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Difficult Choices

Ruth M. O'Hara talks about personal circumstances that influenced her career trajectory.

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Finding an Institution to Match Your Goals

Changing your institutional affiliation is sometimes the right thing to do, explains Ruth M. O'Hara.

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Promoting Psychiatry Research

Harold Pincus reflects on the opportunities he has had to bring research and practice together.

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A Charmed Life

Harold Pincus describes how he became interested in mental health policy issues.

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Igniting My Curiosity

Lauren B. Marangell describes the path that led her to study bipolar disorder.

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Find Something that Fascinates You

Wayne Drevets talks about how he chose bipolar disorder as a career.

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The Best Place in the World to Do Research

Husseini Manji talks about working at NIMH.

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These Children are Suffering

David A. Axelson explains how he got interested in working with kids with bipolar disorder.

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It's the Fulfillment of a Dream

Oscar A. Barbarin tells us why he got involved in doing research in South Africa

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I Get to Do Everything I Want to Do

Robert C. Pianta describes how his job allows him to satisfy his curiosity about the world.

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I Broke All the Rules

Oscar A. Barbarin shares how he has approached his career development.

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Take One Step at a Time

Velma McBride Murry describes her career path as a developmental process.

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I Never Thought I'd Be an Academic

Irwin Sandler tells early-career people to expect the unexpected.

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Strange Corners and Trajectories

John Landsverk describes his convoluted path to becoming a research scientist

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Passion's Passion

John B. Reid describes his enthusiasm for research and mentoring.

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Obstacles to Collaboration

John B. Reid talks about a university's emphasis on individual achievement.

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The Connection Between Clinical and Policy Work

Cassandra Simmel believes that clinicians need to understand the implications of policies that may affect their clients.

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Giving Back to a Community

Joe Price describes how his research interests and connections have led his career to unexpected places.

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I Feel Protective of the Kids I Research

Cassandra Simmel describes why she works with children and youth in foster care.

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Serendipity

David J. Kupfer talks about his non-linear career path.

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Somebody's Telling Me Something

An anecdote from David J. Kupfer about how he ended up in Pittsburgh.

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Strange Corners and Trajectories (2)

John Landsverk describes his convoluted path to becoming a research scientist.

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Academia is Like a Zero-Sum Game

John B. Reid chats about the advantages of working in a non-academic setting.

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International Work Expands Personal Horizons

Oscar A. Barbarin explains why he does international collaborations.

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The Music I Want to Hear

Read about a turning point in the career of David Brent.

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Retirement is Unnatural

Charles F. Reynolds III describes his passion for research and explains why he may never retire.

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The Most Fascinating Medical Condition

Husseini Manji explains why he has focused on bipolar research.

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Not Your Usual Career Path

Ellen Frank talks about how her master's in English literature led to a PhD in psychology.

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Community Psychology in the '60s

Edward Seidman talks about his work in the early days of community psychology.

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Joys of Academia

Judy Garber talks about her childhood desire to become a psychologist, and the path that she has taken to get there.

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It Started By Accident

The career path of Joel W. Grube was strongly influenced by serendipity.

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From Big Brother to Berkeley

The career path of Stephen Hinshaw began with volunteer work in prisons and mental health agencies.

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From Turtle Mountain to Clinical Research

Questions about clinical work in tribal communities led Teresa D. LaFromboise to a career in research.

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A Pre-Tenure Risk

Teresa D. LaFromboise went against conventional advice in deciding to follow her passion.

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Luck Matters

The career path of Laurence Steinberg included being in the right place at the right time.

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A Difficult Blessing

Kiki D. Chang talks about why he studies the development of bipolar disorder.

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Taking a Year Off

Kiki D. Chang took time off to figure out what he wanted to do.

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Changing Institutions

Joachim F. Hallmayer talks about his career path.

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Choosing an Area of Interest

Choose your research topics thoughtfully, advises Joachim F. Hallmayer.

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Long-Term Gains

Postdoc fellowships can help in the long run, says Joachim F. Hallmayer.

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Changing Paths

It is possible to change your research area, believes Joachim F. Hallmayer.

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Different Pay, Different Roles

Joachim F. Hallmayer talks about the disparity in salary between MDs and PhDs.

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Doing Both Clinical Work and Research

Seeing patients takes time, but it's worth the effort, says Jordan F. Karp.

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Not Sure What I Wanted to Do

Robert C. Malenka pursued training in both basic-science and clinical research.

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Running a Basic Science Lab

Robert C. Malenka highlights some aspects of a basic-science career.

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A Creative Process

For Robert C. Malenka, a research career provides a creative outlet.

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Trained to Doubt Everything

Rachel Manber offers her perspective on PhD and MD researchers.

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A Career in the VA

Mark S. Bauer describes the real world patients that he works with in the VA.

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A Fabulous Place to Do Research

Mark S. Bauer talks about the great funding opportunities at the VA.

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Pros and Cons of the VA

Mark S. Bauer talks about conducting research in the VA setting.

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Getting into the VA

Mark S. Bauer provides excellent advice for researchers who want to work in and get funded by the VA.

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In the Trenches

Boris Birmaher believes that interactions with patients is a way to discover the best research questions.

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As Long as It Was Fun

Andrew A. Nierenberg explains how participation in a clinical scholars program led to 21 years of research.

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From Crayfish to Bipolar Disorder

Patricia Suppes found that her career in basic science had key similarities to her later work in bipolar disorder.

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The Dawn of the Psycho-pharm Era

Gary S. Sachs's career path was inspired by early exposure to the dramatic benefits of lithium.

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Beware of Anti-Mentors

When Gary S. Sachs decided to take time off for child-rearing, he was told, "You'll never work in this town again."

