Child Language and Developmental Psychiatry


Articles Presentations	Selected Presentations 2016 Toppelberg, CO (2016). Challenges of Identifying Learning Disabilities and Language Disorders in Dual-Language Learners and Children whose Home Language Is Not English. Invited Presenter, Clinical Consultation presentation, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), New York, NY Petti, T., Cohen, N., Farnia, F., Beitchman, J., Shapiro, T., Toppelberg, CO (2016). Advances in Understanding and Assessing Communication and Language Disorders in Clinical Populations. Invited Presenters, Symposium, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), New York, NY 2015 Wallace, N., Hollinshead, M., Irarrazaval, M., Toppelberg, C. O. (2015). Latino Children of Immigrants at Age 6: A Nested Case-Control Study of Risk Predictors and Mediators of Psychopathology, and the Immigrant Paradox, in a Community Cohort. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), San Antonio, TX Collins, B.A., Toppelberg, CO (2015). Spanish and English Proficiencies of Latino Children of Immigrants. Differences Across Demographic Profiles of Family, Home, and Preschool Factors. Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD), Madison, WI Collins, B.A., Toppelberg, CO (2015). The Role of Spanish and English Proficiency and Self-Regulation in the Academic Well-Being of Latino Children of Immigrant. International Symposium on Bilingualism, Rutgers University, NJ Collins, B.A., Toppelberg, CO (2015). Dual Language Proficiency and Self-Regulation as Predictors of Academic Performance of Latino Children of Immigrants. Society for Research In Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, PA Collins, B.A., Toppelberg, CO (2015). Differences in Spanish and English Proficiencies: Latino Children of Immigrants Across Demographic Profiles of Family, Home, and Preschool Factors. Society for Research In Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, PA Collins, B.A., Toppelberg, CO (2015). Dual Language Proficiency and Executive Functioning Predictors of Academic Outcomes in Latino Children of Immigrants. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Collins, B.A., Wallace, N., Toppelberg, CO (2015). Dual Language Proficiency and Self-Regulation as Predictors of Academic Performance of Latino Children of Immigrants. HMS Psychiatry Research Day, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Collins, B.A., Wallace, N., Toppelberg, CO (2015). Differences in Spanish and English Proficiencies: Latino Children of Immigrants Across Demographic Profiles of Family, Home, and Preschool Factors. HMS Psychiatry Research Day, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Irarrazaval, M., Abufhele, M., Wallace, N., Hollinshead, M., Toppelberg, CO (2015). Does a National Preschool Program Impact Psychiatric Symptoms and Cognitive, Language and Psychomotor Development in Chilean Children Ages 2 to 4? HMS Psychiatry Research Day, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Toppelberg, CO (2015). What Clinicians Ought to Know about Child Language Development, Language Disorders, and Dual Language (Bilingual) Children. Invited Presenter, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT 2014 Irarrazaval, M., Toppelberg, CO, Holinshead, M., Morgan, D., Collins, B.A (2014). Chile Crece Contigo (Chile Grows with You): A Preventive and Promotive Health System for Early Childhood. HMS Psychiatry Research Day, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Toppelberg, CO (2014). What Clinicians Ought to Know about Child Language Development, Language Disorders, and Dual Language (Bilingual) Children. Invited Presenter, Children’s Hospital Boston Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Boston, MA Toppelberg, CO (2014). Language Development and Disorders in Dual Language Children. Invited Presenter, Special Interest Study Group, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACP), San Diego, CA 2013 Toppelberg, CO (2013).Language Development and Disorders in Bilingual (Dual Language) Children. Invited presenter, Special Interest Study Group, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), Orlando, FL Toppelberg, CO (2013). Environmental Influences on Language Development and the Specific Case of Bilingual Development: Clinical and Policy Implications. Invited presenter, Institute: Communication and Language Development Implications for Clinical Practice, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), Orlando, FL Toppelberg, CO (2013). Research Career in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Invited presenter, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA Toppelberg, CO (2013). Environmental Influences on Child Language Development and Dual Language Development. Invited presenter, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA Collins, B.A., Toppelberg, CO (2013). Dual Language Profiles of Young, Latino Children- Associations of Cognitive, Environmental, Academic and Linguistic Factors. Paper presentation at Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA Toppelberg, CT (2013). Spanish and English proficiencies of Latino children in the early school years and associations with cognitive, school, and home