Directors: Mark A. Riddle, M.D. and Golda S.Ginsburg, Ph.D.
The NIMH-funded T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology is offered for two years to Ph.D’s and three years for MD’s. Each Fellow selects a mentor and initially works collaboratively on their mentor’s project, providing a 'laboratory' for hands-on experience in data collection and data analysis. Fellow are also expected to conduct individual research that will provide pilot data for a subsequent NIH grant application. Trainees are provided access to substantial clinical research resources and support that permits them to develop and to demonstrate, under faculty supervision, their own research skills and productivity. Fellows will work closely and collaboratively as co-investigators with supervising faculty, and participate in all the details of the daily operation of studies and of their analysis and write-up. During this process, Fellows will receive supervision and experience in designing studies; obtaining IRB approvals; recruiting, screening and enrolling subjects; training and supervising staff; collecting the clinical data; providing quality control of the data collection process; analyzing data; presenting the results at national meetings; and writing manuscripts and grants. Trainees are also expected to complete relevant coursework (e.g., in statistics and research methods) and attend weekly seminars in the Division and Department. Fellows are provided a stipend to facilitate travel to professional meetings and for conducting independent research.
