As the Project Director of the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (2007-2018), my focus was on compiling, analyzing, and presenting the related longitudinal data (e.g., participant interviews, creating data sets, running analyses, writing papers, grants, NIMH and IRB Progress Reports, and presenting at conferences, e.g., The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry [AACAP]).

As a Faculty Reseach Associate in the School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice (2016-current), my focus is as an advisor on the Board of the Hassenfeld Child Innovation Institute. I assist with the overall Board meeting planning/presentations, as well grant writing for the Healthy Weight and Nutrition Initiative.

I am also Faculty Associate Specialist at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research (2019-current). I served as a Board Member of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) (2013-2021), including Conference Committee Co-Chair and Research Advisory Council (RAC). I am an eating disorders grant reviewer for the Department of Defense (DOD), a Faculty Member and conference presenter at Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), a conference proposal reviewer for the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP), a manuscript reviewer for the International Journal of Eating Disorders (IJED), an advocate for the Eating Disorder Coalition (EDC), a research assistant for Jenni Schaefer’s forthcoming book, and a writer of eating disorder blogs for NEDA, Jenni Schaefer, Project HEAL, and Medium. My current research interests include capitalizing on eating disorder traits as strengths, promoting temperament-based treatments, and defining recovery through both quantitative methods (statistical) and qualitative methods (lived experiences).

I have thus far first or co-authored over 50 papers and 40 posters on bipolar disorders and eating disorders, and I continue to collaborate my colleagues on papers, posters, and conference presentations.

As the former Project Director of the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (2007-2018), I continue to contribute to Bipolar Disorder papers, posters, and presentations.

As a Faculty Reseach Associate in the School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Planning, Hassenfeld Child Institute, my focus in writing on Healthy Weight and Nutrition grants.

Within my roles related to eating disorders, including as a Faculty Associate Specialist at University of Californina San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research, Faculty Member at Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) and former Board Member of the National Eating Disorders Association (2013-2021), I continue to contribute to research studies, papers, posters, and presentations, with a focus on capitalizng on eating disorder traits as strengths, promoting temperapment-based treatments, and defining recovery through both quanitative methods (statistical) and qualitative methods (lived experiences).

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):

Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study grant RO1 MH59691 (PIs: Keller/Yen) (2000-2018)

Predicting Adult Outcomes in Bipolar Youth (PROBY) study grant RO1 MH5270580 (PI: Yen) (2018-2023)

Grant Panels Peer Reviewer:

1. Department of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) Peer Review Medical Research Program (PRMRP), Discovery Award, Clinical Trial Award, Investigator Initiated/Translational Research Award, Grant Reviewer, 2017-Present

2. National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Feeding Hope Fund (FHF), Early Career Investigator Award, Prevention Award, Innovative Treatment Award, Grant Reviewer, 2016-2021

 

Conference Proposals Peer Reviewer:

1. Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), Proposal Reviewer, 2021-2023

2. International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IADEP), Proposal Reviewer, 2018-2023

3. National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), Conference Committee Co-Chair, 2013-2021

 

Journal Manuscripts Peer Reviewer (Chronological Order):

1. Frontiers in Psychology (Front. Psychology), 2025-Present
2. Body Image, 2025-Present
3. Preventative Medicine, 2025-Present
4. Biological Psychiatry, 2025-Present
5. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology (JAACAP), 2024-Present
6. Sports Medicine Open (SMO), 2024-Present
7. Journal of Eating Disorders (JED), 2024-Present
8. BioMed Central (BMC) Psychology Editorial Board Member, 2023-Present
9. Acta Psychologica (ACTPSY), 2023-Present
10. eClinicalMedicine (eclinm), 2023-Present
11. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (ECAP), 2023-Present
12. European Neuropsychopharmacology (ENP), 2023-Present
13. Frontiers in Psychiatry (Front. Psychiatry), 2023-Present
14. Frontiers in Nutrition (Front. Nutrition) Guest Editor, 2023-Present
15. Bioluminescence, 2023-Present
16. Psychology Research and Behavior Management (PRBM), 2023-Present
17. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), 2022-Present
18. International Journal of Molecular Science (IJMS), 2022-Present
19. Diseases, 2022-Present
20. Heliyon, 2022-Present
21. Nutrients, 2022-Present
22. Viruses, 2022-Present
23. Behavioural Brain Research (BBR), 2021-Present
24. Eating Behaviors (EATBEH), 2021-Present
25. Journal of Affective Disorder Reports (JADR), 2022-Present
26. Brain Sciences (brainsci), 2021-Present
27. Journal of Personalized Medicine (JPM), 2021-Present
28. Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM), 2021-Present
29. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (JNMD), 2021-Present
30. BioMed Central (BMC) Psychiatry, 2021-Present
31. European Eating Disorders Review (EEDR), 2020-Present
32. Clinical Psychology Review (CPR), 2019-Present
33. International Journal of Eating Disorders (IJED), 2018-Present
34. Journal of Affective Disorders (JAD), 2018-Present

 

Panel and Symposium Presentations (Chronological Order):

