Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Herbert Pardes Building of the New York State Psychiatric Institute
CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
Insurances Accepted
Before your appointment, please contact the doctor's office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.
About Walter Bockting, PhD, LP
Walter Bockting, PhD, LP, is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Program for the Study of LGBT Health at the New York State Psychiatric Institute / Columbia Psychiatry and the Columbia University School of Nursing. His research interests include identity development across the lifespan, transgender health, and LGBTQ+ aging. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the New York Community Trust, and a number of other private foundations. He is currently the Principal Investigator of three large NIH-funded studies: Project AFFIRM, a longitudinal, multi-site study of transgender identity development across the lifespan; Convoy Q, examining the role of social networks in cognitive aging of LGBTQ+ adults and their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts; and a new investigation of the quality of life of trans and gender nonbinary individuals following gender-affirming surgery.
Bockting is an internationally known expert in gender-affirming healthcare as well as in the mental health and psychosocial adjustment of transgender, gender non-binary and gender-diverse children, adolescents, adults, and their families. He is the Editor of six volumes on gender and sexual health, and has published more than one-hundred articles in peer-reviewed journals. Bockting is a past president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and a past president and Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. In 2010-11, Bockting served on the Institute of Medicine Committee of the National Academies whose work culminated in the IOM Report on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding. Bockting's work at CUIMC focuses on combining research, clinical practice, education and training, and innovative policy development to promote the health of LGBTQI+ individuals and their communities.
Specialties & Expertise
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Dementia
- Gay/Lesbian Counseling
- Gender Identity
- Identity Disorders
- LGBTQ Mental Health
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Sexual Behavior Disorder
- Sexual Development
- Sexual Disorders
- Sexual Dysfunctions Counseling
- Sexual Orientation Issues
Education
- Medical School: Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Medical School: Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Fellowship: University Of Minnesota Medical Center
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Co-Director, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, NYSPI/Columbia Psychiatry
- Director, Columbia Gender Identity Program
- Director, Program for the Study of LGBT Health
- Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry and Nursing)
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Awards & Honors
- 1988: Post-Doctoral Clinical/Research Fellow, Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School
- 1996: Helping Professional of the Year, City of Lakes Crossgender Community
- 2006: Fellow, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
- 2008: Best Documentary Short Film, FilmOut San Diego, for “Coming Out Trans” (Producer)
- 2011: University Innovations, in appreciation of commitment to research and innovation at the University of Minnesota
- 2015: Faculty Research Fellow, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center
- 2020: Distinguished Sexual and Gender Health Revolutionary, Program in Human Sexuality, University of Minnesota Medical School