Projects and Publications
Here are a few recent examples of publications, posters, and presentations from our residents during their training:
- Forensic Evaluation of LGBTQ asylum seekers. Asylum Medicine: A Clinician’s Guide. 2022.
- Hartstein GL, Menon SN. New Territory: Ethical challenges associated with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD. Am J Psychiatry Residents' Journal;20(1):2024.
- Bay C, Burton F, Hem Lee M, Igwe P, Ross A. Breaking the frame: Changing the tide of black male representation in film. Presented at American Psychiatry Association Annual Meeting, 17 May 2025.
- Hem Lee MA.Fundamentals of Curriculum Design: A resident-focused model. Poster presented at Harvard Psychiatry Research Day, 26 Feb 2025.
- Saleh FM, Jackson A, Burton B, Ahmed A. Assessment and Management of Violent Behavior. In Tasman's Psychiatry 5th ed. 2024.
- Kalinich M [...] Song SH, Makhoul K, Rivera Criado MJ, Ginapp C, Hill B, Shumate JN et al. Long therapy conversations degrade AI detection of suicidal ideation relative to clinicians: a preregistered study. In submission, preprint available.
- Kalinich M et al. Evaluating the effect of mental health fine-tuning relative to other model characteristics on LLM safety performance. In revision; preprint available.
- Nelson BW, Kalinich M, Torous J. Specialized or General-Purpose—The Wrong Question for Mental Health AI Safety. JAMA, June 2026.
- Luccarelli J, Smith JR, Kalinich M et al. The Population-Based Incidence and Prevalence of Catatonia. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 2025.
- Luccarelli J, Kalinich M, Wilson JE et al. The Catatonia Quick Screen (CQS): A Rapid Screening Tool for Catatonia in Adult and Pediatric Populations. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2025 Nov;152(5):341-349.
- Luccarelli J, Kalinich M, Fricchione G et al. Diagnostic and demographic factors of pediatric and adult catatonia hospitalizations: A 2016–2020 National Inpatient Sample Study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 2024.
- Luccarelli J, Kalinich M, McCoy Jr TH et al. Co-occurring catatonia and COVID-19 diagnoses among hospitalized individuals in 2020: a national inpatient sample analysis. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-liaison Psychiatry, 2023.
- Kim H. Simulating Success: A Novel Curriculum to Improve Psychiatry Residents' Preparedness for Overnight Call. Presented at Harvard Psychiatry Research Day, March 2024.
- Lu N et al. Cognitive Trajectories After Major Surgery in Older Adults and Factors Associated with Severe Decline. J Am Geriatr Soc 2026 May 16:10.1111/jgs.70434.
- Anant S [...] Makhoul KG et al. Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Mechanisms of Open Globe Injury in the United States: A Multi-center Study. Clin Ophthalmol 2025;19:153-1556.
- Levinsohn EA, Twark C, Anxiety in Athletes. In Sports and Mental Health: Research to Everday Practice, 2023.
- Levinsohn E, Herschkopf M. What should health professions students know about countertransference in inpatient psychiatric environments? AMA J Ethics. 2024 Mar 1;26(3):E232-236.
- et al. Juvenile sex offenders: Epidemiology, risk management, and treatment. In Saleh, F. M., et al (Eds.) Sex offenders: Identification, risk assessment, treatment, and legal issues. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- Olson C et al. Long-term Prophylactic Treatment Preferences and Willingness to Switch Therapies in Individuals with Hereditary Angioedema. Ann Allergery Asthma Immunol 2026;136(3):322-332.
- Hallo Carrasco C, Olson C, Portley M et al. Mirtazapine for Poor Appetite in Hospializated Older ADults with Major Neurocognitive Disorder or Oncologic Illness: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Am J Geriatric Psychiatry 2026. doi:10.1016/j.osep.2026.06.002
- Olson C, Hallo Carrasco C, Portley M, Rojas-Velasquez D. Thinking differently about Appetite: Mirtazapine and the Hospitalized Older Adult. Poster presented at American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Arlington VA, November 2025.