1. Hower, H., Kaye, W.H., Bulik, C.M., Frank, G.K.W., Murray, S., & Micali, N. (2023, October). The Relationship Between Anxiety and Eating Pathology: Novel Insights from Genetics, Childhood Temperamental Traits, Neuroimaging, and Treatments. Symposium presented at the 70^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), New York, USA.
2. Hower, H., Diler, R.S., Andreu Pascual, M., Fiedorowicz, J.G., Goldstein, T.R., Miklowitz, D.J. (2022, October). Longitudinal Factors Associated with Improvement and Risk in Youths and Young Adults with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Symposium presented at the 69^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), Toronto, Canada.
3. Hower, H., Calvert, S., Bennett, E., Piekunka, K., Wilson, N. (2022, June-Online due to COVID19). Embracing Change and Extending Reach: A Collaboration with Lived Experience Perspectives for Improved Eating Disorder Outcomes. Panel presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED), Academy for Eating Disorders (AED).
4. Hower, H., Calvert, S., Bennett, E., Brockman, F., Ayuzo-del-Valle, N. (2022, June-Online due to COVID19). Embracing Change and Extending Reach: Introduction to the Lived Experience Professionals (LEP) SIG for Cultivating Advocacy Skills. Panel presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED), Academy for Eating Disorders (AED).
5. Hower, H., Cueto, J., Donaldson, D., Tortolani, C. (2022, March-Online due to COVID19). Eating Disorder Training in Triple Board Residency: A Case Study of Clinical Experience, Didactics, and Opportunities for Further Training. Panel presented at the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP).
6. Hower, H., Kaye, W., Towne, T., Runfola, C., Safer, D. (2021, October-Online due to COVID19). New Treatment Modalities Aimed at Expanding Access. Panel presented at the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Virtual Fall Conference.
7. Hower, H., Gorell, S., Saigal, M., Somehara, F., Copeland, M. (2021, June-Online due to COVID19). The Role of Lack of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Ballet: Learning from the Past and Present to Shape the Future of Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment in Dancers. Panel presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED), Academy for Eating Disorders (AED).
8. Hower, H., Kaye, W., Wierenga, C., Lauro, B. (2021, June- Online due to COVID19). Using Technology to Improve Understanding and Therapy Training for Eating Disorders. Panel presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED), Academy for Eating Disorders (AED).
9. Hower, H., Krasna, J., Lamarre, A., Baker, S., Bennett, E. (2021, June-Online due to COVID19). The Clash Between Research and Lived Experiences with Eating Disorders. Panel presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED), Academy for Eating Disorders (AED).
10. Hower, H., Donaldson, D., Tortolani, C., DerMarderosian, D (2021, April-Online due to COVID19). “It Takes a Village:” Collaborative Care of Eating Disorders. Panel presented at the Bradley Hospital Conference Series-Spring 2021, East Providence, RI.
11. Hower, H., Frazier, E., Hafeman, D., Birmaher, B., Youngstrom, E. (2020, October-Online due to COVID19). Predictors of Course and Outcomes in Youths and Young Adults with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Symposium presented at the 67^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP).
12. Kenny, T., LaMarre, A., Hower, H., Harrop, E.., Bachner-Melman, R. (2020, June-Online due to COVID19). Taking a Different Perspective on Recovery. Panel presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED), Academy for Eating Disorders (AED).
13. Kaye, W.H., Hower, H., Pryor, T., Lampert, J., Turner, C. (2020, June-Online due to COVID19). Eating Disorder Traits as Strengths in Recovery. Panel presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED), Academy for Eating Disorders (AED).
14. Hower, H., Kaye, W., Frank, G., Berner, L., Rhee, K. (2020, February). New Insights into Eating Disorder Treatment: Eating Disorder Traits as Strengths. Plenary presented at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) 4th Annual Eating Disorders Conference, San Diego, CA.
15. Hafeman, D., Merranko, J., Goldstein, B.I., Sakolsky, D.J., Diler, R.S., Axelson, D., Hower, H., Birmaher, B. (2019, October). Person-Level Prediction of Progression Along the Bipolar Trajectory. Symposium presented at the 66^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), Chicago, IL.
16. Parks, E., Hower, H., Cortese, M., Arnold, C., Sabey, L. (2019, March). Start Spreading the News-But How? A workshop on creating a cultural dialogue. Panel presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED), Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), New York, NY.
17. Hower, H., Bermudez, O., Setliff, S. (2019, March). Eating Disorders in 2019. Panel presented at the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Conference, Houston, TX.
18. Kaye, W. Hower, H., Frank, G. (2018, April). From Clinical Practice to Brain Research and Back-Anxiety in the Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders. Panel presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED), Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), Chicago, IL.
19. Hunt, J., Yen, S., & Hower, H. (2017, October). Resolving Controversies in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Lessons Learned from the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) Study. Panel presented at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Bradley Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI.
20. Johnson, C., Hower, H., Wonderlich, S., Sacco, B. (2016, October). Eating Disorders Treatment: Levels of Care. Panel presented at the 13^th Annual Meeting of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), Chicago, IL.
21. Yen, S., Stout, R., Hower, H., Killam, M., Hunt, J., Weinstock, L., Topor, D., Axelson, D., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, B., Goldstein, T., Ryan, N., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., & Keller, M.B. (2013, October). Effects of Comorbid Disorders on the Longitudinal Course of Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. Symposium presented at the 60^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), Orlando, FL.
22. Birmaher, B., Goldstein, T., Axelson, D., Goldstein, B., Liao, F., Gill, M.K., Ryan, N. Yen, S., Hunt, J., Hower, H., Keller, M.B., & Strober, M. (2013, October). Prevalence and Factors Associated with Long-Term Remission in Youth with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Symposium presented at the 60^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), Orlando, FL.
23. Hower, H. (2010, October). Neuropsychological Implications of Cannabis Abuse and Dependence. Panel presented at The Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, RI.
24. Hower, H. (2010, November). Psychological Clinical Research. Panel presented at Bryant University College of Arts and Sciences, Lincoln, RI.

