 Dr. Mellins is an Associate Professor
of Clinical Psychology in the Departments of Psychiatry
and Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University
and a research scientist at the HIV Center for
Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York
State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University.
Over the past 15 years she has completed projects
examining individual and family psychosocial factors
mediating medical adherence in HIV-infected women
and children; sexual and drug use risk behavior
in uninfected youth with HIV-infected mothers;
and psychiatric and psychological functioning in
HIV-infected mothers and children. She is currently
the Principal Investigator of an NIMH-funded grant
Mental Health and Risk Behavior in HIV+ Youth and
Seroreverters (R01-MH069133), one of the few studies
examining psychiatric disorders, sexual and drug
risk behavior, and adherence in perinatally HIV-infected
adolescents. Dr. Mellins is also an investigator
and member of the neurodevelopment subcommittee
of the Women and Infants Transmission Study (NIDA;
U01-DA15053), a multisite study of HIV-infected
pregnant women and their children, and on the steering
committee responsible for the neurodevelopment
and behavioral components for the federally-funded
PHACS (PI Russ Van Dyke, MD).
Most recently, Dr. Mellins has worked closely with
providers and intervention researchers to develop
a family based prevention intervention addressing
adherence, risk behavior and mental health issues
in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents (CHAMP+:
Supporting HIV+ youth and their families; PI Mary
McKay, Co-PIs Claude Mellins and Elaine Abrams).
In addition to her research, Dr. Mellins is the
Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Special Needs
Clinic at New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH),
a mental health clinic for HIV-affected women,
children, and families that has provided care to
over 1500 patients since 1992, and the neurodevelopment
supervisor for the Women and Children Care Center.
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-present
|
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-present
|
Associate
Professor of Clinical Psychology, Departments of Psychiatry and Sociomedical Sciences,
Columbia University, NY, NY |
| 2005-present
|
Member
Committee on Appointments and
Promotions, Department of Sociomedical
Sciences, Columbia University Mailman
School of Public Health, New York, NY |
| 2005-present
|
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-present
|
Member,
External Scientific AIDS Workgroup,
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
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 |
PUBLICATIONS
Levenson R.L., Jr., Mellins C.A.: Pediatric
HIV/AIDS: What psychologists need to know. Professional
Psychology: Research and Practice, 23:410-415,1992.
Levenson R.L., Jr., Mellins C.A., Zawadzki R.,
Kairam R.: Cognitive assessment of HIV-infected
children. American Journal of Diseases of Children,
146:1479-1483,1992.
Mellins C.A., Blum M.J., Boyd-Davis S.L., Gatz
M.: Family network perspectives on caregiving.
Generations, Winter/Spring, 21-24, 1993.
Mellins C.A., Ehrhardt A.A.: Families affected
by pediatric AIDS: Sources of stress and coping.
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics,
15:S54-S60, 1994.
Mellins C.A., Levenson R.L., Zawadzki R., Kairam
R., Weston M.: Effects of pediatric HIV-infection
and pre-natal drug exposure on mental and psychomotor
development. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 19:617-628,
1994.
Mellins C.A., Ehrhardt A.A., Newman L., Conard
M.: "Selective Kin": Defining the caregivers and
families of children with HIV disease. In: A. O'Leary,
L.S. Jemmott (Eds.), Women and AIDS: Coping and
Care. New York: Plenum, pp. 123-149, 1996.
Mellins C.A., Gatz M., Baker L.A.: Children's methods
of coping with stress: A twin study of genetic
and environmental influences. Journal of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry, 37:721-730, 1996.
Havens J.F., Mellins C.A., Ryan S. The mental health
treatment of children and families affected by
HIV-AIDS. In L. Wicks (Ed.), AIDS and Psychotherapy.
Washington D.C.: Taylor and Francis, pp. 101-114,
1997.
Rosen L., Mellins C.A., Ryan S. Havens J. Family
therapy with HIV/AIDS affected families. In: L.
Wicks (Ed.), AIDS and Psychotherapy. Washington
DC: Taylor and Francis, pp. 115-141, 1997.
