Publications & Presentations

Department of Psychiatry
Selected Publications & Presentations
2024-2025

Anderson, Karen, MD

  • Purks JL, Arbatti L, Hosamath A, Amara AW, Anderson KE, Chahine L, Eberly SW, Kinel D, Mantri S, Mathur S, Oakes D, Standaert DG, Weintraub D, Shoulson I, Marras C. Cognitive Symptoms in Cross-Sectional Parkinson Disease Cohort Evaluated by Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. Neurol Clin Pract. 2024 Oct;14(5):e200334. doi:10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200334. Epub 2024 Jul 2. PMID: 38962394
  • Frank S, Anderson KE, Fernandez HH, Hauser RA, Claassen DO, Stamler D, Factor SA, Jimenez-Shahed J, Barkay H, Wilhelm A, Alexander JK, Chaijale N, Barash S, Savola JM, Gordon MF, Chen M. Safety of Deutetrabenazine for the Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia and Chorea Associated with Huntington Disease. Neurol Ther. 2024 Apr 1. doi: 10.1007/s40120- 024-00600-1. PMID: 38557959
  • Reilmann R, Anderson KE, Feigin A, Tabrizi SJ, Leavitt BR, Stout JC, Piccini P, Schubert R, Loupe P, Wickenberg A, Borowsky B, Rynkowski G, Volkinshtein R, Li T, Savola JM, Hayden M, Gordon MF; LEGATO-HD Study Group. Safety and efficacy of laquinimod for Huntington’s disease (LEGATO-HD): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study. Lancet Neurol. 2024 Mar;23(3):243-255. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00454-4. Epub 2024 Jan 24. PMID: 38280392
  • Weintraub D, Marras C, Amara A, Anderson KE, Chahine LM, Eberly S, Hosamath A, Kinel D, Mantri S, Mathur S, Oakes D, Purks JL, Standaert DG, Shoulson I, Arbatti L. Association between Subjective Cognitive Complaints and Incident Functional Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease. Mov Disord. 2024 Feb 6. doi: 10.1002/mds.29725. PMID: 38318953

Aron, Emily, MD

  • Aron, E. J., & DeSouza, F. (2025). Editorial: Immigration, Prenatal Stress, and Autistic Traits in Offspring: Examining the Role of Discrimination. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 64(1), 1-3
  • Salmela, K., Curtis, L., Hunter, A., & Aron, E. (2025). Training and Curriculum Development in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 34(2), 123-135
  • Coates, E. E., Coffey, S., Beauvoir, K. F., Aron, E., & Hayes, K. R. (2024). Black Clinicians’ Perceptions of the Cultural Relevance of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Black Families. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(10), 1008

Presentations:

  • At American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) 2025 annual meeting: Clinical Perspectives: Screening with Meaning: Evidence-Based Screening Practices Across Settings for Equity, Engagement, and Innovation.
  • Institute: Treatment of Preschoolers: Where Evidence Meets Practice
  • Workshop: Promoting First Relationships and Beyond: What Infant Mental Health Can Teach All Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists About Patient Care and Education

Baron, Jacqueline, LICSW

Presentations:

  • Presented at the American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference. Title: Empowering Resilience: Strengthening Mental Health Services for BIPOC Women (March 2025).

Biel, Matthew, MD

  • Troxel M, Kraper C, Verbalis A, Safer-Lichtenstein J, Seese S, Ratto A, Myrick Y, Armour C, Pugliese CE, Strang JF, Ba C, Martucci J., Biel MG, Jackson V., Hardy KK, Mandell D, Goode TD, Anthony B.J, Kenworthy L, Anthony LG. (2024). Reaching “the other half”: Teacher referral increases inclusivity in intervention research for neurodivergent school-age children. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2024.2303723 [tandfonline.com]
  • Godoy L, Williams,R, Druskin L, Biel MG, et al. Linking Primary Care to Community-Based Mental Health Resources via Family Navigation and Phone-Based Care Coordination. J Clin Psychol Med Settings (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-023-09987-9
  • Mathis E, Hartz K, Berkowitz M, Carlson C, Kimpor R, Brown C, Biel MG, Domitrovich CE (2024). Infant and early childhood mental health consultation: evaluating change in classroom climate and teaching practices by dosage of program exposure. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.08.009.
  • Mathis ET, Hawkins J, Charlot-Swilley D, Spencer T, Lingo KJ, Trachtenberg D, McPherson SKL, Domitrovich CE, Shapiro A, Williams JC, Biel MG. Mindfulness Intervention with African-American Caregivers at a Head Start Program: An Acceptability and Feasibility Study. Mindfulness 15, 3012–3027 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02320-x
  • Hawkins J, Williams JC, Bravo N, McPherson SKL, Spencer T, Charlot-Swilley D, Domitrovich CE, and Biel MG. Evolving Toward Community-Based Participatory Research: Lessons Learned from a Mindful Parenting Project. Mindfulness 15, 3028–3037 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02289-z
  • Rettew, DC and Biel, MG (2024). Widening Our Lane Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, Volume 33, Issue 3, 293 – 306.

