Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, assistant professor adjunct in the Yale Department of Psychiatry and endowed Barbara Wilson associate professor and addiction psychiatrist at NYU Langone Health, has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by President Biden.
PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers. It was established in 1996 by President Clinton and recognizes scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership early in their research careers. This year, nearly 400 researchers were honored.
The award recognizes innovative and far-reaching developments in science and technology, expands awareness of careers in science and engineering, recognizes the scientific missions of participating agencies, enhances connections between research and impacts on society, and highlights the importance of science and technology for our nation’s future.
This year’s awardees are employed or funded by 14 participating agencies within the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Interior, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs and the Environmental Protection Agency, the intelligence community, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Jordan is a graduate of the Yale Psychiatry Residency Program and completed an Addiction Psychiatry fellowship at Yale School of Medicine in 2016. She is a former associate residency program director in the Yale Department of Psychiatry. She holds faculty positions at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in the Departments of Psychiatry and Population Health.