Presentations
2025
GET ActivE: Testing of a Behavioral Activation App for youth.
Poster accepted. University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry 2025 Annual Research Day — Josh Daniel, B.S. (UPMC)June 2025
Collaborating to create a “Roadmap to ETUDES”: Human-centered design informs study materials to engage families in suicide prevention research.
Poster accepted. University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry 2025 Annual Research Day — Morgan Rose, MSW candidate (UPMC)June 2025
Benefits of Comprehensive Clinical Internship Programs.
Poster accepted. University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry 2025 Annual Research Day — Karla Joyce, LCSW (UPMC)June 2025
Optimizing Suicide Prevention Strategies for Pediatric Primary Care Through End-User Feedback.
Poster accepted. University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry 2025 Annual Research Day — Shantele Weaver, M.S. (UPMC)June 2025
Adolescent Feedback on a Suite of Mobile Suicide Prevention Tools: Integrated Care to Help at Risk Teens (iCHART).
Poster accepted. University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry 2025 Annual Research Day — Jordan Mehalko, M.S. (UPMC)June 2025
Sleep health and suicide.
Invited virtual webinar, Rutgers Health University Behavioral Health Care, Behavioral Research and Training Institute, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ — Tina Goldstein, PhD (UPMC)February 2025
AFSP research at work: What we’ve learned about sleep and suicide prevention.
Invited lecture, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Houston, TX — Tina Goldstein, PhD (UPMC)January 2025
2024
Improving teen sleep health to prevent suicide.
Invited lecture. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Atlantic City, NJ — Tina Goldstein, PhD (UPMC)November 2024
Adolescent and Parent Perspectives on a Behavioral Activation App to Address Anhedonia.
ABCT Conference, Symposia 34, Philadelphia, PA — Rhonda Boyd, PhD (CHOP)November 2024
Perceptions of Teens and Caregivers on SMILEY, an Automated Depression and Suicide Prevention Intervention for Online Victimized, At-risk Youth: A Qualitative Study in Pediatric Primary Care Settings.
ABCT Conference, Symposia 34, Philadelphia, PA — Candice Biernesser, PhD (UPMC)November 2024
Technology as Both a Barrier and Facilitator in Addressing Sleep Disturbances Among Adolescents At-Risk for Suicide.
ABCT Conference, Symposia 34, Philadelphia, PA — Giana Teresi, M.S. (UPMC)November 2024
Developing and Adapting Technological Interventions to Prevent Youth Suicide in Primary Care.
ABCT Conference, Chair, Symposia 34, Philadelphia, PA — Molly Davis, PhD (CHOP)November 2024
Implementation of a Light-touch Prevention Program for Teens at Risk for Suicide.
ABCT Conference, Symposia 34, Philadelphia, PA — Karen Schwartz, PhD (CHOP)November 2024
Can Quality Improvement and Randomized Clinical Trials Be Friends?
AACAP Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL — David Brent, MD (UPMC)October 2024
Sleep intervention for primary care: Adolescent, caregiver, and clinician perspectives.
American Psychological Association Convention, Symposium, Seattle, WA — Ariel Williamson, PhD (University of Oregon)August 2024
Digital Tools for the Assessment of Child Psychopathology and Delivery of Parenting Interventions.
Invited Lecture. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Pam and Jack Beeler Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Grand Rounds, Columbus, OH — Oliver Lindhiem, PhD (UPMC)July 2024
Developing Digital Interventions with Stakeholder Feedback to Reduce Teen Suicide.
University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA — Morgan Rose, BS (UPMC)June 2024
"Advancing Partnerships and Collaborative Approaches in Prevention Science."
Society for Prevention Research conference, Chair — Rhonda Boyd, PhD (CHOP)May 2024
Impact of Technology and Digital Media on Child and Adolescent Development and Mental Health.
Workshop session. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) — César Escobar-Viera, MD (UPMC)April 2024
Developing Digital Interventions with Stakeholder Feedback to Reduce Teen Suicide.
Pennsylvania Children’s Interagency Conference organized through PA DHS and PA Care Partnership, State College, PA — Morgan Rose, BS (UPMC)April 2024
Identification and Prevention of Youth Suicide in Pediatric Primary Care.
Department of Psychology Grand Rounds, The Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia, PA — Jason Jones, PhD (CHOP)March 2024
Improving teen sleep to prevent suicide.
Invited virtual lecture, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Adams County, CO — Tina Goldstein, PhD (UPMC)March 2024
Depression and suicide: Evidence-based strategies to improve adolescent and young adult health.
University of Pennsylvania, Masters in Public Health Program, Philadelphia, PA — Jami Young, PhD (CHOP)February 2024
Equitable sleep intervention for primary care: Adolescent, caregiver, and clinician perspectives.
In “Reach and equity in pediatric integrated primary care,” Symposium submitted for APA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA — Ariel Williamson, PhD (University of Oregon)February 2024
Technology as both a barrier and facilitator in addressing sleep disturbances among adolescents at-risk for suicide.
Abstract submitted to ABCT Convention, Philadelphia, PA — Giana Teresi, MS (UPMC)February 2024
Implementation of a light-touch prevention program for teens at risk for suicide.
Abstract submitted to ABCT Convention, Philadelphia, PA — Karen Schwartz, PhD (CHOP)February 2024
Adolescent and parent perspectives on a behavioral activation app to address anhedonia.
Abstract submitted to ABCT Convention, Philadelphia, PA — Rhonda Boyd, PhD (UPMC)February 2024
Perceptions of teens and caregivers on SMILEY, an automated depression and suicide prevention intervention for online victimized, at-risk youth.
Abstract submitted to ABCT Convention, Philadelphia, PA — Candice Biernesser, PhD (UPMC)February 2024
Results of Signature R01 and iCHART randomized clinical trial.
