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HIV Center

Leadership and Staff

Susan Tross, Ph.D.
HIV Center Associate Director
Research Scientist
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology
Overview Publications Professional Background

EDUCATION

Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY B.A. 1972 American Studies
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Ed.M. 1975 Psychology
Yeshiva University, New York, NY Ph.D. 1983 Clinical Psychology

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1977-1980      Research Assistant, Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, New York, NY
1978-1980    Research Assistant, Psychiatry Service, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY
1980-1981    Clinical Psychology Intern, Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY
1981-1982    Clinical Psychology Fellow, Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY
1982-1983    Chief Clinical Psychology Fellow, Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY
1983-1984    Fellow of Psychology (in Psychiatry), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
1983-1986    Instructor in Psychology (in Psychiatry), Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
1984-present    Private practice in Psychological testing and evaluation, psychotherapy, consultation and supervision, New York, NY
1984    Psychologist, New York State certification # 007872-1
1984-1989    Clinical Asst. Psychologist, Psychiatry Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
1985    Founding member, AIDSFILMS, a non-profit film production company, New York, NY
1986-1989    Assistant Professor of Psychology, Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, New York, NY
1989-1993    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NJ College of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
1993-present    Research Scientist, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
1994-2010    Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY
2000-present   Supervising Psychologist, Addiction Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
2010-present   Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY

 

GRANTS  

1983-1984    Project Coordinator, Controlled Study of Psychological Adjustment in AIDS Patients, National Institute of Mental Health
1984-1986    Project Coordinator, Controlled Follow-Up of Psychological Adjustment in AIDS Patients, National Institute of Mental Health
1984-1987    Consulting Investigator, Neurological Complications of AIDS, New York State Institute
1986-1988      Principal Investigator, Psychological Skills Training/Media Program to Reduce AIDS Risk Behavior, Centers For Disease Control
1987-1989    Co-Principal Investigator, Heterosexual Transmission of HIV, Centers For Disease Control
1989-present    Principal Investigator, Lower East Side Health Project, Centers For Disease Control
1991-1993    Principal Investigator, Affective Domain of Hands On Care, ADHOC Program, National Institute of Mental Health
1993-2002    Principal Investigator, Psychosocial/Qualitative Assessment Core, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NIMH
1993-1996    Clinical Director/Co-Principal Investigator for Comprehensive Care Center for Addicted Women and Infants, NIDA
1996-present    Principal Investigator, Imipramine and Relapse Prevention in Depressed Methadone Patients, NIDA
2002-present    Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies

 

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Susan Tross, Ph.D.

HIV Center Associate Director
Research Scientist
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology

TEL: 212-543-5820
FAX: 212-543-6003

st130@columbia.edu


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