Child Study Center News

Yale Child Study Center Associate Professor Julie Wolf has stepped into a new YCSC vice chair role, for professional development and education. Wolf has been a member of the YCSC community since 2005, when she joined the department to complete her post-doctoral fellowship, after which, in 2007, she joined the faculty.

To better understand the impact of NIH funding, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal visited Yale School of Medicine for a tour of neuroscience lab facilities and a discussion with neuroscience researchers.

Eunice Yuen, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and in the Yale Child Study Center, was selected as a 2024 recipient of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Psychodynamic Faculty Initiative (PsyFI) Mentorship Award.

A new report released by Yale Law School and Yale School of Medicine criticizes the often-cited Cass Review on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, commissioned by the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom.

Lyndsey Chong, Elizabeth Edgar, and Max Rolison were selected as recipients of the third annual Yale Child Study Center Trainee Pilot Research Awards. The awards provide research funding for trainees currently enrolled in a YCSC training program for initial pilot research projects relevant to child mental health.

Potenza’s research has focused on the neurobiology and treatment of substance and non-substance addictions and other disorders characterized by impaired impulse control. He has focused on internet use behaviors and disorders such as gaming disorder and problematic pornography use, as well as compulsive sexual behavior disorder, binge eating disorder and food addiction.

Hun Millard, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and the Child Study Center and interim vice chief of psychiatry and behavioral health for Yale New Haven Hospital (YNNH) has accepted the “permanent” position of vice chief of psychiatry and behavioral health for YNHH, deputy chair of psychiatry for the Yale New Haven Health System, and medical director of Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital.

At an annual Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) commencement event honoring trainees in the class of 2024 on June 21, 2024, some of the graduates’ future plans and next steps were shared. Several will be staying at Yale in new positions, while others are pursuing opportunities both near and far.

The Education Collaboratory at Yale would like to introduce our 2024 CSC Undergraduate Developmental Science Summer Interns, Adriana Rivera Vega, Jordyn Barkley, and Maya Steiger. As a part of our staff spotlight series, we are highlighting their work and what brings them to our team's mission to advance the science and practice of SEL.