Faculty Accomplishments
PUBLICATIONS
Asarnow, J.R., Berk, M.S., & Baraff, L.J. (2009). Family Intervention for Suicide Prevention: A Specialized Emergency Department Intervention for Suicidal Youth. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40, 118-125.
Berk, M.S., Grosjean, B, & Warnick, H.D. (2009). Beyond threats: risk factors for suicide completion in borderine personality disorder. Current Psychiatry, 8, 33-41.
Kennard, B.D., Clarke, G.N., Weersing, V.R., Asarnow, J.R., Shamseddeen, W., Porta, G., Berk, M.S., Hughes, J.L., Spirito, A., Emslie, G.J., & Brent, D.A. (2009). Effective components of TORDIA cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescent depression: preliminary findings. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 1033-1041.
Chung B, Jones L, Forge N, Jones F, Norris K. The story of stone soup: A recipe to reduce health disparities. Ethnicity and Disease, 2010 Winter, Vol. 20
Chung B, Dixon E, Jones L, Miranda J, Wells KB, and the Community Partners in Care Steering Council: Using a community partnered participatory research approach to implement a randomized controlled trial: Planning the design of community partners in care to improve the fit with the community. Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, in press
Mendel P, Ngo VK, Chung B, Dixon E, Jones A, Jones F, Khodykov D, Masongsong Z, Stockdale S, Wells K: Use of a community engagement conference to initiate a community-partnered, randomized trial for depression care. Improvement in Underserved Communities, Ethnicity and Disease, in press
Chung B, Litt P, Wright R, Hill DA, Jones F, Forge N, Corbin D, Gray R, Wong E, Wells K: The Restoration Center Los Angeles: Steps to wholeness – mind, body, and spirit: Executive Summary, Ethnicity and Disease, in press
Wong E, Chung B, Stover G, Stockdale S, Litt P, Jones P: A process evaluation of a participatory partnered planning process to develop a Depression Treatment Center for those of African descent in South Los Angeles, Ethnicity and Disease, in press
Dobkin de Rios, M. Grob, C.S.: The ritual use of psychoactive drugs: in I.P. Stolerman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Heidleberg, Germany, Springer Publishers, in press, 2010.
Grob, C.S, Danforth, A.L, Chopra, G.S, Hagerty, M.C, McKay, C.R, Halberstadt, A.L. and Greer, G.R. A pilot study of psilocybin treatment for anxiety in advanced-stage cancer patients. Archives of General Psychiatry, in press, 2010.
Warden D, Rush AJ, Wisniewski SR, Lesser IM, Thase ME, Balasubramani GK, Shores-Wilson K, Nierenberg AA, Trivedi MH: Income and attrition in the treatment of depression: A STAR*D report. Depression and Anxiety, 26:622-633, 2009
Warden D, Trivedi M, Wisniewski SR, Lesser IM, Mitchell J, Balasubramani GK, Fava M, Shores-Wilson K, Stegman D, Rush AJ: Identifying risk for attrition during treatment for depression. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 78:372-379, 2009
Diaz E, Miskimen T, Vega WA, Gara M, Lawson WB, Lesser I, Escamilla M, Neighbors HW, Arndt S, Moss Q, Wilson D, Strakowski SM: Inconsistencies in diagnosis and symptoms among bilingual and English- speaking Latinos and Euro-Americans: Results from a multi-site study. Psychiatric Services, 60:1379-1382, 2009
Stewart JW, McGrath PJ, Fava M, Wisniewski SR, Zisook S, Cook I, Nierenberg AA, Trivedi MH, Balasubramani GK, Warden D, Lesser I, Rush AJ: Do atypical features affect outcome in depressed outpatients treated with citalopram? International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 13:1-16, 2009
Lesser IM, Myers HF, Lin KM, Bingham Mira C, Joseph NT, Olmos NT, Schettino J, Poland RE: Ethnic differences in antidepressant response: A prospective multisite clinical trial. Depression and Anxiety, 27:56-62, 2010
Gara MA, Vega WA, Lesser I, Escamilla M, Lawson WB, Wilson DR, Fleck DE, Strakowski SM: The role of complex basic emotions in diagnostic inconsistencies of schizophrenia in epidemiological studies that involve lay interviewers. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, in press
Makhinson, M: Biases in medication prescribing: The case of atypical antipsychotics, Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 16: 15-21, 2010
Feroze, U., Martin, D., Reina-Patton, A., Kalantar-Zadeh, K, & Kopple, J.D. (2010). Mental health, anxiety, and depression in patients on maintenance dialysis. Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 4, (3), 173-180.