Clarke, U’nek, LICSW

  • Meghani, D. T., Vozar, T. M., Maki, K., Clarke, U., & Bartolini, E. (2024). Psychological aspects of perinatal mental health. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The Routledge international handbook of perinatal mental health disorders (pp. 26-52). Routledge.
  • Dugoni, H., Lakani, M., Marrow, T., Elliot Lavin, K., Aokalani Cerqueira, M., Gross, L. A., Clarke, U., Firkus, K., Jimenez, C., & Moran Vozar, T. E. (2024, July). We play across the USA: How a parent-infant group is promoting social support, child development, and well-being in different cultural contexts [Poster presentation]. Postpartum Support International Conference, Washington, DC.
  • Danielson, A., Arbit, R., & Clarke, U. (2024, July). The development, implementation, and early outcomes of a new evidence-informed Mother-Baby Perinatal Intensive Outpatient Program in Washington, DC [Conference presentation]. Postpartum Support International Conference, Washington, DC.

Coates, Erica, PhD

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Tissot, H., Darwiche, J., McHale, J. P., Coates, EE., Corboz-Warnery, A., Fivaz-Depeursinge, E., Collins, R., Mazzoni, S., Hedenbro, M., Keren, M., Mensi, M., Marchesi, M., Salman Engin, S., & Philipp, D. A. (2024). Beyond the mother-child dyad: an example of integrating co-parenting into psychological care for young children, Psychotherapies, 44(4), 264281. doi: 10.3917/psys.244.0264
  • Coates EE, +de Heer R, Porter SC, +Watson A, +McLeod A, +Curtis L, Dunbar A. Pandemic- related stressors and Black mothers’ mental health. J Black Psych. 2024 Dec. In Press.
  • Coates EE, +Brumley C, +McLeod A, Barclay Hoffman S, +Tall JN, Charlot-Swilley D, +Farrise Beauvoir K. “My anxiety has been heightened”: Black mothers’ concerns regarding children’s return to in-person learning following COVID-19 related remote learning. J Black Stud. 2024 Nov;0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00219347241293799
  • Coates EE, +Coffey S, +Farrise Beauvoir K, Aron E, +Hayes KR, Chavez FT. Black clinicians’ perceptions of the cultural relevance of parent-child interaction therapy for Black families. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Oct;21(10):1327. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21101327 Coates EE, +Moore C, +de Heer R, +Brumley C, +Prudhomme A, +Edwards L, +Curtis L. Black mothers’ ethnic-racial socialization one year after highly publicized anti-Black murders during the pandemic. J Res Adolesc. 2024 Sep;34(3):831-844. doi: 10.1111/jora.12948. Epub 2024 Apr 24. PMID: 38655815; PMCID: PMC11349461.
  • Coates EE, +de Heer R, +McLeod A., +Farrise Beauvoir K. Black parents’ rationales for using specific ethnic-racial socialization strategies with young children. J Black Psychology. 2024 Aug;0(0) https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984241273304
  • Coates EE, +McLeod A, +de Heer R. Black Americans’ racism-based traumatic stress reactions following the January 6 capitol insurrection. J Black Psychology. 2024 Aug;0(0) https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984241269986

Paper Presentation

  • Ahn LH, Dunbar A, Coates EE. Racism, cultural socialization, and mental health among Asian Americans. Paper to be presented at the 2025 KAME International Conference. Seoul, Korea. 2025 May.
  • Chavez F, Coates EE, +Farrise K, +Agbeli E, Coffey S, Onovbiona H, Quetsch L, Scudder AT, Hayes K, Aron E. Bridging the gap: Ameliorating disparities in the training of Black and Latine clinicians towards PCIT sustainability in the service of Black and Latine families. Paper presented at the PCIT International Convention, Knoxville, TN. 2024 September.

Poster Presentations

  • Basden M, Alderman K, Price Z, Coates EE, Duchene-Kelly M, Rabii V, Pena-Gomez A. Understanding the role of teachers’ ethnic-racial socialization in predominantly Black Early Head Start programs. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development 2025 Biennial Meeting. Minneapolis, MN. 2025 May.
  • Coates EE, Dunbar A, Farrise Beauvoir K, de Heer R, Pena-Gomez A, Florendo C, Smith B, Chavez F, McBride Murry V, Domitrovich C. Racial socialization as a moderator of Black parents’ racism-based trauma symptoms, parenting behaviors, and young children’s mental health. Poster presented at the World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Gros Islet, St. Lucia. 2025 January.
  • +Florendo C, +Peña-Gomez A, +Jeje E, +Smith T, +Elliot A, +Hayes K, +Smith B, +Dube N, Coates EE. Preliminary acceptability and efficacy of peer-led parenting groups in early learning settings by caregivers of young, Black children. Poster presented at the World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Gros Islet, St. Lucia. 2025 January.
  • +Farrise Beauvoir K, Coates EE, Cortez A, +Smith B, +Coffey S, Nazeer N, Chavez FT, Aron E, Barnett ML. (2024). Black parents’ perceptions of the cultural fit of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapy (ABCT) Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA. 2024 November.
  • Coates EE, +Hayes, K. +Florendo C, Jeje E, Smith T, +Dube N, +Smith B, +Omari-Kwarteng S, +Pena-Gomez P. Acceptability of peer-led parenting groups in early learning settings by caregivers of young, Black children. Poster to be presented at the 10th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, Elche, Spain. 2024 November.
  • Coates EE, Coker-Appiah D, Carter-Botchway D, Seliby-Perkins L, Holdbrook C, Adebayo V, +Dube N, +Asare C, +Agbeli E, +de Heer R, +Adonle S. Ghanaian mental health matters: Exploring Ghanaians’ experiences of mental health in childhood and adolescence. Poster to be presented at the 10th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, Elche, Spain. 2024 November.

