Research Activities
References are available upon request.
Conducted and directed research on psychological trauma, child adversity, and treatment outcomes in youth. Was the Founding Director of the Hathaway Children’s Clinical Research Institute (1999–2004), built the institute’s infrastructure, secured major funding, and led multiple long-term projects on trauma and resilience in youth.
Current Research
- Screener for Child Attachment, Adversity, Trauma, Impairment and Resilience (SCAATIR) — Field testing with Julian Ford, PhD
- PC-CARE for Mothers with HIV — Pilot study of parenting intervention
Past Research
- Justina: Virtual Adolescent Trauma Patient — Training tool for PTSD education
- Trauma Outcomes Database — Longitudinal study of youth in residential treatment
- Best Practices Evaluation — Service models across Hathaway sites
- Residential Treatment Research — Treatment models for traumatized children
Grant Funding
- Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) Pilot Funding Program (2018–present) — $40,000
- Project: PC-CARE Improves Lives of Disruptive Children and their Mothers Living with HIV
- Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) Pilot Funding Program (2014–2015) — Co-Investigator
- Project: Bio Markers of Early Childhood Trauma and Changes Through Intervention
- Provided expertise on child trauma assessment and outcomes
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National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Level III Network Grant (2006–2011) — Principal Investigator for USC Subcontract
- Developed trauma assessment services for children and families
- Established the USC Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry trauma training program
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BC McCabe Foundation (2001–2004) — $750,000
- Funded the creation and initial operations of the Hathaway Children’s Clinical Research Institute
- BC McCabe Foundation Renewal (2004) — $650,000
- Focused on best practice evaluation across the agency
- Led to a Continuous Quality Improvement plan and development of a trauma outcomes database on over 100 youth