Research and Education in Disaster Mental Health :: Mentoring Programs and Mentor Program Directors

REDMH Mentoring Programs

Disaster Mental Health Research Mentoring Program

All mentoring program slots are filled. This program may re-open in 2009. Please check back with us.

This program is suited for individuals who show interest in and aptitude for careers in disaster mental health research. Successful applicants will be connected to mentors selected from a nationwide faculty and receive small grants (up to $10,000 a year for up to two years) for travel and other educational materials and expenses.

Advanced Mentoring Program for Disaster Researchers

All Advanced Mentoring Program slots are filled.

This program is targeted toward mid-career researchers. Up to 4 awards can be granted for up to $15,000. This funding can be used for workshops, conferences, educational materials/software, travel and mentor's consulting fees. Awards are not intended to provide salary support or to fund original data collection.

Mentoring Program Directors

Fran Norris, Ph.D., is a Community Psychologist, Research Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School, and Research Associate at NCPTSD. Her primary interests concern postdisaster social and community functioning, epidemiology, cross-cultural psychology, services, and longitudinal methods.

Matthew Friedman, MD, Ph.D., is a Psychiatrist, Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at Dartmouth Medical School, and Executive Director of NCPTSD. His primary interests are in PTSD, evidence-based practices, psychopharmacology, prevention, and policy.

Jessica Hamblen, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist, Deputy Director for Education at NCPTSD, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School. Her primary interests are in research on cognitive behavioral treatments for PTSD and other forms of postdisaster distress.