Poster and Oral Presentations (Chronological Order):

1. Fiedorowicz, J.G,. Merranko, J.A., Goldstein, T.R., Iyengar, S., Hower, H., Gill, M.K., Yen, S., Strober, M., Hafeman, D., Keller, M.B., Goldstein, B.I., Diler, R.S., Hunt, J.I., & Birmaher, B. (2023, October). Validation of the Youth Suicide Risk Calculator in an Adult Sample with Bipolar Disorder. Poster presented at the 70^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, USA.
2. Towne, T., Knatz Peck, S., Wierenga, C., Hower, H., & Kaye, W.H. (2023, June). New Directions in Eating Disorder Treatment: Acceptability, Feasibility, & Outcomes of a Virtual Parent Training Course. Poster presented at the 30^th Annual Meeting of the Academy for Eating Disorders, Washington, D.C.
3. Fiedorowicz, J.G,. Merranko, J.A., Goldstein, T.R., Iyengar, S., Hower, H., Gill, M.K., Yen, S., Strober, M., Hafeman, D., Keller, M.B., Goldstein, B.I., Diler, R.S., Hunt, J.I., & Birmaher, B. (2023, May). Validation of the Youth Suicide Risk Calculator in an Adult Sample with Bipolar Disorder. Oral presentation at the 34^th International College of Neuropsychopharmacolgy World Congress of Neuropharmacology, Montreal, Canada.
4. Fiedorowicz, J.G., Merranko, J.A., Goldstein, T.R., Iyengar, S., Hower, H., Gill, M.K., Yen, S., Strober, M., Hafeman, D., Keller, M.B., Goldstein, B.I., Diler, R.S., Hunt, J.I., & Birmaher, B. (2023, March). Validation of the Youth Suicide Risk Calculator in an Adult Sample with Bipolar Disorder. Oral presentation at the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder (CYBD) World Bipolar Research Day, Toronto, Canada.
5. Elhosary, M.Y., Merranko, J., Goldstein, T.R., Axelson, D.A., Goldstein, B.I., Keller, M.B., Yen, S., Hower, H., Strober, M., & Birmaher, B. (October, 2022). Medication Nonadherence in Youth with Bipolar Disorder is Distinctly Affected by Comorbid ADHD. Poster presented at the 69^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada.
6. Hower, H., Shott, M.E., Sternheim, L.C., Swindle, S., Pryor, T., Frank, G.K.W. (2021, October-Online Due to COVID19) Reward Processing and Behavior Traits in Female Youth: Implications for Psychiatric Vulnerabilities. Poster presented at 63^rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
7. Fiedorowicz, J.G., Merranko, J.A., Gill, M.K., Yen, S., Goldstein, T.R., Strober, M., Hafeman, D., Keller, M.B., Iyengar, S., Hower, H., Diler, R.S., Goldstein, B.I., Hunt, J.I., &  Birmaher, B. (2021, June -Online Due to COVID19). Validation of the Personalized Risk of Mood Recurrences Risk Calculator in an Adult Sample. Poster presented at the 23^rd Annual Conference of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Conference.
8. Mitchell, R., Hower, H., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Merranko, J., Rooks, B., Goldstein, T.R., Hunt, J.I., Dickstein, D.P., Diler, R.S., Ryan, N., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D., Keller, M.B., Yen, S., & Goldstein, B.I. (2020, June-Online due to COVID19). Sex Differences in the Longitudinal Course and Outcome of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. Poster presented at the 22^nd Annual International Society for Bipolar Disorders Conference.
9. Frazier, E.A., Hunt, J.I., Hower, H., Jones, R.N., Goldstein, B.I., Birmaher, B. Strober, M., Weinstock, L.M., Dickstein, D.P., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, T.R., Diler, R.S., Ryan, N.D., Axelson, D., Keller, M.B., Yen, S. (2018, November). Correlates, Course, and outcomes of increased energy in youth with bipolar disorder. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
10. Pascual, M.A., Levenson, J.C., Goldstein, T.R., Gill, M.K., Merranko, J., Axelson, D., Goldstein, B.I., Hower, H., Yen, S., Birmaher, B. (2018, October). The Effect of Traumatic Events on the Longitudinal Course of Youth with Bipolar Disorders. Poster presented at the 65^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seattle, WA.
11. Lin, M., Hower, H., Brick, L., Weinstock, L., Dickstein, D., Hunt, J., Keller, M.B., Birmaher, B., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Merranko, J., Ryan, N., Strober, M., Axelson, D., & Yen, S. (2018, March). Polypharmacy in Comorbid Bipolar and Borderline Personality Disorder Individuals. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 5^th Annual Mind Brain Research Day, Providence, RI.
12. Lee, E., Hower, H., Jones, R.N., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Merranko, J., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Weinstock, L., Hunt, J., Dickstein, D.P., Diler, R.S., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D., Keller, M.B., & Yen, S. (2018, February). Psychosocial Impairment in Transition-Age Youth with Bipolar Disorder. Poster presented at ^8th Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation National Medical Student Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
13. Borue, X., Mazefsky, C., Rooks, B., Strober, M., Keller, M.B., Hower, H., Yen, S., Gill, M.K., Diler, R.S., Axelson, D.A., Goldstein, B.I., Goldstein, T.R., & Birmaher, B. (2016, May). The Longitudinal Course of Mood and Psychosocial Functioning in Youth with comorbid Bipolar and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research, Baltimore, MD.