Coker-Appiah, Dionne, PhD

Domestic Presentations

  • Coker-Appiah, D. S. (2025-February). Trauma Screening and Assessment. Georgetown/Medstar Health Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes).
  • Coker-Appiah, D.S. & Gavins, A. (2024-November). Community Resilience: Community-Based Participatory Research & Grassroots Approaches to Healing: A Critical Examination of Structural Racism, Equity, and Ethical Research. 19th Annual Liberation-Based Healing Conference. Virtual.

Danielson, Aimee, PhD

  • Rivera Rivera JN, AuBuchon KE, Smith M, Starling C, Ganacias KG, Danielson A, Patchen L, Rethy JA, Blumenthal HJ, Thomas AD, Arem H. (Nov 2024) Development and Refinement of a Chatbot for Birthing Individuals and Newborn Caregivers: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 14;7:e56807. doi: 10.2196/56807. PMID: 39541147; PMCID: PMC11605260.
  • In press: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Mommy&Me study: A multi-modal approach to address social determinants of health and mental health among low-income Black perinatal populations (In press, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication). HN Le, N Andescavage, J Keller, M Bassa, A Danielson, D Henderson, S Bond, N Mjenga, S Wells, P Quinn, C Limperopoulos.

Presentations:

  • 10/24: District Health Symposium, DC Primary Care Association, “Improving State- Wide Perinatal Mental Health through Policy in Washington DC: The Perinatal Mental Health Task Force” Danielson, A, Arbit, R, Londoño Tobón, A, Perras, N. The development, implementation, and early outcomes of a new evidence-informed mother-baby perinatal intensive outpatient program in Washington DC. Postpartum Support International Conference; Workshop Presentation; July 2024; Washington DC.
  • Danielson, A, Aronin, A, Groves, D, Barton, N. Perinatal mental health taskforce: an advocacy pathway to improve state-wide perinatal mental health through policy in Washington DC. Postpartum Support International Conference; Workshop & Panel Presentation; July 2024; Washington DC.

Dass-Brailsford, Priscilla, PhD

  • Dass-Brailsford, P., Doherty, H., & Jimenez, A. (2024). Exploring women’s pathways to homelessness using the life history calendar. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, 1- 10.
  • Dass-Brailsford, P., & Hage (2024). Storytelling to support children’s recovery from disasters. Trauma Psychology News, 19(2), 8-9. https://traumapsychnews.com

Davis, Kimberly, PhD

  • Yockel, M., Sleiman, Jr., M., Doherty, D., Adams, R., Davis, K., Groninger, H., Sharkey, C. Biel,M., Statman, M., & Tercyak, K. (2025) Mental Health Professionals’ Views on Artificial Intelligence as an Aide for Children Anticipating or Suffering the Loss of a Parent to Cancer: Helpful or Harmful?, Children, 12,763.

