Niranjan S. Karnik

Niranjan S. Karnik is a Senior Professor at Rush University, specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry, behavioral sciences, and public health. His research focuses on mental health interventions for vulnerable youth, including the application of narrative exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress symptoms in homeless-experienced and incarcerated women. He investigates structural determinants of health, such as the impact of human mobility on COVID-19 transmission "spillover" and beyond, alongside machine learning applications for detecting opioid misuse in emergency departments. His recent work includes co-designing ethical guidelines for AI-powered digital mental health tools, published in Nature Mental Health, and advancing studies on trauma resilience and the growing issue of cannabinoid hyperemesis in youth.