Nina Schooler | |
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| Born | (1934-07-26) July 26, 1934 |
| Education | City College of New York (B.S.S., 1951)Columbia University (Ph.D., 1969) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | PsychiatryPsychopharmacology |
| Institutions | SUNY Downstate Medical Center |
| Thesis | Transformational distinctions and the comprehension of sentences; the effects of schizophrenia and education (1969) |
Nina R. Schooler (born July 26, 1934)[1] is an American psychologist. She is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, as well as a founding member of the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation's scientific council.[1][2] She is known for her research on the treatment of schizophrenia,[3][4] as well as tardive dyskinesia[5] and first-episode psychosis. She is a past president of the American Psychopathological Association and of the Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research.[2] She previously worked at the National Institute of Mental Health and the University of Pittsburgh.[1] The American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology established the Nina Schooler Early Career Research Award in her honor.[3]