Tracy D Gunter MD

Tracy D. Gunter, MD, is a physician specializing in psychiatry with advanced expertise in forensic psychiatry. She serves as Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in Indiana University’s Department of Psychiatry, within the Division of Forensic Psychiatry, and is board-certified in both general psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. Dr. Gunter also holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor at the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where she teaches Neuroscience and Law, reflecting her commitment to bridging clinical medicine, brain science, and legal systems. Dr. Gunter earned her undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina and her medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, where she also completed specialized training in forensic psychiatry. Her career has included leadership roles in academic medicine and public-sector forensic services, including directing a forensic evaluation service for a state department of mental health and leading a forensic psychiatry program at a major medical school. She has also developed mental health law curriculum for a law school. Her scholarly and professional interests center on the intersection of psychiatry and law, including correctional and community corrections psychiatry, suicide prevention and physician wellness, behavioral genetics and epigenetics, and the regulation of emerging mental health technologies.