Presentations

  • Whealan, JM., Zhu, W., Davis, KM., Lobo, T., Kim, C., Veytsman, IG., Breece, CJ., Katter, R., Wheeley, J., Beplat, M., Rostagni, O., Kirschner, B., Young, T., Hayes, A., Hasnie, A., Williams, RM., Taylor, KL. Opt-Out Treatment Referral Strategy for Tobacco Cessation Treatment Among Hematology and Oncology Patients by Race and Socioeconomic Deprivation. [Poster presentation]. 2024 National Lung Cancer Roundtable Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
  • Taylor, KL., Williams, RM., Luta, G., Davis, KM., Frey, JL., Lobo, T., Rostagni, O., Whealan J., Yee, P., Rashid, ZL., Stanton, C., Niaura, R., Abrams, D., Foley, K., Arem, HL., Jayasekera, J., Slejko, J., Romero, LS., Breece, CJ., Cobb, N., Debnam, C, Pham, VL, Anderson, ED. Providing Tobacco Treatment to Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Screening at a Large U.S. Health System: A Randomized Trial. [Poster presentation]. World Conference on Lung Cancer, September 2024.
  • Agnes K. Arianto, BA; Anu Sangraula, MPH; Randi M. Williams, PhD, MPH; Jenna Thomas, BA; Victoria Pham, BS; Olivia Rostagni, BA; Kimberly M. Davis, PhD; Eric D, Anderson, MD; Chavalia J. Breece, CRNP; Kathryn L. Taylor, PhD. Tobacco Harm Reduction: Predictors of Clinically Meaningful Change in Lung Cancer Screening Patients, MedStar Health– Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium, May 2025.
  • Milicia, A., Pratt-Chapman, M., Rivera Rivera, J., Smith, M., Schubel, L., Davis,K., and Arem, Hannah. Identifying and Understanding the Prevalence of Social Needs in an Urban Oncology Setting. [Poster Presentation] MedStar Health–Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium, May 2025.
  • Oluwole, O., Milicia, A., Smith,M., Rivera Rivera, J., Prat-Chapman, M., Davis, K., Townsend, L., Narvea, L., Arem, H., A Community Health A Worker Approach to Social Needs
  • Identification and Support among Black Cancer Survivors. MedStar Health–Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium, May 2025.
  • Jenna Thomas, BA; Victoria Pham, BS; Agnes Arianto, BA; Anu Sangraula, MPH; Olivia Rostagni, BA; Kimberly M. Davis, PhD; Eric D, Anderson, MD; Chavalia J. Breece, CRNP; Kathryn L. Taylor, PhD; Randi M. Williams, PhD, MPH. Impact of Psychological Distress on Smoking-Related Outcomes in a Telephone-Based Smoking Cessation Randomized Trial, MedStar Health–Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium, May 2025.
  • Anu Sangraula, MPH; Agnes K. Arianto, BA; Randi M. Williams, PhD, MPH; Jenna Thomas, BA; Victoria Pham, BS; Olivia Rostagni, BA; Kimberly M. Davis, PhD; Eric D, Anderson, MD; Chavalia J. Breece, CRNP; Kathryn L. Taylor, PhD. Age-Related Differences in Clinically Meaningful Change in Cigarettes Smoked per Day in Lung Cancer Screening Patients, Georgetown Healthy Aging Symposium, July 2025.

Domitrovich, Celene, PhD

  • Mathis, E. T. B., Hawkins, J., Charlot-Swilley, D., Spencer, T., Lingo, K. J., Trachtenberg, D., McPherson, S. K. L., Domitrovich, C. E., Shapiro, A., Williams, J. C., & Biel, M. G. (2024). Mindfulness intervention with African-American caregivers at a Head Start program: An acceptability and feasibility study. Mindfulness, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024- 02320-x
  • Hawkins, J., Williams, J.C., Bravo, N. et al. Evolving Toward Community-Based Participatory Research: Lessons Learned from a Mindful Parenting Project. Mindfulness (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02289-z

Book chapters

  • Domitrovich CE & Denham S. Applying a developmental lens to SEL: A forward. In J Durlak, C Domitrovich, J Mahoney (Eds.), Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning (2nd Edition). Guilford, in press.
  • Durlak J, Domitrovich CE, & Mahoney JL. The current status of social and emotional learning. In J Durlak, C Domitrovich, J Mahoney (Eds.), Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning (2nd Edition). Guilford, in press.
  • Durlak J, Domitrovich CE, & Mahoney JL. Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning (2nd Edition). Guilford, in press.

Dutton, Mary Ann, PhD

  • Dutton, M.A. Mental Health and Intimate Partner Violence. In: Intimate Partner Violence. Second Edition. Edited by: Connie Mitchell, Elizabeth Miller, Brigid McCaw, Kamila A. Alexander, Oxford University Press. © Oxford University Press (2025). DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197758991.003.0018.
  • Hu H, Mete M, Rustgi NK, Washington CI, Sanghavi K, Dutton MA, Simon NM, Baker AW, Bui E, Hoge EA. Mindfulness Meditation vs Escitalopram for Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 1;7(10):e2438453. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38453. PMID: 39382900; PMCID: PMC11581486.

Epstein, Steve, MD

  • Padmore JS & Epstein SA: Ethico-legal Considerations for Undergraduate Medical Educators. In M Sanches, M McClam, and R Boland (Eds.) Manual of Undergraduate Psychiatric Education. American Psychiatric Association Publishing (in press)

Hamrah, Olivia, MD

Presentations:

  • AACAP presentation on supporting students with psychosis in schools DOD ECHO SMI: Assessment and Diagnosis,
  • NTTAC Minds Matter series, DOD ECHO Anxiety disorders: treatment and referrals
  • Didactic trainings for AACAP’s Intensive System of Care on psychiatry in schools
  • NTTAC event on navigating mental health care post-COVID
  • NTTAC session on transitioning students to and from school

