Jeremy Kane, PhD, MPH

  • Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
  • Affiliated Faculty, Columbia-WHO Center for Global Mental Health
  • Director, Psychiatric Epidemiology Unit

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Dr. Kane is a psychiatric epidemiologist with research interests in global mental health, substance and alcohol use epidemiology, and adolescent health. He has methodological expertise in complex survey design and analysis, cohort studies and longitudinal data, measurement and psychometrics, and the design and conduct of hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental designs, as well as in specific content areas of adolescent health, mental health, and substance use and alcohol epidemiology. His research investigates mental health and substance use problems among populations in humanitarian settings and HIV-affected populations in low- and middle-income countries and also explores the impacts of culture and migration on mental and behavioral health among refugee and immigrant populations globally. This research program is implemented in close collaboration with academic institutions around the world, non-governmental and international organizations, and government agencies in an effort to: 1) measure the prevalence, patterns, and correlates of mental health, alcohol, and substance use problems among these populations, 2) develop and validate innovative methods for reliable and valid measurement of mental health, alcohol and substance use problems, and 3) develop, adapt, test, and sustain interventions to address these problems through randomized controlled trials and implementation science studies. He has led or contributed to research funded by NIH, CDC, WHO, USAID, International Medical Corps, UK Department for International Development, Wellcome Trust, and the United Nations and conducted in countries across the world including Zambia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, India, Nepal, Ukraine, Armenia, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Haiti, and the United States. He currently teaches EPID 8479 Epidemiologic Methods in Global Mental Health.

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
  • Affiliated Faculty, Columbia-WHO Center for Global Mental Health
  • Director, Psychiatric Epidemiology Unit

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • BS, 2006 University of Pittsburgh
  • MPH, 2009 Emory University
  • PhD, 2015 Johns Hopkins University

Editorial Boards

International Advisory Board, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Research

Research Interests

  • Biostatistical Methods
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Chronic disease
  • Community Health
  • Global Health
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Mental Health
  • Substance Use

Selected Publications

Demis, L., Desmond, C., Gruver, R.S., Timol, F., Davidson, L.L. & Kane, J.C.* (2025). Caregiver mental, behavioral, and social health during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: results from the Asenze cohort study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02811-1

Kane, J.C., Chirayil, R.P., Pawar, R., Inoue, S., Hofer, T., McDonell, M., Latkin, C., Chander, G., Martins, S., Green, M.C., Vinikoor, M.J., Sharma, A., & Hahn, J.A. (2025). Measuring alcohol consumption with biomarkers in intervention studies: a scoping review. Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, 49(9): 1843-1854.

Kane J.C., Figge, C., Paniagua-Avila, A., Michaels-Strasser, S., Akiba, C., Mwenge, M., Munthali, S., Bolton, P., Skavenski, S., Paul, R., Simenda, F., Whetten, K., Cohen, J., Metz, K., & Murray, L.K. (2023). Effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy compared to psychosocial counseling in reducing HIV risk behaviors, substance use, and mental health problems among orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia: a community-based randomized controlled trial. AIDS and Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10461-023-04179-w

Kane J.C., Mauro, P.M., Hahn, J.A., Chander, G., Tobin, K.E., Martins, S.S., Paniagua-Avila, A., & Latkin, C.A. (2023). HIV stigma and disclosure of alcohol use to physicians: Examining the mediating role of depression among persons living with HIV. AIDS Care, 35(11): 1661-1666. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2023.2214864\

Vinikoor, M.J., Sikazwe, I., Sharma, A., Kanguya, T., Chipungu, J., Murray, L.K., Chander, G., Cropsey, K., Bosomprah, S., Mulenga, L.B., Mayeya, J., Paul, R., & Kane, J.C.* (2022). Intersection of alcohol use, HIV infection, and the HIV care continuum in Zambia: nationally representative survey. AIDS Care. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2022.2092589

Kane, J.C., Sharma, A., Murray, L.K., Chander, G., Kanguya, T., Skavenski, S., Chitambi, C., Lasater, M.E., Paul, R., Cropsey, K., Inoue, S., Bosomprah, S., Danielson, C.K., Chipungu, J., Simenda, F., & Vinikoor, M.J. (2022). Efficacy of the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) for unhealthy alcohol use among adults with HIV in Zambia: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial. AIDS and Behavior, 26(2): 523-536. doi: 10.1007/s10461

Greene, M.C., Haddad, S., Busse, A., Ezard, N., Ventevogel, P., Demis, L., Inoue, S., Gumm, J-C., Campello, G., Tol, W.A., & Kane, J.C.* (2021). Priorities for addressing substance use disorder in humanitarian settings. Conflict and Health, 15: 71. doi: 10.1186/s13031-021-00407-z

Greene, M.C., Ventevogel, P., & Kane, J.C. (2019). Substance use services for refugees. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 27(4): 245-308. http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.18.225086

Kane, J.C., Elafros, M.A., Murray, S.M., Mitchell, E.M.H., Augustinavicius, J.L., Causevic, S., & Baral, S.D. (2019). A scoping review of health-related stigma outcomes for high-burden diseases in low-and middle-income countries. BMC Medicine, 17: 17. doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1250-8

Kane, J.C., Vinikoor, M.J., Haroz, E.E., Al-Yasiri, M., Bogdanov, S., Mayeya, J., Simenda, F., & Murray, L.K. (2018). Mental health comorbidity in low- and- middle-income countries: A call for improved measurement and treatment. Lancet Psychiatry. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30301-8

Kane, J.C., Luitel, N.P., Jordans, M.J.D., Kohrt, B.A., Weissbecker, I. & Tol, W.A. (2017). Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems in the Aftermath of the Nepal Earthquakes: Findings from a Representative Cluster Sample Survey. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences., epub 1-10. doi: 10.1017/S2045796016001104

Kane, J.C., Ventevogel, P., Spiegel, P., Bass, J.K, van Ommeren, M., & Tol, W.A (2014). Mental, neurological, and substance use problems among refugees in primary health care: analysis of the Health Information System in 90 refugee camps. BMC Medicine, 12: 228. doi:10.1186/s12916-014-0228-9