NIH/Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Child Mental Health Research
The T32 Research Training Program in Child Mental Health prepares post-residency psychiatrists, postdoctoral psychologists, and behavioral scientists to conduct independent research in the area of child mental health as full-time University faculty members.
The program is a two-year fellowship in which research fellows train under the guidance of experienced mentors. It includes didactic work, grant writing, participation in ongoing funded projects, and independent research.
A central characteristic of the Child Mental Health Research Program is its diversity and breadth. Participating faculty mentors have expertise in a range of areas including:1) developmental psychopathology and risk factors, with emphasis on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers; 2)pediatric psychology/ psychiatry with an emphasis on HIV, obesity, and asthma; 3) biological basis of biobehavioral regulation with an emphasis on chronobiology; 4) health disparities; 5) implementation science; 6) youth mood, anxiety and substance use disorders; and7) treatment development.
Mentors
Research trainees select an established mentor whose area of research matches well with their own. Learn more about the research and clinical interests for faculty mentors listed below.
The primary mentors are:
David Barker, Ph.D.
Applied Statistical Modeling
Kristen Benito, Ph.D.
Pediatric OCD/Anxiety Disorders
Larry Brown, M.D.
Adolescent HIV Risk
Mary A. Carskadon, Ph.D.
Chronobiology and Sleep
Yovanska Duarte-Velez, Ph.D.
Culturally-Centered Treatment
Rani Elwy, Ph.D.
Implementation Science
Jennifer Freeman, Ph.D.
Pediatric OCD/Anxiety Disorders
Christopher Houck, Ph.D.
Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior and Emotion Regulation
Jeff Hunt, M.D.
Pediatric Mood Disorders
Elissa Jelalian, Ph.D.
Weight Regulation
Kathleen Kemp, Ph.D.
Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health, Dissemination and Implementation
Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, Ph.D.
Pediatric Health Disparities
Barry Lester, Ph.D.
Perinatal Risk Factors
Elizabeth McQuaid, Ph.D., ABPP
Asthma and Families
Eric Morrow, M.D., Ph.D.
Genetics of Developmental Disorders
Nicole Nugent, Ph.D.
Traumatic Stress and Interplay of Biology and Social Context
Stephanie Parade, Ph.D.
Developmental Psychopathology, Early Childhood Intervention
Jessica R. Peters, Ph.D.
Adolescent Borderline Personality Disorder, Menstrual Cycle, LGBTQ+
Jared Saletin, Ph.D.
Pediatric Sleep and Cognitive Functioning
Anthony Spirito, Ph.D., ABPP
Adolescent Psychopathology
Audrey Tyrka, M.D., Ph.D.
Social, Behavioral and Molecular Mechanisms of Risk and Resilience
Jennifer Wolff, Ph.D.
Treatment Development and Implementation