Joan Kaufman PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and in the Child Study Center; Co-Director, Zigler Center Child Welfare Unit
Departments & Organizations
Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training ProgramChild Study Center: Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy | NIMH Research Training Program in Childhood-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Psychiatry: Connecticut Mental Health Center
Biography
Joan Kaufman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, and Director of the Child and Adolescent Research and Education (C.A.R.E.) Program within the Department. The C.A.R.E. Program is dedicated to work with maltreated children and their families. The research foci of the C.A.R.E. program are broad and span from neurobiology to social policy.
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Education
- B.A., Tufts University , 1981
- Ph.D., Yale University , 1990
Selected Publication
- Kaufman, J., Yang, B.Z., Douglas-Palumberi, H., Houshyar, S., Lipschitz, D. Krystal, J.H., & Gelernter, J. (2004). Social Supports and Serotonin Transporter Gene Moderate Depression in Maltreated Children. Proceeding National Academy of Science; 101: 17316-17321.
Articles
Winter 2002
19 faculty members receive awards for research on brain disorders
Five Yale researchers have received Independent Investigator grants totaling almost $500,000 from the National Alliance...
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