A5004645127- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Music Therapy and Health
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Insect and Pesticide Research
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2020-2023
Montefiore Medical Center
2019-2023
The Bronx Defenders
2022
Abt Global (United States)
2015
University of Rochester
2011-2015
Child maltreatment and biomarkers of allostatic load were investigated in relation to child health problems psychological symptomatology. Participants attended a summer research day camp included 137 maltreated 110 nonmaltreated low-income children, who aged 8 10 years (M = 9.42) racially ethnically diverse; 52% male. Measurements obtained salivary cortisol dehydroepiandosterone, body mass index, waist-hip ratio, blood pressure; these indicators provided composite index load. self-report...
Abstract Childhood maltreatment is associated with lasting changes in neuroendocrine regulation, alterations brain structure and function, symptoms of “limbic irritability.” Limbic irritability include somatic, sensory, behavioral phenomena may stem from increased excitatory neurotransmission following maltreatment. We tested the hypotheses that child indirectly depressive dissociative symptomatology via indicators limbic variation within FK506 binding protein 5 gene ( FKBP5 ), a involved...
Abstract Child maltreatment is associated with disruptions in physiological arousal, emotion regulation, and defensive responses to cues of threat distress, as well increased risk for callous unemotional (CU) traits externalizing behavior. Developmental models CU have focused on biological genetic factors that contribute hypoarousal antisocial behavior, but less environmental influences (Blair, 2004; Daversa, 2010; Hare, Frazell, & Cox, 1978; Krueger, 2000; Shirtcliff et al., 2009;...
Burnout is pervasive in academic medicine. We administered the Maslach Inventory and an Infectious Diseases (ID) job description survey to our ID faculty. Respondents' burnout (>50%) satisfaction (>90%) were each high. Although may be balanced by satisfaction, relationship between 2 deserves further study.
Despite growing evidence demonstrating the negative mental health effects of racism-related experiences, racial/ethnic discrimination is seldom examined in youth suicide risk. The present study tested association between and well-supported correlates suicide-related risk including emotion reactivity dysregulation, severity psychiatric symptoms a sample ethnoracially minoritized adolescents receiving outpatient services.
Assessment and monitoring of chronic suicidal homicidal risk are necessary components care within youth behavioral health clinics. Few standardized assessments or guidelines exist to help clinicians designate status. The current study presents the Chronic Risk in Youth (ACRY), a newly developed instrument that contains empirically supported protective factors guides assessing status over time. This aimed (a) examine instrument's validity against an expert consensus, (b) measure interrater...
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for adolescents in United States, and suicide rates are increasing ethnically diverse youth. Reasons living (RFL) have been found to be a protective factor against suicidality, but few studies assessed this amongst minoritized The current study sought examine relationships between RFL suicidal ideation (SI), attempt (SA), non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) clinical sample low-income, youth (n = 191, Mage 15.12 years). Results indicate that survival...
Introduction: Invasive medical procedures such as endoscopy are a significant source of anxiety for patients. Published data show that higher levels pre-endoscopy associated with worse clinical outcomes. Studies in adults have shown interventions educational videos or brochures decreased anxiety. Similar literature pediatrics is limited. We sought to evaluate whether an video effectively reduces pediatric cohort patients and identify the most common concerns surrounding endoscopy. Methods:...