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Dr. Ambra Coccaro, Postdoctoral Researcher presents at Society for Research in Psychopathology

Dr. Ambra Coccaro presented a study at the Society for Research in Psychopathology. She presented a talk titled "Mapping the Landscape of Mood Disorders in Adolescents: Exploring Biotypes of Risk" for a symposium titled Transdiagnostic Investigations of Anhedonia in Early Illness and Risk for Serious Mental Disorders: Neural, Behavioral, and Clinical Findings.

Dr. Coccaro is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Research on Affective Disorders and Development lab (Radd Lab) at University of Colorado Boulder. The RADD lab is an affiliate lab of the Center for Healthy Mind and Mood.

Dr. Ambra Coccaro presents

Opinion piece on innovation with rigor in personalized medicine

PhD student in Clinical Psychology & Neuroscience, Amelia Moser and Clinical Psychologist and Neuroscientist, Dr. Roselinde Kaiser write an opinion piece published in Neuropsychopharmacology titled Innovation with Rigor in Personalized Medicine: Back to the Basics.

The field of neuropsychopharmacology is increasingly integrating data science to enable personalized psychiatric treatments, but the complexity of these methods can hinder their clinical translation. For models to be impactful, they must be accurate (valid, reliable, and replicable), better than existing approaches, and  outcomes must be usable in real-world settings.

New study published in Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science

Current lab members, Dr. Ambra Coccaro, Dr. Roselinde Kaiser, Amelia Moser, and Elisa Stern published a new study in the Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science titled: Neurocognitive Biotypes of Risk and Resilience for Mood Disorders in Adolescents: Insights From Behavioral and Graph-Theoretic Network Markers.

The study helps us better understand brain patterns to predict which teens will thrive under stress—and which might struggle with mood disorders. Check it out: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266717432500117X?via%3Dihub 

Doctoral Student, Coralie Phanord Presents Research on Digital Phenotyping of Affect and Stress in Emerging Adults

Coralie Phanord defends Master's thesis on Digital Phenotyping of Affect and Stress in Emerging Adults using data collected in the RADD Lab. Coralie will continue in the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology & Neuroscience. 

Coralie presenting

The RADD Lab is now a Member Lab of the Center for Healthy Mind and Mood!

The RADD Lab is now a Member Lab of the Center for Healthy Mind and Mood. The Center is on a mission to promote healthy mood and emotional resilience in young people through inclusive transdisciplinary science. The RADD Lab will engage in collaborative research with the Center. 

Dr. Roselinde Kaiser wins prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists

Dr. Roselinde Kaiser wins prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their independent careers. 

Kaiser says, "Youth depression is an urgent public health priority; in our research, we are advancing new paths to promote healthy mood through interdisciplinary discovery achieved with and for young people. The PECASE recognizes the promise and innovation of this work and is a launchpad for research that will develop and scale programs for personalized health insight and wellness promotion. We are enthusiastic to begin the next chapter in research discovery and real-world impact.”

Rethinking Mental Illness

Dr. Roselinde Kaiser discusses research in brain imaging and psychiatric disorder biomarkers in Coloradan Magazine, where Lisa Marshall writes about the ways CU Boulder geneticists, neuroscientists and psychologists join forces to imagine new ways of diagnosing and treating mental illness. 

Teen Brains Are Not Broken

Roselinde Kaiser asks: what is it about the teen years that puts us at risk for depression – but also helps us to build resilience? Drawing upon neurodevelopmental and clinical science, Dr. Kaiser shows why adolescence is a developmental window of both risk and enrichment, and outlines strategies for teens (and the rest of us) to thrive.

CPR News Series "Teens Under Stress": Academic Pressure

"Technology, The Law, College Costs And Our Culture Have Made Academic Stress Much Worse For Teens Today." Listen or read to this installment of Colorado Public Radio Series "Teens Under Stress" to learn more about academic pressure is affecting adolescents. 

CPR News Series "Teens Under Stress": Introduction

"Colorado Teens Say School Stress, Phones, Social Pressure Are Behind Growing Mental Health Issues." Listen or read to this introduction of the Colorado Public Radio Series "Teens Under Stress" to learn more about the pressure on adolescents today. 

Mind the Brain

"What Brain Science Can Teach Us About Adolescent Stress and Resilience." Dr. Roselinde Kaiser writes about youth mental health and tips to stay resilient during times of stress, especially during a global pandemic. 

The Mental Health Costs of COVID

Based on research conducted by the RADD Lab, Noah Holtgraves writes about increases in depression in college students since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Dr. Roselinde Kaiser shares her concerns about this public health crisis.