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YCSC Associates Events

In addition to a new webinar series for YCSC Associates launched in 2022, an annual meeting brings members of the group together each year in the fall to engage in presentations focused on the multi-faceted mission of the YCSC. These sessions, historically provided in-person, shifted to a virtual format in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, a virtual poster session, supplemental videos, and recordings of the live sessions have been made available on-line.

2022 Virtual Meeting of the Associates

The 2022 meeting was held live via Zoom on Thursday, November 3, 2022, with supplemental content provided via a virtual poster session, pre-recorded mini-talks, and select supplemental publications. The theme of the 2022 meeting was Resilience in a Time of Crises: Applying Science & Innovation to Support Families, and a recording of the live event is available for review below.

Agenda & Panel Discussion Topics

Time Topic
1:30-1:45 Welcome & Introductions: Dr. Linda Mayes, YCSC Chair
1:45-2:05 Supporting Resilience: Clinical Work in Times of Crises
2:05-2:25 Childhood Anxiety: Giving Children Skills in an Uncertain World
2:25-2:45 Responding to the Traumatic Impact of Violence
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-3:20 Supporting Perinatal Health & Well-Being at the Child Study Center
3:20-3:40 Experiences of Siblings of Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
3:40-3:55 Wrap-up and Q&A
4:00-4:30 Breakout Sessions with Each Panel

Panels & Speakers

Supporting Resilience: Clinical Work in Times of Crises

  • Tara Davila, LCSW, Clinical Coordinator, Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic for Children
  • Dakota Becker, LMSW, Postgraduate Associate
  • Emma Henderschedt, LMSW, Postgraduate Associate
  • Heather Maurizio, LCSW Clinical Instructor of Social Work

Childhood Anxiety: Giving Children Skills in an Uncertain World

  • Eli Lebowitz, MD,Co-Director, Program for Anxiety Disorders
  • Wendy Silverman, PhD, ABPP, Co-Director, Program for Anxiety Disorders
  • Becca Etkin, Postdoctoral Associate, Program for Anxiety Disorders

Responding to the Traumatic Impact of Violence

  • Steven Marans, PhD, MSW, Co-Director, Center for Traumatic Stress and Recovery
  • Carrie Epstein, LCSW, Co-Director, Center for Traumatic Stress and Recovery
  • Brianna Brower, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Child Psychology, Center for Traumatic Stress and Recovery

Supporting Perinatal Health & Well-Being at the Child Study Center

  • Helena Rutherford, PhD, Associate Professor, Before and After Baby Lab
  • Nancy Close, PhD, Clinical Director, Parent and Family Development Program
  • Kieran O’Donnell, PhD, Assistant Professor, Health-Omics & Perinatal Epidemiology (HOPE) Research Group
  • Amanda Lowell, Associate Research Scientist, Mothering from the Inside Out
  • Tara Thompson-Felix. MD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Health-Omics & Perinatal Epidemiology (HOPE) Research Group

Experiences of Siblings of Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

  • Jamie McPartland, PhD, Director, Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic
  • Julie Wolf, PhD, Associate Director, Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic
  • Reeda Iqbal, BA, Sparrow Fellow in Clinical Neuroscience, McPartland Lab
  • Lauren Singer, BA, Former Research Assistant, McPartland Lab