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Prominent researchers talk about their own career paths.
 | A serendipitous job offer led Roger D. Weiss from general psychiatry to addiction research. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 6 seconds |
| "You Should Be a Psychiatrist" A high school teammate saw the makings of a psychiatrist in an empathic, 15-year-old Gary S. Sachs. Quick Tip - 1 minute 43 seconds |
| Learning how to be a researcher takes dedication, advises F. Xavier Castellanos. Quick Tip - 1 minute 36 seconds |
| Mark S. Bauer describes the real world patients that he works with in the VA. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 22 seconds |
| Harold Pincus describes how he became interested in mental health policy issues. Quick Tip - 1 minute 12 seconds |
| For Robert C. Malenka, a research career provides a creative outlet. Quick Tip - 1 minute 32 seconds |
| Kiki D. Chang talks about why he studies the development of bipolar disorder. Quick Tip - 1 minute 52 seconds |
| A Fabulous Place to Do Research Mark S. Bauer talks about the great funding opportunities at the VA. Quick Tip - 1 minute 23 seconds |
| A Fascination for a Complex Syndrome Curiosity led Roger S. McIntyre to a specialty in bipolar disorders. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 39 seconds |
| For Howard Abikoff, his career trajectory took an unexpectedly direct route. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 17 seconds |
| Teresa D. LaFromboise went against conventional advice in deciding to follow her passion. Quick Tip - 59 seconds |
| Academia is Like a Zero-Sum Game John B. Reid chats about the advantages of working in a non-academic setting. Quick Tip - 1 minute 30 seconds |
| David Elkind describes how The Hurried Child led to his becoming a child advocate. Quick Tip - 1 minute 36 seconds |
| Andrew A. Nierenberg explains how participation in a clinical scholars program led to 21 years of research. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 0 seconds |
| Attending a Career Development Institute Michael J. Ostacher established key relationships as a CDI trainee. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 49 seconds |
| Being Responsive to Questions That Drive You John E. Bates offers his take on developmental research. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 35 seconds |
| Teaching provides Eric A. Youngstrom with opportunities to learn, socialize and give back. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 0 seconds |
| Michael J. Ostacher outlines the challenges in moonlighting as a researcher. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 53 seconds |
| When Gary S. Sachs decided to take time off for child-rearing, he was told, "You'll never work in this town again." Quick Tip - 1 minute 20 seconds |
| Bipolar Disorder in Young Adults Terence A. Ketter discusses the research opportunities afforded by the longitudinal design of STEP-BD. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 3 seconds |
| Blending Sociology and Epidemiology Bruce G. Link drew on the strengths of two disciplines in forging his own career. Quick Tip - 1 minute 11 seconds |
| Vishwajit Nimgaonkar describes why he decided to train in genetics. Quick Tip - 1 minute 20 seconds |
| Joachim F. Hallmayer talks about his career path. Quick Tip - 1 minute 49 seconds |
| It is possible to change your research area, believes Joachim F. Hallmayer. Quick Tip - 47 seconds |
| Choose your research topics thoughtfully, advises Joachim F. Hallmayer. Quick Tip - 47 seconds |
| John E. Bates talks about the vital connection between practice and research. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 23 seconds |
| Community Psychology in the '60s Edward Seidman talks about his work in the early days of community psychology. Quick Tip - 1 minute 29 seconds |
| Different Pay, Different Roles Joachim F. Hallmayer talks about the disparity in salary between MDs and PhDs. Quick Tip - 1 minute 44 seconds |
| Ruth M. O'Hara talks about personal circumstances that influenced her career trajectory. Quick Tip - 1 minute 54 seconds |
| Discovering Where and How to Help Children James P. Comer remembers how the search for a strategic developmental pathway led him to study psychiatry. Quick Tip - 1 minute 59 seconds |
| Doing Both Clinical Work and Research Seeing patients takes time, but it's worth the effort, says Jordan F. Karp. Quick Tip - 1 minute 14 seconds |
| Early Days of Cognitive Therapy Noreen Reilly-Harrington participated in Aaron Beck's initial use of cognitive therapy in bipolar disorder. Quick Tip - 1 minute 2 seconds |
| Peter Salovey explains how the publication of Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence caused a shift in his own career. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 1 second |
| Find Something that Fascinates You Wayne Drevets talks about how he chose bipolar disorder as a career. Quick Tip - 1 minute 36 seconds |
| Finding an Institution to Match Your Goals Changing your institutional affiliation is sometimes the right thing to do, explains Ruth M. O'Hara. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 4 seconds |
