{"id":888,"date":"2026-06-10T10:45:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ctmh\/?p=888"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:45:46","slug":"ctmh-spring-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ctmh\/2026\/06\/10\/ctmh-spring-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"CTMH Spring Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">On 4\/28\/26 the CTMH Spring Symposium gathered researchers, faculty, staff,<br \/>\nstudents, and community members dedicated to addressing trauma and mental health in public health.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Expert Panel: Causal Inference\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>The panelists,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/centerfortraumaandmentalhealth.createsend1.com\/t\/t-i-wijktdt-l-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"OWA80de9c78-4f02-3f68-4ad6-2e78c1ffca74\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"1\" title=\"https:\/\/centerfortraumaandmentalhealth.createsend1.com\/t\/t-i-wijktdt-l-i\/\"><u>Katherine M Keyes PhD, MPH<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/centerfortraumaandmentalhealth.createsend1.com\/t\/t-i-wijktdt-l-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"OWA5e7f6309-2869-225d-eb74-a2e8401e0d53\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"2\" title=\"https:\/\/centerfortraumaandmentalhealth.createsend1.com\/t\/t-i-wijktdt-l-d\/\"><u>Samantha Auty, PhD<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/centerfortraumaandmentalhealth.createsend1.com\/t\/t-i-wijktdt-l-h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"OWA11c80140-c2b9-b31d-468b-22a024c8bc11\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"3\" title=\"https:\/\/centerfortraumaandmentalhealth.createsend1.com\/t\/t-i-wijktdt-l-h\/\"><u>Koichiro Shiba, PhD<\/u><\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/centerfortraumaandmentalhealth.createsend1.com\/t\/t-i-wijktdt-l-k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"OWAbb6ebeef-81c4-56cb-12be-61f3664b86bc\" data-emb-iscopy=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"4\" title=\"https:\/\/centerfortraumaandmentalhealth.createsend1.com\/t\/t-i-wijktdt-l-k\/\"><u>Lynsie Ranker,PhD<\/u><\/a>\u00a0presented thought-provoking and insightful work on causal inference in observational mental health research.<\/div>\n<div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-container panel-spring-symposium-2026 autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-895\" data-slideshow-name=\"panel-spring-symposium-2026\" data-slideshow-delay=\"2000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-895\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-895_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/05\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-6-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-895_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/05\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-11-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-895_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/05\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-8-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-895_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_9220-1-636x477.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fellowship Projects:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>The\u00a0CTMH fellows completed meaningful projects and created fantastic posters to share their work with our community.\u00a0The\u00a0CTMH mentors provided guidance, support, and expertise to foster the fellows&#8217; growth and projects throughout the semester.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-container fellows-spring-symposium-2026 autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-932\" data-slideshow-name=\"fellows-spring-symposium-2026\" data-slideshow-delay=\"2000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-932\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-38-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Dr. Lucy Lomas, Ashmeen Dhot, Manasa Sivakumar, Samara Grossman<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_9231-477x636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">Jannatul Naym presents to Samara Grossman, Manasa Sivakumar, and Ashmeen Dhot<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-60-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Georgia Zarola, Dr. Patrece Joseph, and Brice Hirwa<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-30-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Attendees view Shrutika Damle's poster<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-31-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Serenity Wang presents<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_5\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-13-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Mai Hussein presents<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_6\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-36-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Rowena Lindsay presents to Dr. Koichiro Shiba and attendees<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_7\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-34-1-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Alana Brunette presents<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_8\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-51-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Rowena Lindsay<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_9\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-19-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Adriana Shea<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_10\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-24-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Jannatul Naym presents to Samara Grossman<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_11\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/CTMH-fellows-presentations-MJ2026-23-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Georgia Zarola and Brice Hirwa present <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_12\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_9223-477x636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Mai Hussein presents<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-932_13\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/ctmh\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_9242-477x636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">S. Diana Chen Presents<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>An SPH News article, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2026\/student-fellows-present-original-research\/\">Student Fellows Present Original Research<\/a>&#8221; by Megan Jones summarized the CTMH fellowship projects:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Sociodemographic Distribution of Suicidal Ideation in the All of Us Study<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Student: Rowena