The annual Todd Ouida Clinical Scholars Award and Lecture supports the advancement of research in childhood anxiety and depression.

The annual Todd Ouida Clinical Scholars Award helps fund the research of a University of Michigan scholar who is dedicated to understanding and making advancements in the treatment of childhood anxiety and depression. The award provides up to $20,000 in research funding and is open to investigators across U-M. The application window for this award is currently closed and will reopen in 2025.

The Todd Ouida Annual Lecture in Childhood Anxiety and Depression features the work of an accomplished researcher with expertise in anxiety or depression in children and adolescents. It’s typically held in the fall during the Michigan Medicine Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds and is open to the public. View our speaker archives.

Remembering Todd Ouida 

The annual lecture and funding award are named in honor of the memory of Todd Ouida, who tragically lost his life on September 11, 2001, while working in the World Trade Center. Despite experiencing severe anxiety throughout his early childhood, Todd overcame his anxiety and went on to earn a degree in psychology from the University of Michigan and became an options trader at Cantor Fitzgerald in New York. The lecture and award are made possible through the generous support of his parents, Herb and Andrea Ouida, along with the Todd Ouida Children's Foundation. 

Learn more about Todd’s legacy.