Beatrix A. Hamburg (October 19, 1923[1] – April 15, 2018) was an American psychiatrist whose long career in academic medicine advanced the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. Hamburg was the first known African-American to attend Vassar College, and was also the first African-American woman to attend Yale Medical School. Hamburg held professorships at Stanford, Harvard, Mt. Sinai and—most recently—at Weill Cornell Medical College. She was on the President's Commission on Mental Health under President Jimmy Carter. Hamburg was a president of the William T. Grant Foundation, and also directed the child psychiatry divisions at Stanford University and Mount Sinai.[2] She originally was going to go into pediatric medicine, but instead found herself interested in psychiatry.[2] She researched early adolescence, peer counseling, and diabetic children and adolescents.[3] She was a member of the National Academy of Medicine[4] and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[5] She received a Foremother Award for her lifetime of accomplishments from the National Research Center for Women & Families in 2012.[6]
Hamburg was married to David A. Hamburg, an academic physician who researched mental health, and the two collaborated on many projects during their careers.
Beatrix Ann McCleary was born to Minor McCleary and Beatrix Ann Downs on October 19, 1923, in Jacksonville, Florida.[7] Her father was a surgeon who died when she was young. Shortly after his death, they moved to Long Island in New York, to be with her maternal grandparents. There, she was raised by her widowed mother and her grandparents. Her mother was a school teacher and a social worker while her grandfather was a Methodist minister and her grandmother was a homemaker.[2] Her upbringing had a heavy emphasis on the importance of education.
Career and researchEdit
Hamburg had an extensive career in the area of medical psychiatry. She worked in the medical psychiatry departments of Stanford University, Harvard University, Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine, and Weill Cornell Medical College at various points in her life. She focused most of her work on the stages of adolescence and the struggles that adolescents must overcome.[2] She also advocated for peer counseling for teens in the 1960s and 1970s. She believed that adolescents benefit more from advising one another, rather than from an authority figure. They would tutor each other on many issues, such as academics, social issues, mental health and volunteer opportunities.[7] She also researched about the effects of stress and related coping mechanisms with her husband. The stress factors they studied included anything from physical stress and depression to poverty and war. In 2004, they co-authored a book called "Learning to Live Together: Preventing Hatred and Violence in Child and Adolescent Development."[2] This book focused on teaching children how to cope with and overcome hatred in healthy ways. She researched about how stress factors like diabetes and teen pregnancy could affect childhood development and subsequently, how this affects them as adults.[7]
Hamburg and her husband were in similar career paths and later collaborated on many projects. They received the 2007 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Award in Mental Health from the Institute of Medicine for their long careers in medicine and public service,[8][9] while in October 2015, the couple received the Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation in recognition of their contributions to the understanding of mental health.[10]
Lancaster, Jane B.; Hamburg, Beatrix A. (1986). School-age pregnancy and parenthood : biosocial dimensions. New York: Aldine-De Gruyter Pub. Co. ISBN0202303217.
Hamburg, Beatrix A. (1994). Children and families in a changing world : challenges and opportunities. Austin, TX: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
Hamburg, Beatrix A.; Williams, Kirk R.; Elliot, Delbert S. (1999). Violence in American schools : a new perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0521644186.
Hamburg, Beatrix A. (1990). Life skills training : preventive interventions for young adolescents. Washington, DC: Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, Life Skills Training Working Group.
Personal lifeEdit
Hamburg met her future husband David, an academic physician who has done mental health research, when they were both students at Yale University in 1948. The two married in 1951,[10] and had two children: Eric, a filmmaker, and Margaret, a physician who served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner under President Barack Obama.[7][12]
Hamburg died as a result of Alzheimer's disease at her daughter's home on April 15, 2018, at the age of 94.[13][2]
ReferencesEdit
^Sleeman, Elizabeth (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Routledge. p. 330. ISBN1857431227.
^ abcdefSilverman, Ellie (2018-04-18). "Beatrix Hamburg, adolescent psychiatrist who advanced concept of peer counseling, dies at 94". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
^. National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
^"Beatrix A. Hamburg". www.cpnas.org. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
^. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved Jul 31, 2019.
^"2012 Foremother Awards and Health Policy Hero Luncheon", National Center for Health Research.
^ abcdGenzlinger, Neil (2018-04-19). "Beatrix Hamburg, Barrier-Breaking Scholar, Is Dead at 94". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
^"Margaret Hamburg". Changinging the Face of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
^Gold, Lauren Gold (October 25, 2007). "Sarnat Award recognizes David and Beatrix Hamburg". Cornell Chronicle. Cornell University. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
^ ab"Drs. Beatrix and David Hamburg awarded 2015 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health | Yale School of Medicine". Retrieved 2018-04-22.
^"Foremother and Health Policy Hero Awards Luncheon". May 7, 2018. Retrieved Jul 31, 2019.
^"Commissioner's Page". About FDA. United States Food and Drug Administration. July 19, 2011. Archived from the original on July 29, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
^"Beatrix Hamburg, adolescent psychiatrist who advanced concept of peer counseling, dies at 94". Washington Post. Retrieved Jul 31, 2019.
External linksEdit
Interview on YouTube.
Photo at Yale University.
