Rachel Klein, PhD†
Rachel Klein, PhD†, was a renowned researcher who devoted her career to studying treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disorders, anxiety disorders and depression. She was a member of the Child Mind Institute Scientific Research Council and the 2024 winner of Sarah Gund Prize, in recognition of an outstanding contribution to child and adolescent psychiatry, psychology or developmental neuroscience.
Dr. Klein’s longitudinal studies demonstrated the need for early identification of childhood psychiatric disorders, large-scale prevention programs and individualized treatment plans.
As director of the NYU Child Study Center’s Anita Saltz Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders from 1999 to 2017, Dr. Klein mentored many of the nation’s leading researchers in child and adolescent psychiatry. She was a key contributor to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, from DSM-III through DSM-V, published in 2013. Her many honors include the Joy and William Ruane Prize for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and a National Institute of Mental Health Merit Award. An honorary fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, she authored seven books and over 230 scholarly articles.
Dr. Klein was appointed as an Expert Consultant to the Food & Drug Administration, as a member of a Research Task Panel for a President’s Commission on Mental Health, and also served on grant review committees of the National Institute of Mental Health, all in Washington, DC.
AWARDS
- National Association for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression, Ruane Prize for Research in Child Psychiatry, 2005
- Freedom from Fear, New York, Outstanding Research Prize in Child Psychiatry, 2002
- American Psychiatric Association, Honorary Fellow, 1990
EDUCATION
- Columbia University, PhD in Clinical Psychology, 1966