Abstract submitted to AACAP Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA — David Brent, MD (UPMC)February 2024
Digital Tools for the Assessment of Child Psychopathology and Delivery of Parenting Interventions.
Invited Talk. Florida International University, Center for Children and Families, Miami, FL — Oliver Lindhiem, PhD (UPMC)January 2024
Sleep Health and Suicide Risk in Youth.
Journal Suicide Club presentation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA — Peter Franzen, PhD (UPMC)January 2024
Leveraging research methods across the translational research spectrum to prevent youth depression and suicide.
Clinical Futures, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia — Molly Davis, PhD (CHOP)January 2024
Keynote Speaker for Depression Research Summit: Hope Over the Horizon.
New York, NY — Randy Auerbach, PhD (Columbia University)January 2024
2023
Black youth suicide: Recent research and policy.
Division of Adolescent Medicine research seminar, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA — Rhonda Boyd, PhD (CHOP)December 2023
Provider, caregiver, and adolescent pre-implementation perceptions of a predictive algorithm to identify adolescents at risk for suicide in pediatric primary care.
Poster presentation. 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Arlington, VA — Gillian Dysart, MS (CHOP)December 2023
A Prospective Study of Sleep Health and Suicidal Behavior.
Invited virtual lecture, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Research Connection, New York, NY — Tina Goldstein, PhD (UPMC)December 2023
Dissemination of report “Cultivating Purpose in Adolescence,” Council Report No. 3.
National Scientific Council on Adolescence — Rhonda Boyd, PhD (CHOP)November 2023
The CaRISMA in Your Pocket: Mobile apps and peer health coaches delivering CBT to adults with sickle cell disease.
University of Pittsburgh Senior Vice Chancellor’s Research Seminar — Charles Jonassaint, PhD (UPMC)November 2023
Identifying adolescent depression and suicide risk in pediatric primary care via routine screening.
PolicyLab Early Career Researcher Spotlight Presentation, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA — Molly Davis, PhD (CHOP)October 2023
Suicide Prevention and Intervention for At-Risk Youth.
ACMA Western Pennsylvania Chapter 19th Annual Case Management and Transitions of Care Conference, Pittsburgh, PA — Katelyn Bigley, LPC, MSCP (UPMC)September 2023
Career journey as a child clinical psychologist to a suicide prevention researcher.
Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ — Rhonda Boyd, PhD (CHOP)September 2023
Clinical and Biological Phenotyping of Suicidal Behavior in Youth.
Invited Grand Rounds Talk, Columbia University, New York, NY — Nadine Melhem, PhD (UPMC)August 2023
Centering Lived Experiences and Intersectional Identities in the Codesign of Flourish, a Suicide Prevention Intervention for LGBTQ+ Youth.
Youth Suicide Research Consortium 4th Annual Meeting, Virtual — Candice Biernesser, PhD (UPMC)June 2023
Understanding and Responding to Mental Health Impacts of Online Victimization Among Marginalized Youth.
STAR Center Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA — Candice Biernesser, PhD (UPMC) & César Escobar-Viera, MD (UPMC)May 2023
Webinar: Early Identification and Prevention of Youth Depression.
The Alan Hu Foundation — Jami Young, PhD (CHOP)April 2023
Suffering in Silence: Suicidality in Neurodiverse Communities of Color.
Panel Discussion. P50 MH130957 Mental Health in Autistic Adults: An RDoC Approach — David Brent, MD (UPMC)April 2023
Presented ETUDES Center information for PolicyLab Behavioral Health Portfolio.
— Stephanie Doupnik, MD (CHOP)April 2023
Challenges In Ascertaining Suicide Risk In Child and Youth Suicide.
NIMH Science to Service Workshop — Rhonda Boyd, PhD (CHOP)April 2023
Colloquium: Preventing Youth Depression and Suicide.
University of Pennsylvania Clinical Psychology Graduate Program — Jami Young, PhD (CHOP)March 2023
Presentation to lobby for coverage for all digital therapeutics.
Senator Bob Casey’s Office, Washington, D.C. — Dawn Gotkiweicz, MD (UPMC)March 2023
Applying Implementation Science Theories, Models, and Frameworks to Advance Equitable Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
Seminar Series, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ — Ariel Williamson, PhD (CHOP)March 2023
Hacking 4 Humanity: The Problem of Online Hate.
Hybrid Tech and Policy Hackathon, Advisor — Candice Biernesser, PhD (UPMC)March 2023
Keynote: Understanding Suicide Risk in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults.
Depression Research Summit, “Social and Biological Underpinnings of Disparities...” — Nadine Melhem, PhD (UPMC)February 2023
Depression and Suicide: Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health.
Lecture, University of Pennsylvania MPH Program — Jami Young, PhD (CHOP)February 2023
Considerations for Suicide Risk Assessment With Youth of Color.
Suicide Risk Assessment Webinar Series, Buros Center for Testing — Rhonda Boyd, PhD (CHOP)February 2023
Applying Implementation Science Principles to Advance Pediatric Sleep Care.
Special T32 Grand Rounds, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School — Ariel Williamson, PhD (CHOP)February 2023
2022
Development to Dissemination: Applying Implementation Science in Pediatric Sleep Research.
Invited Lecture. Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD — Ariel Williamson, PhD (CHOP)November 2022
Using a Mobile Game for Exposures to Reduce Needle Phobia in Young Children.
Poster presentation. 56th Annual ABCT Convention, New York, NY — Oliver Lindhiem, PhD (UPMC)November 2022
Presentation for CHOP’s Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences All Staff Meeting: ETUDES Center.
— Jami Young, PhD (CHOP)September 2022