Biography
Dr. Eric Schrimshaw’s research features quantitative surveys and in-depth qualitative interviewing to understand health behaviors. In particular, his research makes extensive use of online surveys and social media recruitment to identify and recruit high-risk and non-clinical samples. As such, he frequently serves as a methodological collaborator with interdisciplinary teams (e.g., physicians, dentists, nurses).
Dr. Schrimshaw is active in professional service endeavors, including leadership positions on a number of departmental and university committees. He serves on the editorial board of three journals and mentors students as they transition through their studies.
He is a Professor of Medicine and serves as the Population Health Sciences Chair. He has over 25 years of teaching, mentoring and research experience. Over the past 5 years, Dr. Schrimshaw has participated as the principal or co-investigator for research studies totaling more than $7.5 million. He has been awarded two fellowships and a number of awards, including an Outstanding Teaching award, Calderone Jr. Faculty Research award, and Carl Rogers award for Outstanding Potential in Psychology.
He has a Ph.D. in Social & Personality Psychology and a master’s in Psychology from the City University of New York. He began his career in the Department of Psychiatry Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He worked his way up the ranks from Project Director, to Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University School of Public Health, and then to Acting Deputy Chair for master’s programs.
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