News and Events

The Pittsburgh Foundation provided a $150,000 award to the University of Pittsburgh to support the establishment of The Pittsburgh Center on Alcohol Research and Education (PCAREs)
Drs. Molina, Pedersen, and members of the YFRP attend OUTrageous Bingo, supporting the Pittsburgh Equality Center and the Shepherd Wellness Community
Lack of Representation in Psychiatric Research: A Data-Driven Example From Scientific Articles Published in 2019 and 2020 in the American Journal of Psychiatry
Maria Guzman awarded NIAAA Diversity Supplement to study health inequities in alcohol related problems within the Latine population
Izza Choudhry, YFRP student trainee, reflects on summer Brackenridge Fellowship
Tracey Wilson, Senior Program Coordinator, retires after 32 successful years at Pitt and UPMC
Dr. Traci Kennedy joins the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Kennedy's research focuses on the prevention of problematic alcohol use for young people with ADHD
Youth and Family Research Program staff gather at the annual YFRP retreat
Drs. Brooke Molina and Elizabeth McGuire will present findings from the Teen Study of ADHD in Primary Care at the World Congress on ADHD, May 6-8, 2021
APSARD Virtual Conference 2021, for professionals and researchers, 1/15-1/17. Learn about the latest in research on ADHD internationally. Unable to attend the conference? Recorded sessions now available; click here to learn more
YFRP 2020 Dolly the Sheep Award awarded to Montaya Dawkins; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award awarded to Isaac Cason and Jenna Pelly
Dr. Frances Wang joins the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and is awarded a five year grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study the development of genetically based pathways underlying problematic alcohol use
Dr. Heather Joseph, who joined the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry in 2019, is awarded a five year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study early signals of inattention in neonates and infants at familial risk for ADHD
Dr. Traci Kennedy awarded Klingenstein Fellowship to investigate smartphone ADHD intervention for young adults
YFRP receives federal funding to research prevention of opioid diversion in primary care