- Olson C, Portley M, Makhoul K, Rojas-Velasquez D. Bridging Mind and Body: C-L Psychiatry and the Inpatient Management of Somatic Symptoms with Insights from a Systematic Literature Review. Poster presented at Association of Consultation Liasion Psychaitry Annual Meeting, San Antonio TX, November 2025.
- Portley M, Olson C, Conroy M. Palliative Care of Psychiatric Units: A Lapse in Shared Vocabulary and Understanding for Interdisciplinary Teams. Poster presented at American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Arlington VA, November 2025.
- Portley M, Schulte V, Olson C, Chung L, Davidow J, Rojas-Velasquez D. Systemic Barriers for Older Adults with Anorexia Nervosa. Poster presented at American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Arlington VA, November 2025.
- Portley M, Olson C, Hallo Carrasco C, Davidow J, Rojas-Velasquez D. Mirtazapine for poor appetite in hospitalized older adults with major neurocognitive disorder or oncologic illness: A retrospective cohort study. Am J Geriatric Psychiatry 2026;11:64-74.
- Powell S et al. “3D genetic architecture of schizophrenia risk across three neuronal subtypes.” Molecular Psychiatry 2026;31:2216-2231.
- Powell S. Thyroid Hormone and Differential Treatment Response in Bipolar Disorder. Abstract Accepted at International Society for Bipolar Disorders Annual Conference, Vancouver BC, September 2026.
- Schulte V, Chung L, Davidow J, Rojas-Velasquez D. Anorexia Nervosa in Older Adults: A Case Series and Systematic Review of Clinical and Systems-Level Challenges. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry 2026 Jan-Feb;67(1):48-60.
- Schulte VP et al. Outcomes of boarding in geriatric patients awaiting psychiatric hospitalization in the ED. Presented at Harvard Psychiatry Research Day, 2 Feb 2025.
- Guasch C, Schulte V, Rojas-Velasquez D. Association of Antidepressants and Apathy in the Geriatric Populatin: A Systematic Literature Review. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychaitry: Open Science, Educatin, and Practice. 2025.
Program Chief Resident Radu Iliescu with Program Director Christie. Sams and Associate Program Director Tim Scarella in front of his poster describing a research study on factors associated with resident burn-out at the annual AADPRT meeting in March 2020
- Rojas-Velasquez D, Ramirez K, Miran D, Schulte V. Breaking the Bottleneck: Mutlimodal Approaches to Reduce Psychiatric Boarding Times on Medical Floors. Oral presentation as a general session at the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychaitry Annual Meeting, San Antonio TX, November 2025.
- Schulte V, et al. Inpatient Telepsychaitry Consult-Liaison Services: A Systematic Review of Benefits, Challengers, and Future Directions. Poster presented at Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting, San Antonio TX, November 2025.
- Schulte V et al. Emergency Psychiatric Boarding in Older Adults: Risks, Barriers, and Opportunities for Agitation Management in the ED. Oral Presentation at the Annual National Update on Behavioral Health Emergencies Conference, New Orleans LA, 2025.
- Shumate JN et al. Navigating the AI Frontier: Regulatory Policy Flux in US Mental Healthcare. Poster presented at Harvard Psychiatry Research Day, 2/26/2025.
- Shumate JN, Song SH, Saleh FM. Paraphilic disorders, psychopathy, and those who sexually offend: a narrative review of treatment modalities. Int J Impot Res (2023).
- Shumate JN et al. Governing AI in Mental Health: 50-State Legislative Review. JMIR 2025;12:e80739
- Shumate JN and Rojas-Velasquez D.Building the BRIDGE: A Systematic Review of Advance Care Planning for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness. Poster presented at American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Arlington VA, November 2025.
- Aney P, Zeng S, Kensinger EA, Song SH, Cunningham TJ. The categorical effect of negative emotion on memory before and after sleep deprivatin. Neuropsychologia 2025; 217(10): 109208.
