 Robert M.
Kertzner, M.D., former Training Director of the NIMH supported Behavioral
Sciences Research in HIV Infection Training Program, is Adjunct Associate
Research Scientist in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University and
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF. Dr.
Kertzner's research includes
study of the adult life course and sexual orientation with a focus on midlife
development. In addition, Dr. Kertzner
has conducted research on the psychosocial impact of the HIV epidemic and the
psychoneuroimmunological aspects of HIV infection
on seropositive adults. Most recently, he has
conducted research on adult development, sexuality, and psychological
well-being, particularly in sexual minority persons. He is an Associate Member
of the International Academy of Sex Research, member of the Editorial Board of
the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, and Distinguished Fellow of the
American Psychiatric Association.
EDUCATION
| Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY |
B.S. |
1974 |
Psychology |
| Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons,
New York, NY |
M.D. |
1978 |
Medicine |
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
| 1988-1993 |
Co-investigator, HIV
Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New
York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY |
| 1989-2003 |
Co-Investigator and
Training Director, Behavioral Sciences
Postdoctoral Research Training in HIV Infection,
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies,
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York,
NY |
| 1998-2003 |
Co-Investigator, Health
Related Interventions for Persons Living with HIV |
| 1998-2003 |
Associate Clinical
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia
University, New York, NY |
| 2003-present |
Adjunct Associate Research
Scientist,
Department of Psychiatry Columbia University |
| 2005-present |
Consultant, Stress, Identity, and Mental Health
Study,
Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University |
| 2006-present |
Associate Clinical
Professor of Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco |
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
| 1987-1999 |
American Psychiatric
Association Commission on AIDS, 1987-1999, member |
| 1989 |
Invited participant, NIMH
workshops: "Counseling Approaches with
HIV-Positive Individuals" |
| 1991 |
Consultant, Comprehensive
HIV/AIDS Mental Health Education Program, a
grantee of NIMH at University of Michigan charged
with creating AIDS educational curricula |
| 1993 |
Consultant, Social Science
Research Council, Sexuality Research Assessment
Project: Controversies in Research and Training |
| 1994-1999 |
Senior Consultant,
Columbia Center for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
Mental Health, 1994 - present |
| 1998-1999 |
Editorial Board, Journal
of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 1998 - present |
| 2003- 2006 |
Advisory Council, National Sexuality Resource
Center
San Francisco State University |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Gorman, J.M., Kertzner R.M.: Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV infection.
Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 2:241-252, 1990.
Kertzner, R.M.: Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV infection. Focus, 5:3, 1990.
Gorman, J.M., Kertzner, R.M., Cooper, T., Goetz, R., Lagomasino, I., Novocenko,
H., Williams, J.B.W., Stern, Y., Mayeux, R., Ehrhardt, A.A.: Glucocorticoid
level and neuropsychiatric symptoms in gay men with HIV infection. American
Journal of Psychiatry, 148:41-45, 1991.
Gorman, J.M., Kertzner, R.M., Todak, G., Goetz, R.R., Williams, J.B.W., Rabkin,
J.B., Meyer-Bahlburg, H., Mayeux, R., Stern, Y., Lange, M., Dobkin, J.,
Spitzer, R., Ehrhardt, A.A.: Multidisciplinary baseline assessment of gay men
with and without HIV infection: Overview of study design. Archives of General
Psychiatry, 48:120-123, 1991.
Kertzner, R.M., Goetz, R., Todak, G., Cooper, T., Lin, S.H., Reddy, M.M.,
Novacenko, H., Williams, J.B.W., Ehrhardt, A.A., Gorman, J.M.: Cortisol levels,
immune status, and mood in homosexual men with HIV infection. American Journal
of Psychiatry, 150:1674-1678, 1993.
Kertzner, R.M.: Entering midlife: Gay men, HIV, and the future. Journal of the
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 1:87-95, 1997.
Kertzner, R.M.: Self-appraisal of life experience and psychological adjustment
in midlife gay men. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 11:43-64, 1999.