Hanebutt, Rachel, PhD

  • Zelaya C, Hanebutt R, Cooke-Jackson A. Participatory pathways: Envisioning youth-centric digital sexual health education. In: Hust SJT, Willoughby JF, Ortiz R, editors. Teens, Sex &
  • Media: Understanding Media Impact on Adolescent Sexuality, Sexual Health, and Advocacy. Routledge; 2024.
  • Nyanamba JM, Hanebutt R, Goodwin A, Gonzalez-Detrés C, Kapatamoyo K, Bamwine P, Okonkwo MN, Kodiamplakkal H, Narisetti L, Murry VM, Walker P. African descent populations in the United States are not monolithic: A scoping review of African immigrants’ mental health and coping strategies. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000688
  • Goodwin AKB, McNulty C, Hanebutt R, Schaeffer CM. Social media recruitment of Black adolescents with internalizing concerns into a mental health help-seeking study. Translational Issues in Psychological Science. 2024;10(2):179–194. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000413
  • Forber-Pratt AJ, Espelage DL, Rose CA, Hanebutt R, Woolweaver AB, Robinson LE, Ingram KM, El Sheikh AJ. Elementary school staff perspectives on bullying involvement among students with disabilities. International Journal of Disability & Social Justice. 2024.
  • Murry VM, Hanebutt R, Han H, Debreaux M, Nyanamba J. Culturally sensitive and contextually adapted exemplars of character development: Implications for reimagining frameworks. In: Matthews MD, Lerner R, editors. Multidisciplinary Handbook of Character Virtue Development. Routledge; 2024.
  • Berkel C, Murry VM, Hanebutt R, Thomas NA, Debreaux M, Gonzalez-Detrés C. Effects of the pathways for African American Success Program: Reductions in adolescent depression through the promotion of racial equity-informed parenting and racial pride. Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/26320770231205384

Presentation:

  • “A New Framing: Digital Wellbeing.” Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Learning Communities. October 29, 2024. Available at: https://bit.ly/3WT7xnt

Hoge, Elizabeth, MD

  • Effect of meditation or escitalopram on work performance in patients with anxiety disorders. Oft AC, Philip S, Holz E, Sathi S, Geng X, Hoge E. J Affect Disord. 2024 Nov 1;364:104-107. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.019. Epub 2024 Aug 10. Mindfulness Meditation vs Escitalopram for Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Secondary
  • Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Hu H, Mete M, Rustgi NK, Washington CI, Sanghavi K, Dutton MA, Simon NM, Baker AW, Bui E, Hoge EA. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 1;7(10):e2438453. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38453.
  • Changes in mindfulness facets across yoga, CBT and stress education in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder. Diamond DM, Rosenfield D, Kaiser N, Baker AW, Hoge EA, Khalsa SBS, Hofmann SG, Simon NM. J Mood Anxiety Disord. 2024 Jun;6:100058. doi: 10.1016/j.xjmad.2024.100058. Epub 2024 Feb 24.PMID: 39086907 Free PMC article.
  • Effect of cognitive behavioural therapy and yoga for generalised anxiety disorder on sleep quality in a randomised controlled trial: the role of worry, mindfulness, and perceived stress as mediators. Jacoby RJ, Brown ML, Wieman ST, Rosenfield D, Hoeppner SS, Bui E, Hoge EA, Khalsa SBS, Hofmann SG, Simon NM. J Sleep Res. 2024 Feb;33(1):e13992. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13992. Epub 2023 Aug 14.
  • Attenuation of Anxiety-Potentiated Startle After Treatment With Escitalopram or Mindfulness Meditation in Anxiety Disorders. Hoge EA, Armstrong CH, Mete M, Oliva I, Lazar SW, Lago TR, Grillon C. Biol Psychiatry. 2024 Jan 1;95(1):85-92. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.06.003. Epub 2023 Jun 16. PMID: 37331547

Londoño Tobon, Amalia, MD, IMH-E

  • Avila-Quintero, V.*, Malison, K., Wilkerson, M., Flores, J., Taylor, J., Landeros, A., Bloch, M., & Londoño Tobón, A. (in press). Associations between childhood interactions with people of Black race-ethnicity on racial implicit association tasks in psychiatric providers in the USA: A cross-sectional study. Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
  • Hein, S., Ponguta, L. A., Flores, J. M., Londoño Tobón, A., Johnson, I. N. S., Larran, J., Ortiz Hoyos, A. M., Gómez, O., González Ballesteros, L. M., Castellanos Roncancio, C. A., & Leckman, J. F. (2024). Caregiver psychopathology, resilience, and their associations with social- emotional challenges of young children affected by armed conflict in Colombia. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-024-01787-y
  • Levy, L., Amin, P., Londoño Tobón, A., Chou, C., Baweja, R., Veenstra-VanderWeele, J., & Chou, S. (2024, accepted). Evaluation of a longitudinal virtual research workshop series in fostering child and adolescent psychiatry research interests among diverse trainees. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Londoño Tobón, A., Berry, O., Gorelik, S., Ryou, H., Byatt, N., Cardoza, K., Clare, C., Forray, A., Mackie, T., Hurtado de Mendoza, A., Tandon, D., & Njoroge, W. (2024). A call to address the political determinants of perinatal mental health. Health Affairs Forefront.
  • Aron, E., Londoño Tobón, A., Finelli, J., & Ramanowicz, M. (2024). Serving families where they live: Supporting multigenerational health during infancy and early childhood through community-centered approaches. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America.
  • Malison, K. A.*, Avila-Quintero, A. J., Al-Mateen, C. S., Flores, J. M., Landeros-Weisenberger, A., Njoroge, W. F. M., Novins, D. K., Robles-Ramamurthy, B., Taylor, J. H., Bloch, M. H., & Londoño Tobón, A. (2024). Racial implicit associations in child psychiatry. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Presentations:

