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Introduction
Laura Roberts is a recognized scholar in the fields of bioethics, psychiatry, medicine, and education in the medical field. As someone who has dedicated a large amount of time to her work in the fields, she has greatly aided in the understanding many issues as well as how to properly educate the young people that will become doctors and the problems that arise when becoming one. She currently resides at Stanford University as a professor teaching various courses in psychiatry while also working as a chairman in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.

Main Focus
The main goal of Laura Robert's work is centered towards psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry, clinical ethics, focus on a physician's well being, collaborative care, as well as integrative medicine.

Education
Laura's journey began in 1982 when she graduated from the University of Chicago with her Bachelor's degree in History. After completing her Bachelor's, she began working on her Master's degree in conceptual foundations in Science, which was also done in the University of Chicago the year after. Upon receiving her master's, she began medical school in the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Here, she received her MD. The following year, she did a fellowship in clinical medical ethics in the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. After this, Dr. Roberts went on begin her residency training in psychiatry which was done in the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. During Dr. Roberts time in the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, she received additional training in child and adolescent psychiatry, she also became a professor at the university while serving as a vice chairman in the psychiatric department. She also established the institute of ethics during her time there. Before leaving the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, she was appointed the Jack and Donna Rust Professor of Biomedical ethics in 2003. After this, she transitioned over to the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2003. She served here as a chairman of the department of psychiatry for seven years while also being a professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine. During her time at the Medical College of Wisconsin, she was appointed as a Charles E. Kubly Professor. In 2010, she left the Medical College of Wisconsin and began at Stanford University.

Awards
Dr. Roberts has received many awards throughout her career. Some of her most notable awards are
 * Distinguished psychiatric award – American Psychiatric Association in 2005 and 2010
 * Foremost leader in psychiatric education in the United States and Canada - The University of Toronto in 2008
 * Earned a certificate for excellence in medical student education - American Psychiatric Association in 2010
 * Lifetime achievement award - Association for academic psychiatry in 2010
 * Special Presidential commendation - American Psychiatric Association in 2013
 * Distinguished Service Award - American Psychiatric Association in 2014
 * MacLean Center Prize - 2015
 * Bowis Award - American College of Psychiatrists in 2015

Major contributions
Dr. Roberts made many advancements throughout her work and her studies. Her work has led to a deeper and more intricate understanding of ethical aspects in physical and mental illness research, implications that society can have in genetic innovation, the role that stigma plays within health disparities, the impact of health issues that both medical students and physicians have, and the best and most efficient methods of facilitating professionalism in medicine.

Publicated works
Dr. Roberts has published many works. These include peer reviewed articles that lead to a better understanding on the topic, written and edited several books in professionalism and ethics, professional development for physicians, and psychiatry in a clinical setting. In between 2002-2019, Dr. Roberts served as the editor in chief for the academic Psychiatry journal, in which she did most of her publishing and editing. Currently, she is leading a project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health in which the team is examining high innovative neuroscience work. This project will help aid the advancement of understanding mental disorders, conditions that are tied to substances such as medications, and brain function, development, and enhancement.

Legacy
Dr. Roberts is currently alive and well to this day. This portion should be open to someone who knows Dr. Roberts more closely and should be completed when she has stated what she wants her work to be in the future and where it should be carried out.