Sessions, S, Detsky A., 2009. “The Proposed Excise Tax on Employee Health Insurance: Good Idea, or Too Clever by 40%?” Journal of the American Medical Association. 302: 2252-2253.
Sessions S, Detsky A., 2010. “Washington, Ottawa, and Health Care Reform: A Tale of 2 Capitals,” Journal of the American Medical Association. 303: 2078-2079.
Sessions S, 2010. Book Review: “The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care”. Journal of the American Medical Association. 304: 99-101.
Sessions S, 2010. Book Review: “The Convergence of Science and Governance: Research, Health Policy, and American States”. Journal of the American Medical Association. 303: 2414-2415.
Shelby, J.S. & Berk, M.S. (2009). Play therapy, pedagogy and CBT: an argument for interdisciplinary synthesis. In A.A. Drewes (Ed.). Blending Play Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Evidence-Based and Other Effective Treatments and Techniques (pp. 17-40) New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Sessions S, 2009. Book Review: “Just Caring: Health Care Rationing and Democratic Deliberation”. Leonard M. Fleck, Journal of the American Medical Association. 302: 903-04.
Shelby, J.S. (2010). CBT and Play Therapy for Posttraumatic Grief. In N.B. Webb (Ed.), Helping bereaved children (pp. 263-277). New York: Guilford Press.
Shelby, J.S., Avina, C., & Warnick, H. (2010). Posttraumatic parenting: A parent-child dyadic treatment for young children’s posttraumatic adjustment. In C.E. Schaefer (Ed.), Play therapy for preschool children (pp. 69-87). Washington, D.C.: APA Press.
Shelby, J.S. (in press). The State of the Evidence for Play Therapy Crisis Intervention with Traumatized Children. Association for Play Therapy Magazine.
Shelby, J.S. & Campos, K.R. (in press). Cognitive-behavioral play therapy: Blending development with evidence. In A. Drewes, C.S. Schaefer, and S. Bratton (Eds.) Integrative Play Therapy. New York: Guilford Press.
Tangeman, K. & Shelby, J.S. (in press). Intervention applications for self-injurious behavior following sexual abuse. In P. Goodyear-Brown (Ed.) Play Therapy for Sexually Abused Children. New York: Wiley & Sons.
Baggerly, J., Benedict, H., Bratton, S., Gil, E., LeBlanc, T., Ray, D., Shelby, J.S. (2009, October). Association for Play Therapy Research statement. Retrieved July 9, 2010, from http://www.a4pt.org/download.cfm?ID=28318
Ochoa KC, Pleasants GL, Penn JV, Stone DC. Disparities in justice and care: Persons with severe mental illnesses in the U.S. immigration detention system. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (in press).
Zahedi, S, Burchuk, R, Stone, DC, and Kopelowicz, A. (2009). “Gun laws and the involuntarily committed: a California road map.” Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law 37(4): 545-8.
Reed B, Sullivan S, Tsai G, Coyle JT, Esquerra M, Miller R. The glycine transporter GlyT-1 controls NMDA receptor coagonist occupancy in the mouse retina. Eur J Neurosci. 2009;30(12):2308-17. Epub 2009 Dec 10.
Cherlyn SY, Woon PS, Liu JJ, Ong WY, Tsai GE, Sim K. Genetic association studies of glutamate, GABA and related genes in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a decade of advance. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2010;34(6):958-77. Epub 2010 Jan 7.
