YCSC Connections
Featuring updates, news you can use, events, and more from the Yale Child Study Center.
Chair's Message
The cool weather of autumn has, at last, come to New England this past week—and in our department, we are certainly experiencing the increased pace of the fall academic season. We were also incredibly saddened to learn about the passing of Jean Adnopoz earlier this week. A well-loved member of the YCSC community, Jean was a dedicated and devoted advocate for children and families, and she served as the director of in-home services for many years. She will be dearly missed.
As we mourn that loss, we are simultaneously off and running with much news to share from the beginning of our new academic year. I have very much enjoyed being with so many in our community in person for several events and meetings already this semester, from our well-attended open house in September to our very special Grand Rounds sessions this month—honoring academic progression and promotion on October first, and then marking Hispanic Heritage Month on the eighth.
I look forward to seeing even more of you on October 25 when we gather in the afternoon to honor Fred Volkmar’s retirement and many contributions, and also at this year’s meeting of the YCSC associates on November 7—the first held in-person since pre-pandemic.
I hope we will find many other ways in the coming months to come together in person as a community. Indeed, it is a busy and exciting time at the center—and as ever, I am grateful to all who contribute to and support the important work that is done by all in the YCSC community.
Linda Mayes, MD
Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology; Chair
Yale Child Study Center
Departmental News & Updates
Welcoming new YCSC community members this summer & fall
Meet some of the new faculty, staff, and trainees who have joined the YCSC this summer and fall. The YCSC welcomes and introduces new community members on an on-going basis. All new community members are invited to share bios and photos upon joining the department, and those who wish to participate are announced approximately monthly.
15 Oct 2024Yale Departments of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, & Child Study Center Staff Spotlight: Anna DeAngelo
In the latest edition of a spotlight series launched in February 2023 to feature integrated business operations (IBO) and administration staff at the Yale Child Study Center, Department of Psychiatry, and Department of Pediatrics, meet the IBO’s Human Resource Business Partner Anna DeAngelo.
14 Oct 2024Education Collaboratory Team Members Spotlight: 2024 Research Assistants
The Education Collaboratory at Yale is proud to introduce our 2024 PSYC 493-495 Undergraduate Research Assistants, Alyssa Erthum, Christian Thomas, Ava Van Straten, Perri Hawkins, and Adriana Abad Castro. 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 of learning and social and emotional development.
4 Oct 2024Antisemitism in healthcare: Sasso joins delegation to speak to Congress
Yale Child Study Center Assistant Clinical Professor David Sasso traveled to Washington, DC in September with a delegation of 40 healthcare professionals to speak with members of Congress and their staff about issues surrounding antisemitism in healthcare.
10 Oct 2024Yale Child Study Center hosts open house for internal & area providers
Approximately 150 attendees joined this year's Yale Child Study Center Open House, held at 350 George Street in New Haven on September 19. Learn more about this annual event, view photo events, and view video clips from one of the flash talks.
16 Oct 2024Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Pioneers of Change—Shaping the Future Together
On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, members of the Yale Child Study Center community joined together both in person and by Zoom to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month. Focused on the 2024 national theme, Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together, the session featured YCSC community members who volunteered to share some of the ways in which they are shaping the future as a Latine person.
16 Oct 2024Professional progression at celebrated at second annual YCSC event
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, twelve members of the Yale Child Study Center community were recognized for professional progression in the prior academic year.
16 Oct 2024China mental health delegation visits the Yale Child Study Center
The Yale Child Study Center hosted a visit from the China Consortium of Leading Hospitals in Child and Adolescent Mental Health in October. The delegation included sixteen child and adolescent psychiatrists from the People's Republic of China, hailing from Beijing, Shangai, Nanking, and Shenzhen.
17 Oct 2024World Children’s Day pop-up event at Yale Child Study Center
November 20, 2024, marks the 65th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, and the 35th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In celebration of these significant milestones, the Education Collaboratory at Yale is partnering with the undergraduates of Yale’s UNICEF chapter to host an event that honors and reflects on the rights of children, with a focus on social and emotional learning (SEL) as a human right.
14 Oct 2024Someone Cares Closet: Upcoming donation drive for families
The first annual donation drive to benefit Someone Cares Closet (SCC), which provides personal care products for children and families in need, will be hosted by Vina’s Wine and Tapas Restaurant in New Haven from November 13 through December 3, 2024. Patrons who bring in at least one personal care product will enjoy a 10% discount on their meal.
17 Oct 2024Yale social work fellowship open to applicants for 2025-2026
The Yale Child Study Center Advanced Clinical Social Work Fellowship is now open to applications for the 2025-2026 academic year, with a submission deadline of January 5, 2025.
17 Oct 2024Yale Child Study Center Job & Trainee Opportunities: October 2024
Review the latest openings for faculty and staff positions at the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC), which serves as the department of child psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. The YCSC offers a variety of opportunities throughout the year for talented individuals seeking to improve and impact the lives of children and families.