October 20, 2023
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Beatrix A Hamburg October 19 1923 1 April 15 2018 was an American psychiatrist whose long career in academic medicine advanced the field of child and adolescent psychiatry Hamburg was the first known African American to attend Vassar College and was also the first African American woman to attend Yale Medical School Hamburg held professorships at Stanford Harvard Mt Sinai and most recently at Weill Cornell Medical College She was on the President s Commission on Mental Health under President Jimmy Carter Hamburg was a president of the William T Grant Foundation and also directed the child psychiatry divisions at Stanford University and Mount Sinai 2 She originally was going to go into pediatric medicine but instead found herself interested in psychiatry 2 She researched early adolescence peer counseling and diabetic children and adolescents 3 She was a member of the National Academy of Medicine 4 and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 5 She received a Foremother Award for her lifetime of accomplishments from the National Research Center for Women amp Families in 2012 6 Hamburg was married to David A Hamburg an academic physician who researched mental health and the two collaborated on many projects during their careers Contents 1 Early life 2 Career and research 3 Publications 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditBeatrix Ann McCleary was born to Minor McCleary and Beatrix Ann Downs on October 19 1923 in Jacksonville Florida 7 Her father was a surgeon who died when she was young Shortly after his death they moved to Long Island in New York to be with her maternal grandparents There she was raised by her widowed mother and her grandparents Her mother was a school teacher and a social worker while her grandfather was a Methodist minister and her grandmother was a homemaker 2 Her upbringing had a heavy emphasis on the importance of education Career and research EditHamburg had an extensive career in the area of medical psychiatry She worked in the medical psychiatry departments of Stanford University Harvard University Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College at various points in her life She focused most of her work on the stages of adolescence and the struggles that adolescents must overcome 2 She also advocated for peer counseling for teens in the 1960s and 1970s She believed that adolescents benefit more from advising one another rather than from an authority figure They would tutor each other on many issues such as academics social issues mental health and volunteer opportunities 7 She also researched about the effects of stress and related coping mechanisms with her husband The stress factors they studied included anything from physical stress and depression to poverty and war In 2004 they co authored a book called Learning to Live Together Preventing Hatred and Violence in Child and Adolescent Development 2 This book focused on teaching children how to cope with and overcome hatred in healthy ways She researched about how stress factors like diabetes and teen pregnancy could affect childhood development and subsequently how this affects them as adults 7 Hamburg and her husband were in similar career paths and later collaborated on many projects They received the 2007 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Award in Mental Health from the Institute of Medicine for their long careers in medicine and public service 8 9 while in October 2015 the couple received the Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health by the Brain amp Behavior Research Foundation in recognition of their contributions to the understanding of mental health 10 She received the Foremother Award from the National Center for Health Research in 2012 for her contributions to the community 11 Publications EditLancaster Jane B Hamburg Beatrix A 1986 School age pregnancy and parenthood biosocial dimensions New York Aldine De Gruyter Pub Co ISBN 0202303217 Hamburg Beatrix A 1994 Children and families in a changing world challenges and opportunities Austin TX Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Hamburg Beatrix A Williams Kirk R Elliot Delbert S 1999 Violence in American schools a new perspective Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521644186 Hamburg Beatrix A 1990 Life skills training preventive interventions for young adolescents Washington DC Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development Life Skills Training Working Group Personal life EditHamburg met her future husband David an academic physician who has done mental health research when they were both students at Yale University in 1948 The two married in 1951 10 and had two children Eric a filmmaker and Margaret a physician who served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner under President Barack Obama 7 12 Hamburg died as a result of Alzheimer s disease at her daughter s home on April 15 2018 at the age of 94 13 2 References Edit Sleeman Elizabeth 2001 The International Who s Who of Women 2002 Routledge p 330 ISBN 1857431227 a b c d e f Silverman Ellie 2018 04 18 Beatrix Hamburg adolescent psychiatrist who advanced concept of peer counseling dies at 94 Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 2018 04 21 National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences Archived from the original on December 30 2010 Retrieved September 10 2011 Beatrix A Hamburg www cpnas org Retrieved July 28 2015 Beatrix Hamburg Archived from the original on June 19 2018 Retrieved Jul 31 2019 2012 Foremother Awards and Health Policy Hero Luncheon National Center for Health Research a b c d Genzlinger Neil 2018 04 19 Beatrix Hamburg Barrier Breaking Scholar Is Dead at 94 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2018 04 22 Margaret Hamburg Changinging the Face of Medicine U S National Library of Medicine Retrieved September 10 2011 Gold Lauren Gold October 25 2007 Sarnat Award recognizes David and Beatrix Hamburg Cornell Chronicle Cornell University Retrieved September 11 2011 a b Drs Beatrix and David Hamburg awarded 2015 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health Yale School of Medicine Retrieved 2018 04 22 Foremother and Health Policy Hero Awards Luncheon May 7 2018 Retrieved Jul 31 2019 Commissioner s Page About FDA United States Food and Drug Administration July 19 2011 Archived from the original on July 29 2011 Retrieved September 11 2011 Beatrix Hamburg adolescent psychiatrist who advanced concept of peer counseling dies at 94 Washington Post Retrieved Jul 31 2019 External links EditInterview on YouTube Photo at Yale University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beatrix Hamburg amp oldid 1173695673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
