Roseann Peterson

Roseann E. Peterson is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and Director of the Population Genetics and Environment in Mental Health (POP-GEM) Lab. A statistical geneticist, she investigates causal processes underlying major psychiatric disorders using large-scale genomic and electronic health record–linked biobank data. Her research focuses on inclusive cross-cultural and population based methods, polygenic risk profiling, and multivariate models of comorbidity, alongside examining the ethical and societal implications of psychiatric genomics. She also serves as Downstate’s Director of Training in Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity. Dr. Peterson contributes to national and international collaborations, including PsycheMERGE and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, with NIH-supported work that advances equitable precision psychiatry and seeks to reduce mental health disparities.