| David Klahr's career route to cognitive science started with engineering and business. Quick Tip - 7 minutes 20 seconds |
| The career path of Stephen Hinshaw began with volunteer work in prisons and mental health agencies. Quick Tip - 1 minute 55 seconds |
| From Button Machines to Piaget David Elkind describes his early career path. Quick Tip - 4 minutes 58 seconds |
| From Crayfish to Bipolar Disorder Patricia Suppes found that her career in basic science had key similarities to her later work in bipolar disorder. Quick Tip - 1 minute 35 seconds |
| David Elkind recounts his move from John Flavell's group to the Department of Child Development at Tufts. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 48 seconds |
| From Turtle Mountain to Clinical Research Questions about clinical work in tribal communities led Teresa D. LaFromboise to a career in research. Quick Tip - 1 minute 16 seconds |
| Getting Connected through Training Institutes Jodi M. Gonzalez talks about networking at training programs. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 13 seconds |
| Mark S. Bauer provides excellent advice for researchers who want to work in and get funded by the VA. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 22 seconds |
| Joe Price describes how his research interests and connections have led his career to unexpected places. Quick Tip - 1 minute 56 seconds |
| David Elkind remembers working with Jean Piaget. Quick Tip - 1 minute 48 seconds |
| How Do the Meds Actually Work? His questions about a drug's effectiveness led Michael J. Ostacher to a research career. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 7 seconds |
| Oscar A. Barbarin shares how he has approached his career development. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 15 seconds |
| Reconciling feminist research methods with the rhetoric of research institutions sometimes requires reframing, suggests Barbara J. Guthrie. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 45 seconds |
| I Feel Protective of the Kids I Research Cassandra Simmel describes why she works with children and youth in foster care. Quick Tip - 1 minute 46 seconds |
| 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. Quick Tip - 1 minute 1 second |
| I Never Thought I'd Be an Academic Irwin Sandler tells early-career people to expect the unexpected. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 56 seconds |
| Lauren B. Marangell describes the path that led her to study bipolar disorder. Quick Tip - 1 minute 34 seconds |
| Boris Birmaher believes that interactions with patients is a way to discover the best research questions. Quick Tip - 1 minute 0 seconds |
| International Work Expands Personal Horizons Oscar A. Barbarin explains why he does international collaborations. Quick Tip - 1 minute 58 seconds |
| The career path of Joel W. Grube was strongly influenced by serendipity. Quick Tip - 1 minute 26 seconds |
| Marc Brackett explains how his early experiences with education led to working with Jack Mayer and Peter Salovey. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 54 seconds |
| 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. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 9 seconds |
| Margaret Beale Spencer suggests that combining a sense of purpose and a standard of excellence allows natural career evolution. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 15 seconds |
| It's the Fulfillment of a Dream Oscar A. Barbarin tells us why he got involved in doing research in South Africa Quick Tip - 1 minute 3 seconds |
| Judy Garber talks about her childhood desire to become a psychologist, and the path that she has taken to get there. Quick Tip - 1 minute 51 seconds |
| The career path of Charles L. Bowden began with the question, "What is beneath the surface?" Quick Tip - 7 minutes 40 seconds |
| Eric A. Youngstrom recalls some influential partnerships that have shaped his career. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 37 seconds |
| Postdoc fellowships can help in the long run, says Joachim F. Hallmayer. Quick Tip - 1 minute 30 seconds |
| The career path of Laurence Steinberg included being in the right place at the right time. Quick Tip - 58 seconds |
| F. Xavier Castellanos advises listening to natural responses when making decisions. Quick Tip - 1 minute 42 seconds |
| An NIH fellowship prepared Terence A. Ketter for establishing up a clinic. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 31 seconds |
| Peter Salovey talks about his decision to become Dean of Yale College. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 49 seconds |
| Robert C. Malenka pursued training in both basic-science and clinical research. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 44 seconds |
| F. Xavier Castellanos relates the story of his moves from medical school into research and from the NIMH to New York. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 3 seconds |
| Ellen Frank talks about how her master's in English literature led to a PhD in psychology. Quick Tip - 4 minutes 55 seconds |
| John B. Reid talks about a university's emphasis on individual achievement. Quick Tip - 1 minute 36 seconds |
