Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center
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Meet Our Researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center
Our team of researchers investigate the causes of children’s mental health conditions, and seek the best treatments to improve the well-being of children and their families. Researchers collaborate on projects that aim to improve diagnostics, testing and evaluation, patient care, therapies and interventions. They are committed to applying their findings to evidence-based clinical practice.
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Mary A. Carskadon, PhD
Director, Bradley Hospital Sleep Research Laboratory and the COBRE Center for Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
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Jennifer B. Freeman, PhD
Director of Research and Training, Pediatric Anxiety Research Clinic, Bradley Hospital
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Christopher Houck, PhD
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Beth Jerskey PhD, PhD
Research Coordinator for the Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART)
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Kathleen A. Kemp, PhD
Staff Psychologist, Rhode Island Hospital Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center
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Valerie Knopik, PhD
Director of the Division of Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital
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![Christine M. Low, PhD Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/provider_headshot/public/lifespan-files/images/doctor-headshots/BW0001AB_1.jpg?h=ed456b98&itok=PBN7B1Ck)
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Elizabeth McQuaid, PhD
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Wade C. Myers III, MD
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Nicole R. Nugent, PhD
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Stephanie Parade, PhD
Director of Early Childhood Research, Bradley/Hasbro Children’s Research Center; Staff Psychologist, Bradley Hospital
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Wendy A. Plante, PhD
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Christine Rizzo, PhD
Staff Psychologist at Rhode Island Hospital and the Rhode Island Family Court Mental Health Clinic
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Ronald Seifer, PhD
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Rebecca B. Silver, PhD
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Rebecca Swenson, PhD
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Sarah A. Thomas, PhD
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Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center
- Medical Education and Training Programs
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Research Areas
- Early Childhood Consultation and Program Evaluation
- Early Childhood Outpatient Program
- Early Childhood Research and Services
- Biological Basis of Psychiatric Disorders
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
- Forensic Issues and Juvenile Justice
- Health Services Research at Bradley Hospital
- Pediatric Behavioral Health
- Prevention and Early Intervention
- Meet Our Researchers
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Current Studies
- Bradley Hospital Researchers Study How Sleep Impacts Childhood Achievement
- Bradley Hospital Sleep Experts Assess California’s Legislation for Later School Start Times
- Bradley Hospital Receives $10M to Establish Sleep, Circadian Rhythms Research Center
- InVita Research Program Examines Treatment for Suicidal Behavior among Hispanic/Latinx youth
- Study Tests Effect of Video Game on Impulse Control
- The Hidden Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children
- Support Our Research