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HIV Center

Investigators

Katherine Elkington, Ph.D.

Training Co-Director

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry
Overview Publications Professional Background

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI B.A. 1998 Psychology and French
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL . Ph.D. 2006 Clinical Psychology

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998-2000     Clinical Trials Research Manager, Mood Disorders Program, University Hospitals of Cleveland (CWRU), Cleveland, OH
2000-2004   Graduate Research Assistant, Psycho-Legal Studies Program, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
2004-2006    Psychotherapy Intern Beth Israel Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY
2005-2006   Research Coordinator, Brazil HIV Prevention for the Severely Mentally (Milton L. Wainberg, M.D., Principal Investigator), HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY
2006-2008    Program Evaluator Adolescent Portable Therapy (Director, Evan Elkin) Vera Institute of Justice, New York, NY 
2006-2009   Postdoctoral Research Fellow, (Chief Fellow 2007-2008), HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY
2008-Present    Program Evaluator/Training Faculty Columbia Mental Health Training Project, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
2009-Present    Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

1994-1996     Class Honors, University of Michigan
1997-1998   University of Michigan Honors Psychology Program
2004   Recipient Walter Burke Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice, Northwestern University
2006   George Yacorzynski Award for Dissertation Excellence, Northwestern University
2007 - 2010   National Institutes of Mental Health, Loan Repayment Award
2008   Pizetsky Young Investigator Award, New York Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University
2010   HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies Publication Award
2011-2012   Office of Mental Health Policy Scholar Award

 

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Katherine Elkington, Ph.D.

Training Co-Director

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry

TEL: 212-568-4208

ke2143@columbia.edu

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Meeting the challenges of global HIV/AIDS at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and mental health
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