Mylien Duong, PhD
Dr. Mylien Duong is a Ruth L. Kirschstein postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington. She studied child clinical psychology and received a PhD from the University of Southern California in 2011, under the advisement of Dr. David Schwartz. She completed her psychology internship at the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Her research focuses on the influence of peers on the academic achievement of adolescents, particularly among ethnic minority youth. During her fellowship, she hopes to develop a socioemotional intervention to improve academic performance among ethnic minority youth at risk for school failure.
Yuet Juhn Tse, BS
Yuet Juhn Tse is a research assistant at the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development. He received a BS in psychology and a minor in political science from University of Washington in 2010. Before joining CCHBD in 2011, he was a research volunteer at the Relationship Research Institute and is currently working at the UW Experimental Education Unit as a classroom aide.
Under the supervision of Dr. Heather Violette, he provides research assistance to the Middle School Matters Study and Children’s ADHD Telemental Health Treatment Study. Following his interests in childhood and adolescent mental health under educational settings, he entered graduate studies in school psychology at the UW starting in September 2012.
Heather Violette, PhD
Dr. Heather Violette is a research manager at the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development. She received a PhD in school psychology from University of Washington in 2009. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Child Health Institute and in the Early Childhood Clinic at Seattle Children’s. She went on to complete her postdoctoral training under the mentorship of Dr. Cari McCarty at Seattle Children’s Research Institute.
Her research interests include assessment and measurement, and the evaluation of intervention services for children and their caregivers that can be delivered in schools or other settings to increase service utilization and promote emotional well being. She is presently overseeing two NIMH-funded projects, the Middle School Matters Study and Children’s ADHD Telemental Health Treatment Study.
Brian Wymbs, PhD
Dr. Brian Wymbs is a postdoctoral fellow with the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development. He completed his doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, in 2008. He completed his predoctoral internship, as well as a two-year postdoctoral fellowship, at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, which is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
His primary clinical research interests include developing and applying evidence-based treatments for children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and evaluating associations between ADHD and romantic relationship dysfunction. He is presently working under the mentorship of Dr. Cari McCarty on a NIMH-funded project exploring changes in depression and conduct problems as unique and synergistic risk factors for substance use and abuse during adolescence. Recently, Wymbs accepted a faculty appointment as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Ohio University. He began his new position in August 2012.