Lindsay<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faculty Mentor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/koichiro-shiba\/\">Koichiro Shiba<\/a>, assistant professor of epidemiology<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Other Collaborators: Azuna Sawada, Po-Chien Chao<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Examining Effects of Antidepressant Use on Dementia and Cognitive Decline: A Literature Review<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Student: Alana Brunette<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faculty Mentor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/maria-glymour\/\">Maria Glymour<\/a>, chair and professor of epidemiology<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Other Collaborators:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/shelli-vodovozov\/\">Shelli Vodovozov<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span>research fellow, and<span>\u00a0<\/span>Yusi Chen, graduate fellow in the Department of Epidemiology<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Life Stressors and Cardiometabolic Disease in Middle-aged US Women<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Student: Mai Hussein (SPH\u201926)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faculty Mentor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/jaimie-gradus\/\">Jaimie Gradus<\/a>, professor of epidemiology<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Other Collaborators:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/jeanine-nasser\/\">Jeannine Nasser<\/a>, research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology, and<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptsd.va.gov\/about\/divisions\/womens\/serier_k.asp\">Kelsey Serier<\/a>, clinical research psychologist in the VA\u2019s National Center for PTSD Women\u2019s Health Sciences Division at VA Boston Healthcare System and assistant professor of psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Strengthening Boston\u2019s Mental Health Infrastructure: Upstream Data Integration &amp; LGBTQ+ Youth Training<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Student: Jannatul Naym (SPH\u201926)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Mentor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/samara-grossman-licsw-04017470\/\">Samara Grossman<\/a>, director of the Boston Public Health Commission\u2019s Center for Behavioral Health &amp; Wellness<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Impact of Comorbidity on Social Anxiety Group Treatment Outcome<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Student: Adriana Shea<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faculty Mentor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/anthony-rosellini\/\">Anthony J. Rosellini<\/a>, associate professor of epidemiology<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Exploring the Effects of Toxic Exposures on Mental Health Outcomes Among Military Service Members<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Student: S. Diana Chen (SPH\u201926)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faculty Mentors:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/jaimie-gradus\/\">Jaimie<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/jaimie-gradus\/\">Gradus<\/a>, professor of epidemiology, and<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/rachel-adams\/\">Rachel S. Adams<\/a>, research associate professor of health law, policy and management<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Insurance Awareness and the Mental Health Treatment Gap Among US College Students<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Student: Robert Harkin<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faculty Mentor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/sarah-lipson\/\">Sarah Ketchen Lipson<\/a>, associate professor of health law, policy and management<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Other Collaborators: Emma Pendl-Robinson, senior data scientist at Mathematica<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Policy Scan of Substance Use and Overdose Prevention for Schools Participating in the 2024-2025 Health Minds Study (HMS)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Student: Serenity Wang<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faculty Mentor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/noel-vest\/\">Noel Vest<\/a>, assistant professor of community health sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Other Collaborators:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/christina-freibott\/\">Christina Freibott<\/a>, postdoctoral associate in public health practice, and<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/isabel-redman\/\">Isabel Redman<\/a>, research project coordinator in CHS department<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Stronger Together: Total Wellness for Elders<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students: Ashmeen Dhot and Manasa Sivakumar<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Mentors: Samara Grossman, director of the Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness at the Boston Public Health Commission<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Other Collaborators: Ronald Lammy, Dr. Lucy Lomas, Rene Manigault<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>School Sport-Event Related Shootings in K-12 Settings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Students: Georgia Zarola and Brice Hirwa<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faculty Mentors:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/jonathan-jay\/\">Jonathan Jay<\/a>, associate professor of community health sciences, and<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/patrece-joseph\/\">Patrece<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/patrece-joseph\/\">Joseph<\/a>, assistant professor of community health sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Other Collaborators:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/emma-gause\/\">Emma Gause<\/a>, research scientist in the Department of Environmental Health<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Provider Perspectives on Supporting Youth in Communities Impacted by Violence: Preliminarily Findings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Students: Shrutika Damle<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faculty Mentor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/patrece-joseph\/\">Patrece Joseph<\/a>, assistant professor of community health sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 4\/28\/26 the CTMH Spring Symposium gathered researchers, faculty, staff, students, and community members dedicated to addressing trauma and mental health in public health. &nbsp; Expert Panel: Causal Inference\u00a0 The panelists,\u00a0Katherine M Keyes PhD, MPH,\u00a0Samantha Auty, PhD,\u00a0Koichiro Shiba, PhD, and\u00a0Lynsie Ranker,PhD\u00a0presented thought-provoking and insightful work on causal inference in observational mental health research. 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