Mellins C.A., Ehrhardt A.A., Grant W.F.:
Psychiatric symptomatology and psychological
functioning in HIV-infected mothers. AIDS and
Behavior, 1:233-244, 1997.
Ryan S. Havens J., Mellins C.A. Psychotherapy with
HIV-affected adolescents. In: L. Wicks (Ed.), AIDS
and Psychotherapy. Washington D. C.: Taylor and
Francis, pp. 143-164, 1997.
Mellins C.A., Ehrhardt A.A., Grant W.F.: Psychiatric
symptomatology and psychological functioning in
HIV-infected mothers. AIDS and Behavior, 1:233-244,
1997.
Arpadi S.M., Mellins C.A., Havens J.: Babies. In:
R.A. Smith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social,
Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the
Epidemic. Chicago and London: Fitzroy-Dearborn,
Inc., pp. 93-95, 1998.
Mellins C.A., Havens J., Arpadi S.M.: Children.
In: R.A. Smith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social,
Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the
Epidemic. Chicago and London: Fitzroy-Dearborn,
Inc., pp., 128-131, 1998.
Mellins C.A., Ehrhardt A.A., Rapkin B., Havens
J.F.: Psychosocial factors associated with adaptation
in HIV-infected mothers. AIDS and Behavior, 4:317-328,
2000.
Grant W.F., Mellins C.A., Levensen R.L., Arpadi
S., Kairam R.: Effects of Pediatric HIV Infection,
prenatal drug exposure, and neurological diagnosis
on mental and psychomotor development. Journal
of Pediatric Psychology 25:583-587, 2000.
Smith R., Malee K., Charurat M., Magder L., Mellins
C.A., Macmillan C., Hittleman J., Lasky T., Llorente
A., Moye J. for the NIH NIAID/NICHD/NIDA sponsored
Women and Infant Transmission Study Group: Timing
of HIV-1 infection and rate of neurodevelopmental
decline. Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases,
19:862-871, 2000.
Mellins C.A., Brackis-Cott E., Dolezal C., Richards
A., Nicholas A., Abrams E.: Patterns of HIV status
disclosure to perinatally infected HIV-positive
children and subsequent mental health outcomes.
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 7:101-114,
2001.
Mellins C.A., Havens J.F., McCaskill F., Leu C.S.,
Brudney K., Chesney M.: Mental health substance
use and disclosure are significantly associated
with the medical treatment adherence of HIV-infected
mothers. Psychology, Health, and Medicine, 7:451-460,
2002.
Havens J.F., Mellins C.A., Hunter J.: Psychiatric
aspects of HIV/AIDS in childhood and adolescence.
In: M. Rutter, E. Taylor (Eds)., Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry: Modern Approaches, 4th Ed. Oxford,
UK Blackwell, 828-841, 2002.
Brackis-Cott, E.J., Mellins, C.A., Block, M.: Current
life concerns of early adolescents and their mothers:
Influence of maternal HIV. Journal of Early Adolescents,
23:51-77, 2003.
Brackis-Cott, E.J., Mellins, C.A., Reval, T., Abrams,
E.J., Dolezal, C.: Pediatric HIV medication adherence:
The view of medical providers from two primary
care programs. Journal of Pediatric Health Care,
17:1-8, 2003.
Dolezal, C., Mellins, C., Brackis-Cott, E., Abrams,
E.: The reliability reports of medical adherence
from HIV+ children and their adult caregivers.
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28: 355-361, 2003.
Mellins C.A., Smith R., O'Driscoll P., Magder L.,
Brouwers P., Chase C., Blasini I., Hittleman J.,
Llorente A., Matzen E., for the NIH/NIAID/NICHD/NIDA
sponsored Women and Infant Transmission Study Group:
High rates of behavioral problems in perinatally
HIV-infected children are not linked to HIV disease.
Pediatrics, 111: 384-393, 2003.
