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Appendix H: Committee and Consultant Biographies
Pages 441-452

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... Boat worked early in his career to define the pathophysiology of airway dysfunction and more effective therapies for chronic lung diseases of childhood, such as cystic fibrosis. More recently he worked at local and national levels to improve child health research efforts, subspecialty training, and clinical care.
From page 442...
... His articles on mental health and violence prevention have appeared in the National Medical Association and Psychiatric Services Journal. He has addressed mental wellness and violence prevention issues on the Today Show, Nightline, 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning, and Frontline, and his campaign to prevent black-on-black violence has been featured in several publications, including Ebony, Jet, Essence, Emerge, the New York Times, Chicago Tribune Magazine, and People magazine.
From page 443...
... With training in epidemiology and developmental psychology, he focuses in his work on the causes and prevention of major psychiatric and cognitive disorders of children, youth, and adults. His current research includes investigations of prenatal risks for schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, and addictive disorders, including the use of neuroimaging and molecular genetics techniques; work on the long-term effects of maternal smoking on offspring health and behavior; studies of community-level influences on youth substance use and delinquency; and the development of community-based strategies for the prevention of adolescent drinking and drug use.
From page 444...
... She has also directed cohort studies of the neuropsychological outcomes of neonatal brain injuries associated with preterm birth and with metabolic disorders detected on newborn screening, and she is currently a Waisman Center investigator and principal investigator of the Wisconsin Surveillance of Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities System. Glenace Edwall, Ph.D., Psy.D., L.P., M.P.P., is the former director of the Children's Mental Health Division at the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
From page 445...
... She is a principal investigator on several other major grants and subcontracts, all focused on improving the quality of services and outcomes for children and families. Amy Houtrow, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., is an associate professor and vice chair in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine; she also serves as the director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education–accredited Pediatric Rehabilitation Fellowship and as the chief of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Services at Children's Hospital Pittsburgh.
From page 446...
... , Dr. Jensen was the lead NIMH investigator on the landmark study of multimodal treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as well as an investigator on other national multisite studies.
From page 447...
... For the AAP, he also co-chaired a committee to develop practice guidelines for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and then a group advising the AAP on the implementation of the guidelines. His research has examined asthma, middle ear disease, children's hospitalization, health insurance, and childhood chronic illness and disabilities, with recent emphases on the epidemiology of childhood chronic illness and the organization of services for the care of children and adolescents with chronic health conditions.
From page 448...
... and a master's degree in psychology in 1976, Dr. Volkmar was the primary author of the autism and pervasive developmental disorders section in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV)
From page 449...
... She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, recently serving on its standing committee on Family Planning and a committee addressing improving access to oral health care. She served as vice chair of the National Research Council/Institute of Medicine Board on Children, Youth, and Families and as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health.
From page 450...
... Dr. Goldman is the editor of Psychiatric Services, a mental health services research and policy journal published monthly by the American Psychiatric Association.
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... Dr. Stein has been a member of the IOM's Standing Committee to Provide Medical Advice to the Disability Program of the Social Security Administration since 2011.


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