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Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Harris Center is deeply committed to helping young scientists embark on careers in eating disorders. In addition to the Matina S. Horner, Ph.D., Research Fellowship that we established in 1997 for college and graduate students, we now have a Postdoctoral Fellowship to train professionals in the specialized treatment of individuals with eating disorders.
Our Postdoctoral Fellowship offers early-career investigators the opportunity to contribute to and learn from the expertise of the Harris Center staff, the Massachusetts General Hospital, and the eating disorders field. In addition to conducting innovative research, our Postdoctoral Fellows treat individuals with eating disorders under the supervision of David B.Herzog, M.D. and Debra L. Franko, Ph.D.
Education is a major component of the Postdoctoral Fellowship. Our fellows attend the MGH Department of Psychiatry's Weekly Grand Rounds and play an active role in the meetings of the New England Eating Disorders Research Collaborative, a group of over 25 clinicians and scientists in the greater New England area who come together to share ideas, highlight recent advances in the field, and discuss future directions in research. Our fellows also have the opportunity to participate in MGH and Harvard Medical School training sessions, such as a weekly Psychiatric Genetics Seminar and a cognitive behavioral therapy course.
The Harris Center's first Postdoctoral Fellow (2007-2008) was Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., an exceptional researcher and clinician. As a Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Eddy carried a full clinical caseload and contributed significantly to the Harris Center's research, particularly through her work in the areas of the classification of eating disorders and the treatment of children and adolescents. At the end of her Postdoctoral Fellowship, we invited her to continue her research and clinical work here at the Harris Center. In early 2009, Dr. Eddy was promoted from Postdoctoral Fellow to Staff Psychologist at MGH and Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. As such, she -- along with other Harris Center staff members -- will be an important mentor for our future Postdoctoral Fellows.
This page was updated on November 13, 2009.
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