Dr. Mościcki is a consultant in psychiatric epidemiology and public health research. She has a broad background in public health, epidemiology, and preventive intervention research, and extensive experience in senior science administration positions. She is a former Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the College of Public Health at Temple University, the former Director of the Practice Research Network (PRN) of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Foundation, and the former Associate Director for Prevention Research at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). At the APA Foundation, Dr. Mościcki directed research on psychiatric practice and led one arm of the DSM-5 Field Trials. At NIMH, Dr. Mościcki served in a number of senior extramural research positions and directed scientific programs in psychiatric epidemiology and prevention science. She was the founding chair of the NIMH Suicide Research Consortium, served as a senior advisor in the Office of the Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary of Health, and contributed to multiple interagency working groups in the Executive Branch.
Dr. Mościcki received her Doctor of Science and Master of Public Health degrees from the Johns Hopkins University, and was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship with the Epidemiology Training Program of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) at the National Institutes of Health. She served in the Commissioned Corps of the USPHS, where she attained the rank of Captain (06). Dr. Mościcki’s primary research interests include psychiatric epidemiology, cross-cultural studies, and prevention science. She has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed publications on the epidemiology of suicide, prevention science, and clinician education. Her current activities include consultation on an international team to develop and test technology to prevent relapse in alcohol use disorders and monitor treatment outcomes for psychiatric patients.
Why I Serve at Gaudenzia:
It is my hope that I can help Gaudenzia make a difference in the lives of people struggling with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders by serving on the Board and contributing my expertise in epidemiology, public health, and preventive intervention research.