14. Celis-de Hoyos, C., Yen, S., Hower, H., Weinstock, L., Dickstein, D., Hunt, J., Strober, M., Birmaher, B., & Keller, M.B. (2016, October). Increased Irritability May Distinguish Participants with Comorbid BPD Enrolled in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Disorder. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 50th Annual Convention, New York, NY.
15. Celis-de Hoyos, C., Yen, S., Hower, H., Weinstock, L., Dickstein, D., Hunt, J., Strober, M., Birmaher, B., & Keller, M.B. (2016, October). Increased Irritability May Distinguish Participants with Comorbid BPD Enrolled in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Disorder. Poster presented at the 63^rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY.
16. Lee, E., Yen, S., Hower, H., Killam, M., Jones, R., Hunt, J., Dickstein, D., Birmaher, B., Gill, M.K., Ryan, N., Goldstein, T., Merranko, J., Goldstein, B., Axelson, D., Strober, M., & Keller, M.B. (2016, October). Psychosocial Impairment in Transition Age Youth with Bipolar Disorder. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 50th Annual Convention, New York, NY.
17. Celis-de Hoyos, C., Yen, S., Hower, H., Weinstock, L., Dickstein, D., Hunt, J., Strober, M., Birmaher, B., & Keller, M.B. (2016, March). Increased Irritability May Distinguish Participants with Comorbid BPD Enrolled in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Disorder. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 3^rd Annual Mind Brain Research Day, Providence, RI.
18. Christensen, R., Kasoff, L., Bojanek, E., Kim, K., Hunt, J., Yen, S., Hower, H., Killam, M., Keller, M.B., Leibenluft, E., & Dickstein, D. (2016, March). Reduced Neural Signaling in Young Adults with Bipolar Disorder During Cognitive Flexibility. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 3^rd Annual Mind Brain Research Day, Providence, RI.
19. Kasoff, L., Bojanek, E., Christensen, R., Kim, K., Hunt, J., Yen, S., Hower, H., Killam, M., Keller, M.B., & Dickstein, D. (2016, March). Neural Activation During Masked and Unmasked Emotional Face Processing in Young Adults with Bipolar Disorder. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 3^rd Annual Mind Brain Research Day, Providence, RI.
20. Yen, S., Celis-de Hoyos, C., Chuong, A., Hower, H., Stout, R., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Ryan, N., Strober, M., Birmaher, B., & Keller, M.B. (2015, March). Treatment Utilization among Racial and Ethnic Minorities: Findings from the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth Study. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 2^nd Annual Mind Brain Research Day, Providence, RI.
21. Goldstein, B., Ha, W., Liao, F., Iyengar, S., Yen, S., Hower, H., Hunt, J., Dickstein, D., Ryan, N., Keller, M.B., & Birmaher, B. (2014, October). Comorbid Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at 61^st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Diego, CA.
22. Dickstein, D., Galvin, T., Yen, S., Hunt, J., Hower, H., Gill, M.K., Weinstock, L., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Ryan, N., Strober, M., Birmaher, B., & Keller, M.B. (2013, May). Cognitive Task Performance in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior 16^th Annual Research Symposium on Mental Health Sciences, Providence, RI.
23. Weinstock, L., Armey, M.F., Yen, S., Axelson, D., Dickstein, D., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, B., Goldstein, T.R., Hower, H., Hunt, J., Ryan, N., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., & Keller, M.B. (2013, May). Empirically Derived Subgroups of Youth with Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified: A Latent Class Analysis of Mania and Co-Occurring Symptoms, Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior 16^th Annual Research Symposium on Mental Health Sciences, Providence, RI.
24. Yen, S., Stout, R., Hower, H., Killam, M., Hunt, J., Weinstock, L., Topor, D., Axelson, D., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, B., Goldstein, T., Ryan, N., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., & Keller, M.B. (2013, May). Effects of Comorbid Disorders on the Longitudinal Course of Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. Poster presented at the 16^th Annual Research Symposium on Mental Health Sciences, Providence, RI.
25. Dickstein, D., Galvin, T., Yen, S., Hunt, J., Hower, H., Gill, M.K., Weinstock, L., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Ryan, N., Strober, M., Birmaher, B., & Keller, M.B. (2012, December). Cognitive Task Performance in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Hollywood, FL
26. Dickstein, D., Galvin, T., Yen, S., Hunt, J., Hower, H., Gill, M.K., Weinstock, L., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Ryan, N., Strober, M., Birmaher, B., & Keller, M.B. (2012, October). Cognitive Task Performance in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the Poster presented at the 59^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA.
27. Weinstock, L., Armey, M.F., Yen, S., Axelson, D., Dickstein, D., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, B., Goldstein, T.R., Hower, H., Hunt, J., Ryan, N., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., & Keller, M.B. (2012, October). Empirically Derived Subgroups of Youth with Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified: A Latent Class Analysis of Mania and Co-Occurring Symptoms, Poster presented at the 59^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA.