  • Keynote speaker at the Hispanic Psychiatry Association, UM OBGYN Society, Research Scholars MedStar Georgetown Symposium, American Psychiatric Association
  • 2 presentations at the Marce of North America
  • Invited speaker at Jornadas Internacionales de Educacion y Salud Mental de la Mujer Bolivia, and at the Child Psychiatry Conference in Chile
  • 3 talks at AACAP (IMH-Perinatal Integration, and DEI)
  • 3 poster presentations (Marce of north America, and MedStar Georgetown Symposium)

McCormick, Meghan, PhD

  • Cohen, Sung, McCormick, & Schleider (2025). Scaling school mental health with single session intervention. In Kearn, Weist, & McQuilian (Eds). Scaling effective school mental health interventions. Cham, Switzerland. Springer.
  • Obuchowicz & McCormick (in press). Understanding and Supporting the Stress of Educators: A Systems-Focused Approach to Student and Community Health. Maryland Psychologist.

Presentations:

  • Implementation of ECHO for School Staff (Annual Conference for Advancing School Mental Health 2024)
  • School based therapy impact on teacher burnout (Annual Conference for Advancing School Mental Health 2024)
  • Holistic mental health and wellbeing model for educators (Society for Implementation Research 2024)
  • Integrating Tier 1 mental supports for educators (National Association for Public Charter Schools Conference 2024)

Novick, Danielle, PhD

  • “PCIT and ADHD” chapter in upcoming Clinical Handbook of Advancements in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (Editors: Cheryl Bodiford McNeil, Toni Hembree-Kigin, & Ashley Tempel Scudder).
  • “Inattention and Hyperactivity” chapter in upcoming Science-Based Therapy for Children and Adolescents: Components of Effective Treatments. (Editor: Steven Hupp).
  • Sem, K., Shakiba, N., Rubin, K.H., Novick, D.R., Druskin, L.R., Smith, K., Danko, C.M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Wagner, N.J. (2025). Associations Between Dyadic Language Style Matching and Classroom Observations of Behaviorally Inhibited Children’s Sociability. Social Development, 1-15. doi: 10.1111/sode.12781
  • Wagner, N.J., Shakiba, N., Bui, H.N.T., Novick, D.R., Sem, K., Danko, C.M., Rubin, K.H., & Chronis-Tuscano, A. (2024). Children’s Vagal Flexibility is a Predictor and Moderator of Treatment Response to Early Parenting Interventions for Inhibited Youth. International Journal of Behavioral Development. doi: 10.1177/01650254241306118
  • Bui, H.N.T., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Shakiba, N., Rubin, K.H., Perlstein, S., Lorenzo, N.E., Novick, D.R., Danko, C.M., Dougherty, L.R., Wagner, N.J. (2024). Individual Differences in Parasympathetic Functioning across Social Stressor Tasks: Relations with Child and Parent Anxiety. Infant and Child Development, 33(6), e2544. doi: 10.1002/icd.2544

Presentations:

  • “Parent-Child Interaction Therapy – Emotion Coaching (PCIT-ECo).” Oral Presentation at the 2025 Northeast Regional PCIT Conference, New York, NY.

Porter, Shy, PhD, LMFT

  • Wyand, S., Sutton, K., Mutondo, E., Porter, S., Perry, D., Patchen, L., Thomas, A. Amplifying the voices of birthing individuals: Understanding perinatal experiences and disparities in maternal care. Oral presentation at American Public Health Association 2024 conference. Abstract: 557636
  • Wyand, S., Sutton, K., Mutondo, E., Porter, S., Perry, D., Patchen, L., Thomas, A. Understanding Perinatal Support Needs for Birthing Individuals Through a Racial Equity Lens. Oral presentation at American Public Health Association 2024 conference. Abstract: 557947

Pustilnik, Sean, MD

Presentations

  • Poster Presentation: McCormick, M., Demeusy, E., Robertson, H., Bostic, J., Israel, A., Rovaris, J. M., Pustilnik, S., Dell, A., James-Barnett, A., Biel, M., Hoover, S. (2024). Implementation of the ECHO Learning Model for School Staff Supporting Military- Connected Students and Families. [Poster Presentation]. 2024 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Orlando, FL. United States.
  • Platform Presentation. Ouyang J, Hopkins M, Pustilnik S, Falluco E, Cotton, A, Schleshinger A, Ratzliff A. “The Integrated Care User Guide: Starting and Sustaining a Successful and Equitable Practice for the Busy Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Seattle, WA. October 18, 2024
  • Platform Presentation. Leppert, M., Simacek, J., Fair, D., Pustilnik, S., & Aron, E. Project ECHO: Accessible Care for Military Children. Presentation at the Bridging the Gap: Behavioral Health Innovations Supporting Military Kids & Families Conference, Bethesda, MD. August 2024.
  • Platform Presentation. Pustilnik, S, Robertson H, Platt R. Leveraging Child Psychiatry Access Programs (CPAPs) to Help Military Children & Families. Presentation at the Bridging the Gap: Behavioral Health Innovations Supporting Military Kids & Families Conference, Bethesda, MD. August 2024.