factors. Poster presented at Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD), Madison, WI 2012 Collins, B. A., Toppelberg, CO (2012). Risk Factors for Language Impairment Associated with Low Performing Dual Language Profiles in Latino Children of Immigrants. Poster presented at Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD), Madison, WI Toppelberg, CO (2012). Language Development Of Bilingual Children: Dual Language Profiles And Potential Implications For Emotional/Behavioral And School Functioning In Clinical Perspective “Immigrant Children in Schools. Invited Presenter, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), San Francisco, CA Toppelberg, CO (2012). Latino Children of Immigrants: Dual Language Development and the Effect of Instructional Program Type and Home and School Factors. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Vancouver, BC Toppelberg, CO, Collins, B.A (2012). Addressing the Gap for English Language Learners Through Teacher Preparation, Certification, and Evaluation. Distinguished Scholars’ Colloquium Hunter College Urban Center for Assessment, Research and Evaluation (UCARE), New York, NY. Toppelberg, CO, Collins, B.A (2012). Dual Language Competences in Relation to the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Latino Children of Immigrants. NYS TESOL SIG Symposium, New York, NY. 2011 Toppelberg, CO (2011) Language and the Immigrant Child. Special Interest Study Group presented at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Toronto, ON Zachrisson, H., Toppelberg, CO, Dearing, E. (2011). Does Non-Maternal Child Care Protect Children of Depressed Mothers against Poor Language Development? Poster presentation. Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, QC. Zachrisson, H., Dearing, E., Toppelberg, CO, & Lekhal, R. (2011). Child Care Quantity and Early Childhood Aggression in a Large Norwegian Cohort. Paper symposium presentation. Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, QC. Collins, B. A., Toppelberg, CO & Nieto-Castañon, A. (2011). Spanish and English Language Competences Prospective Associations with the Wellbeing of Latino Children of Immigrants. Poster presented at Society of Research on Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Montreal, Canada Collins, B. A., Toppelberg, CO, Suárez-Orozco, C., O’Connor, E. & Nieto-Castañon, A. (2011). Associations of Spanish and English Competence and Wellbeing in Latino Children of Immigrants in Kindergarten. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), New Orleans, LA Invited presentation, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA Invited presentation, Martha Eliot Health Center, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA Invited presentation, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA 2010 Toppelberg, CO, Collins B (2010) Language and the Immigrant Child. Special Interest Study Group presented at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; New York, NY Toppelberg, CO, Collins B (2010) The New Kids in America: Immigrant Children. Institute presented at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; New York, NY Collins B. A., Toppelberg CO, Hollinshead M, & Nieto-Castañon A. (2010). Association of Dual Language Competence and Emotional and Behavioral Well-Being. Poster presented at Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD), Madison, WI Collins, B., Toppelberg, CO, Hollinshead, M & Nieto-Castañon, A. (2010) Changes in Children’s Dual Language Profiles from Kindergarten to Second Grade. Poster presented at Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, Wisconsin Toppelberg, CO (2010) Childhood Bilingualism and Developmental Psychopathology. Martha Eliot Health Center, Children’s Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Jamaica Plain, Boston. Chair, Institute on Immigrant Children: AACAP meetings, New York, NY Chair, Special Interest Study Group on Language and the Immigrant Child: AACAP meetings, New York, NY Invited presentation, Latino Forum on ADHD, funded by Shire Pharmaceutical, Philadelphia, PA Invited presentation, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA 2009 Lecture on Research, Clinical Interns Seminar, Judge Baker Children’s Center Invited presentation, Brown University Center for the Study of Human Development Chair, Symposium on Immigrant Children: Developmental aspects, AACAP, Honolulu, HI Chair, Workshop on Immigrant Children: Clinical Implications, AACAP meetings, Honolulu, HI 2008 Lecture on Research, Clinical Interns Seminar, Judge Baker Children’s Center Lecture, Psychopharmacology and Child Psychiatry, Course for first and second year Harvard medical students, PS748.0: Mentoring At Risk Children, Judge Baker, Harvard Medical School Lecture, Evidence-based practice and the Treatment for Adolescent Depression Study (TADS), Harvard Department of Psychiatry second year child and adolescent psychiatry residents, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School Invited presentation, Berkshire Association for Behavioral Analysis and Therapy (BABAT) Invited Grand Rounds presentation, NYU Child Study Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine 2007 Paper Symposium, Immigrant Children and Children