Student conversation with Dr. Corina Benjet (National Institute of Psychiatry, Mexico City)
Speaker
Dr. Corina Benjet (National Institute of Psychiatry, Mexico City)Date & time
Location
This is an in-person event for current U-M students. Light lunch will be provided. This event will not be recorded or livestreamed.
Join Dr. Corina Benjet for a discussion surrounding her global health career and the importance of research for her current work at the National Institute of Psychiatry in Mexico City.
Prof. William Axinn, Interim Director of the International Policy Center (IPC), will serve as moderator.
This event is part of IPC's Global Health Seminar series. At Global Health Seminar sessions, students learn about the impact global health research can have on global health policymaking.
This event is co-sponsored by the Ford School's Career Services office.
About the Speakers
Dr. Corina Benjet is a senior research scientist at the National Institute of Psychiatry in Mexico City. She is also a professor in the graduate programs of the School of Psychology and the Medical School of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and coordinator of the graduate program in Public Mental Health. She has a Ph.D. in psychology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, a Master´s in clinical psychology from Clark University, and a B.A. from Wellesley College, both in the United States. A collaborator of the World Mental Health Surveys Initiative, her research interests include the epidemiology of mental disorders in adolescents and young adults, and the use of precision medicine and digital strategies to increase the reach, scalability, and effectiveness of mental health interventions.
Prof. William Axinn is the Ronald and Deborah Freedman Director of the International Hub at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research (ISR), Interim Director of the International Policy Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, a research professor at ISR, a professor in the Department of Sociology, a faculty affiliate at the Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, and a professor of public policy (by courtesy) at the Ford School. Axinn also serves as co-director of both the Chitwan Valley Family Study and the World Mental Health Survey Initiative. Axinn is a sociologist and demographer whose research interests include: the relationships among social change, the social organization of families, intergenerational relationships, and reproductive and mental health in the United States and Nepal. He also studies the interrelationships between population and the environment and new techniques for the collection of social science data. More recently in his career, Axinn's interests have evolved to include public policy applications of his research. His teaching centers on the family, the life course, fertility and research methods.
