News

RISE - Dr. Cristina Gonzalez Receives LRP

October 07, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Cristina Gonzalez, RISE Cohort 10, on being awarded an LRP from NIMHD. 

OHD - Dr. Erica Soltero Receives K01

October 07, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Erica Soltero, OHD Cohort 10, on receiving a K01 from NIDDK for her study, “Adapting and assessing the feasibility of a telehealth diabetes prevention program for Hispanic adolescents.”

OHD - Dr. Katrina Ellis Receives K01

October 07, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Katrina Ellis, OHD Cohort 7, on receiving a K01 from NCI her study, “Family Centered Approaches to Promoting Cascade Screening for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes among African Americans.” She has also been named an inaugural Scholar in Cancer Health Equity at the Rogel Cancer Center

FTG - Dr. Cecelia Valrie Receives R01

October 07, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Cecelia Valrie,  SIPID-FTG cohort 1, on being awarded an R21 entitled "Predicting Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Acute Pain Using Mathematical Models Based on mHealth Data." It was through the HEAL initiative and co-funded by the NIDCR (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) and NINDS (National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke).

OHD - Dr. Diane Francis Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

October 07, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Diane Francis, OHD Cohort 8, on being promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at the University of Kentucky. 

OHD - Dr. Desmond Delk Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

October 07, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Desmond Delk, OHD Cohort 6, on being promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at Langston University. 

AGOLD - Dr. Claudia Mickael Receives K01

October 06, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Claudia Mickael, AGOLD Cohort 7, on receiving a K01, "Novel Role of Classical Dendritic Cells in the pathogenesis of Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension."

FTG - Dr. Candice Adams-Mitchell Receives LRP

October 04, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Candice Adams-Mitchell, FTG Cohort 9, on receiving the NIH-LRP funded by NHLBI. 

Dr. Adams-Mitchell was also selected for the NIH AIM-AHEAD Fellowship in Leadership. 

 https://phhp.ufl.edu/2022/09/07/candice-adams-mitchell-receives-nih-fellowship-created-to-improve-diversity-among-leaders-in-ai/

RISE - Dr. April Mohanty Made Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

October 04, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. April Mohanty, RISE Cohort 8, on accepted the position of Vice Chair of Equity and Inclusion within the Department of Internal Medicine  at University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine. 

BSM - Dr. T A McDonald Invited Speaker on The BAPCO-DMAP: A unifying theory of development, heterogeneity, and neurodiversity in autism

October 04, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. T A McDonald, BSM Cohort 8, being an invited speaker on The BAPCO-DMAP: A unifying theory of development, heterogeneity, and neurodiversity in autism at the following event:

 

Autism Spectrum Disorder & the Neurodiversity Movement: Intersections of Race, Gender, Trauma & Development Virtual International Conference for Professionals

 

October 21, 2022

9:00am–5:00pm, EST

 

Join mental health professionals, clinicians, educators, students, and colleagues for a virtual conference with live presentations and opportunities to connect with one another.

Presentation Topics include:

 

The Autism Paradox: A history of neurodiversity

The BAPCO-DMAP: A unifying theory of development, heterogeneity, and neurodiversity in autism

Attachment, Trauma, Emotion Regulation, and Female Identity Development

Social Identity and the Importance of Belonging

Autism Spectrum and Gender

Clinical Applications, Interventions and Treatment

For information on the speakers, conference schedule, continuing education and more: https://learningsolutionsls.com/virtual-international.../

Early bird discount until September 21st.

To register:

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSee7OAttVRcD3.../viewform

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