| 2008 |
Fellow: Catherine Fassbender, Ph.D.
Mentor: Julie B. Schweitzer, Ph.D., Cameron Carter, M.D.
Institution: University of California Davis Medical School
Project: Response Preparation, Alerting and Performance Monitoring Processes in ADHD Combined with Primarily Inattentive Subtypes
Dr. Fassbender’s Project Summary |
Fellow: Tiago Maia, Ph.D.
Mentor: Bradley Peterson, M.D.
Institution: Columbia University
Project: Integrated Neurocomputational Modeling and Functional Imaging of Children with ADHD
Dr. Maia’s Project Summary |
Fellow: Meredith Gunlicks-Stoessel, Ph.D.
Mentor: Laura Mufson, Ph.D.
Institution: Columbia University
Project: Efficacy of Parent Involvement in the Treatment of Adolescent Depression
Dr. Gunlicks-Stoessel’s Project Summary |
Fellow: Manpreet K. Singh, M.D., M.S.
Mentor: Kiki Chang, M.D.
Institution: Stanford University
Project: Emotion Dysregulation in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder
Dr. Singh’s Project Summary |
| 2007 |
Fellow: Robert Althoff, M.D., Ph.D.
Mentor: James Hudziak, M.D.
Institution: University of Vermont
Project: Epigenetic Factors Associated with ADHD
Dr. Althoff’s Project Summary |
Fellow: Anil Chacko, Ph.D.
Mentor: Jeffrey Newcorn, M.D.
Institution: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Project: Enhancing Interventions for Preschool Children with ADHD within the Context of Head Start
Dr. Chacko’s Project Summary |
Fellow: Richard Dopp, M.D.
Mentors: Cheryl King, Ph.D., John Greden, M.D.
Institution: University of Michigan
Project: Improving Patterns of Physical Activity and Sleep in Youth with Depression
Dr. Dopp’s Project Summary |
Fellow: Tiffany Farchione, M.D.
Mentor: Boris Birmaher, M.D.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Project: Identifying Neurodevelopmental Correlates of Disease in Bipolar Disorder
Dr. Farchione’s Project Summary |
Fellow: Lisa Pan, M.D.
Mentor: David Brent, M.D.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Project: Neural Circuitry Underlying Early-Onset Suicide Attempt
Dr. Pan’s Project Summary |
| 2006 |
Fellow: Jessica Kalmar, Ph.D.
Mentor: Hilary Blumberg, M.D.
Institution: Yale University
Project: Developing Neurobehavioral Endophenotypes to Dissociate Pediatric Major Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Dr. Kalmar’s Project Summary |
Fellow: Rongrong Tao, M.D.
Mentor: Graham Emslie, M.D.
Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Project: An fMRI Study of Amygdala Activation at Pre- and Post-Fluoxetine Treatment among Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder
Dr. Tao’s Project Summary |
| 2005 |
Fellow: Bowen Chung, M.D.
Mentor: Bonnie Zima, M.D.
Institution: UCLA
Project: Factors associated with psychotropic medication prescription in children and adolescents with depression and co-morbid disorders
Dr. Chung’s Project Summary |
Fellow: Arin M. Connell, Ph.D.
Mentor: Thomas J. Dishion, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Oregon
Project: Development of an ecologically-based family intervention program for adolescent depression
Dr. Connell’s Project Summary |
Fellow: Deirdre Logan, Ph.D.
Mentor: William Beardslee, M.D.
Institution: Children’s Hospital Boston
Project: School functioning among adolescents with chronic pain disorders: Exploring the role of depression in the pain-disability relationship |
| 2004 |
Fellow: Nadine M. Melhem, MPH, Ph.D.
Mentor: David A. Brent, MD
Institution: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Project: Genetic Linkage Study of Suicidal Behavior in a Bedouin Family |
Fellow: Amy Garrett, Ph.D.
Mentor: Allan L. Reiss, M.D.
Institution: Stanford University School of Medicine
Project: Sustained neural responses to emotional stimuli in depressed adolescents with and without a history of trauma |
Fellow: Solay Unal, M.D.
Mentor: David A. Mrazek, M.D.
Institution: Mayo Clinic Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychology
Project: Brain Choline and Neurocognitive Functioning in Depressed Adolescents: In vivo detection of potential effects of fluoxetine therapy using MRI |
| 2003 |
Fellow: Erika E. Forbes, Ph.D.
Mentor: Ronald E. Dahl, M.D.
Institution: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Project: The Neurobiology of Positive Affect in Childhood Depression |
Fellow: James Waxmonsky, M.D.
Mentor: William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D.
Institution: The State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY)
Project: The Impact of Depressive and Other Affective Symptomology on the Multimodal Treatment of Pediatric ADHD |
Fellow: Tony Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Mentor: Gregory G. Brown, Ph.D.
Institution: University of California, San Diego
Project: Investigation of Adolescent Dysthymic Disorder by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) |
| 2002 |
Fellow: Laura Richardson, M.D., MPH
Mentor: Elizabeth McCauley, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Washington School of Medicine
Project: Management of Child and Adolescent Depression in Primary Care Settings |
Fellow: Stephanie Riolo, M.D., MPH
Mentor: John F. Greden, M.D.
Institution: University of Michigan
Project: A Study of the Impact of Stigma and Self-Efficacy in Treatment Adherence Among Depressed Youth |
Fellow: V. Robin Weersing, Ph.D.
Mentors: David A. Brent, M.D. and James F. Leckman, M.D.
Institution: Western Psychiatric Institute/ Yale University
Project: Development and Dissemination of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Depression |
| 2001 |
Fellow: Melissa P. DelBello, M.D.
Mentor: Stephen M. Strakowski, M.D.
Institution: University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Project: The Neurochemistry and Treatment of Adolescent Bipolar Depression |
| 2000 |
Fellow: Kiki Chang, M.D.
Mentor: Alan L. Reiss, M.D.
Institution: Stanford University School of Medicine
Project: Investigation of the Role of ADHD in Childhood Bipolar Disorder by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) |
Fellow: Eva Szigethy, M.D.
Mentor: William Beardslee, M.D.
Institution: Children’s Hospital Boston
Project: Treatment of Major Depression in Adolescents with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis or Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
Fellow: Eyal Shemesh, M.D.
Mentor: Jeffrey H. Newcorn, MD
Institution: The Mount Sinai Medical Center
Project: Early Detection and Treatment of Depressive Disorders in Medically Ill Children |
| 1999 |
Fellow: Anne L. Glowinski, M.D.
Mentors: Andrew Heath, D.Phil.; Richard Todd, M.D., Ph.D.
Institution: Washington University School of Medicine
Project: Depression in a Female Adolescent Twin Population |
Fellow: Maria del Mar Sanchez, Ph.D.
Mentor: Paul Plotsky, Ph.D.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Project: Molecular and Cellular Consequences of Adverse Early Experience in Primates: Focus on HPA and HPT Functions |
| 1998 |
Fellow: Charles E. Glatt, M.D., Ph.D.
Mentor: Nelson B. Freimer, M.D.
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Project: Functional Characterization of Genes for Severe Bipolar Affective Disorder |
Fellow: Desmond Kaplan, M.B., Ch.B.
Mentor: Mark Riddle, M.D.
Institution: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Project: Depression in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy |
