Dr. Comer received his B.A. degree from Indiana University in 1956 and his M.D. degree from Howard University College of Medicine. He completed a master's degree in public health at the University of Michigan in 1964 and received his training in psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine, the Yale Child Study Center, and the Hillcrest Children's Center in Washington, DC.
Dr. Comer has helped mold public policy toward childcare and education by testifying before several U.S. Senate and House hearings, including those by the U.S. Senate Committee on Children and Youth and the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
Dr. Comer is a co-founder and former president of the Black Psychiatrists of America (BPA) and worked for the creation of the Center for Minority Group Studies at the National Institute of Mental Health. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the APA and a recipient of the Solomon Carter Fuller Award in 1990 in recognition for his pioneering efforts that combine the professional fields of psychiatry and education.
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