Child Study Center News

The annual meeting of the Yale Child Study Center Associates was held in person on November 7, 2024, with a focus on the impact of the digital world—including social media—on children’s health and wellbeing. The meeting brought nearly 100 people together for an afternoon of talks by experts in the field. Fourteen faculty members provided brief, TED-talk style talks around the meeting’s theme, with a balance of related concerns and opportunities. Keynote speaker Andrew Solomon, PhD, wrapped up the afternoon sessions.

The Yale Daily News covered the Racially Informed Clinical Formulation, a new framework developed at the Yale Child Study Center provides a holistic structure for clinicians to examine how racism and cultural factors intersect with the well-being of their patients.

A new podcast series for classroom teachers hosted by Yale Child Study Center Research Scientist Amanda Dettmer was recently released by the American Psychological Association's Coalition for Psychology in Schools & Education. The series is based on a set of written “Mental Health Primers” that Dettmer led, in collaboration with other mental health professionals and experts through CPSE.

Yale Child Study Center Assistant Professor Emily Olfson is one of four 2024 Young Investigator Award recipients from the Tourette Association of America (TAA). Each awardee will receive $150,000 over two years to support their Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorder research.

View the latest opportunities for talented individuals seeking to improve the lives of children and families through research, service, and training at the Yale Child Study Center.

For the latest Yale Child Study Center “On Leadership” blog post and newsletter column, Daryn David, PhD, asked Yale Department of Pediatrics Professor Maryellen Flaherty-Hewitt, MD, to share her perspective on the promise a coach approach may hold for faculty and trainees within her department.

The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI) has released its 2023-2024 Research Year in Review report. The annual report features the collective accomplishments of our researchers across new grants, publications, conference presentations, invited talks, and popular media content between January 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. This period has been marked by exciting transitions, evolution, and growth for the YCEI, all in service of advancing social and emotional learning (SEL) through high-quality evidence and rigorous PreK-Grade 12 programming.

Marc Potenza, MD, PhD, Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry and professor in the Child Study Center and of neuroscience, spoke to The New York Times about consequences of binge watching and other uses of technology that can have negative consequences on mental health.

The Yale Child Study Center welcomes and introduces new community members on an on-going basis. All new faculty, staff, and trainees are invited to share bios and photos upon joining the department, and those who wish to participate are announced approximately monthly. This month, meet Aakash Chowkase, PhD, who joined the center on November 1.