January 2025 YCSC Research Faculty & Clinician Development Fund Awardees

The results of the January 2025 round of awards for the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Clinical and Research Faculty Development Fund were announced on February 20 via the department’s internal announcements. The annual fund supports researchers and clinicians with a primary appointment at the YCSC. The purpose is to provide start-up funds to develop research, educational, and clinical efforts that will contribute to research faculty and clinician growth and development. The awardees for this round are as follows.

Criag Bailey: Culturally Relevant Emotion Content in Storybooks: Identifying Storybooks with Culturally Relevant Emotion Content

• Tamique Peters: Remote participation in the Pivotal Response Training (PRT) certification program
• Laurie Cardona: Participation in the annual Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference (SPPAC) which will take place in Arizona in April 2025
• Carolyn Turek: Participation in the annual Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference (SPPAC) which will take place in Arizona in April 2025
• Danielle Garay: Participation in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s 2025 SLEEP Conference in Seattle, WA from June 8-11, 202
• Areti Vassilopoulos: Participation in the annual Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference (SPPAC) which will take place in Arizona in April 2025

Following the receipt of applications for this round, committee members George Anderson, Declan Barry, Tara Davila, Ellen Hoffman, Michele Goyette-Ewing, Andrés Martin, Helena Rutherford, and Julie Wolf reviewed and discussed all submitted applications. Scores from members were averaged to rank-order each application. Committee members recused themselves from reviewing any grant in which they are associated with the applicant.

Researchers and clinicians (assistant professors, associate research scientists, associate professors in their first term, research scientists in their first term, and clinicians including those with the title of instructor, clinical instructor, assistant clinical professor of social work, or in M&P roles) with a full-time primary appointment at the YCSC are eligible to apply. This fund is not available to fellows or community faculty members. The next submission deadline is April 15, 2025. Additional information and application instructions are available on the center’s intranet.