NIMH/Alpert Medical School
T32 Research Training Fellowships
Research Training Program in Child Mental Health
Gregory Fritz, Director
Mary Carskadon, Ronald Seifer, Anthony Spirito, Co-Directors
The Research Training Program in Child Mental Health prepares post-residency psychiatrists, post-doctoral psychologists, and behavioral scientists to conduct independent research in the area of child mental health as full-time University faculty members. The Program is a two-year fellowship in which five research fellows train under the guidance of experienced mentors. It includes didactic work, participation in ongoing funded projects, and independent research. A central characteristic of the Program is its diversity. Participating faculty have expertise in normal development, psychophathology, psychophysiology and public health. This allows for three broad areas of research training: 1) developmental psychopathology (emphasis on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in risk contexts); 2) pediatric psychology/psychiatry including depression/suicidality, anxiety disorders, HIV, obesity, asthma, smoking; and 3) sleep and chronobiology.
The Mentors
Research trainees select an established mentor whose area of research matches well with their own. The primary mentors are:
Larry K. Brown, M.D.
Health Behavior/AIDS Prevention
Mary A. Carskadon, Ph.D.
Chronobiology and Sleep
Gregory K. Fritz, M.D.
Psychosomatic Interactions & Asthma
Elissa Jelalian, Ph.D.
Pediatric Weight Control
Martin B. Keller, M.D.
Clinical Trials Research
Jennifer Freeman, Ph.D. and Abbe Garcia, Ph.D.
Pediatric OCD/Anxiety Disorders
Barry Lester, Ph.D.
Perinatal Risk Factors
Debra Lobato, Ph.D. and Wendy Plante, Ph.D.
Effects of Illness on Siblings
Elizabeth McQuaid, Ph.D. and Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, Ph.D.
Asthma & Families
Ivan Miller, Ph.D.
Family Processes & Psychopathology
Ronald Seifer, Ph.D. and Susan Dickstein, Ph.D.
Developmental Psychopathology, Developmental Disabilities
Anthony Spirito, Ph.D., ABPP and Christianne Esposito-Smythers, Ph.D.
Adolescent Suicidality/Substance Abuse