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

The award recipient is announced at the lecture, which is typically held in the fall. Browse our archives to view past scholars and speakers. 

Past Award Recipients
2023Carol Chen, M.D.
Improving Assessment and Evidence-Based Treatments of Pediatric OCD in the Community
2022Jane Harness, D.O.  
Development and Preliminary Testing of a "Papageno" Story Interview Intervention
2021Adam Horwitz, Ph.D.
Low Burden Adaptive Mobile Interventions for Mood and Suicide Risk
2020Megan M. Julian, Ph.D. 
Building a New Research Network for Academic Programs and Clinics in the Field of Early Childhood Mental Health: Collecting Research Data Utilizing the DC:0-5 Diagnostic Framework
2019Julie E. Premo, Ph.D. 
Self-regulation as a Target of Intervention in Parents of Anxious Children
2018Ewa Czyz, Ph.D.
Identifying Early Predictors of Suicide Risk-related Outcomes in Adolescents
2017Emily Bilek, Ph.D.
Piloting a “Self-distancing” Augmentation to Exposure Therapy with Clinically Anxious Youth
2016Wael Shamseddeen, M.D., M.P.H
Electroconvulsive Therapy for Adolescents with Resistant Depression
2015Jacek Debiec, M.D., Ph.D.
Attenuating Depressive Ruminations in Patients Receiving ECT through Pre-treatment Recall of Depressive Thoughts
2014Elizabeth Koschmann, Ph.D.
Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-based Practices for the School-based Support of Students with Depression and Anxiety
2013Ellen Barrett-Becker, Ph.D.
Evaluating Effective Outreach and Support for Military Families with Young Children Following Deployment
2012Erika Bocknek, Ph.D.
Building Effective Outreach and Support for Military Families with Young Children Following Deployment
2011Polly Gipson, Ph.D.
Pilot Feasibility Study of Community-based Preventive Interventions for Ethnic Minority and Low-income Adolescents at Risk for Suicide
2010James Swain, M.D., Ph.D.
Brain Imaging Studies of the Biological Basis of Families’ Vulnerabilities to Mental Health Problems at Different Developmental Stages
2009Kate Rosenblum, Ph.D.
The New Beginnings Project: Improving Outcomes for Infants and Children in Foster Care
2008Julie Kaplow, Ph.D.
Children’s Psychological and Physiological Functioning Following the Loss of a Parent
2007Cindy Ewell Foster, Ph.D.
Community-based Depression Awareness and Suicide Prevention Interventions for Vulnerable Youth
2006Rich Dopp, M.D.
Levels of Physical Activity in Youth with Depressive Disorders
2005Maria Muzik, M.D.
Circle of Security for High-risk Security
2004Michelle Kees, Ph.D.
The Impact of Maternal Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on Children and Parenting
2003Kate Fitzgerald, M.D.
Children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Past Lectures
2023Michelle Kees, Ph.D., clinical associate professor and faculty lead for Outreach & Education, and Spencer Walz, longtime NAMI Washtenaw volunteer and advocate for mental health and well-being.
2022Eli Lebowitz, Ph.D.  Parent-Based Treatment for Child Anxiety and OCD
Yale University
2021

Emily Bilek, Ph.D.  Improving Psychotherapy for Anxious Youth 
University of Michigan


Ewa Czyz, Ph.D.  Harnessing Technology to Assess and Intervene with Adolescents at Elevated Suicide Risk 
University of Michigan


Jacek Debiec, M.D., Ph.D.  Electroconvulsive Shocks and Aversive Memory Networks
University of Michigan


Maria Muzik, M.D., M.S. Technological Solutions to Detect and Treat Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Prenatal Care 
University of Michigan

2020Jean A. Frazier, M.D. Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Preterm-Born Children and Adolescents
University of Massachusetts
2019Joan Luby, M.D. Early Childhood Depression: Parent-Child Psychotherapy Targeting Emotion Development
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
2018Research presentations by Ouida Scholar Award winners
2017Cheryl King, Ph.D. A Broad Perspective on Youth Suicide Prevention: What Can We Do?
University of Michigan
2016Jim Hudziak, M.D. Why Child Psychiatry Should Be the Centerpiece of Health Care Reform: The Science Behind the Argument
University of Vermont
2015Eric Storch, Ph.D. D-Cycloserine Augmentation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
University of South Florida
2014Melissa DelBello, M.D. Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
University of Cincinnati
2013Jay N. Giedd, M.D. The Teen Brain: Insights from Neuroimaging
National Institute of Mental Health
2012Mary A. Fristad, Ph.D., ABPP Nonpharmacologic Adjunctive Interventions for Childhood Mood Disorders
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and The Ohio State University
2011David Brent, M.D. Assistance for Treatment Resistance in Adolescent Depression: Lessons from the TORDIA study
University of Pittsburgh
2010Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D., ABPP Adolescents, Anxiety, and Development: Treatment During the Stage of Storm and Stress
Columbia University
2009Joan Asarnow, Ph.D. Pediatric Depression: Strategies for Improving
University of California, Los Angeles
2008John Piacentini, M.D. Multimodal Treatment of Childhood Anxiety Disorders
University of California, Los Angeles
2007John T. Walkup, M.D. Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children: Update on the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS)
Johns Hopkins University
2006Presentations by Todd Ouida Clinical Scholar Award winners
2005Daniel Pine, M.D. Developmental Perspectives on Anxiety: An Update from NIMH
National Institute on Mental Health
2004John March, M.D., M.P.H. The Treatments of Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS): Stage 1 Outcomes
Duke University
2003Karen D. Wagner, M.D. Major Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: The Need to Detect and Treat Early
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston