The field of child and adolescent psychiatry is still relatively
underrepresented in the medical and scientific literature. The department
is particularly committed to advancing the scientific knowledge
base regarding the mental health of children, and in training mental
health professionals in research investigation and academic writing
for the promotion of this knowledge.
Cambridge Health Alliance is a health care system with strong clinical,
academic and research programs and diverse faculty interests. The
training program and the faculty are committed to providing top
educational opportunities for our Fellows within Cambridge Health
Alliance, as well as at affiliated Harvard teaching hospitals.
Margarita Alegria, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Understanding caregivers' recognition of youngsters' mental health
problems; concordance in the mental health problem reports of parent-child
dyads; gender and ethnic/race differences on youngsters' expression
of illness; CBT intervention for youngsters with PTSD.
Nick Carson, MD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
Clinical Research Associate, Center for Multicultural Mental Health
Research; Child Psychiatrist, Center for Child and Adolescent Development.Cultural
psychiatry; mental health needs and service use of ethnic minority
youth; clinical trials in psychopharmacology of severe mental illness
in youth; popular culture and mass media.
Katherine Grimes, MD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Community systems of care outcomes for children with serious mental
health needs, when care is provided by integrated medical, mental
health, and social service interventions.
Karlen Lyons-Ruth, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
How genetic factors and qualities of parent-child attachment interact
to influence the adolescent's adaptation or psychiatric disorder.
Nancy Rappaport, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Optimizing special education delivery to students; conducting threat
assessments in school setting.
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