28. Weinstock, L., Armey, M.F., Yen, S., Axelson, D., Dickstein, D., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, B., Goldstein, T.R., Hower, H., Hunt, J., Ryan, N., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., & Keller, M.B. (2012, October). Empirically Derived Subgroups of Youth with Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified: A Latent Class Analysis of Mania and Co-Occurring Symptoms, Poster presented at the 26^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Ann Arbor, MI.
29. Hunt, J.I., Case, B., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Stout, R., Hower, H., Yen, S., Swenson, L., Dickstein, D., Axelson, D., Goldstein, B., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, T., Ryan, N., & Keller, M.B. (2011, October). Irritability Without Elation in a Large Bipolar Youth Sample: Clinical Outcomes at 48 Months. Poster presented at 58^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada.
30. Sala, R., Axelson, D., Castro-Fornieles, J., Goldstein, T.R., Goldstein, B., Ha, W., Liao, F., Gill, M.K., Iyengar, S., Strober, M., Yen, S., Hower, H., Hunt, J., Dickstein, D., Ryan, N., Keller, M.B., & Birmaher, B. (2011, October). Longitudinal Effects of Comorbid Anxiety Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at 58^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada.
31. Hower, H., Yen, S., Hoeppner, B., Weinstock, L., Hunt, J., Axelson, D., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Ryan, N., & Keller, M. B. (2011, June). Psychosocial Treatment Utilization Among Bipolar Youth: Continuity of Care. Poster presented at 9^th International Bipolar Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
32. Hower, H., Yen, S., Hoeppner, B., Weinstock, L., Hunt, J., Axelson, D., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Ryan, N., & Keller, M.B. (2011, March). Psychosocial Treatment Utilization Among Bipolar Youth: Continuity of Care. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior 14^th Annual Research Symposium on Mental Health Sciences, Providence, RI.
33. Hower, H., Yen, S., Hoeppner, B., Weinstock, L., Hunt, J., Axelson, D., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Ryan, N., & Keller, M.B. (2010, October). Psychosocial Treatment Utilization Among Bipolar Youth: Continuity of Care. Poster presented at 57^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY.
34. Pescosolido, M., Mersereau, A., Reidy, B., Siegel, R., Hower, H., Killam, M., Shashoua, M., Gagnon, K, & Dickstein, D. (2010, October). fMRI Meta-Analysis in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Poster presented at 18^th Annual Lifespan Hospital Research Celebration, Providence, RI.
35. Sala, R., Castro-Fornieles, J., Goldstein, T., Ha, W., Liao, F., Gill, M.K., Iyengar, S., Axelson, D., Strober, M., Goldstein, B., Yen, S., Hower, H., Hunt, J., Ryan, N., Keller, M.B., & Birmaher, B. (2009, October). Comorbid Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: Prevalence and Clinical Correlates. Poster presented at 56^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Honolulu, HI.
36. Axelson, D., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Hunt, J., Ha, W., Houck, P.R., Goldstein, B., Goldstein, T., Dickstein, D., Gill, M.K., Hower, H., Ryan, N., & Keller, M.B. (2009, June). Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified in Youth and Conversion to Bipolar 1 and 11 Disorder: Results from Longitudinal Follow-Up in the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth Study. Poster presented at 8^th International Society for Bipolar Disorders Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
37. Hunt, J.I, Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Yen, S., Case, B., Stout, R., Swenson, L., Topor, D., Liu, F., Hower, H., & Keller, M.B. (2009, March). Irritability Without Elation in a Large Bipolar Youth Sample: Frequency, Clinical Description, and 12 Month Outcome. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior 13^th Annual Research Symposium on Mental Health Sciences, Providence, RI.
38. Esposito-Smythers, C., Shashoua, M., Pincince, S., Wolford. A., Hower, H., Rizzo, C. & Spirito, A. (2008, March). Social Cognitive Moderators of the Relation Between Dating Violence Victimization and Suicidality Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior 12^th Annual Research Symposium on Mental Health Sciences, Providence, RI.
39. Esposito-Smythers, C., Wolford, A., Shashoua, M., Pincince, S., Hower, H., Hunt, J., & Keller, M.B. (2008, March). Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Factors Associated with Increased Risk. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior 12^th Annual Research Symposium on Mental Health Sciences, Providence, RI.
40. Rizzo, C., Esposito-Smythers, C., Pincince, S., Shashoua, M., Wolford. A., Hower, H., & Spirito, A. (2008, March). Dating Violence Victimization, Social Support, and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents. Poster presented at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior 12^th Annual Research Symposium on Mental Health Sciences, Providence, RI.