Lane H-Y, Lin C-H, Huang C-L, Chang Y-C, Liau C-H, Tsai GE, A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Sarcosine (N-methylglycine) and D-serine Add-on Treatment for Chronically Stable Schizophrenia. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 2010;13(4):451-60. Epub 2009 Nov 4.
Lo CH, Tsai G, Lioa CH, Wang MY, Chang JPC, Tsuang HC, Lane HY. Social cognition and 5-HT2A receptor gene variance in patients with schizophrenia. Biol Psychol. 2010;83(2):79-83. Epub 2009 Nov 11.
Hui C, Tsai GE. Inhibition of Glycine Transporter-1 Improves the Functional Outcome of Schizophrenia. In: Brain Protection in Schizophrenia, Mood and Cognitive Disorders, Ed Michael S. Ritsner, pages 577-610. Springer 2010
Hui C, Wardwell B, Tsai GE. Novel therapies for schizophrenia: understanding the glutamatergic synapse and potential targets for altering N-methyl-D-aspartate neurotransmission. Recent Patents on CNS Drug Discovery. 2009;4(3):220-38. 2009 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print].
Tsai GE, Lin PY. Strategies to enhance N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated neurotransmission in schizophrenia, a critical review and meta-analysis. Curr Pharm Des. 2010;16(5):522-37.
Wright, M. J., Battista, M. A., Pate, D. S., Hierholzer, R., Mogelof, J., & Howsepian, A. A. A preliminary analysis of burden and mood state in female caregivers of demented patients. Clinical Gerontologist, 33, 237-247, 2010.
Foley, J., Ettenhofer, M., Wright, M. J., Siddiqi, I., Choi, M., Thames, A. D., Mason, K., Castellon, S., & Hinkin, C. H. Neurocognitive functioning in HIV-1-infection: Effects of cerebrovascular risk factors and age. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 24, 265-285, 2010.
Wright, M. J., Schmitter-Edgecombe, M., & Woo, E. Verbal memory impairment in severe closed-head injury: The role of encoding and consolidation. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (in press).
GRANTS
Berk MS.: CReFF grant, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center: “Measuring the Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Adolescents in a Community Mental Health Setting”, 2009-2010
Chung B: Investigator Support for Bowen Chung (Diversity Supplement to P.I. Kenneth B. Wells), National Institute of Mental Health, June 2010 – May 2011
Lesser IM (PI), Flores D, Furst B (Co-Is): Ethnicity and the Diagnosis of Affective Illness, NIMH, 2006-2011
Lesser IM (PI), Burgoyne K, Flores D, Furst B (Co-Is): Biomarkers for Outcomes in Late-Life Depression (BOLD), NIMH (subcontract from UCLA), 2009-2011
Lesser IM (PI): Depression Trials Network, NIMH (through sub-contract with UT Southwestern), 2004-2009
Lesser IM (PI): CO-MED (Combining Medications to Enhance Depression Response), NIMH (through sub-contract with UT Southwestern), 2008-2009
Reina-Patton A: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Disparities Loan RepaymentProgram Recipient, September 2008 — August 2010
Tsuang J (Site PI), Furst B, Wright M (investigators): Phase I Safety Interaction Trial of Ibudalist with Methamphetamine, National Institute of Drug Abuse, 2010-2012
Wright MJ (Co-I): The neuropsychological manifestations of the NIAID Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). NIAID: 04/2009 – 03/2014
Wright MJ (Co-I): The impact of hypopituitarism and mild traumatic brain injuries on quality of life and neurocognition in retired professional football players, NOCSA, 07/2008-07/2010
PRESENTATIONS
Arns, P.G., Kay, R., & Southard, M.J.: “Implementing Performance-Based Management in Public Mental Health”. Workshop presented at the 21st Annual Management Institute of the National Network for Social Work Managers, New York, NY, 2010
Altmayer, C. & Arns, P.G.: Implementing Performance Management: Where to Start? Invited webinar on behalf of the Government Finance Officers Association, 2010
Neece, C.L., Berk, M.S., & Bernstein, A. (2009, November). Measuring the effectivness of dialectical behavior therapy with adolescents in a community mental health clinic: A preliminary examination. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
Combs-Ronto, L. A., Neece, C. L., & Berk, M. (2010, March). The role of emotion regulation in the development of adolescent suicidal behaviors: A view from developmental psychopathology. In L. A. Combs-Ronto (Chair), Emotion dysregulation and the development of adolescent psychopathology. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.
