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Several UMass Chan Psychiatry Faculty To Present At The Annual Meeting of The AACAP

Date Posted: Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Next week several of UMass Chan's Department of Psychiatry professors will be presenting at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) in Seattle, WA.

Below is the summary of the different presentations they will be making. For more information on how to join this conference, please visit

AACAP Meeting Website

AACAP 2024 Annual Meeting
October 14-19, 2024
Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA

Child Division Psychiatrists – AACAP Presentations

NAME	Presenting
Cochran, David	10/14-15 8-4pm AACAP-CAPRI Research Colloquium for Early Career Investigators, Day One AACAP-CAPRI Research Colloquium for Early Career Investigators, Day Two Mentor 10/17-1:30-3:30pm: Institute 6: Research Institute: The ABCs of ABCD: Making the Most of the Largest Long-Term Study of Brain Development and Child Health in the United States Co-chair 10/18: New Research Poster 5.34: Effect of Gabapentin on Glx and GABA as Potential Biomarkers for Social Cognition in Adolescents With ASD Jaclyn Jakubowski, BS¹, Abhinaya Gunasekar, MA, MPH², Arline M. Mata, BA², Steven M. Hodge, MA³, Jean A. Frazier, MD⁴ and David M. Cochran, MD, PhD⁵ (poster)
Dvir, Yael	10/17, 8-10:30: Member Services Forum 13: Translating Vision Into Reality: Leadership Training and Professional Coaching for Women Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Co-chair 10/19, 9 -11am: Clinical Perspectives 89: Innovation in Child Psychiatry Access Programs: Three Examples From Two Different States Co-chair Clinical Perspectives 89.1: Massachusetts Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) for Early Childhood (EC) Presenter
Frazier, Jean	10/18: New Research Poster 5.34: Effect of Gabapentin on Glx and GABA as Potential Biomarkers for Social Cognition in Adolescents With ASD Jaclyn Jakubowski, BS¹, Abhinaya Gunasekar, MA, MPH², Arline M. Mata, BA², Steven M. Hodge, MA³, Jean A. Frazier, MD⁴ and David M. Cochran, MD, PhD⁵ (poster) 10/19, 9 -11am Clinical Perspectives 89.2: Massachusetts Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP): ASD/Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ASDID) Presenter
Lorberg, Boris	10/17 3-4:30pm: Psychopharmacology and Neurotherapeutics Committee Co-chair
Metz, Peter	10/17, 8 -11am Member Services Forum 14: Service Intensity: How to Navigate the Continuum of Care as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Using a Measurement-Based Care Approach: The CALOCUS-CASII and the ECSII Presenter New Research Poster 2.57: Impact of Intensive Care Coordination on Emergency Department Boarding and Out-of-Home Placements: A Retrospective Chart Review Helen Rose Mizrach, BS and W. Peter Metz, MD (poster)
Morgan, Wynne	10/15 8-11: Member Services Forum 3: Clinical Updates: Presenting the Methods and Content of Three New AACAP Official Actions on the Topics of Management of Agitation in Inpatient Setting, Antipsychotic Medications, and Psychotropic Medication Reduction and Discontinuation Presenter Top of Form · Bottom of Form 10/15 2:30-4:30: Clinical Perspectives 27: Bridging Gaps: Clinical Perspectives on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A Hidden Neurobehavioral Disability PresenterTop of Form 10/16 10:30-12:30:Top of FormBottom of Form Clinical Case Conference 8: Developmental Dynamics in De-Prescribing for Children, Adolescents, and Transitional-Age Youth Presenter 10/17 10-1:Bottom of Form Adoption and Foster Care Committee Co-chair 10/17 1:30-3:30: Top of FormBottom of FormClinical Perspectives 60: Building Bridges and Moving Mountains: Practical Tips for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists to Promote Positive Change When Working With Youth and Families Who Are Child Welfare-InvolvedTop of Form Bottom of Form Clinical Perspectives 60.3: Building Relational Health in the Clinic Setting: Trauma-Informed Parenting Tools to Help Support Adoption and Reunification Journeys Presenter
Palmer, Sarah	10/17 1-3: New Research Poster 4.38: Relationships Between Postpartum Bonding and PRISM and MCPAP for Moms (poster)
Raj, Abita	10/15 2:30-4:30: Clinical Perspectives 30: Substance Use Does Not Discriminate: Culturally Sensitive Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth Co-chair Clinical Perspectives 30.2: Culturally Sensitive Evidence-Based Approaches for Treating Substance Use Disorders in Asian American Youth and Families Presenter
Skehan, Brian	10/17 8-10:30am: Transitional Age Youth and College Student Mental Health Committee Co-chair 10/18 8-10 am Higher Education Mental Health Alliance — Creating Trauma Responsive Communities on Campus Chair