AACAP Pilot Research Awards for Attention Disorders and/or Learning Disabilities, Supported by The Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund

The following AACAP Pilot Research Awards, supported by The Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund, encourage junior faculty and child and adolescent psychiatry residents to pursue research careers by providing grants to support pilot research. The awards specifically focus on research in attention disorders and/or learning disabilities and are in memory of Elaine Schlosser Lewis.

Joan M. Daughton, M.D.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Long-Acting Stimulant Treatment of ADHD in Young Children
Mentor: Christopher J. Kratochvil, M.D.

Tamara Vanderwal, M.D.
Yale Child Study Center
Neurophysiological Correlates of Treatment with Guanfacine in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Mentor: Linda C. Mayes, M.D.

Anna M. Georgiopoulos, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mood and Attention in Cystic Fibrosis: Prevalence and Impact on Health Outcomes
Mentors: Janet Wozniak, M.D. and Jerrold Rosenbaum, M.D.

Leslie A. Hulvershorn, M.D., MSc.
New York University School of Medicine
An Examination of Corticolimbic Functional Connectivity in Children with ADHD with and without Severe Mood Dysregulation
Mentors: F. Xavier Castellanos, M.D. and Rachel Klein, Ph.D.

AACAP Quest for the Test Bipolar Disorder Pilot Research Award, Supported by The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation

The AACAP Quest for the Test Bipolar Disorder Pilot Research Award, supported by The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation, encourages a junior faculty or child and adolescent psychiatry resident to pursue a research career by providing a grant of $15,000 to support pilot research concerning the pathology or diagnosis of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder.

The 2009 recipient and his project:

Rasim S. Diler, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Bipolar Institute, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Functional Neuroimaging to Differentiate Bipolar Disorder from Major Depressive Disorder in Depressed Youth
Mentors: Boris Birmaher, M.D. and Mary Phillips, M.D., Ph.D.

AACAP Pilot Research Awards for and Junior Faculty and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residents, Supported by Lilly USA, LLC

The following AACAP Pilot Research Awards, supported by Lilly USA, LLC, encourage junior faculty and child and adolescent psychiatry residents to pursue research careers by providing grants of $15,000 to support pilot research on child and adolescent mental health.

The 2008 recipients and their projects:

Opeoluwa Akinnusi, M.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo
Physician Monitoring for Second-Generation Antipsychotic Related Metabolic Syndrome in Pediatric Patients: How Are We Doing and What Can We Do Better? A Pilot Study
Mentor: Bruce D. Miller, M.D.

Thomas Fernandez, M.D.
Yale Child Study Center
Genetic Investigation of Complex Motor Stereotypies
Mentor: Matthew W. State, M.D., Ph.D.

Andrew J. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D.
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, and Queens Children's Psychiatric Center
An fMRI Investigation of Social Cognitive Deficits in Young Adults with Autism
Mentor: Bradley S. Peterson, M.D.

Rebecca Hommer, M.D.
Yale Child Study Center
The Effects of Acute Stress on Adolescent Decision Making
Mentor: Linda C. Mayes, M.D.

Michelle S. Horner, D.O.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Assessment of Sustained Positive Affect in Depression through the Lifespan
Mentor: Greg J. Siegle, Ph.D.

Roger J. Jou, M.D., M.P.H.
Yale Child Study Center
White Matter Abnormalities in Autism: Implications for Long-Range Connectivity
Mentors: Ami Klin, Ph.D., Kevin Pelphrey, Ph.D., and Antonio Y. Hardan, M.D.

Justine Julia Larson, M.D., M.P.H.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Understanding Barriers to Mental Health Care for Urban, Lower Income Families Referred From Pediatric Care Settings
Mentor: Susan dosReis, Ph.D.

Han-chun Liang M.D., M.B.A.
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Using Text-Messaging to Engage Depressed Adolescents in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Homework
Mentor: Neal D. Ryan, M.D.

The 2009 recipients and their projects:

David T. Chen, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health/Genetic Basis of Mood and Anxiety Disorder Program
Deep Resequencing of a Pediatric-Onset Bipolar Disorder Risk Locus on Chromosome 5q25
Mentor: Francis McMahon, M.D.

Rhoda J. Gottfried, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University
The Relationship of Iron Status to Symptom Severity, Sleep Related Limb Movements, and Cognitive Deficits in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Mentors: Mark Riddle, M.D. and Mark Mahone, Ph.D.

Michael D.H. Rollin, M.D.
University of Colorado Denver
Comparison of Reward Processing in Adolescents Versus Adults with Anorexia Nervosa: A Functional MRI Study
Mentor: Guido Frank, M.D.

Jeffrey R. Strawn, M.D.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Neurophysiology of Fear, Attention and Disinhibition in Adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Mentor: Melissa P. DelBello, M.D., M.S.

Natalie D. Weder, M.D.
New York University Child Study Center
Child and Parent Predictors of Intervention Response Among Preschoolers at Risk for Conduct Disorder
Mentors: Laurie Brotman, Ph.D. and F. Xavier Castellanos, M.D.

For additional information about the AACAP Pilot Research Awards, please contact Alyssa Sommer, AACAP Research Coordinator at asommer@aacap.org or at 202.966.7300, ext. 157.