Peer-Reviewed Publications (Chronological Order):

1. Estrada-Prat, X., Romero, S., Borras, R., Merranko, J., Goldstein, T., Hafeman, D., Hower, H., Yen, S., Hunt, J., Goldstein, B., Ryan, N., Diler, R., Strober, M., Gill, M. K., & Birmaher, B. (2024). Seasonal mood variation in youth and young adults with bipolar spectrum disorder: A longitudinal prospective analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 370, 159-167. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.115
2. Firoozjah, M.H., Hower, H., & Shahrbanian, S. (2024). Associations between physical activity, mental health concerns, eating disorder symptoms, and emotional intelligence in adolescent athletes transitioning from COVID-19. Journal of Eating Disorders, 12:2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00961-2
3. Fiedorowicz, J.G,. Merranko, J.A., Goldstein, T.R., Iyengar, S., Hower, H., Gill, M.K., Yen, S., Strober, M., Hafeman, D., Keller, M.B., Goldstein, B.I., Diler, R.S., Hunt, J.I., & Birmaher, B. (2024). Validation of the Youth Suicide Risk Calculator in an Adult Sample with Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 347, 278-284. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.11.066
4. Elhosary, M. Y., Merranko, J.A., Goldstein, T.R., Hafeman, D.M., Goldstein, B.I., Gill, M.K., Hower, H., Axelson, D.A., Hunt, J.I., Yen, S., Diler, R.S., Ryan, N.D., Keller, M.B., Weinstock, L.M., Strober, M., & Birmaher, B. (2023). Examining factors associated with medication adherence in youth with bipolar disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Open, 1(2), 105-115. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2023.06.001
5. Andreu Pascual, M., Merranko, J., Gill, M.K., Levenson, J.C., Hafeman, D., Hower, H., Yen, S., Strober, M., Goldstein, B.I., Diler, R., Ryan, N.D., Weinstock, L.M., Keller, M.B., Axelson, D.A., Birmaher, B., & Goldstein, T.R. (2022). Risk factors preceding new onset abuse among youth with bipolar disorder: A longitudinal perspective analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 300, 296-304. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.003
6. Diler, R., Merranko, J., Hafeman, D., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Hower, H., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D., Ryan, N., Strober, M., Keller, M.B., Yen, S., Hunt, J., Weinstock, L., Iyengar, S., & Birmaher, B. (2022). Higher Socioeconomic Status and Less Parental Psychopathology Improve Prognosis in Youths with Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 302, 185-193. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.058
7. Firoozjah, M.H., Shahrbanian, S., Homayouni, A., & Hower, H. (2022). Comparison of eating disorder symptoms and body image between individual and team sport adolescent athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Eating Disorders,10, 119. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00644-4
8. Goldstein, T., Merranko, J., Hafeman, D., Gill, M.K., Liao, F., Sewall, C., Hower, H., Weinstock, L., Yen, S., Goldstein, B., Keller, M.B., Strober, M., Ryan, N., & Birmaher, B. (2022). A Risk Calculator to Predict Suicide Attempts Among Individuals with Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 24(7), 749-757. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.13250
9. Hower, H., LaMarre, A., Bachner-Melman, R., Harrop, E.N., McGilley, B., & Kenney, T.E. (2022). Conceptualizing eating disorder recovery research: Current perspectives and future research directions. Journal of Eating Disorders, 10, 165. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00678-8
10. Fiedorowicz, J.G., Merranko, J.A., Iyengar, S., Hower, H., Gill, M.K., Yen, S., Goldstein, T.R., Strober, M., Hafeman, D., Keller, M.B., Goldstein, B.I., Diler, R.S., Hunt, J.I., & Birmaher, B. (2021). Validation of the Youth Mood Recurrences Risk Calculator in an Adult Sample with Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 295, 1482-1488. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.037
11. Hafeman, D., Goldstein, T.R., Strober, M., Merranko, J., Gill, M.K., Liao, F., Diler, R.S., Goldstein, B.I., Ryan, N., Axelson, D., Keller, M.B., Hunt, J.I., Hower, H., Weinstock, L.M., Yen, S., & Birmaher, B. (2021). Prospectively Ascertained Mania and Hypomania Among Young Adults with Child- and Adolescent-Onset Bipolar Disorders. Bipolar Disord, 23, 463-473. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.13034
12. Hower, H., Reilly, E.E., Wierenga, C.E., & Kaye, W.H. (2021). Last word: A Call to View Temperamental Traits as Dual Vulnerabilities and Strengths in Anorexia Nervosa. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 29(2), 151-160. DOI:  10.1080/10640266.2021.1883882
13. MacPherson, H.A., Kudinova, A.Y., Schettini, E., Jenkins, G.A., Gilbert, A.C., Thomas, S.A., Kim, K.L., Radoeva, P.D., Babcock Fenerci, R.L., Yen, S., Hower, H., Hunt, J.I., Keller, M.B., & Dickstein, D.P. (2021). Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Subsequent Course of Mood Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation in Young Adults with Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 31, 299-312. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01688-0
