Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

Teaching Opportunities

CPTR instructor leads class from desk.

At the Columbia Psychoanalytic Center, we believe that one way to ensure the continued excellence of our training programs is through our commitment to faculty development. We do not assume that an excellent psychoanalyst is necessarily an excellent teacher – rather, we proactively provide both junior and senior faculty with instruction and mentorship in curriculum development, classroom instruction, and supervision. This usually begins with an “associate instructor” position that allows the new teacher to observe senior instructors and to begin co-teaching classes. Faculty development continues with teaching groups for associate instructors, faculty retreats dedicated to teaching and learning, and group development of new courses.

Our faculty and candidates are sought-after teachers of medical students, psychology graduate students and interns, psychiatry residents, and psychoanalytic candidates. If you are a faculty member or a candidate at Columbia and are interested in teaching, you may contact the following people about teaching opportunities:

Teaching Candidates

Allison Brown, PhD
Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee
ab2422@cumc.columbia.edu

Natasha Chriss, MD
Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee
nah2008@cumc.columbia.edu

Bernadine Han, MD
Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee
psychoanalysis@cumc.columbia.edu

Teaching Medical Students

Janis Cutler, MD
Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Columbia University
cutlerj@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu

Teaching Psychiatry Residents

Cornell

Alyson Gorun, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
ag4093@cumc.columbia.edu

Columbia

Deborah Cabaniss, MD
Associate Director of Residency Training, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University
Director of Psychotherapy Training, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University
dsc3@cumc.columbia.edu

Creedmoor

Yael Holoshitz, MD
Chair, Creedmoor Residents Program
yh2455@cumc.columbia.edu

Teaching Psychologists

Juliette Meyer, PhD
Chair, Externship in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, Columbia University
jm191@cumc.columbia.edu