Ritchie, Elspeth, MD, MPH COL (ret)

  • Ritchie, EC, Carrozo, C. Framing the Issues. In Decisional Capacity; Medical and Philosophical Perspectives. Oxford University Press. (in press)
  • Ritchie, EC, Raatjes BW, Peterson, A, Schneider DM et al. Capacity and Severe Mental Illness. In Decisional Capacity; Medical and Philosophical Perspectives. Oxford University Press. (in press)
  • Carrozo, C, Ritchie EC. Decisional Capacity; Medical and Philosophical Perspectives. Oxford University Press. (in press)

Robertson, Hillary, MPH, CHES

Brooks KM, Charlot-Swilley D, Robertson HA, Bodrick N, Danielson AL, Genovez M, Boogaard C, Morris S, Deshmukh S, Kiker L, Green O, & HN Le. “A Judgement-Free Zone”: Adaptation and pilot study of a virtual wellness group for African American mothers with young children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024 21(4): 390. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21040390

Presentations

  • Pustilnik S, Aron E, Robertson HA. (August 2024). Georgetown Project ECHO: Accessible care for military children. Paper presented at the Bridging the Gap: Behavioral Health Innovations to Improve Access to Care and Support in the Digital Age, Bethesda, MD.
  • Pustilnik S, Platt R, Robertson HA. (August 2024). Leveraging child psychiatry access programs (CPAPs) to help military children and families. Paper presented at the Bridging the Gap: Behavioral Health Innovations to Improve Access to Care and Support in the Digital Age, Bethesda, MD.
  • Edge N, McKelvey L, Robertson HA, Malladi SA, Johnson D, & Denduluri A. (November 2024). Pilot of family medicine Parent Partnership: Supporting mothers with depressive symptoms and promoting child development. Paper presented at the 52nd North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada.
  • McCormick M, Demeusy EM, Robertson HA, Bostic JQ, Israel AM, Rovaris JM, Pustilnik S, Dell A, James-Barnett, Hoover SA. (December 2024). Implementation of the ECHO Learning Model for School Staff Supporting Military Families. Poster presented at the 2024 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Orlando, FL.

Sankin, Lindsay, PhD

  • Ball J, Sankin L. (2024). Case Study in Deaf Mental Health Care: Integration of Therapeutic Attunement and Skills-Training. JADARA, 56(2), 33-58. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/jadara/vol56/iss2/3
  • Briskin, E., Callaghan, D., Giber, B., Ayaz, A., Victoria, L., Sankin, L., Gunning, F.M., & Solomonov, N. (June, 2024). Improving psychotherapy outcomes in mid- and late-life depression: Do patient profiles of strength or deficit predict treatment response? Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Callaghan, D., Briskin, E., Giber, B., Ayaz, A., Sankin, L., Victoria, L., Gunning, F.M., & Solomonov, N. (June, 2024). Does Increasing Social Reward and the Therapeutic Alliance Decrease Suicide Risk in Psychotherapy for Late-life Depression? Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Ottawa, Canada.

Saroop, Shilpa, PhD

  • Postpartum Depression Screening in the NICU: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Oral presentation at Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
  • Postpartum Depression Screening in the NICU: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Oral presentation at Baltimore Washington Virginia Perinatal Conference (BWVPS) Conference, Warrenton, VA
  • Postpartum Depression Screening in the NICU: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Oral presentation at Levine Children’s Hospital Quality Improvement Coaching Conference, Charlotte, NC
  • Developing a Wellness Curriculum in a Neonatology Fellowship Program to Improve Resilience and Mitigate Burnout. Poster to be presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (PAS), Honolulu, HI
  • Developing a Wellness Curriculum in a Neonatology Fellowship Program to Improve Resilience and Mitigate Burnout. Oral presentation at Baltimore Washington Virginia Perinatal Conference (BWVPS) Conference, Warrenton, VA

Shaya, Elias, MD, DLFAPA

  • Suin Jeong , Ji Won Lee , Elias K. Shaya, Henry Boucher. Antidepressant Use in New-Onset Depression After Total Joint Arthroplasty Is Not Associated With Reduced Arthroplasty-Related Complications. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.81563
  • Suin Jeong , Ji Won Lee , Elias K. Shaya , Henry Boucher. New-Onset Depression Is Associated With Low Income and Adverse Arthroplasty-Related Complications. February 19, 2025. DOI: 10.7759/Cureus. 2025;17(2):e79311

Sims, Kimberly, PhD, LICSW

Presentations:

  • Standardizing Whiteness: A Critical Race History of the Move to Social Work Licensure Exams. Macro United. May 30, 2025
  • Establishing Trust with Racially Minoritized Patients: Co-Creating a Communication Framework with Community Partners. AAMC Regional Conference. New Brunswick, NJ April 2025
  • Critical Race Social Work Praxis: Manifesting Models of Liberation. CRSSW 4th Biennial Convening. Virtual Conference. October 18,2025.

