2023 Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research
Katie A. McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Katie A. McLaughlin, Ph.D.
BBRF Awards & Recognition
2016 Klerman Prizewinner for Exceptional Clinical Research
2013 Young Investigator Grant
Katie A. McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Title & Institution
Executive Director, The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health
University of Oregon
BBRF Awards & Recognition
2023 Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research
2016 Klerman Prizewinner for Exceptional Clinical Research
2013 Young Investigator Grant
Bio
Dr. Katie McLaughlin is a clinical psychologist with expertise in child and adolescent mental health and the Executive Director of the Ballmer Institute. She has a joint Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Epidemiology from Yale University. Before joining the Ballmer Institute, Dr. McLaughlin was a tenured professor of psychology at the University of Washington and Harvard University. She has dedicated her career to developing better strategies for the early identification and prevention of mental health problems in children and adolescents and training the next generation of behavioral health professionals.
Dr. McLaughlin's research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Jacobs Foundation, the Charles H. Hood Foundation, the Brain and Behavior Foundation, and the IMHRO One Mind Institute. She has received early career awards from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and the Jacobs Foundation as well as the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association.
“Receiving the NARSAD Young Investigator Award has been pivotal to my career, providing the funds for the first large study conducted in my lab, and has fueled numerous additional research projects. In particular, this award was instrumental in helping me obtain a large federal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.”
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