Meet the Team

Study Site Leaders

Principal Investigator

Bradley S. Peterson, MD

SMART Study Principal Investigator, CHLA
Chief of the Division of Child Psychiatry and Co-Director, Behavioral Health Institute
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Psychiatry
Keck School of Medicine of USC

CBT Directors

Amy E. West, PhD, ABPP

SMART Study Director of CBT Management
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Psychology, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Director, Psychology Internship
Associate Director of Psychology Training
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine of USC

V. Robin Weersing, PhD

SMART Study Co-Director for CBT Management - Quality Control and CBT Optimization for Pediatric Anxiety
San Diego State University / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology

Psychopharmacology Directors

Bradley S. Peterson, MD

SMART Study Principal Investigator & Director of Psychopharmacology
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Robert L. Findling, MD, MBA

SMART Study Co-Director of Psychopharmacology Management
Chair of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University

Glenn Takata, MD

SMART Study Director of Safety and Pediatrics Liaison
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Site Directors

Bhavana Arora, MD

SMART Study Site Director, CHLA Care-Network
Chief Medical Officer
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Health System and Care Network

Ceth Ashen, PhD

SMART STUDY Site Director, Children’s Bureau
Children's Bureau & C. Ashen Consulting

Merima Jurici, MD

SMART Study Site Director, LifeStance
LifeStance Health Medical Director for Southern California
Child and Adult Psychiatrist

Corinna Koebnick, PhD, MSC

SMART Study Site Director, KPSC
Kaiser Permanente Southern California

Stephanie Marcy, PhD, ABPP

SMART Study Site Director, AltaMed
Licensed Psychologist, Board Certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychology, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine of USC
AltaMed Clinics

Marisa Perez-Martin, MS, LMFT

SMART Study Site Director, Sycamores
Vice President of School-Based Mental Health and Early Education
Sycamores Child and Family Services

Marie Kanne Poulsen, PhD

SMART Study Site Director, CHLA Community Behavioral Health Program
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Bradley O. Hudson, PsyD, ABPP

SMART Study Lead Psychologist CHLA Community Behavioral Health Program
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Diplomate of American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Keck USC School of Medicine Division of General Pediatrics

Christopher E. Snowdy, MD

SMART Study Site Director, L.A. General
University of Southern California
Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic, L.A. General Medical Center

Community Engagement Director

Kathryn Smith, RN, MN, MS, DrPH

SMART Study Director of the Study Advisory Committee and Community Outreach
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Biostatistics Director

Wendy Mack, PhD

SMART Study Director of Biostatistics
Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences
Director of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design, SC-CTSI
Keck School of Medicine of USC