Mellins, C.A., Kang, E., Leu, C.S., Havens, J.F.,
Chesney, M.: A longitudinal study of mental health
and psychological predictors of medical treatment
adherence in mothers living with HIV disease. AIDS
Patient Care and STDs, 17: 407-416, 2003.
Mellins, C.A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., &
Abrams, E.J.: The role of psychosocial and family
factors in adherence to antiretroviral treatment
in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected children.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 23, 1035-1041,
2004.
Havens J.F., Mellins C.A., Ryan S.: Child Psychiatry:
Areas of special interest/psychiatric sequelae
of HIV and AIDS. In: B.J. Saddock, V.A. Saddock
(Eds.), Comprehensive Testbook of Psychiatry. Seventh
Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 3434-3440,
2005.
Kang, E., Rapkin, B.D., Remien, R.H., Mellins,
C.A., & Oh, A.: Multiple dimensions of HIV stigma
and psychological distress among Asians and Pacific
Islanders living with HIV illness. AIDS and Behavior,
9, 145-154, 2005.
Mellins, C.A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., Meyer-Bahlburg,
H.F.L.: Behavioral risk in early adolescents with
HIV+ mothers. Journal of Adolescent Health, 36:342-351,
2005.
O'Sullivan, L.F., Dolezal, C., Brackis-Cott, E.,
Traeger, L., & Mellins, C.: Communication about
HIV in a sample of HIV-positive and HIV-negative
mothers and their early adolescent children. Journal
of Early Adolescence, 25, 148-167, 2005.
Lewis, L., Mellins, C.A., Brackis-Cott, E.,
Dolezal, C.: Developmental, ethnic and social
influences on participation in sexual
possibility situations for heterosexual early
adolescent youth with HIV positive mother.
Journal of Early Adolescence, 26:160-184, 2006.
Mellins, C.A., Brackis-Cott, E., Abrams, E.J.,
& Dolezal, C.: Rates of psychiatric disorder in
perinatally HIV-infected youth. Pediatric
Infectious Disease Journal, 25:432-437, 2006.
Brackis-Cott, E., Mellins, C.A., Speigel, D.,
Dolezal, C.: The mental health risk of mothers
and children affected by HIV. Journal of Early
Adolescence, 27(1), 67-89, 2007.
McKay, M., Block, M., Mellins, C., Traube, D.,
Brackis-Cott, E., Miranda, C., Petterson, J., &
Abrams, E.: Adapting a family-based HIV prevention
program for HIV-infected preadolescents and their
families: Youth, families and health care providers
coming together to address complex needs. Social
Work & Mental Health, (in press).
Nicholson, O., Mellins, C., Dolezal, C., & Brackis-Cott,
E.: HIV treatment-related knowledge and self-efficacy
among caregivers of HIV-infected children. Patient
Education and Counseling (in press).
Smith, R., Malee, K., Charurat, M., Magder, L.,
Mellins, C.A.,Macmillan, C., Hittleman, J,.Lasky,
T., Llorente, A., & Moye, J., for the NIH NIAID/NICHD/NIDA
sponsored Women and Infant Transmission Study Group:
Timing of HIV-1 infection and rate of neurodevelopmental
decline. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
(in press).
Smith, R., Malee, K., Leighty, R., Brouwers, P.,
Mellins, C., Hittelman, J., Chase, C., & Blasini,
I. for the Women and Infants Transmission Study
Group: The effect of perinatal HIV infection and
associated risk factors on cognitive development
in children. Pediatrics, (in press).
Mellins, C.A., Dolezal, C., Brackis-Cott,
E., Nicholson, O., Warne, P., & Meyer-Bahlburg,
H.F.L.: Predicting the onset of sexual and drug
risk behavior in youth affected by maternal HIV
disease: The role of contextual,
self-regulation, and social-interaction
factors. The Journal of Youth and Adolescents,
in press.
Weiner, L., Mellins, C.A., Marhefka, S.,
Battles, H.B.: Disclosure of an HIV diagnosis
to children: History, current research and
future directions. Journal of Developmental and
Behavioral Pediatrics, in press.
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