Research
Our commitment to advancing mental health and well-being through a diverse range of research studies, peer-reviewed publications, and impactful presentations.
Explore our work and the valuable insights we've contributed to the field. We invite you to delve into our research journey and discover the meaningful contributions made by our dedicated team of researchers and professionals.
CHN Funded Research Studies
Title: Housing First (HF) Outcomes: A Longitudinal Pilot Study of Individuals who Are Homeless and are serviced by Citrus Health Network (CHN)
Co-PIs: Francisco Quintana PhD, Adriana Foster, MD
Date: 9/19/2017
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Hannan, J. L., Sanchez, G., Musser, E., Ward-Peterson, M., Azutillo E, Goldin, D., . . . Foster, A. (2019). Role of empathy in the perception of medical errors in patient encounters: A preliminary study. BMC Research Notes (12), 327.
Salgado, C., & Castellanos, D. (2018). Autism spectrum disorder and cannabidiol: Have we seen this movie before? Global Pediatric Health, 5, 1-5.
Sibley, M.H., Ortiz, M., Graziano, P. Estrada E (2019). Metacognitive and motivation deficits, exposure to trauma, and high parental demands characterize adolescents with late-onset ADHD. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Alonso, M., Jardon, M., Pizarro, M., Castellanos, D., Aponte, X., Esposito, K., & Foster, A. (2018). The community value of academic psychiatry: The development of a psychiatry residency program in a federally qualified health center. Academic Psychiatry, 42(4), 572-577.
Presentations
Empathy in Healthcare: A Core Competency
Presented by: Foster, A and Sanchez G
Date: May 2019
Event: Citrus Health Network Psychiatry/Psychology Grand Rounds
Housing First Outcomes: A Longitudinal Pilot Study of Individuals who Are Homeless and are Serviced by Citrus Health Network (CHN)
Presented by: Quintana F. and Mooss A.
Date: August 2019
Event: Oral presentation at the Florida Behavioral Health Conference
Location: Orlando, FL
Implementing an Empirically Supported Risk-Assessment Screening Protocol
Presented by: Michaels M, Hoy E, Salgado C, Visser M, Cantero C
Date: March 2019
Event: FSPC 2019 Annual Florida Taking Action for Suicide Prevention
Navigating Leadership In Residency: Trial by Fire
Presented by: Daniel Castellanos, MD; Stephane Degraff , MD; Jose Hawayek, MD; Prisa Zachariah, MD
Date: May 2023
Event: Session at APA Annual Meeting
Location: San Francisco
Ponencias en Salud Mental: ADHD/TDAH
Presented by: Noemi Bermudez, DO
Date: February 2023
Event: Discussant for The American Society of Hispanic Psychiatrists (ASHP)
Resolving the Puzzle of Psychiatric Readmissions: Variables Versus Predictors
Presented by: Quintana F, Aponte X, Guzman V, Gonzalez Mayo A, Larrauri C, Foster, A
Date: May 2018
Event: Workshop at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
Location: New York, NY
Teacher-Child Interaction Training: Outcomes and lessons learned from a quasi-experimental trial
Presented by: Rivas A, Hughes Pontier C, Romillo J, Mooss A
Date: March 2019
Event: USF 32nd Annual Children's Mental Health Conference
The Impact of Aripiprazole on Readmission Rates in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Depression
Presented by: Angela T. Vittori, MD; Sindhura Kompella, MD; Shivani A. Kaushal; Sara Khan; Ivan Pagan, MD; Samuel Neuhut, MD
Date: October 2023
Event: Poster Presentation at AACAP New York
Using a Virtual Patient Interaction to Connect with Patients at Risk of Suicide
Presented by: Sandhu, S., Barzilay S., Yao, H., Luna, A., Rodriguez, C., Lok, B., Foster, A., Galynker, I.
Date: October 27-30, 2019
Event: International Academy of Suicide Research/Academy for Suicide Prevention (IASR/AFSP) International Summit on Suicide Research
Location: Miami Beach, FL
Federally Funded Research Studies
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH) - Award Number U54MD012393
Duration: July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2019
Title: The Impact of Ancillary Services on Compliance with Substance Use Treatment, Abstinence from Substances, and Child Safety among Substance-Using Parents Involved in the Child Welfare System
Principal Investigator (PI): Hui Huang, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University (FIU)
Co-Investigator from Citrus Health Network (CHN): Beverly Jean-Jacques, PsyD
National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH)
Duration: April 4, 2019, to March 31, 2020
Title: Impact of Clinician Virtual Human Interaction Training in Emotional Self-Awareness on Patients' Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Crisis Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
PI: Igor Galynker, MD, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
Subaward PI at FIU/CHN: Adriana Foster, MD, CHN Psychiatrist and Professor and Vice-Chair for Clinical and Research Programs, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, FIU
CHN Co-Investigator: Karina McCoy, PsyD
NIH - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Duration: April 24, 2019, to April 24, 2020
Title: "Effect of Soluble Corn Fiber Supplementation for 1 Year on Bone Metabolism in Adolescents (MetA-Bone Trial)"
PI: Cristina Palacios, PhD., Associate Professor, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Stempel School of Public Health, FIU
CHN Co-Investigator: Thresia B Gambon, MD, Pediatrician