APAF Fellow Poster Presentations at the 2026 Annual Meeting
The APA Foundation provides psychiatry residents the experiential learning, training, and professional development they need to be leaders in the field. Numerous fellows will present new research at the 2026 Annual Meeting. Come to the Poster Presentations in the Exhibit Hall in San Francisco and learn from the amazing work and research Fellows are engaged in.
| Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
| 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
- Gamification and Game-Based Learning in Medical Education: A Systematic Literature Review with Implications for Advancing Psychiatry Training Adela Georgiana Buciuc; Maria Rueda-Lara; Heidi Kiziah; Zelde Espinel
- Parent-Child Autonomic Function as an Intergenerational Mechanism in Psychiatry: A Systematic Review Diab Ali
- Breaking the Habit Opening the Mind: Psychedelics in Addiction Medicine Harsha Gopalakrishnan; Shweta Chawla
- Implementation and Early Findings of Pilot Course: Eating Disorders for Medical Professionals (EDMP) Jean Wu; Kathryn Jones
- Integrated Clinical and Neuroimaging Profiles in Early Psychosis: The Role of Autism Comorbidity Kathleen Carlos; Jason Smucny; Tyler Lesh; Cameron Carter
- When the Feed Fuels Illness: A Narrative Review on How Social Media Exacerbates Psychiatric Disorders Maria Camila Velez Florez; Juan Camilo Rojas López
- Practical Strategies for IMG Success: Leveraging ACGME Core Competencies a Cross-Sectional Multi-Institutional Study Ngozi Adaralegbe; Adeleye Adaralegbe; Mujeeb Salawu
- Psychiatry Resident Attitudes Toward Conceptual and Philosophical Issues in Clinical Practice: Findings From a Pilot Study Rishab Chawla; Ryan Cassidy
- Ensuring the Future is in Safe Hands: Empowering Medical Student Graduates to Assess Patient Safety Tanha Shah; Kennedy Werner; Eva Waineo
- From Gaps to Growth: Empowering Trainees in Interventional Psychiatry Through a Multi-Institutional Educational Consortium Yaakov Green; Simran Ailani; Jarrod Ehrie; Jeffrey Zabinski
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| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
- Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Targeted Dietary Interventions for Pediatric ADHD by Clinical Phenotype Chaden Noureddine; Annabel Guo; Sai Vendidandi
- Response rate at one year follow-up for electroconvulsive therapy for depression is favorable at 59%: a single site retrospective review Isabel Yoon; Simon Kung
- Cultivating Trauma Healing in Hispanic Communities Maria Camila Velez Florez
- Marginalized Voices: The Importance of Ethno-Racial Representation in Clinical Trials for PTSD Treatment and Recommendations for Inclusion Maria Camila Velez Florez
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| 3:45 - 5:15 p.m. |
- Adapting a trainee-led community nutrition program for transitional-age youth with serious mental illness and adults with intellectual disabilities Amy Cheung; Adelaide Feibel
- "Not Slytherin eh?" Using the Sorting Hat in Psychiatry Residency to Build Community Among Residents Faculty and Program Leadership Amy Cheung; John Cahill; Miyun Kang; Ruby Lekwauwa; Katherine Klingensmith
- "Digital Delusions: Emerging Psychiatric Presentations Linked to Artificial Intelligence (AI)" Dana Abossi; Ilana Rothstein
- From Denial to Delivery: Empowering CL Psychiatrists to Coordinate Care in Psychotic Denial of Pregnancy Seena Ounsinegad; Ahana Yogesh; Abhisek Khandai; Diana Robinson
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| Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
- Simulating Ethics: Case Report and Literature Review of Simulation-Based Medical Education for Training Psychiatry Residents in Moral Decision-Making Joseph Wu; Mary Shen; Margo Funk; Matthew Baum
- Empowering Psychiatrists in Reproductive Mental Health: Oral Contraceptives for PMDD and Beyond Stuart Karimi; Johanna Beck; Erin O'Keefe; Sarah Qadir; Rachel Weil
- Exploring Training Gaps in Immigrant Mental Health: Perspectives from a Nationwide Sample of Psychiatry Residents and Fellows Tai West; Richard Zhang; Morgan Peltier; Craig Donnelly; Puneet Sahota
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| 10:30 a.m. - Noon |
- Lifestyle Medicine in Psychiatry: A Cross-Sectional Survey on Resident’s Attitude Confidence and Training. Heidi Kiziah; Lauren Miller; Adela Georgiana Buciuc; Vanessa Padilla Davila
- Suicidal Behaviors in High-Risk Middle-aged and Older Veterans Placed on Overdose Precautions a Descriptive Study Kie Fujii; Ellen Lee; Michelle Singh; Andrea Coppola
- Harvest Heroes: Integrating Psychiatry with Nutrition and Preventive Care from Farm to Receptor Navin Singh; Katherine Bui; Julie Pham; Nupur Kroger
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| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
- Diagnostic patterns of pediatric mental health services during and beyond the pandemic: A population-based study from Alberta Jacquelyn Paquet; Katharine Hibbard; Pamela Brett-MacLean
- Human-Centered Design Programming to Promote Well-Being in Psychiatry Training Louisa Brenner; Amber Song; Corinne Conn; Sabrina Reeda
- Patterns of stimulant use disorders among U.S. Adolescents Young Adults & Adults from 2021–2024 Nivedita Sriram; Thomas Pak; Manish Jha
- Systematic Review and Decision Framework for Maintenance Therapy After a Single Manic Episode in Adults Greater Than 30 Yash Bhatia
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| 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
- Pimavanserin for non-Parkinsonian dementia-related psychosis: A systematic review of efficacy safety and tolerability Adeleye Adaralegbe; Kayode Ahmed; Ngozi Adaralegbe; Maykel Farag Ghabrash
- r/Clozapine for Schizophrenia?: What can we learn from peer generated online content Noorin Damji
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| Monday, May 18, 2026 |
| 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Cultural Influences on Medical Students’ Perceptions of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Preliminary Results Monica Armas Neira; Ana Ruiz; Dania Mofleh; Giselli Scaini; Joao De Quevedo |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Building Bridges: The Role of Interfaith Dialogue as Outreach in Psychiatry Residency Rachel Shenoi; James Burden; Andrew Canto; Nancy Shenoi; Ali Asghar-Ali |
| 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
- Real-World Implementation of Intravenous Ketamine for Acute Treatment of Suicidality in a Tertiary Care Hospital Hatice Eken; Rebecca Price
- Poly-Victimization in Dating Violence and Adolescent Suicide Risk John Saxton; Ananya Roy; Raghu Gandhi
- Treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder with continuous versus intermittent dosing of SSRI/SNRI verses oral contraceptives - a systematic review Mariam Chishty; Najeeb Hussain
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