2017 Inaugural Forum Highlights

Click on the buttons to see a copy of the 2017 program, learn more about JCCAP's Future Directions article series, and join the discussion about new science coming out of the Forum!
Recipients of the 2017 Future Directions Launch Award
Opening Remarks for the ceremony of the 2017 Future Directions Launch Award given by Andres De Los Reyes, Ph.D. from the University of Maryland at College Park.
A full transcript of the opening remarks can be found here. 
2017 Future Directions Launch Award recipient Taylor A. Burke's (Graduate Student of Temple University) acceptance remarks for her research on suicide and self-injury among children and adolescents.
See some pictures of her accepting the award here!
2017 Future Directions Launch Award recipient Tess K. Drazdowski's (Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University) acceptance remarks for her research on conduct problems among children and adolescents.
See some pictures of her accepting the award here!
2017 Future Directions Launch Award recipient Sunhye Bai's (Ph.D. from University of California, Los Angeles) acceptance remarks for her research on clinical children and adolescent assessment.
See some pictures of her accepting the award here!
Professional Development Panels
Training from representatives of these leading institutes

Institute of Educational Science

Katherine Taylor Professional Development for Teachers and Related Services Providers
Amy Sussman Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special Education

National Science Foundation

Catherine Arrington Perception, Action and Cognition
David S. Moore Development and Learning Sciences
Daisy Chang Science of Organization

National Institute of Health

Layla Esposito National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Lauren Hill NIMH - Division of Services and Intervention Research
Beth Babecki NIDA - Division of Neuroscience and Behavior
Joel Sherrill National Institute of Mental Health
Address-Givers and Breakout Discussion Faculty Leaders

Suicide and Self Injury

Matthew Noch
Harvard University

Faculty Leaders
Christine Cha ​
Columbia University (Development)
Christianne Esposito-Smythers
George Mason University (Treatment)
Daniel Dickstein 
Brown University (Neuroscience)

Bipolar Spectrum Disorders

Mary Fristad
The Ohio State University

Faculty Leaders
Anna Van Meter 
Yeshiva University (Assessment)
Robin Nusslock Northwestern University (Neuroscience)
​Amy West
University of Illinois - Chicago
(Treatment)

Conduct Problems

Daniel Shaw
University of Pittsburgh

Faculty Leaders
Deborah Drabick 
Temple University (Assessment)
Catherine Bradshaw ​University of Virginia (Prevention)
Arielle Baskin-Sommers Yale University (Neuroscience)

Evidence -Based Assessment

Eric Youngstrom
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Faculty Leaders
Andrew Freeman 
University of Nevada (Classification/Diagnosis)
Matthew Lerner
Stony Brook University (Neuroscience)
Susan White
Virginia Tech
(Treatment)