معرفی
Heather M Hower is a Researcher affiliated with Brown University’s School of Public Health and the University of California San Diego’s Department of Psychiatry. She holds roles as Faculty Research Associate at Brown and Faculty Associate Specialist at UCSD. Her work focuses on bipolar disorder in youth, eating disorders recovery, and public health policy. She led the COBY study (2007-2018) on bipolar youth outcomes and contributed to over 40 peer-reviewed articles.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Brown University (1999)
- Master of Social Work, University of California Berkeley (2004)
Research Interests
- Bipolar disorder longitudinal outcomes in youth
- Eating disorder recovery frameworks
- Temperament-based treatments for psychiatric conditions
- Psychosocial functioning in transitional-age populations
- Comorbidity effects on mood disorders
Grants & Awards
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) grants for COBY and PROBY studies
- 2007 Brown University Managing for Excellence Award
- UC Berkeley Social Work Research Award (2004)
Professional Activities
- Former NEDA Board Member (2013-2021)
- Peer reviewer for DOD, AED, NEDA grants
- Conference committee roles for eating disorder organizations
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