Berk, M.S., & Neece, C.L. (2010, August). Dialectical behavior therapy with adolescents in a community setting. In J.A. Asarnow (Chair), Treatments for Suicide and Suicide Attempt Prevention in Youths. Symposuim conducted at the 118th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Cheung F: “Techniques to improve our Teaching”, Hills Academy, Khamlang Hills, Imphal, India, July, 2009
Cheung F: “Christian Perspective on Mental Health”, Khon Kaen Theological Seminary, Thailand, November 2009
Cheung F: “Emotions: Understanding and Handling”, Khon Kaen Theological Seminary, Thailand, November 2009
Cheung F: “Survival Strategies for 2010”, International Theological Seminary, El Monte, California, December, 2009
Cheung F: “How to be a Healthy and Effective Counselor”, Jian Wei Tang Culture Development Center, Beijing, China, March 2010
Cheung F: ‘Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression”, Jian Wei Tang Culture Development Center, Beijing, China, March 2010
Cheung F: “Dating and Marriage; Interpersonal Relationship; Family Relationship”, Hope for the Himalayas People Organization, Kathmandu, Nepal, April, 2010
Cheung F: “Grieving and Rebuilding”, Christian Herald Community Center, San Gabriel, California, May 2010
Chung B, Brown A: “Black Men’s Depression Project: Themes from a qualitative data analysis of semi-structured interviews of 352 African American regarding knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about the causes and impact of depression or distress and drama”, Young Investigator’s Award Luncheon, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, October 2009
Chung B, Brown A: “Black Men’s Depression Project: Themes from a qualitative data analysis of semi-structured interviews of 352 African American regarding knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about the causes and impact of depression or distress and drama”, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009
Chung B, Brown A: “Black Men’s Depression Project: Themes from a qualitative data analysis of semi-structured interviews of 352 African American regarding knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about the causes and impact of depression or distress and drama”, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Staff Presentation at Women’s Reintegration Program, November 2009
Chung B: “Community Partners in Care: Enhancing the Public Health Impact of Mental Health Care”, Symposia: 22449 – Ensuring a Public Health Impact: Partnering with Consumers and Community Stakeholders around Improving Access and Quality of Care for Mental Disorders”, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May, 2010
Chung B: “Black Men¹s Depression Project”, Invited presentation at: NIMH Training Meeting: Navigating your way through a successful research career”, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, June, 2010
Chung C: “New Vision and Hope of Future Psychiatry,” (Opening Lecture) at the 10th Joint Workshop for Psychiatric Residents of Korea and Japan, in Seoul, Korea, July, 2009
Chung C: “Critical Review of Evidence-Based Medicine in Psychiatry,” (special lecture), at the annual meeting of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, in Seoul Korea, April, 2010
Chung C: “Culture and Personality Disorders,” DMH Employee Training, Los Angeles, CA, May, 2010
Furst B, Makhinson M, Sessions S: “Trust, Commercial Interests, and the Doctor-Patient Relationship,” Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, August 25, 2009.
Grob CS: “Treatment of Advanced Cancer Anxiety with Psilocybin: Results of a Pilot Investigation”, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, June, 2009.
Grob CS: “Psilocybin Research Update”, New York University, Division of Substance Abuse, New York, New York, June, 2009.
Grob CS: “Psychiatry, Psilocybin and Existential Anxiety in Patients with Terminal Medical Illness”, UCI Medical Center, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Orange, CA, November, 2009.
Grob CS: “The Re-emergence of Psychedelics: Implications for Novel Treatment Paradigms”, Drug Policy Alliance, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November, 2009.
Grob CS: “The Return of the Hallucinogen Treatment Model: A Pilot Investigation of Psilocybin with Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients and Anxiety”, Association for Transpersonal Psychology, Menlo Park, CA, February, 2010.