Kertzner, R.M.: The adult life course and homosexual identity in midlife gay
men. Annual Review of Sex Research, XII, 75-92, 2001.
Lewis, L.J., Kertzner, R.M.: Toward improved interpretation and theory building
of African American male sexualities. Journal of Sex Research, 40 (4):383-395,
2003
Kertzner, R.M.: Psychotherapy with lesbian and gay clients from an adult life
course perspective. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 16(2):105-111,
2004
Remien, R.H., Exner, T.E., Kertzner, R.M., Ehrhardt, A.A., Rotheram-Borus, M.,
Johnson, M.O., Weinhardt, L.S., Kittel, L.E., Goldstein, R.B., Pinto, R.,
Morin, S.F., Chesney, M.A., Lightfoot, M., Gore-Felton, C., Dodge, B., Kelly,
J.A., and the NIMH Healthy Living Project Trial Group: Depressive
Symptomatology among HIV-Positive Women in the Era of HAART: A Stress and
Coping Model. American Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
Herdt, G., Kertzner, R.M.: "I Do, but I Can't: The Impact of Marriage Denial on
the Mental Health and Sexual Citizenship of Lesbians and Gay Men in the United
States". Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 3(1):33-49, 2006
CHAPTERS
Kertzner RM: The Individual Psychotherapy of Cocaine Abuse, Cocaine Abuse:
New Directions in Treatment and Research. Edited by Spitz H and Rosecan J. New
York, Brunner/Mazel Inc., 1987, pp 138 - 155
Kertzner RM: Psychoimmunology and HIV Infection, in An AIDS Primer for
Psychiatrists, third edition. Published by the American Psychiatric Association
AIDS Education Project Steering Committee, Washington, D.C., 1990, pp 35 - 40
Kertzner RM: Future Directions For Psychoimmunology: HIV Infection and Beyond,
in Psychoimmunology Update. Edited by Gorman JM, Kertzner RM. Washington D.C.,
American Psychiatric Press, 1991, pp 153-169
Rabkin JG, Kertzner RM: AIDS and Emotional Health, in P&S Guide to Mental and
Emotional Health. Edited by Pardes H, Kass F, and Oldham J. New York, Henry
Holt & Co, 1992, pp 408 - 418
Kertzner RM, Gorman JM: HIV Infection and Psychoneuroimmunology, in Annual
Review of Psychiatry, Volume 11. Edited by Miller A, Stein M. American
Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington D.C., 1992, pp 219 - 235
Kertzner RM: The Journalist with Uncertain News, DSM-IV Case Book, Edited by
Spitzer R, Gibbon M, Skodol A, Williams J, First M. Washington D.C., American
Psychiatric Press, 1994, pp 401- 404.
Kertzner RM, Sved M: Kertzner RM: Midlife Gay Men and Lesbians: Adult
Development and Mental Health. Textbook of Homosexuality and Mental Health.
Edited by Cabaj RP, Stein TS. Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, Inc
1996, pp 289 - 304
Kertzner RM: Adult Development and Mental Health in Lesbians and Gay Men: Is
Middle Age Necessary? in A Queer World. Edited by Martin Duberman, New York,
New York University Press 1997, pp 601- 614
Kertzner RM, Warne, PA. Ehrhardt AA: Behavioral Sciences Research Training in
HIV Infection: An Institutional Research Training Grant in Human Sexuality, in
Handbook of Sexuality Research Training Initiatives. Edited by Diane di Mauro &
Gilbert Herdt, New York, Social Science Research Council 2003, pp 138-149
Kertzner RM, Meyer IH, Dolezal C: Psychological Well-Being in Midlife and Older
Gay Men, in Gay and Lesbian Aging: Research and Future Directions. Edited by
Gilbert Herdt and Brian de Vries. New York, Springer Publishing Company, 2003,
pp 97- 116
Kertzner RM: Developmental Issues in Lesbian and Gay Adulthood, in Handbook of
GLBT Health. Edited by Ilan Meyers and Mary Northridge, Springer, in press |
