Beloved colleague, mentor, and friend, Patrick Corrigan, PsyD, ITM-Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) site leader and Distinguished Professor of Psychology, has passed away.
Pat joined Illinois Tech in 2005 as a Professor in the Department of Psychology and went on to build an extraordinary career spanning four decades. He was a nationally and internationally renowned scholar in mental health, psychiatric disability, and recovery. His research shaped how stigma is conceptualized, measured, and reduced across mental health, healthcare, criminal justice, and community settings.
“Pat brought his passion for helping others and his scientific expertise to everything he did as the ITM site leader at Illinois Tech,” said David Meltzer, MD, PhD, Director of the ITM and University of Chicago Associate Dean for Clinical Science Research, Translational, for the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine.
Pat championed for interdisciplinary collaboration and research excellence, working with institutions across the ITM and country.
“Pat was a dynamic storyteller and great leader who helped scale ITM research resources to Illinois Tech, and his work will live on in the researchers he inspired and the communities he served,” said Joshua Jacobs, MD, Director of the ITM and the Grainger Director of the RUSH Arthritis and Orthopaedics Institute.
Beyond the ITM, Pat authored more than 15 books and more than 500 peer-reviewed publications and more than 100,000 citations, placing him among the most highly cited scholars worldwide. His externally funded portfolio included the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Education, international ministries, and major foundations.
Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Northshore Unitarian Church, 2100 Half Day Road, Deerfield, IL, 60015-1244.
All expressions of sympathy, including cards and flowers, are welcome and can be sent to the memorial service address.
