Nina Schooler

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Nina Schooler
Born (1934-07-26) July 26, 1934 (age 90)
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Education City College of New York (B.S.S., 1951)
Columbia University (Ph.D., 1969)
Spouse
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(m. 1956⁠–⁠2018)​
Scientific career
Fields Psychiatry
Psychopharmacology
Institutions SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Thesis Transformational distinctions and the comprehension of sentences; the effects of schizophrenia and education  (1969)

Nina R. Schooler (born July 26, 1934) [1] is an American psychologist. She is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, as well as a founding member of the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation's scientific council. [1] [2] She is known for her research on the treatment of schizophrenia, [3] [4] as well as tardive dyskinesia [5] and first-episode psychosis. She is a past president of the American Psychopathological Association and of the Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research. [2] She previously worked at the National Institute of Mental Health and the University of Pittsburgh. [1] The American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology established the Nina Schooler Early Career Research Award in her honor. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nina R. Schooler CV" (PDF). International Network for the History of Neuropsychopharmacology. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  2. 1 2 Schooler, Nina R. (2016). "Nina Schooler". In Frangou, Sophia (ed.). Women in Academic Psychiatry. Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 87–92. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-32177-6_13. ISBN   9783319321752.
  3. 1 2 "Nina Schooler Early Career Research Award". American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  4. ↑ Shapiro, Ari (2015-10-20). "Study Suggests Talk Therapy Eases Symptoms Of Schizophrenia". NPR. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  5. ↑ Steinmann, Marion (1979-03-18). "Health". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-12-19.


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