Background
Robins, Lee Nelken was born on August 29, 1922 in New Orleans. Daughter of Abe and Leona (Reiman) Nelken.
Robins, Lee Nelken was born on August 29, 1922 in New Orleans. Daughter of Abe and Leona (Reiman) Nelken.
Student, Newcomb College, 1940. Bachelor, Radcliffe College, 1942. Master of Arts, Radcliffe College, 1943.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1951.
Member faculty Washington University, St. Louis, from 1954, professor sociology in psychiatry, 1968-1991, professor sociology, 1969-1991, professor social science & social science in psychiatry, 1991-2000, professor emeritus, 2001—2009. Past member National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse. Past member task panels President's Commission on Mental Health.
Member expert advisory panel on mental health World Health Organization. Salmon lecturer New York Academy Medicine, 1983. Cutter lecturer Harvard University, 1997.
Author: Deviant Children Grown Up, 1966. Editor 11 books. Member editorial board Psychological Medicine, Journal Studies on Alcohol, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Epidemiological e Psichiat.Sociale. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Fellow American College Epidemiology, Royal College Psychiatrists (honorary), American Society Psychiatrists (honorary), Society Study of Addiction (honorary). Member American Public Health Association (Rema Lapouse award 1979, Lifetime Achievement award section on alcohol and drug abuse 1994), International Federation Psychiatric Epidemiology (com.1992-2002), World Psychiatric Association (section committee on epidemiology and community psychiatry, 1985-2002, co-chairman section on research instruments in psychiatry), Society Life History Research in Psychopathology, American College Neuropsychopharmacology, Institute Medicine, American Psychopath. Association (president 1987-1988, Paul Hoch award 1978), World Innovation Foundation (honorary member 2004).
Married Eli Robins, February 22, 1946 (deceased December 1994). Children: Paul, James, Thomas, Nicholas. Married Hugh Chaplin, August 5, 1998.