Women in Science and Engineering at Yale (2020 Edition)

Wendy Silverman, Ph.D.

Alfred A. Messer Professor of Child Psychiatry

Director, Anxiety & Mood Disorders Program, Yale Child Study Center

Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology

Wendy Silverman’s research focuses on the development/maintenance of anxiety and mood disorders and developing/testing treatments to alleviate them.  She has published widely in the field and has served as principal investigator/co-investigator of many National Institutes of Health research grants.  She has contributed to the profession by serving as Chairperson and member of federal grant review panels, and as Associate Editor and Editor of major scientific journals in clinical psychology. She has been recognized for her mentoring including being a past recipient of a NIMH midcareer research-mentoring award.