Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsAndrea Diaz Stransky, MD
Assistant Professor Adjunct in PsychiatryAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Impact of Intersecting Identities on Student Well-being
Valdez P, Stransky A, Grant C, Augustyn M. Impact of Intersecting Identities on Student Well-being. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2025, 46: e632-e633. PMID: 40920172, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavior intervention plansGeneralized anxiety disorderEye movement desensitizationSchool resource officersTrauma-focused interventionsSpecific learning disordersGeneral education instructionManagement of anxietyMovement desensitizationAnxiety disordersReprocessing therapyStudent well-beingAnxiety symptomsAfrican American boysTraumatic symptomsPsychiatric evaluationSchool counselorsSchool avoidanceAdolescent psychiatristsEducation instructionAnxietyImpact of intersectional identitiesIntervention planningWell-beingEmotionsBridging the gap in school mental health: Strategies for supporting behavioral health staff
Sielaty R, Henderson S, Diaz-Stransky A, Zimmerman K, D'Agostino E. Bridging the gap in school mental health: Strategies for supporting behavioral health staff. Preventive Medicine Reports 2025, 55: 103103. PMID: 40492021, PMCID: PMC12145534, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral health staffHealth staffMental healthSecondary analysisYouth mental health crisisSchool mental healthBehavioral health teamMental health crisisMental health screenerInductive coding approachBehavioral health expertsStudents' mental healthSchool-based cliniciansCase-based discussionHealth teamsStaff shortagesIntervention strengthAppropriate careIntervention resourcesPractical resourcesHealth expertsComponents participationUnited StatesGroup discussionsStaff
2020
Tantrum Tool: Development and Open Pilot Study of Online Parent Training for Irritability and Disruptive Behavior
Diaz-Stransky A, Rowley S, Zecher E, Grodberg D, Sukhodolsky DG. Tantrum Tool: Development and Open Pilot Study of Online Parent Training for Irritability and Disruptive Behavior. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2020, 30: 558-566. PMID: 33035067, PMCID: PMC7699014, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2020.0089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen pilot studyAffective Reactivity IndexOpen trialPilot studyFirst-line treatmentSecondary outcome measuresDisruptive Behavior Rating ScaleYoung childrenDisruptive behaviorSignificant reductionDisruptive behavior disordersClinical effectsParent management training interventionOutcome measuresEffective treatmentTreatment retentionBehavior disorderClinical settingParent management trainingPrimary caregiversMeaningful reductionRating ScaleIrritability scoresLimited service availabilityParent training program
2016
Effects of Maternal Prenatal Stress: Mechanisms, Implications, and Novel Therapeutic Interventions
Tobon A, Stransky A, Ross DA, Stevens HE. Effects of Maternal Prenatal Stress: Mechanisms, Implications, and Novel Therapeutic Interventions. Biological Psychiatry 2016, 80: e85-e87. PMID: 27968727, PMCID: PMC5374858, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.09.011.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPsychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: Diagnosis, Management, and Bioethics
Takasaki K, Stransky A, Miller G. Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: Diagnosis, Management, and Bioethics. Pediatric Neurology 2016, 62: 3-8. PMID: 27400821, DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresManagement of psychogenic nonepileptic seizuresVideo-EEGPsychiatric comorbiditiesDiagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizuresEthical analysisEthical principlesEthical questionsEthical challengesSocial contractIncidence of psychiatric comorbiditiesFrequent recurrenceNursing staffHealth professionalsPatientsPatient featuresProfessional colleaguesDiagnosisEpileptic seizuresEye closureNonepileptic seizuresHistory of abuseLong durationComorbiditiesCognitive impairment
2014
Cholesterol Use in Autism Treatment
Diaz-Stransky A, Tierney E. Cholesterol Use in Autism Treatment. 2014, 2403-2425. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4788-7_147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmith-Lemli-Opitz syndromeAutistic spectrum disorderCholesterol biosynthesis pathwayAltered cholesterol homeostasisBiosynthesis pathwayNiemann-Pick disease type CCellular membrane structureSignal transductionLipid raftsCellular membrane stabilityCholesterol homeostasisHuntington's diseaseSynthesis of hormonesSteroid synthesisTangier diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseSmith-Lemli-OpitzPrevalence of autistic spectrum disordersTreatment of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndromeNeuroactive steroid synthesisMembrane structureIntellectual disabilityBile acidsDisease modelsMembrane stability
2013
Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms in adult patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors
Chaichana K, Pendleton C, Jackson C, Martinez-Gutierrez J, Diaz-Stransky A, Aguayo J, Olivi A, Weingart J, Gallia G, Lim M, Brem H, Quinones-Hinojosa A. Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms in adult patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors. Neurological Research 2013, 35: 206-211. PMID: 23336127, PMCID: PMC3991124, DOI: 10.1179/1743132812y.0000000126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep vein thrombosisPre-operative factorsHigh grade gliomasPulmonary emboliKarnofsky Performance ScalePeri-operativeIntracranial tumorsAdult patientsGrade gliomasPre-operative clinical factorsStepwise multivariate logistic regression analysisAcademic tertiary care institutionMultivariate logistic regression analysisLow-molecular-weight heparinMotor deficitsTertiary care institutionDeep venous thrombosisPeri-operative periodMolecular weight heparinOlder ageBrain tumor patientsLogistic regression analysisIntracranial hemorrhagePulmonary embolismVein thrombosis
2012
Cognitive and behavioral aspects of Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome
Diaz‐Stransky A, Tierney E. Cognitive and behavioral aspects of Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars In Medical Genetics 2012, 160C: 295-300. PMID: 23042585, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31342.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBehavioral phenotype of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndromeRates of intellectual disabilityRisk of suicidal behaviorAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderSelf-injurious behaviorDeficit hyperactivity disorderAssociated with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndromeSelf-injurySuicidal behaviorPsychiatric disordersHyperactivity disorderIntellectual disabilityBehavioral phenotypesBehavioral abnormalitiesSleep disturbanceDevelopment of treatmentsTreatment of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndromeSensory hyperreactivityBehavioral aspectsDisordersBrainDevelopmental delaySmith-Lemli-Opitz syndromeMotor developmental delayAutism