Scholarly Activities

Interns and fellows engage in a variety of scholarly activities.  In addition to research electives, interns engage in leadership projects and fellows work with a mentor on a scholarly project of their choice. Leadership projects aim to enhance interns’ understanding of complex issues facing a clinical service or education program, and expand their ideas about contributions psychologists can make. Fellows choose a scholarly focus that may involve development or evaluation of a program or practice.  At the conclusion of the training year, interns and fellows present a poster about their project at the Psychiatry Department’s Trainee Poster Day in June. This event is a 'jewel in the crown' of the education mission in the Department.  Trainees in psychology, psychiatry, and marriage and family therapy present their work to faculty, staff and community members during two hours of informal conversations, fun and food.

Trainee Poster Day - June 2023

2022-2023 Postdoc Scholarly Projects

The Consultative Alliance in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Examining a New Measure
Lauren Mutignani, PhD
Mentor: Karyn Hartz-Mandell, PhD

A Subtype of Functional Neurological Disorder; Humpty Dumpty Syndrome: A Longitudinal Examination of Wellness after Diagnosis
Kelly Nye, PhD
Mentor: Michel Berg, MD

Antiracism Efforts in a Family Medicine Clinic
Elliot Spengler, PhD
Mentor: Traci Terrance, PhD, LCSW

The Rapid Stabilization Pathway: Motivation and Utilization Data Following a Brief Inpatient Intervention among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents
Leah Ward, PhD
Mentor: Deanna Sams, PhD

2021-2022 Postdoc Scholarly Projects

Cardiac Reactivity to Standardized Sensory Stimuli in Adolescents With and Without ASD
Jessica Keith, PhD
Mentor: Linda Alpert-Gillis, PhD

Implementation of Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainer Training and Feasibility of Implementation
Abigail Monroe, PsyD
Mentor: Melissa Heatly, PhD