Megan Veenema Smith DrPH
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and in the Child Study Center and Lecturer in Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases); Director, New Haven Mental health Outreach for MotherS (MOMS) Partnership
Departments & Organizations
School of Public Health: LecturersLecturersChild Study Center
Psychiatry: PMS and Perinatal Research Program | MOMS Partnership
Research Interests
Mental health promotion and prevention in children and families; Mental illness in pregnancy and parenting; Community-based mental health research; Community-based participatory research in mental health; Gender disparities in mental illness
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Education
- B.A., Amherst College
- M.P.H., Yale University School of Public Health
- Dr.P.H., Boston University , 2007
Selected Publication
- Smith, MV, Mayes LC, Sung A, Shah B, , Klein DS, Yonkers KA. Neurobehavioral Assessment of Infants Born at Term and In Utero Exposure to Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Early Human Development, 2012 Sep 20. pii: S0378-3782(12)
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Recipient, National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program for Research in Health Disparities
Articles
March 2012
Outreach program supports mental health of New Haven mothers
The New Haven Mental Outreach for Mothers (MOMS) Partnership, a coordinated effort by the medical school’s Department...
March/April 2011
Advocate for the mentally ill backs young scientists
In January, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD), the leading charity providing...
Medicine@Yale, the bimonthly newsletter of Yale School of Medicine (YSM), chronicles achievements
of YSM in basic and clinical research, medical education, and health care. Read More...
