The results of the April 2025 round of awards for the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Clinical and Research Faculty Development Fund were announced on May 15 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.
Pilot Research Award
Amanda Dettmer, PhD: Characterization of systemic and central nervous system proteomes in rhesus monkeys with variable early life experiences
Professional Training/Conference Awards
- Nancy Close, PhD: 2025 Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Trainer Summit in San Francisco, CA
- Jessica Mayo, PhD: 2025 CPP Trainer Summit in San Francisco, CA
- Aarti Patel, PsyD: North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) meeting in November 2025
- Maggie Stoeckel, PhD: NASPGHAN meeting in November 2025
- Jackie Britt-Friedman, PsyD: Intervention for Child and Adolescent Executive Function Difficulties Conference presented by George McCloskey, PhD
Review Committee & Application Process
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 October15, 2025. Additional information and application instructions are available on the center’s intranet.