Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Clinical Practice Guideline: Assessment and Treatment of Adolescents and Young Adults With Substance Use Disorders and Problematic Substance Use (Excluding Tobacco).
Journal Article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · August 15, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To enhance the quality of care and clinical outcomes for adolescents with substance use disorder (SUD) and problematic substance use (PSU). The aims are 2-fold: (1) to summarize empirically based guidance about the psychosocial, behavioral, and ... Full text Link to item CiteOVERCOMING RURAL BARRIERS: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · October 2024 Full text CiteChild and Adolescent Mental Health Boarding Without Transfer.
Journal Article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · October 2023 This letter reports a study initiated after concern about the large number of children boarding in the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children with behavioral or emotional complaints presented to the emergency department (ED). There the decision wa ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
HRSA Funded NC-PAL Outreach and Service Extension
Public ServiceCoordinator · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Howard University, College of Medicine ·
1979
M.D.