Karestan Koenen

Karestan Chase Koenen (born June 23, 1968)[1] is an American epidemiologist and Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is also the head of the Global Neuropsychiatric Genomics Initiative of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute.[2] She is a fellow of the American Psychopathological Association and a former president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. In 2015, she received the Robert S. Laufer, PhD, Memorial Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.[3]

Karestan Koenen
Born
Karestan Chase Koenen

(1968-06-23) June 23, 1968
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
NationalityUnited States
EducationWellesley College
Columbia University
Boston University
Known forResearch on post-traumatic stress disorder
AwardsRobert S. Laufer, PhD, Memorial Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (2015)
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatric epidemiology
Psychiatric genetics
InstitutionsBroad Institute
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
ThesisThe comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder and antisocial personality disorder: An epidemiological and genetic study (1999)
Doctoral advisorMichael J. Lyons

Education
  • Post-doctoral Fellowship, 2002, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Columbia University
  • Ph.D., 1999, Clinical Psychology, Boston University
  • M.A., 1996, Developmental Psychology, Columbia University
  • B.A., 1990, Economics, Wellesley College

References
  1. "Karestan C. Koenen, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Columbia University. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  2. "Karestan Koenen". Broad Institute. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  3. "Karestan Koenen". Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
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