| Megan R. Gunnar embarked on independent research when her mentor gave her the push she needed. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 38 seconds |
| John B. Reid describes his enthusiasm for research and mentoring. Quick Tip - 1 minute 42 seconds |
| Margaret Beale Spencer describes how recognizing resilience provided motivation for her journey from student to researcher. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 12 seconds |
| Pick the Tools that Can Answer the Question Eric A. Youngstrom shares his enthusiasm for clinically-relevant measurements. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 0 seconds |
| Taking work seriously is a way to honor privilege, explains Margaret Beale Spencer. Quick Tip - 1 minute 11 seconds |
| Harold Pincus reflects on the opportunities he has had to bring research and practice together. Quick Tip - 1 minute 48 seconds |
| Mark S. Bauer talks about conducting research in the VA setting. Quick Tip - 1 minute 32 seconds |
| Charles F. Reynolds III describes his passion for research and explains why he may never retire. Quick Tip - 1 minute 50 seconds |
| Michael J. Ostacher describes the career reentry award that helped him move from clinician to researcher. Quick Tip - 1 minute 46 seconds |
| Robert C. Malenka highlights some aspects of a basic-science career. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 48 seconds |
| Celia B. Fisher relates her vision of the superhero scientist. Quick Tip - 4 minutes 5 seconds |
| David J. Kupfer talks about his non-linear career path. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 6 seconds |
| Somebody's Telling Me Something An anecdote from David J. Kupfer about how he ended up in Pittsburgh. Quick Tip - 39 seconds |
| Pursuing tenure at your graduate institution is unusual, admits Peter Salovey, but it worked out very well for him. Quick Tip - 5 minutes 46 seconds |
| Strange Corners and Trajectories John Landsverk describes his convoluted path to becoming a research scientist Quick Tip - 2 minutes 35 seconds |
| Strange Corners and Trajectories (2) John Landsverk describes his convoluted path to becoming a research scientist. Quick Tip - 1 minute 50 seconds |
| Velma McBride Murry describes her career path as a developmental process. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 57 seconds |
| 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. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 10 seconds |
| Kiki D. Chang took time off to figure out what he wanted to do. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 30 seconds |
| The Best Place in the World to Do Research Husseini Manji talks about working at NIMH. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 40 seconds |
| The Connection Between Clinical and Policy Work Cassandra Simmel believes that clinicians need to understand the implications of policies that may affect their clients. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 57 seconds |
| The Dawn of the Psycho-pharm Era Gary S. Sachs's career path was inspired by early exposure to the dramatic benefits of lithium. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 3 seconds |
| Despite society's surprise, "playing mommy" was rewarding for Gary S. Sachs. Quick Tip - 1 minute 54 seconds |
| The Most Fascinating Medical Condition Husseini Manji explains why he has focused on bipolar research. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 10 seconds |
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| For Terence A. Ketter, a career in psychiatry, and even medical school, were not always a given. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 6 seconds |
| David A. Axelson explains how he got interested in working with kids with bipolar disorder. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 5 seconds |
| Rachel Manber offers her perspective on PhD and MD researchers. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 8 seconds |
| Transition from Boss to Beginner The path from clinician to researcher for Michael J. Ostacher meant re-assuming the role of mentee. Quick Tip - 1 minute 40 seconds |
| Margaret R. Weeks recalls her early experiences as the Director of a NIDA AIDS study. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 19 seconds |
| Michael E. Thase reflects on turns in the road that worked out well for his career. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 26 seconds |
 | Jeffrey Jonas presents the advantages of a career in the pharmaceutical industry. Presentation - 16 minutes 16 seconds |
| What Can We Do for the Children? James P. Comer discusses the developmental categories not yet addressed by current curriculum assessment methods. Quick Tip - 1 minute 54 seconds |
| James P. Comer describes the personal experiences that allowed him to recognize the significance of development in children's success. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 27 seconds |
| Where There's a Will, There's a Way Megan R. Gunnar reveals how her assertiveness as a student yielded positive results. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 37 seconds |
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