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Columbia University’s Teachers College has named Anitha Iyer as the recipient of its 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award, one of the institution’s highest honors recognizing exceptional professional achievement, leadership, and service.
The award will be presented during TC Alumni Day on Saturday, October 3, as part of the College’s annual Alumni Awards ceremony.
Iyer (Ph.D.’11, M.S.’09, M.A.’04) serves as Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Director of Behavioral Health Population Management at and Mount Sinai Health System. Her work is guided by the firm belief that timely and equitable access to mental health treatment is essential for the wellbeing of individuals and society.
Iyer is a recognized leader in the delivery of mental health services, frequent speaker at industry national conferences and has served as a subject matter expert for media engagement on mental health and suicide prevention. She is a member of American Psychological Association’s Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest, and member of the APA Division 18 Executive Board. In addition to her doctorate, she has a master’s in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
