Professor of Psychiatry, New York University Child Study Center
Fascitelli Family Professor of Child Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Anita Saltz Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders
2004 Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research
1995 Distinguished Investigator Grant
Dr. Klein has conducted research with children and adolescents for several decades. Her initial work, guided by a developmental model of schizophrenia, showed that poor social adjustment in early childhood was an important negative predictor of the lifelong course of adults with schizophrenia. Her studies of psychological and pharmacological treatments for anxiety disorders, depression, specific learning disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder have enhanced knowledge of effective treatments for children and adolescents. They have shown that the adult outcome of childhood brain and behavior disorders differs markedly; therefore efforts to curtail long-term liability must be tailored to specific aspects of development depending on the disorder.
Before joining NYU, Dr. Klein was a Professor at Columbia University, and Director of Clinical Psychology at New York State Psychiatric Institute and New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., serves as the President & CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the largest private funder of mental health research grants. Dr. Borenstein developed the Emmy-nominated public television program “Healthy Minds,” and serves as host and executive producer of the series. The program, broadcast nationwide, is available online, and focuses on topics in psychiatry in order to educate the public, reduce stigma and offer a message of hope. Dr. Borenstein served as Editor-in-Chief of Psychiatric News, the newspaper of the American Psychiatric Association from 2012 - 2023.
Dr. Borenstein is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and serves as the Chair of the Section of Psychiatry at the Academy. He also has served as the President of the New York State Psychiatric Association. Dr. Borenstein earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard and his medical degree at New York University.
