The Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) – which serves as the department of child psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine – 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 Aahana Bajracharya and Chiamaka Pamela Agu, who both joined the department in January.
Aahana Bajracharya, PhD, joined the YCSC as a postdoctoral associate working with Vincent Gracco and Kenneth Pugh. She earned her PhD in imaging science from Washington University in St. Louis, where she focused on developing innovative ways to make functional near-infrared spectroscopy more effective for studying the brain in real-world settings and with greater precision. She is excited to explore the neurobiology of language through a neurodevelopmental lens through her work at the YCSC. She is passionate about science outreach and open science. Outside of research, you’ll often find her learning new languages or getting creative with her many arts and crafts projects.
Chiamaka Pamela Agu, MPH, is a research assistant in the YCSC ACCESS Lab, where she contributes to research focused on improving access to mental health, as well as substance use prevention interventions for adolescents. She holds a master's degree in public health and has worked as a pharmacist in both hospital and community pharmacy settings. She is deeply passionate about advancing global health equity with a particular focus on the intersection of digital health interventions, community-based mental health initiatives, and health policy.
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