Biography
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- Office of the Director – OD
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Dr. Miriam Mintzer received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology (human memory and cognition) from New York University, Dr. Mintzer received postdoctoral training in the human behavioral pharmacology of substance abuse in the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she served as an associate professor prior to starting at CSR. Dr. Mintzer conducted NIH-funded research on the cognitive effects of drugs, and cognitive impairment and training interventions in a variety of clinical populations including adolescents and adults with addictions, older adults, and individuals with dementia. She was awarded five R01 and two R21 grants as principal investigator and has over 50 peer-reviewed scientific journal publications. As principal investigator on large research projects and a key faculty member on a T32 postdoctoral training grant, Dr. Mintzer has an established history of training leadership.
She has served in various capacities at CSR including as a scientific review officer (SRO) in the Risk Prevention and Health Behavior review branch and as SRO Handbook and Policy Coordinator. As Coordinator, she oversaw the core SRO training resource and led a CSR team to develop the CSR Peer Review Policy and Practice Portal, which is a searchable online database that provides ready access to current review policy and is fully integrated with the SRO Handbook. Dr. Mintzer has been involved in a variety of training efforts across CSR and played a central role in the development of the review integrity training module for reviewers.
