Research Training in Psychiatric Epidemiology
Forecasted
Research Training in Psychiatric Epidemiology supports social scientists, epidemiologists, psychologists, and psychiatrists with coursework and research participation to build skills in psychiatric epidemiology.
Funder: Columbia University Department of Psychiatry
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Training supported by a National Institute of Mental Health grant
Summary: Research training for social scientists, epidemiologists, psychologists, and psychiatrists through coursework and affiliated research participation.
Description
Columbia University’s Research Training in Psychiatric Epidemiology program develops research skills for social scientists, epidemiologists, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Jointly sponsored by the departments of epidemiology and psychiatry, it is supported by a National Institute of Mental Health grant. Training combines coursework in substantive issues and research methods with participation in an affiliated research unit, bringing formal study and research experience together.
Katherine M. Keyes, PhD, directs the program, with Ezra Susser, MD, DrPH, and Mark Olfson, MD, serving as co-directors. An additional core faculty group contributes to the training. The program’s central focus is building research skills in psychiatric epidemiology through this combination of methodological study, substantive coursework, and research participation.
