Our Faculty

Benjamin Druss

Professor
Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences
Department of Health Policy and Management
Benjamin Druss

Media Expertise:

Mental Health

Improving access, quality, and outcomes of care for populations with serious mental illnesses and medical comorbidity 

Contact Rob Spahr, Director of Public Relations, to request an interview: 
rob.spahr@emory.edu

Areas of Interest

  • Health Policy
  • Mental Health

Education

  • MD, New York University
  • MPH, Yale University

Courses Taught

  • HPM 799R - Dissertation Research
  • BSHES 584 - Ment Hlth/Med Interface in US
  • HPM 577 - Ment Hlth/Med Interface in US
  • HPM 592 - Case Studies Public Mental Hlt

Affiliations

Benjamin Druss is Professor and Rosalynn Carter Chair in mental health in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.  As one of only a handful of psychiatrists in the country based in a school of public health, Dr. Druss is working to integrate mental health, physical health, and public health.  His research has focused on understanding and improving access, quality, and outcomes of care for populations with serious mental illnesses and medical comorbidity. This work has included epidemiological studies; intervention trials; and health policy and public health research.  Dr. Druss serves on the Editorial Board of JAMA Psychiatry and was a member of the NIMH National Advisory Mental Health Council from 2014-19. He is a recipient of the American Psychiatric Association's Health Services Research Senior Scholar Award, the NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, and the American Public Health Association's Carl Taube Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Field of Mental Health.

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