15 Oct 2024
Upcoming Special Events
- Oct 202425Friday
YCSC Celebratory Symposium: Fred Volkmar's Retirement
Yale Child Study Center
Speakers: James McPartland, PhD, Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD, Suzanne Macari, PhD, Roald A. Øien, PhD, Susan White, PhD
- Nov 20247Thursday
Yale Child Study Center Annual Associates Meeting: The Impact of the Digital World on Children's Health
Speakers: Andrew Solomon, PhD , Uche Aneni, MBBS, MHS, Kimberly Hieftje, PhD, Katherine Battle, PhD, Preston Ebaugh, MD
- Nov 20248-9Multiple Days
Multimodal Neuroimaging and Machine Learning to Understand Human Behavior
A Yale fNIRS Workshop
Speakers: Susan Perlman, Luca Pollonini
News You Can Use
A Spinning Worry
Robin Stern and Diana Divecha share several healthy emotion regulation strategies that parents can model for their children in stressful or uncertain scenarios.
Source: Modern Mom7 Oct 2024A Key Brain Difference Linked to Autism Is Found for the First Time in Living People
Autistic brains have fewer synapses compared to neurotypical brains, PET scans show.
15 Oct 2024Yale Pediatric Psychology Program Expands, Offers Support to Medically Complex Youth
Eight YCSC pediatric psychologists are now embedded in a wide range of primary care and medical subspecialities at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, offering targeted behavioral health care to medically complex youth.
29 Oct 2024Supporting YSM educators through coaching: An interview with David Della-Giustina
For the latest YCSC “On Leadership” blog post and newsletter column, Daryn David interviewed David Della-Giustina on the coach approach and leadership in academic medicine. Della-Giustina serves as vice chair for education for the Yale Department of Emergency Medicine, in addition to holding other leadership roles.
16 Oct 2024Making science accessible: Dettmer interviewed on research ethics podcast
YCSC Research Scientist Amanda Dettmer was featured on the first episode of a new podcast titled “Research Ethics Reimagined” and designed to help further public understanding of scientific research.
11 Oct 2024Validation Results on Remote Assessment Tool for Children Shared at Yale Summit
In September, a summit was held at Yale University to share the findings of a validation study conducted across seven countries on the Remote Assessment of Learning (ReAL) tool, which was designed in 2021 to assess literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills in children ages 5–14 in remote learning environments.
17 Oct 2024Catalyzing Impact through Focused Research Funding: Ellen Hoffman
Over the years, researchers have identified many genes that are strongly associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but it remains unclear whether these “risk genes” are part of common biological pathways.
16 Sep 2024
Upcoming Grand Rounds
YCSC Grand Rounds sessions are typically presented in person in the Cohen Auditorium at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, from September through June, with a live stream available via Zoom.
- Oct 202422Tuesday
YCSC Grand Rounds: Most Vulnerable to Most Valuable—Early Childhood Policies as a Fundamental Building Block of Resilience, Climate Adaptation and Sustainable Development
Yale Child Study Center
Speaker: Adrian Cerezo, PhD, MESc
- Oct 202429Tuesday
YCSC Grand Rounds: Flourishing families – Exploring the correlates, causes, and consequences of parents' well-being
Yale Child Study Center
Speaker: Katherine Nelson-Coffey PhD
- Nov 20245Tuesday
YCSC Grand Rounds: Research Updates—Supporting the Mental Health of Transgender Youth
Yale Child Study Center
Speaker: Jack Turban, MD, MHS
- Nov 20246Wednesday
Pediatric Grand Rounds - Bringing Sound Science to Adolescent and Child Health Policy
Speaker: Meredithe McNamara, MD, MS, FAAP
- Nov 202412Tuesday
YCSC Grand Rounds: "Is There a Future for Precision Mental Health Care for Anxiety Disorders in Children?"
Yale Child Study Center
Speaker: Jennie Hudson, PhD
In the Media
Someone Cares Closet at Yale Provides self-care items to children in need
YCSC Assistant Clinical Professor Carolina Parrott was interviewed on WTNH Channel 8 about Someone Cares Closet, a project providing self care products for children and families in need -- as well as an upcoming donation drive being hosted by local restaurant Vina's Wine and Tapas.
Source: WTNH News 810 Oct 2024Emotional Wisdom and the Permission to Feel
How do different emotions impact everyday life? And what are the kinds of experiences we want and need—in the classroom, at work, and in our own developmental trajectories—to be able to deepen our emotional wisdom so we can make better decisions and have healthier relationships? In this episode of Learning Through Experience, we dig deep into feelings with Dr. Marc Brackett.
Source: Learning Through Experience4 Oct 2024Yale mental health experts weigh in on increasing national suicide rates
In this article addressing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that the national suicide rate increased by 30 percent over the past two decades, Yale faculty including YCSC experts provide additional insight into this growing problem along with information about prevention efforts.
Source: Yale Daily News3 Oct 2024Psychologists set the record straight on what gaslighting is (and what it's not)
"Gaslighting" has become a common part of our vocabulary—unfortunately, it also comes with some common misunderstandings. Learn more.
Source: Upworthy3 Oct 2024The overlooked quotient: emotional intelligence highlighted by Yale researcher
Yale’s Marc Brackett delved into the importance of emotional intelligence on the Huberman Lab Podcast.
Source: Yale Daily News19 Sep 2024CT groups aim to connect children and adults who have siblings with special needs
YCSC Associate Professor Julie Wolf and some of her work supporting siblings of individuals with disabilities is highlighted in this Record Journal article.
Source: CT Insider - Record Journal16 Sep 2024