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High School Transition Study |
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Who is Dr. Ann Vander Stoep? Dr. Vander Stoep is a child psychiatric epidemiologist and is an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
with an adjunct appointment in the Department of Epidemiology. Her research
interests include: developmental epidemiology of adolescent depression,
mental health status of children in the juvenile justice system, transition
to adulthood for adolescents with psychiatric disorders, promising children’s
mental health interventions, and participatory research. Who is Dr. Elizabeth McCauley? Dr. McCauley is a clinical psychologist who is a Professor in the
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and is currently the Acting
Chair of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She has an adjunct
appointment in the Department of Psychology. Dr. McCauley’s research
interests include etiology, clinical course, family interaction, and
prevention of adolescent depression, neuroendocrinology, psychosocial aspects
of Turner’s syndrome, and the psychosexual development of children born with
ambiguous genitalia. Dr. McCauley is currently implementing and evaluating a
school-based preventive intervention targeting Seattle middle school students
at risk of depression who are making the transition to high school. Together
Drs. McCauley and Vander Stoep have combined their expertise in clinical
psychology and public health to launch the Developmental Pathways Program
whose goals are to understand the etiology of childhood depression and to
develop effective strategies for preventing this prevalent and debilitating
illness and its sequelae. |