Adolescence is a time of remarkable neurocognitive development, culminating – for many young people – in healthy mood and the transition to independence. However, it is also during adolescence that early symptoms of depression emerge, although we know little about why or for whom mood disorders will occur, or how to select and deliver effective intervention in critical early stages of illness. My work seeks to address these gaps by investigating the nature and developmental origins of depression, and advancing translational strategies to enhance wellness using scalable, personalized intervention. I am founding Director of the Center for Healthy Mind and Mood, which comprises a network of faculty, laboratories, and community and care partners, united in our mission to promote healthy mood and emotional resilience in adolescence and across the lifespan. As Director, I lead a portfolio of research and outreach programs aimed at accelerating discovery and supporting the next generation of scientists and youth advocates. My individual program of research is achieved in the work and training of the Research on Affective Disorders and Development Laboratory, where we leverage theory and methods drawn from clinical, cognitive-affective, developmental and computational psychology and neuroscience to explore depression and intervention. An integrative, interdisciplinary scientific orientation was central to my training (CU Boulder, combined Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience) and grounded my subsequent work as a clinical fellow (Yale School of Medicine), a postdoctoral scholar (Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital), my early faculty career (UCLA, 2016-2018) and my ongoing work at CU Boulder (2018-present). I am committed to high-impact innovation in transdisciplinary (across) and interdisciplinary (integrative) youth mental health science.
PSYC 3111 - Psychological Science 2: Research Methods in Psychology
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Spring 2019
Provides a foundation in research methodology to give students the ability to design, conduct, analyze, and present (both verbally and in writing) an empirical study in psychology. Allows students to be effective producers and consumers of research.
PSYC 3303 - Clinical Psychology: Psychological Disorders
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Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
Examines etiological, theoretical, clinical,diagnostic, and experimental perspectives of major mental health disorders, with an emphasis on the main symptoms and diagnostic criteria associated with these disorders.
PSYC 4011 - Senior Thesis
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Spring 2022
Critically reviews some aspect of psychological literature, scholarly analysis of a major psychological issue, and/or empirical research project. See the psychology honors director for further information.
PSYC 7703 - Seminar: Clinical Psychology
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023
Selected topics in the area of clinical psychology. May be repeated up to 21 total credit hours. Instructor consent required for students outside of the Clinical Psychology program.
