The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences offers numerous postdoctoral fellowships and research training programs across a range of interest areas. Below is a list of the formal fellowships and training programs we offer, but there are also numerous fellowship opportunities available with individual researchers. In addition to the information provided here, interested persons should review the work of the various laboratories and research groups within the department and contact those researchers directly if they wish to explore specific opportunities. Click here for a list of research web sites and pages in the department.
Adult Clinical Neuropsychology | Alexander W. Schweizer | Behavioral Neurology/Neuropsychiatry | Behavioral Sleep Medicine | Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Research Training | Geriatric Psychiatry | Human Behavioral Pharmacology of Substance Abuse | Interdisciplinary Training in Psychiatry and Neuroscience | Maryland Regional Fellowship Training in Geriatrics
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Adult Clinical Neuropsychology
This two-year fellowship is accredited by the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN). The fellowship provides supervised clinical experience, a full didactic program, and research opportunities. To view the Adult Clinical Neuropsychology fellowship program brochure click on the icon 
PDF. For more information about our clinical programs and faculty visit our webpage at www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/medpsych.html.
For further information or to apply, contact:
Jason Brandt, Ph.D., ABPP(CN)
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Division of Medical Psychology
The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
600 N. Wolfe Street, Meyer 218
Baltimore, MD 21287-7218
phone: 410-955-2619
fax: 410-955-0504
e-mail: jbrandt@jhmi.edu
Alexander Wilson Schweizer Fellowship
The Alexander Wilson Schweizer Fellowship funds up to a two-year position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, which is renowned for its tripartite mission of research, teaching, and clinical care. The Fellowship is a permanently endowed fund, whose income is used to support fellows working in depression or bipolar disorder. Historically, these funds have supported physicians expanding their clinical expertise, developing educational programs for the public about mood disorders, and/or working in our genetics laboratory to uncover the causes of mood disorders. Geneticists and neuroscientists are also encouraged to apply for the fellowship.
Applicants must have a M.D. and have completed a general psychiatry residency, or hold a Ph.D. in a related area of study. The Alexander Wilson Schweizer Fellowship is novel as applicants are encouraged to propose innovative ideas which will accelerate our understanding and treatment of depression and bipolar disorder or improve care and education. Close mentorship and supervision is provided by Dr. James Potash, Dr. Karen Swartz, and other faculty. Diverse opportunities for research and advanced clinical practice are available.
For more information please contact James Potash, M.D. at jpotash@jhmi.edu
or Karen Swartz, M.D., at kswartz1@jhmi.edu
For more information on past Schweizer Fellows, click here.
Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship
The Johns Hopkins Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (BN & NP) Fellowship Program is a two-year program accredited by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS). The fellowship is a joint effort by the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry. The fellowship provides supervised clinical experience, a didactic program, and research opportunities. At the end of the training, fellows will be eligible to take Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry certification examination.
Click here for a PDF of the BN & NP Fellowship goals and curriculum.
For further information or to apply, contact one of the following:
Vani Rao, M.D.
Director, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Division of Geriatric and NeuropsychiatryPsychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
550 N. Broadway, Suite 308
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: 410-955-6158
Fax: 410-614-8042
Email: vrao1@jhmi.edu
Nathan E. Crone, M.D.
Associate Director, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship
Associate Professor of Neurology
Divisions of Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Cognitive Neuroscience
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe St., Meyer 2-147
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-6772
Fax: 410-614-8042
Email: ncrone@jhmi.edu
Behavioral Sleep Medicine Postgraduate Fellowship
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is accepting applications for a one-year clinical (75%) and research (25%) fellowship. Second year opportunities with greater focus on research may be possible.
Primary goals of the fellowship are to provide requisite training, supervision, and clinical experience for state liscensure and certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Fellows will participate in a weekly sleep medicine seminar with Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Neurology sleep medicine fellows. Behavioral Sleep Medicine fellows are also expected to attend a monthly Neuroscience of Sleep Seminar. The Johns Hopkins Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the Bayview Medical Center is part of the Division of Geropsychiatry/Neuropsychiatry and is closely aligned with the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Centers at both the Bayview Medical Center and The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Fellows will be encouraged to provide behavioral consultations for these Centers.
Research training will be provided by matching the fellow's interests with ongoing faculty research. Activity in a research project is expected. Preference will be given to candidates with strong research interests and potential. Fellows will have access to active research mentorship in four broad areas: (1) sleep in neuropsychiatric / behavioral disorders [e.g., drug abuse (amphetamine-type stimulants, benzodiazepines or opioids), sleep & neurotoxicity, traumatic brain injury, dementia, trauma / anxiety disorders]; 2) sleep in medical disorders (e.g., rheumatologic disease, chronic pain, burn injury, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer); 3) psychiatric, physiologic and behavioral dimensions of primary sleep disorders (e.g., restless leg syndrome, primary insomnia, sleep-disordered breathing, sleep bruxism, circadian rhythm disorders, and parasomnias), 4) physiologic and neurocognitive consequences of sleep deprivation.
