Training the Next Generation

Women's Health Research at Yale is dedicated to training the next generation of researchers.  We mentor and teach post-doctoral trainees and faculty through a wide range of training programs sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.

Postdoctoral and Faculty Training Programs

Postdoctoral Training Programs

• Clinical Neuroscience Research Training in Psychiatry, Principal Investigator: Robert Malison, Ph.D., 2001-2007, renewed 2007-2012 Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
• Research Training in Functional Disability Interventions, Principal Investigator: Morris Bell, Ph.D., 2002-2007, renewed 2007-2012, Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
• Program in Mental Health Services and Service Systems Research, Principal Investigator: Heping Zhang, Ph.D., 2005-2010, Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
• Research Training Fellowship in Substance Abuse Program, Principal Investigator: Ismene Petrakis, M.D., 2006-2011, Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Research Training in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology, Principal Investigator: Thomas Gill, M.D., 2006-2011, Sponsor: National Institute on Aging
• Research Training in the Clinical Neuroscience of Stress Disorders, Principal Investigator: Steven Southwick, M.D., 2006-2011, Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
• Research Education in Drug Abuse and Addiction: Resident/Intern Substance Use Research Education, Principal Investigator: Samuel Ball, Ph.D., 2006–2011, Sponsor:  National Institute on Drug Abuse

WHRY Postdoctoral Fellow

• Mathilde Husky, Ph.D. from University of Bordeaux, France, Postdoctoral Fellow: 2004-present, new position: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University (starting July 1, 2007)

Individual Faculty Training Awards

      Mid-Level Faculty:

• Sex-Specific Pathways Linking Stress and Drug Abuse, Principal Investigator: Rajita Sinha, Ph.D., 2004-2007, Sponsor; National Institute on Drug Abuse, KO2 award
• Dynamic fMRI to measure neuronal activity, Principal Investigator: Paul Maciejewski, Ph.D., 2002-2008, Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders, K25 award

      Junior Level Faculty:

• Brain Imaging of Sex Differences in Tobacco Smokers, Principal Investigator: Kelly Cosgrove, Ph.D., 2006-2011, Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse, KO1 award
  

      All Faculty Levels:

• Advancing Team Science through an Interdisciplinary Research Consortium, Interdisciplinary Research Consortium on Stress, Self-Control and Addiction, Principal Investigator: Carolyn M. Mazure, Ph.D., 2007-2012, Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse, R25 award

Training Conferences on Women’s Behavioral Health at Yale

• Sex-Specific Aspects of Mood Disorders. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, March 28, 2000
• Sex-Specific Resoponses to Stress: The Interplay of Behavior and Biology. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, April 20, 2001
• The Impact of Estrogen on Mood and Memory in Women. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, March 28, 2003
• Differentiating, Diagnosing and Treating Impulse Control Disorders and Addiction: New Developments and Practical Office-Based Approaches. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, October 12, 2007

Specialized Training in Women’s Reproductive Behavioral Health

The Yale Program for Women’s Reproductive Behavioral Health (WRBH) provides specialized training for psychiatrists in their third postgraduate year or above of training.  The training program, directed by C. Neill Epperson, M.D., requires that trainees provide at least 10 clinical hours each week to WRBH.  Trainees participate in evaluating patients referred to the Program for consultation regarding the treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period, menstrual cycle impact on ongoing psychiatric disorders, and the role of hormones in mood and cognition during the menopause.  In addition to providing clinical consultations, all trainees serve as primary clinician for several women enrolled in the Program.  Women who receive on-going care in the Program are primarily pregnant or recently postpartum. 

Individuals with an interest in clinical research may participate in ongoing investigations or develop their own protocol pertaining to women’s behavioral health.  In addition, trainees attend weekly didactics and a journal club in order to stay current with recent findings and to hone their ability to review scientific literature.  For those individuals with a serious commitment to research and an academic career, WRBH is associated with a National Institute of Mental Health T32 training grant (PI: Robert Malison).  This T32 grant provides 2 years of salary and research training for up to 2 individuals each year. 

Past Accomplishments in Junior Faculty Training

Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) at Yale