Investigators
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Pamela Y. Collins, M.D. Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in Epidemiology, Columbia University |
EDUCATION
| Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | B.A. | 1986 | Psychology |
| Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY | M.D. | 1991 | Medicine |
| Columbia University New York, NY | Residency | 1995 | Psychiatry |
| Columbia University/NYSPI, New York, NY | Postdoctoral Fellowship | 1995-1998 | Clinical Research |
| Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY | M.P.H. | 1997 | Public Health |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1994 | Consultant, Ministry of Health, Province of Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 1995-1998 | NIH Post-doctoral Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY |
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| 1996 | World Health Organization Meeting of Advisers for Educational Programs on Psychological Problems in General Health Care, Geneva, Switzerland and Madrid, Spain | |
| 1996 | WHO Task Force Meeting on Epidemiologic Strategies to address World Mental Health Problems in Under Served Populations, New York, NY | |
| 1998 | Fogarty International Center AIDS International Research Training Fellow, Center for Health Policy, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 1998 | Mental Health Directorate of the Republic of South Africa, Advisory Group for Pilot Project on Deinstitutionalization and Community Mental Health Development | |
| 1999 | Research Fellow in Cultural Psychiatry and Medical Anthropology, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA | |
| 1999-present | Assistant Attending Psychiatrist, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY | |
| 1999-present | Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in Epidemiology, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology | |
| 2000 | Mental Health Directorate of the Republic of South Africa, Task Team for Policy Guidelines on HIV/AIDS in Psychiatric Institutions | |
| 2002 | U.S. Delegate for Inaugural Meeting on Psychiatric Issues of the African Diaspora, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA | |
| 2002-2005 | MTCT-Plus HIV Care Initiative, Secretariat member and trainer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY | |
| 2003 | Consultant, Pan-American Health Organization Mental Health Case Histories Project in Rio Negro, Argentina | |
| 2004-2006 | WHO 3x5 Initiative, Mental Health Working Group | |
| 2005-present | Director, Global Health Program for the Master of Public Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health,New York, NY |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 1986 | Phi Beta Kappa John Hadley Award for the Most Outstanding Psychology Student Magna Cum Laude with Honors Graduate National Achievement Scholarship |
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| 1989-1990 | Pew Nutrition Fellow, Rockefeller University | |
| 1995 | Laughlin Fellow/American College of Psychiatrists Award for Outstanding Psychiatric Residents | |
| 1997 | American Psychiatric Association Young Investigator's Colloquium Award | |
| 1997 | Echoing Green Foundation Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs | |
| 1997 | American College of Neuropsychopharmacology/APA Travel Fellow | |
| 2003 | Calderone Junior Faculty Research Prize, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University |
Pamela Y. Collins, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in Epidemiology, Columbia University
TEL: 212-342-0446
FAX: 212-342-5170
pyc1@columbia.edu
Contact
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in Epidemiology, Columbia University
TEL: 212-342-0446
FAX: 212-342-5170
pyc1@columbia.edu
Contact
Meeting the challenges of global HIV/AIDS at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and mental health