Stewart, Colin, MD

Presentations

  • Stewart CE, Pershorn L. CBME Workshop Session #1: Can Psychiatry Meet the Moment for Competency-Based Medical Education?. AADPRT 2025, San Francisco
  • Stewart CE, Young JQ. Putting Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) into Action: Implementation Tips and Strategies. AADPRT 2025, San Francisco
  • Stewart CE; Akingbola O; Goepfert A. Breaking Down the Hierarchy: Fostering Collaboration and Equity in Medical Training. AAMC ORR/GRA Joint Spring Meeting 2025, Washington, DC.
  • Stewart CE; Amaefuna SC; Mondriguez Gonzalez A; Rehman S; Smileye J. Artificial Intelligence Algorithmic Bias in Medical Education. AAMC ORR/GRA Joint Spring Meeting 2025, Washington, DC
  • Stewart CE. Community-Building in the Clinical Learning Environment Via Psychological Safety & Restorative Justice. AAMC ORR/GRA Joint Spring Meeting 2025, Washington, DC

Terry-Leonard, Brenda, PhD

  • Co-created content and co-presented on “Trauma and Its Impact on the Brain”, 2nd Annual Moore Equity in Mental Health Youth Summit, Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Prioritizing Youth Mental Health; Marion Barry Youth Leadership Institute, Catholic University, Washington, DC

Williams, Corey, MD

  • Anderson, N., Williams, J., Rooney, A., Kelly, G., McMahon, J., Ware K., Stewart, C. (2025). Designing and Implementing a Pilot Anti-Racism and Structural Competency Assessment for Graduate Medical Admissions. Academic Psychiatry. Currently under review.
  • Saunders, P., Blatt, B., Greenberg, L., Matthews, T., Clark, L., Berg K., Archuleta., C., Williams, J., Lorico, A. (2025). Exploring Empathy and Patient-Centered Communication Behaviors of Third-Year Medical Students During a Clinical Skills Examination. Patient Education and Counseling, 108786.
  • Williams, J. C., Bravo, N., Kota, P., Hawkins, J., & Greene, K. (2024). Centering Diverse Communities within Mindful Parenting Interventions in the U.S.: A Narrative Literature Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(10), Article 10. ttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21101360
  • Williams JC, Crisp Z, Crow B, Alexandar-Bloch A, Galvin K, Qayyum Z, Aysola J, Cheng SM. (2024). Core Competencies of an Anti-racist Physician: Elective Course for Undergraduate Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL, 20, 11395. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11395
  • Mathis ET, Hawkins J, Charlot-Swilley D, Spencer T, Lingo KJ, Trachtenberg D, McPherson SK, Domitrovich CE, Shapiro A, Williams JC, Biel MG. (2024). Mindfulness intervention with African American caregivers at a head start program: An acceptability and feasibility study. Mindfulness, 1-16.
  • Hawkins J, Williams JC, Bravo N, McPherson SK, Spencer T, Charlot-Swilley D, Domitrovich CE, Biel MG. (2024). Evolving Toward Community-Based Participatory Research: Lessons Learned from a Mindful Parenting Project. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023- 02289-z
  • Williams, J. C., Andreou, A., & Cheng, S. M. (2024). How Should We Approach Faculty Who Create Hostile Learning Environments for Underrepresented Students and Trainees? AMA Journal of Ethics, 26(1), 6–11. https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2024.6
  • Williams JC. Invited editorial: Making the Case for Universal Mental Health Screening in Schools. (2025) Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, S0890- 8567.
  • Sims K, Williams JC. Invited editorial: The Relationship Between Internalized Racism and Mental Health Symptoms in Black Adolescents. (2024) Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, S0890-8567.

Conference presentations:

  • Williams, J., Blatt, J. Oral presentation: Establishing Trust with Racially Minoritized Patients: Co-Creating a Communication Framework with Community Partners. AAMC Regional Conference. New Brunswick, NJ. April 2025.
  • Williams, J., Dean, M., Perry K. Panel: Health Equity and Economic Justice: Two Generation Strategies to Eradicate Poverty and Build and Intergenerational Wealth. Education Leaders of Color National Convening. Baltimore, MD. September 2024.
  • Williams, J., Walker, A. Workshop: Facilitate the Shift: Crafting Inclusive Spaces through Facilitation Excellence. Association of Academic Psychiatry. Vancouver, Canada, September 2024.
  • Wright, V., Williams, J., Walker, A. Work-in-Progress: Evaluating a Health Equity Focused Grand Rounds. Association of Academic Psychiatry. Washington, DC. September 2024.

Xiong, Willa, MD

  • Conway CR, Palanca BJA, Zeffiro T, Gott BM, Brown F, de Leon V, Barnes L, Nguyen T, Xiong W, Lessov-Schlaggar CN, Espejo G, Mennerick S, Zorumski CF, Nagele P. Nitrous Oxide Alters Functional Connectivity in Medial Limbic Structures in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Aug 17:2024.08.12.24311729.