To be considered, applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from an American Psychiatric Association accredited program by the time the fellowship starts. The first year stipend is consistent with National Institute of Health recommendations for postdoctoral fellows and also includes benefits. To apply, please send a two page (maximum) cover letter before January 15, 2009 describing:
1) Your behavioral sleep medicine BSM and/or relevant clinical experience.
2) Your career goals.
3) What you would like to accomplish during this postdoctoral fellowship to advance your career goals.
4) One or two research areas from the list above in which you are interested and the reasons for interest.
5) When your degree is expected, including the dates of your successful dissertation defense
Please include: a copy of your curriculum vitae; graduate school transcript(s), and two letters of recommendation from clinical supervisors who comment on your clinical strengths and weaknesses. Applicants may also send a copy of a manuscript in submission, in press, or published (optional). Successful applicants must demonstrate strong clinical skills in health psychology / behavioral medicine or training in cognitive-behavior therapy. Specific predoctoral experience in behavioral sleep medicine is a plus. Strong candidates will have a telephone interview with the training director and a follow-up interview with the potential research mentor. We especially encourage applications from members of ethnic and racial minority groups. Johns Hopkins is a non-discriminatory/affirmative action employer. Send all application materials to:
Michael T. Smith, Ph.D., C.B.S.M
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program,
Director of Research and Clinical Training
600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 1-108
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 443-287-2384
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. For more information please contact program directors Mark A. Riddle. M.D. Email: mriddle@jhmi.edu or Golda S. Ginsberg, Ph.D. Please note that this is a U.S. Government sponsored fellowship and is only open to citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship This one year clinical fellowship is accredited by the accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The fellowship provides training leading up to eligibility to sit for the American Board of psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) subspecialty board in geriatric psychiatry. Supervised clinical rotations include inpatient, outpatient, assisted living, nursing home, and in-home experiences. Structured didactics are provided on a weekly basis, as are several teaching and research experiences. Close mentorship and supervision is provided by the program director and key faculty. Opportunities for research experiences are widely available. The training takes place in the rich clinical, teaching, and research environment of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, as well as on the affiliated Fairhaven/Copper Ridge campus in Sykesville, Maryland. For more information about our clinical programs, please visit our webpage at www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/clinical/geriatric.html Training Director and Key Faculty: Peter Rabins (training director), Constantine Lyketsos, Susan Lehmann, Paul Rosenberg, Martin Steinberg, Adam Rosenblatt, Vani Rao. Graduates of ACGME accredited residencies in general psychiatry are eligible for this training program. For further information or to apply, contact: Peter Rabins, M.D., M.P.H.Meyer 279, The Johns Hopkins Hospital 600 N. Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287-7279 Phone: 410-955-6737 / Fax: 410-614-1094 e-mail: pvrabins@jhmi.edu Human Behavioral Pharmacology of Substance Abuse Areas of research training include:
A broad range of abused substances is studied - opioids, cocaine, sedatives, alcohol, hallucinogens, club drugs, tobacco, caffeine. For more information about program resources, faculty, and publications see the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit website: www.bpru.org For further information or to apply, contact: George E. Bigelow, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Training in Psychiatry and Neuroscience This program permits individuals who have completed their residency in psychiatry or neurology or a doctoral program in any relevant area to participate in either clinical or basic science training relating to neuropsychiatric diseases. Postdoctoral fellows have the opportunity to do laboratory or clinical research with one of our faculty members, whose expertise include:
There is also a seminar and course program, individually tailored to the trainee. For more information about program faculty, publications and laboratories, please visit our website at http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/neurobiology For further information or to apply, contact: Christopher A. Ross, M.D., Ph.D. Maryland Regional Fellowship Training in Geriatrics This two year training program supported by a grant from the Health Research and Services Administration (HRSA) provides training for future academic leaders in geriatric psychiatry, geriatric medicine, and geriatric dentistry. The program is fully integrated across the Johns Hopkins Divisions of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, and the University of Maryland's School of Dentistry. Psychiatry trainees are also enrolled in the Division's accreditation Council for graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited one year clinical fellowship leading up to eligibility to sit for the American Board of psychiatry and Neurology subspecialty board in geriatric psychiatry. Supervised clinical rotations, in collaboration with geriatric medicine and dentistry, include inpatient, outpatient, assisted living, nursing home, and in-home experiences. Structured didactics are provided on a weekly basis, as are several teaching and research experiences. Close mentorship and supervision is provided by the program director and key faculty. Opportunities for research experiences are widely available. The training takes place in the rich clinical, teaching, and research environment of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, as well as on the affiliated Fairhaven/Copper Ridge campus in Sykesville, Maryland. Training Director for Psychiatry and Key Faculty: Constantine Lyketsos (training director), Peter Rabins, Susan Lehman, Chris Durso (Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology), Janet Yellowitz (Dentistry). Graduates of ACGME accredited residencies in general psychiatry are eligible for this program. For further information or to apply, contact: Constantine Lyketsos, MD, MHS |