of Immigrants: Pathways to Adaptation and Resilience, Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA 2006 Invited Lecturer, “Bilingual immigrant children: Language ability, adaptation & psychopathology,” Suffolk University Dept. of Psychology Colloquium Invited Lecturer, Suffolk University Dept. of Psychology Colloquium, Boston, MA Invited Faculty, NIMH Workshop for Emerging Research Investigators in Pediatric Mental Health, Rockville, MD Invited paper presentation, Critical Issues in Latino Mental Health Research conference, NIMH and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Santa Fe, NM Invited U. S. (Harvard) Faculty, International School Mental Health Symposium, International Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Program funded by NIMH Fogarty Center Grant, Istanbul, Turkey 2005 Toppelberg, CO (2005). Prevalence of psychopathology in a local community sample of Hispanic immigrant children. Martha Eliot Health Center, Children’s Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Jamaica Plain, Boston Toppelberg, CO (2005). Bilingual Language Ability and Deficit, Healthy Adaptation, and Psychopathology in Bilingual Children. Judge Baker Children’s Center/Children’s Hospital Boston Department of Psychiatry Invited presentation, Research Seminar for Early Investigators, NIMH/NIDA panel, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Canadian Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada Invited mentor, AACAP Travel Fellows Mentorship Program, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry meetings, Toronto, Canada Invited presentation, “Research on developmental psychopathology”, Editorial Board, VERTEX Revista Argentina de Psiquiatria, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2004 Invited researcher, “Practical Approaches to Improve the Inclusion of Languages-Other-Than English (LOTE) Speakers in Mental Health Research”, special conference, National Institute of Mental Health, DC 2003 Psychiatric Grand Rounds, “How does linguistic (in)competence relate to psychopathology in bilingual Latino children?”, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Psychiatric Grand Rounds, “Language competence, language deficit and psychiatric problems in bilingual Latino children”, Cambridge Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge,MA “Child Behavioral Problems & Management” and “Childhood Depression”,EntreFamilia, Boston Public Health Commission, MA “Child trauma and maltreatment- early recognition and referral”,EntreFamilia, Boston Public Health Commission, MA Research Presentation, "Child language development, and developmental psychopathology", Junior Faculty Research Seminar, Children’s Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Lecturer, “Psychopharmacology review for mental health clinicians”,EntreFamilia, Boston Public Health Commission, MA Research presentation, “Childhood bilingualism and developmental psychopathology”, Summer Retreat, Early Investigator Group, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, at Duke University, Durham, NC Invited presentation, “Childhood Bilingualism & Developmental Psychopathology: How does language competence relate to emotional/ behavioral problems in bilingual children?” Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Norwegian Research Council Study Tour on “Youth Development and Mental Health in the Multi-Cultural Society”, Boston, MA 2002 Research Presentation, "Child language, (mal)adaptation and psychopathology ", Across Generations Project, Judge Baker Children’s Center, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. 1999 Presentation, “Language competence and psychopathology in language minority children”, School Partnership Program, Judge Baker Children’s Center Lecturer, Culture, Class and Treatment Decisions in Filing for Abuse, CME course: “The Child in the Context of the Family”, The Cambridge Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School,Boston, MA Invited Presentation, “Language and Child Psychopathology: Methodological Issues, ” Symposium “Narratives: The Royal Road to Mental States?” Symposium Chair, Prof. Hans Steiner, MD, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chicago, IL 1998 Invited Presentation, “Language and Child Psychopathology,” Symposium “Psycholinguistics: Windows on the Mind,” Symposium Chair, Prof. Hans Steiner, MD, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Anaheim, CA 1997 Invited Presentation, “Child psychiatric illness and language disorders”, Centro UNO, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1996 Research Presentation, University of Puerto Rico Behavioral Research Institute, site of the NIMH “Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study” Research Presentation, Workgroup on Immigrant and Refugee Children, International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, at Columbia University, New York City, NY 1995 Research Presentation, Eli Lilly Pilot Research Award Presentation, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Office of Research, New Orleans, LA 1992 Invited Presentation, Clinical Adolescent Psychiatry, Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, Alvear Hospital, City and University of Buenos Aires