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"You Should Be a Psychiatrist"

A high school teammate saw the makings of a psychiatrist in an empathic, 15-year-old Gary S. Sachs.

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The Hardest Year of My Life

Despite society's surprise, "playing mommy" was rewarding for Gary S. Sachs.

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"I'll Give This a Shot"

A serendipitous job offer led Roger D. Weiss from general psychiatry to addiction research.

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Early Days of Cognitive Therapy

Noreen Reilly-Harrington participated in Aaron Beck's initial use of cognitive therapy in bipolar disorder.

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Attending a Career Development Institute

Michael J. Ostacher established key relationships as a CDI trainee.

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Returning to Research

Michael J. Ostacher describes the career reentry award that helped him move from clinician to researcher.

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Transition from Boss to Beginner

The path from clinician to researcher for Michael J. Ostacher meant re-assuming the role of mentee.

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Between Papers & Patients

Michael J. Ostacher outlines the challenges in moonlighting as a researcher.

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How Do the Meds Actually Work?

His questions about a drug's effectiveness led Michael J. Ostacher to a research career.

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A Fascination for a Complex Syndrome

Curiosity led Roger S. McIntyre to a specialty in bipolar disorders.

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Taking Care of People

A year of residency training with Carl Bell at a Chicago clinic inspired Ihsan M. Salloum to pursue his dual interest in research and patient care.

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Getting Connected through Training Institutes

Jodi M. Gonzalez talks about networking at training programs.

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Changing Course

Vishwajit Nimgaonkar describes why he decided to train in genetics.

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The Scenic Route

For Terence A. Ketter, a career in psychiatry, and even medical school, were not always a given.

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Marinating in Research

An NIH fellowship prepared Terence A. Ketter for establishing up a clinic.

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Bipolar Disorder in Young Adults

Terence A. Ketter discusses the research opportunities afforded by the longitudinal design of STEP-BD.

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Two Career Diversions

Michael E. Thase reflects on turns in the road that worked out well for his career.

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Knowing More About Less

The career path of Charles L. Bowden began with the question, "What is beneath the surface?"

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Let's Collaborate

Eric A. Youngstrom recalls some influential partnerships that have shaped his career.

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Pick the Tools that Can Answer the Question

Eric A. Youngstrom shares his enthusiasm for clinically-relevant measurements.

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Benefits of Teaching

Teaching provides Eric A. Youngstrom with opportunities to learn, socialize and give back.

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View from Industry

Jeffrey Jonas presents the advantages of a career in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Being Responsive to Questions That Drive You

John E. Bates offers his take on developmental research.

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Scientist as Gladiator

Celia B. Fisher relates her vision of the superhero scientist.

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From AI to Piaget

David Klahr's career route to cognitive science started with engineering and business.

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Where There's a Will, There's a Way

Megan R. Gunnar reveals how her assertiveness as a student yielded positive results.

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Out of the Nest

Megan R. Gunnar embarked on independent research when her mentor gave her the push she needed.

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Clinical/Research Connection

John E. Bates talks about the vital connection between practice and research.

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A Linear Path

For Howard Abikoff, his career trajectory took an unexpectedly direct route.

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From Button Machines to Piaget

David Elkind describes his early career path.

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Going to Geneva

David Elkind remembers working with Jean Piaget.

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From Rochester to Tufts

David Elkind recounts his move from John Flavell's group to the Department of Child Development at Tufts.

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Advocating for Children

David Elkind describes how The Hurried Child led to his becoming a child advocate.

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Blending Sociology and Epidemiology

Bruce G. Link drew on the strengths of two disciplines in forging his own career.

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What Was the Difference?

James P. Comer describes the personal experiences that allowed him to recognize the significance of development in children's success.

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What Can We Do for the Children?

James P. Comer discusses the developmental categories not yet addressed by current curriculum assessment methods.

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Discovering Where and How to Help Children

James P. Comer remembers how the search for a strategic developmental pathway led him to study psychiatry.

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It Started With a Review Article

Jeannette R. Ickovics explains how she found her niche as a social psychologist writing in the field of public health.

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Not Very Streamlined

F. Xavier Castellanos relates the story of his moves from medical school into research and from the NIMH to New York.

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Making Gut Decisions

F. Xavier Castellanos advises listening to natural responses when making decisions.

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5000 Hours of Effort

Learning how to be a researcher takes dedication, advises F. Xavier Castellanos.

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Trial by Fire

Margaret R. Weeks recalls her early experiences as the Director of a NIDA AIDS study.

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Pharmacy to Psychology

Margaret Beale Spencer describes how recognizing resilience provided motivation for her journey from student to researcher.

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It's Not About Competition

Margaret Beale Spencer suggests that combining a sense of purpose and a standard of excellence allows natural career evolution.

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Privilege and Responsibility

Taking work seriously is a way to honor privilege, explains Margaret Beale Spencer.

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I Don't Do 'Feminist'

Reconciling feminist research methods with the rhetoric of research institutions sometimes requires reframing, suggests Barbara J. Guthrie.

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Staying in New Haven

Pursuing tenure at your graduate institution is unusual, admits Peter Salovey, but it worked out very well for him.

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Emotional Intelligence

Peter Salovey explains how the publication of Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence caused a shift in his own career.

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Moving Into Administration

Peter Salovey talks about his decision to become Dean of Yale College.

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It Started With Family

Marc Brackett explains how his early experiences with education led to working with Jack Mayer and Peter Salovey.

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Two Important Influences

Nancy Gonzales talks about researchers as social innovators.

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Anchored in the Clinical World

Beginning his career as a clinician before pursuing research was the right path for Luis H. Zayas.

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