Eunice Yuen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and in the Child Study Center
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Biography
Eunice integrates her clinical training and research work in a Bio-Psycho-Social-Cultural framework. Her research in children mental health covers from basic science on genetics and neurobiology to community-based advocacy, education and intervention. Acculturative stress, a form of psychosocial stressor that experienced by most immigrants, negatively impacts children and families in our society. Eunice is the founder and director of Yale Compassionate Home, Action Together (CHATogether), a culturally- and family-oriented program using drama vignettes as educational tools to promote emotional wellness in Asian-American children, young adults, and parents.
Education & Training
- MDState University of New York at Buffalo, Medicine (2015)
- PhDState University at New York at Buffalo, Neuroscience (2006)
Certifications
- Board CertificationAB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2021)
- Board CertificationAB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2020)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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AACAP Psychodynamic Faculty Initiative (PsyFI) Mentorship Award | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) | 2024 |
AACAP Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) | 2024 |
Yale Psychiatry Residents Association Faculty Diversity Award | Yale Department of Psychiatry | 2023 |
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Medical Educational President Grant | Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation | 2023 |
Yale New Haven Health System Innovation Award (Hospital Innovation Track) | Yale New Haven Health | 2022 |
The AAPI trauma healing program: learning cultural literacy, emotional and relational health through child-parent theater grant | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) | 2022 |
The OpEd Project: Public Voices Fellowship | The OpEd Project | 2022 |
APA Research Colloquium for Junior Psychiatrist (Health Disparities and Health Services) | American Psychiatric Association | 2021 |
John E. Schowalter Chief Resident Award | Yale Child Study Center | 2021 |
American Psychiatric Association SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Awards | American Psychiatric Association (APA) | 2020 |
Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) fellowship | Group for Advancemet of Psychiatry | 2019 |
PRMS-Endowed Fellowship for Child Psychiatry | PRMS | 2019 |