14. MacPherson, H.A., Kudinova, A.Y., Jenkins, G.A., Kim, K.L., Radoeva, P.D., Gilbert, A.C., Barthelemy, C., DeYoung, L., Yen, S., Hower, H., Hunt, J.I., Keller, M.B., & Dickstein, D.P. (2021). Facial Emotion Recognition and Mood Symptom Course in Young Adults with Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 271, 1393-1404. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-021-01252-0
15. Sewall, C.J.R., Girard, J.M., Merranko, J., Hafeman, D., Goldstein, B.I., Strober, M., Hower, H., Weinstock, L.M., Yen, S., Ryan, N.D., Keller, M.B., Liao, F., Diler, R.S., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D., Birmaher, B., & Goldstein, T.R. (2021). A Bayesian multilevel analysis of the longitudinal associations between relationship quality and suicidal ideation and attempts among youth with bipolar disorder. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62(7), 905-915. PMID: 33107600 PMCID: PMC8628509 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13343
16. Vaughn-Coaxum, R., Merranko, J., Birmaher, B., Dickstein, D., Hafeman, D,. Levenson, J., Liao, F., Gill, M.K., Hower, H., Goldstein, B.I., Strober, M., Diler, R., Ryan, N,. Keller, M.B., Yen, S., Weinstock, L., Axelson, D., & Goldstein, T.R. (2021). Longitudinal course of depressive symptom severity among youths with Bipolar Disorders: Moderating influences of sustained attention and history of child maltreatment. Journal of Affective Disorders, 282, 261-271. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.078
17. Andreu Pascual, M., Levenson, J., Merranko, J., Gill, M.K., Hower, H., Yen, S., Strober, M., Goldstein, T.R., Ryan, N., Goldstein, B.I., Weinstock, L.M., Keller, M.B., Axelson, D.A., & Birmaher, B. (2020). The Effect of Traumatic Events on the Longitudinal Course of Youth with Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 274, 126-135. NIHMS: 1598435. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.131
18. Birmaher, B., Merranko, J., Gill, M.K., Hafeman, D., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B.I., Hower, H., Strober, M., Axelson, D., Ryan, N., Yen, S., Diler, R., Iyengar, S., Kattan, M.W., Weinstock, L., & Keller, M.B. (2020). Predicting Personalized Risk of Mood Recurrences in Youths and Young Adults with Bipolar Spectrum Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(10), 1156-1164. PMID: 31978620. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.12.005
19. Frazier, E.A., Hunt, J.I., Hower H, Jones, R.N., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Goldstein, B.I., Keller, M.B., Goldstein, T.R., Weinstock, L.M., Dickstein, D.P. Diler, R.S., Ryan, N.D., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D.A., & Yen, S. (2020). Correlates, Course, and Outcomes of Increased Energy in Youth with Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 127, 248-254. NIHMS: 1590247. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.171
20. Hafeman, D.M., Rooks, B., Merranko, J., Liao, F., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, T.R., Diler, R., Ryan, N., Goldstein, B.I., Axelson, D.A., Strober, M., Keller, M.B., Hunt, J., Hower, H., Yen, S., & Birmaher, B. (2020). Lithium Verses Other Mood Stabilizers in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(10), 1146-1155. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.06.013
21. Lee, E.J., Hower, H., Jones, R.N., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Goldstein, B.I., Merranko, J., Keller, M.B., Goldstein, T.R., Weinstock, L.M., Dickstein, D.P., Hunt, J.I., Diler, R.S., Ryan, N.D., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D., & Yen, S. (2020). Course of Longitudinal Psychosocial Functioning in Bipolar Youth Transitioning to Adults. Journal of Affective Disorders, 268, 109-117. PMID: 32158000 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.016
22. Mitchell, R., Hower, H., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Merranko, J., Rooks, B., Goldstein, T.R., Hunt, J.I., Dickstein, D.P., Diler, R.S., Ryan, N., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D., Keller, M.B., Yen, S., & Goldstein, B.I. (2020). Sex Differences in the Longitudinal Course and Outcome of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 81(6). PMID: 33113597 DOI: 10.4088/JCP.19m13159
23. Shalev, A., Merranko, J., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, T.R., Liao, F. Goldstein, B.I., Hower, H., Ryan, N., Strober, M., Iyengar, S., Keller, M.B., Yen, S., Weinstock, L.M., Axelson, D., & Birmaher, B. (2020). Longitudinal Course and Risk Factors Associated with Psychosis in Bipolar Youth. Bipolar Disorders, 22(2), 139-154. PMID: 31749297 PMCID: PMC7085953 DOI:  10.1111/bdi.12877
24. Hower, H., Lee, E.J., Jones, R.N., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Goldstein, B.I., Merranko, J., Keller, M.B., Goldstein, T.R., Weinstock, L.M., Dickstein, D.P., Hunt, J.I., Diler, R.S., Ryan, N.D., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D.A., & Yen, S. (2019). Predictors of Longitudinal Psychosocial Functioning in Bipolar Youth Transitioning to Adults. Journal of Affective Disorders, 246, 578-585. PMID: 30605876 PMCID: PMC6363880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.108
