Fellowship Program

ABOUT THE KLINGENSTEIN THIRD GENERATION FOUNDATION’S FELLOWS

The Foundation has selected its fellows from a highly competitive cohort of candidates. These awardees come from esteemed academic institutions across the country, and the vast majority continue to produce important research, win government and other grants, and publish their findings in widely read and respected publications. Many of our past fellows have become leaders in the field, breaking new ground in child and adolescent mental health, and mentoring other early career investigators to follow in their paths.

2026 Fellows

Paul Alexander Bloom, Ph.D.

Fellow in Child and Adolescent Depression

Institution

  • Columbia University

Mentors

  • Randy P. Auerbach, Ph.D., ABPP. 
    Munmun De Choudhury, Ph.D. 
    Xuhai “Orson” Xu, Ph.D. 

Project

  • Identifying Short-Term Linguistic Markers of Suicide Risk via Social Media Logs in Depressed Youth 

Project Summary

Emilia Cárdenas, Ph.D.

Fellow In Child & Adolescent Depression

Institution

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

Mentors

  • Katie L. Burkhouse, Ph.D.
    Erika S. Lunkenheimer, Ph.D.

Project

  • Maternal Depression, Reward Processing, and Parenting Effects on Child Internalizing Risk 

Project Summary

Julia Feldman, Ph.D.

Fellow In Child & Adolescent ADHD

Institution

  • University of Pittsburgh

Mentors

  • Heather M. Joseph, D.O.
    Stephanie D. Stepp, Ph.D.

Project

  • Paternal Activation Parenting and Regulation of Young Children at Risk for ADHD 

Project Summary

Caroline Hoyniak, Ph.D.

Fellow in Child & Adolescent Depression

Institution

  • Washington University in St. Louis

Mentors

  • Joan Luby, M.D.
    Diana Whalen, Ph.D.

Project

  • An Investigation into the Sleep, Social, and Affective Rhythms of Early Childhood Depression 

Project Summary

2025 Fellows

Alexandra L. Bey, M.D., Ph.D.

Fellow In Child & Adolescent ADHD

Institution

  • Duke University

Mentors

  • Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D.
    Kimberly L. Carpenter, Ph.D.
    David E. Carlson, Ph.D.

Project

  • Influence of co-occurring ADHD on EEG and attention biomarkers in autistic children

Project Summary

Serena B. Gumusoglu, Ph.D.

Fellow In Child & Adolescent ADHD

Institution

  • University of Iowa

Mentors

  • Isaac Petersen, Ph.D.
    Hanna Stevens, M.D., Ph.D.

Project

  • Anti-angiogenic mechanisms in prenatal life as drivers of ADHD

Project Summary

Carlos. E. Yeguez, Ph.D.

Fellow In Child & Adolescent ADHD

Institution

  • Seattle Children's Research Institute

Mentors

  • Margaret H. Sibley, Ph.D.
    Mark A. Stein, Ph.D.
    Teresa M. Ward, Ph.D.

Project

  • ADHD as a 24-Hour Disorder: A High School Intervention for Circadian and Academic Functioning

Project Summary

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