Investigators
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Claude Ann Mellins, Ph.D. Research Scientist and Director, Family Studies Program Professor of Clinical Psychology |
EDUCATION
| Brown University, Providence, RI | B.A. | 1982 | Psychology |
| University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
Ph.D. | 1990 | Clinical Psychology |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1981-1982 | Research Assistant, Brown University Child Study Center, Brown University, Providence, RI | |
| 1981-1982 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, Brown University, Providence, RI | |
| Summers, 1981-83 |
Program Director, Camp Ramapo, NY | |
| 1982-1983 | Research Assistant, Psychoendocrinology Clinic, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY | |
| 1984-1985 | Assistant Director, Preschool, San-Miguel, CA | |
| Summer, 1986 |
Director of Research, Camp Ramapo, NY | |
| 1985-1987 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1987-1989 | Research Assistant, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1988-1989 | Psychology Intern, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1989-1990 | Psychology Intern, Pediatric Psychiatry, Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY | |
| 1990-1991 | Research Scientist, Child Neurology Clinic, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY | |
| 1990-1992 | Research Fellow, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY | |
| 1992-1995 | Aaron Diamond Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York, NY | |
| 1992-2004 | Assistant Professional in Psychiatry, Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY | |
| 1992-present | Co-Director and Director of Research, Special Needs Clinic for Children and Families Affected by HIV, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY | |
| 1994-2004 | Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY | |
| 1994-present | Psychologist in Psychiatry, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY | |
| 1994-2007 | Member of the neurodevelopment sub-committee of the Women and Infants Transmission Study, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY | |
| 1995-present | Supervisor of Neurodevelopment, Women and Children's Care Center, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY | |
| 1998-present | Member of the Coordinating Center (P.I. James Bell) for a multisite HIV-AIDS Cost Study funded by SAMHSA, NIMH, NIDA, and HRSA. | |
| 2003-2004 | Consultant, NIMH, Office of AIDS Research, on issues related to Pediatric AIDS | |
| 2004-2010 | Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Departments of Psychiatry and Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, NY, NY | |
| 2005-2008 | Member Committee on Appointments and Promotions, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY | |
| 2005-2008 | Member, National Institute of Mental Health Data Safety and Monitoring Board for the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group protocol PACTG 1055, entitled "Psychiatric Co-morbidity in Perinatally HIV-infected Children" | |
| 2005-present | Member of Scientific Leadership Committee, Member of Executive Committee, NIH-funded (NICHD, NIMH, NIDA), Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PI: Russ Van Dyke, MD) | |
| 2006-2007 | Member, External Scientific AIDS Workgroup, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | |
| 2009-present | Standing member , Behavioral and Social Consequences of HIV/AIDS Study Section, National Institutes of Health | |
| 2010-present | Professor of Clinical Psychology, Departments of Psychiatry and Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, NY, NY |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 1988-1989 | All University Dissertation Fellowship Award, University of Southern California | |
| 1989-1990 | Viola Bernard Award for Research, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY | |
| 1992-1995 | Aaron Diamond Foundation, Fellowship Award, New York, NY | |
| 2007-2010 | Featured in Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare |
Claude Ann Mellins, Ph.D.
Research Scientist and Director, Family Studies Program
Professor of Clinical Psychology
TEL: 212-543-5383
FAX: 212-543-6003
cam14@columbia.edu
Contact
Research Scientist and Director, Family Studies Program
Professor of Clinical Psychology
TEL: 212-543-5383
FAX: 212-543-6003
cam14@columbia.edu
Contact
Meeting the challenges of global HIV/AIDS at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and mental health



