Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Expertise on Development and Disabilities

Mental Health Issues--Children

Biological and other markers of risk for affective disorders in children and adolescents
Andrew Tomarken, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology

Biology of major psychiatric disorders, especially schizophrenia
Sohee Park, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology

Biology of schizophrenia
Pat Levitt, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Director of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Child depression and adolescent suicide
David A. Cole, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Human Development

Child psychotherapy
Bahr Weiss, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of Center for Psychotherapy Research, Vanderbilt Institute of Public Policy Studies

Coping and self-regulation in response to stress and adversity in children and adolescents
Bruce E. Compas, PhD, Professor of Psychology

Depression and vocal communication between mothers and infants
Jo-Anne Bachorowski, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology

Family dysfunction among offspring of depressed parents, and preventive interventions for children and adolescents
Judy Garber, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry

Mental health services for children and adolescents, and methodological evaluation
Leonard Bickman, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Public Policy, and Psychiatry; Senior Research Associate and Director, Center for Mental Health Policy, Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies

School-based mental health services
Thomas Catron, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Pediatrics; Director of Vanderbilt Community Mental Health Center; Co-Director, Center for Psychotherapy Research, Vanderbilt Institute of Public Policy Studies

Bahr Weiss, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology and Co-Director, Center for Psychotherapy Research, Vanderbilt Institute of Public Policy Studies

See also Behavioral Disorders Clinic