- Song SH et al. Anti-GAD65+ Encephalitis: A Cryptic Case Requiring a Multidisciplinary Approach. Harv Rev Psychiatry 2025 Mar-Apr;34(2):118-124.
- Song SH, Zeng S, CUnninham TJ. High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation During Sleep. J Vis Exp 2025 Dec 5:226.
- Song SH, Shumate JN, Friedmann RS, Drogin EY, Feldman JJ, Dunn E. Badge of Courage: Pain and Suffering After Military Service in a Nonveteran. Harv Rev Psychiatry 2025 Jul-Aug; 33(4): 232-238.
- Song, S.H., Shumate JN, Dunn, E. Pseudologia fantastica on the medical floor: a case study. Harvard Review of Psychiatry 2025. Accepted.
- Song SH*, Shumate JN*, Friedman RS, Drogin EY, Feldman JJ, Dunn E. Badge of Courage: Pain and Suffering after Military Service in a Non-Veteran. Harv Rev Psychiatry (2025). Accepted. *Co-first authors
- Price GD, Heinz MV, Song SH, Nemesure MD, Jacobson NC. Using digital phenotyping to capture depression symptom variability: detecting naturalistic variability in depression symptoms across one year using passively collected wearable movement and sleep data. Transl Psychiatry 13(1): 381 (2023).
- Park SH*, Song SH*, Burton FA*, Arsan C, Jobst B, Feldman M. Machine Learning Characterization of a Rare Neurologic Disease via Electronic Health Records: a proof-of-principle study on Stiff Person Syndrome. BMC Neurology. 24: 272 (2024).
- Song SH, Hayirli TC, Shore O, Coconcea C, Keshavan M. Atypical presentation of schizophrenia with ablution avoidance: a case report. Schizophr Res 272: 96-97 (2024).
- Heinz MV, Price GD, Song SH, Bhattacharya S, Jacobson NC. Digital Biomarkers and Passive Digital Indicators of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. In Digital Mental Health (Passos IC, Rabelo-da-Ponte FD, Kapczinski F, eds). Springer, Cham (2023).
- Tom MR, Vago DR. Equanimity in the Practice of Psychiatry. In The Virtues in Psychiatric Practice, Ed. Peteet JR. Oxford University Press: New York, MY. In press.
- Vicari ME, Chin Feman SP, Harris MT, Hill KP. Attitudes toward overdose prevention centers: A survey of healthcare providers and professional students at American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry 2024 Annual Meeting. Mysell Research Day, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, February 26th, 2025.
- Vincent C, Friedman G, Zhang Y. Unmasking Smith Magenis Syndrome (SMS) in Adulthood: A Case for Genetic Diagnoses, Deprescribing, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration. J Neurospych Clin Neurosci 2026.
- Sarkar, P. R., Vincent, C., Szeto, A., Zhai, X., Keshavan, M. S., Hill, K. P. (2025). Medicine vs. Myth: Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis for Opioid Use Disorder and Pain. Current Addiction Reports, 12(1), 1-10.
- Wu A, Parris RS, Scarella TM, Tibbles CD, Torous J, Hill KP. What gets resident physicians stressed and how would they prefer to be supported? A best-worst scaling study. Postgrad Med J, 2022 Dec;98(1166):930-5. .
- Wu A, Radhakrishnan V, Targan E, Scarella TM, Torous J, Hill KP. Self-reported preferences for help-seeking and barriers to using mental health supports among internal medicine residents: exploratory use of an econometric best-worst scaling framework for gathering physician wellness preferences. JMIR Med Educ. 2021 Oct 6;7(4):e28623.
- Yi C. Space Buns. Academic Psychiatry 2006. https://doi.org/10.10.1007/s40596-026-002404-x.
- Zhang Y, Song SH, Lizano P. Learning by Experience: Using Simulation-Based Learning in Psychiatric Teaching. Learning laboratory. American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York City NY (05/2024).
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