Investigators
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Eric Houston, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
EDUCATION
| Carleton College, Northfield, MN | B.A. | 1993 | History |
| University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL | Ph.D. | 2009 | Clinical Psychology |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1996–1998 | Research Assistant, Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | |
| 1997-1998 | Counselor, Community House Mental Health Agency, Seattle, WA. | |
| 1998-1999 | Research Coordinator, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | |
| 1999-2005 | Staff Therapist, Office of Applied Psychological Services, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL. | |
| 1999-2001 | Research Assistant, Community Intervention Trial for Youth, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL | |
| 2001-2002 | Research Assistant, Chicago Adolescent Risk and Evaluation Study, Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL. | |
| 2003-2008 | Research Assistant, Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL | |
| 2004-2005 | Psychology Extern, St. Anthony Hospital Partial Hospitalization Program, Chicago, IL. | |
| 2005-2007 | Therapist, Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture,Chicago, IL. | |
| 2008-2009 | Psychology Intern, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY | |
| 2009-present | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University,New York, NY | |
| 2010 | Ad Hoc Reviewer: AIDS Care |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2007 | Ad Hoc Reviewer: Culture, Health and Sexuality | |
| 2005 – 2008 | Graduate College Fellowship, Illinois Board of Higher Education | |
| 2005 | University of Illinois at Chicago Travel Award | |
| 2004 – 2005 | Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Program (ICEOP) Fellowship | |
| 2003 – 2004 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship, University of Illinois | |
| 1999 – 2001 | University of Illinois Graduate College Diversity Fellowship | |
| 1999 | Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention |
Eric Houston, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone: 212-543-3783
Fax: 212-543-6003
eh2441@columbia.edu
Meeting the challenges of global HIV/AIDS at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and mental health



