medical degree and received a Fulbright scholarship while attending Washington University. Dr. Mattingly is board certified in adult and adolescent psychiatry and is a Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at Washington University where he teaches psychopharmacology courses for the 3rd year medical students. Dr. Mattingly has been a principal investigator in over 400 clinical trials focusing on ADHD, anxiety disorders, major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Having served on numerous national and international advisory panels, Dr. Mattingly has received awards and distinctions for clinical leadership and neuroscience research. Dr Mattingly is the President for APSARD-The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders and is on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Workd Federation of ADHD. Having served on the board of Headway House, a community support program and as a certifed evaluator for both the NFL and MLB, Dr Mattingly is firm believer in holistic mental health, education and advocacy.

Faculty

Ashley Walters

Paralegal
Pati Law Firm, LLC

I am originally from Columbia, South Carolina, but moved to Charleston, South Carolina after my father passed in 2017 to be closer to family. I am currently a Paralegal working at Pati Law Firm, which is a law firm that specializes in disability. I have paralegal certification from the University of South Carolina.
I enjoy helping people get disability benefits. I have thirteen nieces and nephews who are the joy of my life. I enjoy traveling, spending time with my family, and church. I'm hoping to encourage people that have tardive dyskinesia by sharing my story of experience, strength, and hope.

Faculty

Elizabeth Walters

Administrator Assistant
Mount Pleasant Gardens

I am a South Carolina native and married my high school sweetheart. We had our 40th anniversary just prior to his death in 2017 from cancer. My daughter and I then moved from Columbia, South Carolina to Charleston, South Carolina to be closer to my son, his wife and their seven children. I have done clerical work in medical settings for almost 40 years. I became employed by a memory care center seven years ago. I try to show God's love and compassion to the residents and their families. I love my job and find it very rewarding! I especially love spending time with my family and friends!

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