Yale Child Study Center
The Yale Child Study Center is a department at the Yale University School of Medicine. The center conducts research and provides clinical services and medical training related to children and families. Topics of investigation include autism and related disorders,[1] Tourette syndrome, other pediatric mental health concerns, parenting, and neurobiology.[2]
Mission
[edit | edit source]The center conducts research and provides clinical services and medical training related to children and families. Topics of investigation include autism spectrum disorders,[3] Tourette syndrome, other pediatric mental health concerns, parenting, and neurobiology.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]The center was started in 1911 as the Yale Clinic of Child Development by Arnold Gesell. Dr. Gesell, who is considered the father of child development in the United States, led the center until 1948.[5] Subsequent directors were:[5]
- Milton J.E. Senn, 1948–1966
- Albert J. Solnit, 1966–1983
- Donald J. Cohen, 1983–2001
- John E. Schowalter, (interim) 2001–2002
- Alan E. Kazdin, 2002–2006
- Fred R. Volkmar, 2006–2014[6]
- Linda C. Mayes, (interim) 2014–2016; 2016-present[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Yale Child Study Center Receives Over $3.5 Million NIH Grant For Autism Research Archived January 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Medical News Today, Jan 27, 2007
- ^ Welcome from Director, Fred R. Volkmar, MD Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Yale Child Study Center website, accessed April 15, 2012
- ^ Yale Child Study Center Receives Over $3.5 Million NIH Grant For Autism Research Archived January 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Medical News Today, January 27, 2007.
- ^ Welcome from Director, Fred R. Volkmar, MD Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Yale Child Study Center website. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Yale Child Study Center History Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
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Further reading
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- Mayes LC (2015). Vision(s) for the Yale Child Study Center Archived March 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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