Grob CS: “Harbor-UCLA Study of Psilocybin Treatment for Anxiety in Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients”, MAPS 2010 Conference: Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century, San Jose, CA, April, 2010.
Grob CS: “Medical Marijuana: Poison or Panacea”, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Quarterly Psychiatrists Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, June, 2010.
Grob CS: “Marijuana: Mental Health Effects”, Sonoma County Department of Mental Health, Santa Rosa, CA, July, 2010.
Grob CS: “Medical Cannabis: Neuropsychiatric Implications”, UCI Medical Center, Psychiatry Grand Rounds”, Orange, CA, August, 2010.
Grob CS: “Pilot Study of Psilocybin Treatment for Anxiety in Patients with Advanced-Stage Cancer”, American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA, August, 2010.
Grosjean B: Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, “The Full Service Partnership Transformation: How Working with the Patients in the Field Has Changed My Perception of Contemporary Psychiatry”, May 2010
Grosjean B: Grand Rounds Bruxelles (University of Brussels-ULB), Belgium, “Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder”: a Never Ending Challenge”, 2009
Grosjean B: Rounds + Master Class Bruges (AZ St Jan- University of Ghent), Bruges, Belgium, 2009
Grosjean B: Grand Rounds Hospital Beauvallon (University Catholique Louvain), “Psychiatry updates”, 2009
Grosjean B: Hopital Vincent Van Gogh (University of Brussels ULB), “Psychiatry in the Streets of Los Angeles: From Deinstitutionalization to Dereliction to Hope”, 2010
Grosjean B: Hospital Beauvallon (Université Catholique de Louvain UCL), “Psychiatry in the Streets of Los Angeles: From Deinstitutionalization to Dereliction to Hope”, 2010
Grosjean B: Clinique St Vincent Rocourt (University of Liege-ULG), “Psychiatry in the Streets of Los Angeles: From Deinstitutionalization to Dereliction to Hope”, 2010
Lesser IM: National Graves’ Disease Foundation Annual Meeting, Charlotte, N.C., “Why My Emotions are Changing with Graves’ Disease—A Patient’s Perspective, October 2009
Lesser IM: Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, “Update on Suicide”, October 2009
Lesser IM: Long Beach Comprehensive Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, “Physician Well-Being”, November 2009
Lesser IM: Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, “Physician Wellness”, November 2009
Lesser IM: Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, “Physician Well-Being”, December 2009
Lesser IM: Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA/San Fernando Valley Training Program, Sepulveda, CA, “Physician Well-Being”, April 2010
Lesser IM: Grand Rounds, Department of Neurology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, “Anxiety Disorders in the Practice of Neurology,”, June 2010
Reina-Patton A: “Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine,” UCLA Summer
Medical Dental Education Program (SMDEP), July 2009
Session S: Discussant, Panel on Health Entitlements, Conference on the Coming Fiscal Crisis, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and USC/Caltech Center for the Study of Law and Politics, Los Angeles, CA, January 15, 2010.
Shelby, J.S. (2009, October). Parent-Child Posttraumatic Dyadic Treatment. Paper presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Association for Play Therapy, Atlanta, GA. (Pre-Conference Full Day Workshop)
Bratton, S., LeBlanc, T., Silverman, W., and Shelby, J.S. (2009, October). The state of play therapy research. In Play Therapy Research Forum. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the 26th annual Association for Play Therapy conference, Atlanta, GA.
Shelby, J.S. (2009, October). Trends in Posttraumatic Treatment for Children. Paper presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Association for Play Therapy, Atlanta, GA.
Shelby, J.S. (June, 2010). Play Therapy in a New Era: How Play Therapists must Change to Meet the Demands of Evidence-Based Practice. Paper presented at the 10th annual International Play Therapy Study Group, Wroxton, England.
Shelby, J.S. (2010, June). Developmentally Sensitive Therapy with Children: Play Therapy in an Evidence-Based Era. Paper presented at the 10th annual meeting of the George Fox University Play Therapy Summer Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Shelby, J.S. Posttraumatic Parenting: A Parent-Child Dyadic treatment. Paper presented at the 10th annual meeting of the George Fox University Play Therapy Summer Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Shelby, J.S. (2010, June). Play Therapy in a New Era: Blending EBTs into Play Therapy Practice. Paper presented at the 4th annual meeting of the Multicultural Play Therapy Conference, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Shelby, J.S. (2010, June). Posttraumatic Parenting: A Parent-Child Dyadic Treatment. Paper presented at the 4th annual meeting of the Multicultural Play Therapy Conference, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Shelby, J.S. & Maltby, L, (June, 2010). Blending Play Therapy and CBT. Inservice presentation at Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center, Culver City, CA.
Shelby, J.S. (April, 2010). Understanding EBTs for Children. Presentation at St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA.
Shelby, J.S. (May, 2010) Developmentally Sensitive Trauma Ttreatment. Presentation provided to Social Work Field Experience Class, UCLA.
Tsuang J: Good Samaritan Hospital, Corvalis, OR, “Treatment of Dual Diagnosis Patients”, March 2009
Tsuang J: Lane County Mental Health Nurse Practioner’s Association, Eugene OO, “Treatment of Dual Diagnosis Patients”, March 2009
Tsuang J: Sacred Heart Medical Center, Eugene OR, “Treatment of Dual Diagnosis Patients”, March 2009
Tsuang J: Metropolitan State Hospital, Norwal, CA, “Update on Use of Antipsychotic Medication, 2009
Tsuang J: Grand Rounds, Beijing An’ding Psychiatric Hospital, Beijing, China, “Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications for Treatment of Negative Symptoms and Improvement of Functionality of Schizophrenic Patients”, 2009
Tsuang J: Grand Rounds, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, “Treatment of Drug Induced Psychosis”, 2009
Tsuang J: Grand Rounds, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan, “Advances and New Treatment Strategy for Schizophrenia”, 2009
Tsuang J: Grand Rounds, Mackay Hospital, Taiwan, “Symposium for Treatment of Schizophrenia”, 2009
Tsuang J: Grand Rounds, Guangdong People’s Hospital, Guangdong, China, “Current State of Psychiatric Practice in the United States”, 2009
Tsuang J: South Bay Chapter, NAMI, “Update on Treatment of Dual Diagnosis Patients”, 2009
Tsuang J: West Los Angeles Chapter, Annual NAMI Conference, “Pathway to Wellness”, 2010
Martin, R., Alger, J., McArthur, D., Wright, M., & Vespa, P. Hemorrhage following traumatic brain injury leads to prolonged intra-parenchymail iron load and neuropsychological deficits. Poster presented at the 28th annual meeting of the National Neurotrauma Society Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, June 2010.
Barsuglia, J. B., Woo, E., Schmitter-Edgecombe, M., Yi, D., Andersh, L., Wright, M. J., & Lu, P. H. Thematic cueing for story recall in mild cognitive impairment. Poster presentation at the 21st annual meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Association, Tampa, FL. March 2010 Abstract: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (in press).
Cottingham, M. E., Parish, B., Romero, E., Pazienza, S., Lo, T., Boone, K. B., Pontón, M. O., & Wright, M. J. The Boston Naming Test and ethnocultural bias in patients with depressive symptomatology. Poster presentation at the 21st annual meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Association, Tampa, FL, March 2010. Abstract: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (in press).
AWARDS, HONORS, AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Shelby, J.S. Research Chair (October, 2009-present) Association for Play Therapy
Shelby, J.S. Conference Planning Committee Member (April, 2010-present) International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma
Shelby, J.S. Invited by founder of the Association for Play Therapy, Charles Schaefer, to attend the 10th (and final) International Play Therapy Study Group meeting in Wroxton, England, June, 2010.
Shelby, J.S. (March, 2010) Crisis Intervention Manual that I authored was used in Haiti following the Haitian earthquake and showcased on a Haitian television news program.
Stone, D: Invited Fellow, Beck Institute extramural training program for cognitive therapy, 2009-2010
Wright M: Selected for Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2011