Cristiane Duarte

Dr. Cristiane Duarte is a Professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University - New York State Psychiatric Institute. She holds the prestigious title of Ruane Professor for the Implementation of Science for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Dr. Duarte also serves as Co-Director of the NewYork-Presbyterian Youth Anxiety Center in Washington Heights.

Dr. Duarte's educational background includes a PhD and MPH, though specific institutions aren't mentioned in the available text. Her academic journey has led her to become a prominent figure in child and adolescent mental health research.

Her research focuses on innovative population-based studies examining the development of mental disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. Through state-of-the-art sampling, recruitment, and culturally appropriate assessment methodologies, she generates knowledge relevant to diverse, often underserved and understudied populations. She is particularly known as the leader of the Boricua Youth Study, the only multi-national source of information about how mental disorders develop from childhood to young adulthood in Puerto Ricans.

Dr. Duarte's publication record shows a strong trajectory of research from early work on child mental health in Latin America and post-9/11 trauma effects to more recent large-scale studies on prenatal influences, child development, and health disparities. Her work spans multiple disciplines including psychiatry, epidemiology, public health, and developmental psychology.

Her research has received significant support from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and multiple institutes of the National Institutes of Health including NIDA, NIMH, NIAAA, and NICHD.

Dr. Duarte is a key member of international collaborations in global mental health, particularly focused on improving child mental health services and implementing interventions in low-resource settings. Her work bridges cross-cultural measurement of psychiatric disorders with addressing mental health disparities across diverse populations.