25. Li, C., Birmaher, B., Rooks, B., Gill, M.K., Hower, H., Axelson, D.A., Dickstein, D.P., Goldstein, T.R., Liao, F., Yen, S., Iyengar, S., Ryan, N.D., Strober, M., Keller, M.B., & Goldstein, B.I. (2019). High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 80(4), 18m12422. PMID: 31365195. PMCID:PMC6802953 DOI: 10.4088/JCP.18m12422
26. Sewall, C.J.R., Goldstein, T.R., Salk, R.H., Merranko, J., Gill, M.K., Strober, M., Keller, M.B., Hafeman, D., Ryan, N.D., Yen, S., Hower, H., Liao, F., & Birmaher, B. (2019). Interpersonal Relationships and Suicidal Ideation in Youth with Bipolar Disorder. Archives of Suicide Research, 24:2, 236-250. DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1616018
27. Birmaher, B., Merranko, J., Goldstein, T.R., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, B.I., Hower, H., Yen, S., Hafeman, D., Strober, M., Diler, R.S., Axelson, D., Ryan, N., & Keller, M.B. (2018). A Risk Calculator to Predict the Individual Risk of Conversion from Subthreshold Bipolar Symptoms to Bipolar Disorder I or II in Youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 57(10), 755-763.e4. PMID: 30274650 PMCID: PMC6293466 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.05.023
28. Hower, H., Lee, E.J., Jones, R.N., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Goldstein, B.I., Merranko, J., Keller, M.B., Goldstein, T.R., Weinstock, L.M., Dickstein, D.P., Hunt, J.I., Diler, R.S., Ryan, N.D., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D.A., & Yen, S. (2019). Predictors of Longitudinal Psychosocial Functioning in Bipolar Youth Transitioning to Adults. Journal of Affective Disorders, 246, 578-585. PMID: 30605876 PMCID: PMC6363880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.108
29. Krantz, M., Goldstein, T., Rooks, B., Merranko, J., Liao, F., Gill, M.K., Diler, R., Hafeman, D., Ryan, N., Goldstein, B., Yen, S., Hower, H., Hunt, J., Keller, M.B., Strober, M., Axelson, D., & Birmaher, B.  (2018). Sexual Risk Behavior Among Youth with Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 57(2), 118-124. PMID: 29413144 PMCID: PMC5806213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.11.015
30. Van Meter, A., Goldstein, B.I., Goldstein, T.R., Yen, S., Hower, H., Strober, M., Merranko, J., Gill, M.K., Diler, R., Axelson, D., Ryan, N., Keller, M., & Birmaher, B. (2018). Parsing Cyclothymic Disorder and Other Specified Bipolar Spectrum Disorders in Youth. Journal of Affective Disorders, 238: 375-382. PMID: 29909300 PMCID: PMC6322201 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.06.023
31. Diler, R., Goldstein, T.R., Hafeman, D., Merranko, J., Goldstein, B.I., Liao, F., Hower, H., Gill, M.K., Hunt, J.I., Yen, S., Strober, M., Axelson, D., Keller, M.B., Iyengar, S,. Ryan, N., & Birmaher, B. (2017). Distinguishing Bipolar Depression from Unipolar Depression in Youth: Preliminary Findings. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 27(4), 310-319. PMID: 28398819 PMCID: PMC5439419 DOI: 10.1089/cap.2016.0154
32. Frías, A., Dickstein, D.P., Merranko, J.A., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, T.R., Goldstein, B. I., Hower, H., Yen, S., Hafeman, D.M., Liao, F., Diler, R., Axelson, D., Strober, M., Hunt, J.I., Ryan, N.D., Keller, M.B., & Birmaher, B. (2017). Longitudinal Cognitive Trajectories and Associated Clinical Variables in Youth with Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 19(4), 273-284. PMID: 28653799 PMCID: PMC5517342 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12510
33. Borue, X., Mazefesky, C., Rooks, B., Strober, M., Keller, M.B., Hower, H., Yen, S., Gill, M.K., Diler, R., Axelson, D., Goldstein, B.I., Goldstein, T.R., Ryan, N., Liao, F., Hunt, J.I., Dickstein, D.P., & Birmaher, B. (2016). Longitudinal Course of Bipolar Disorder in Youth with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 55(12), 1064-1072. PMID: 27871641 PMCID: PMC5123749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.08.011
34. Dickstein, D.P., Axelson, D., Weissman, A.B., Yen, S., Hunt, J.I., Goldstein, B.I., Goldstein, T.R., Liao, F., Gill, M.K., Hower, H., Frazier, T.W., Diler, R.S., Youngstrom, E.A., Fristad, M.A., Arnold, L.E., Findling, R.L., Horwitz, S.M., Kowatch, R.A., Ryan, N.D., Strober, M., Birmaher, B., & Keller, M.B.  (2016). Cognitive Flexibility and Performance in Children and Adolescents with Threshold and Sub-Threshold Bipolar Disorder. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 25(6), 625-638. PMID: 26438382 PMCID: PMC5040213 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-015-0769-2
35. Yen, S., Stout, R., Hower, H., Killam, M., Weinstock, L., Topor, D., Dickstein, D., Hunt, J., Gill, M.K., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Ryan, N., Strober, M., Sala, R., Axelson, D., Birmaher, B., & Keller, M.B. (2016). The Influence of Comorbid Disorders on the Episodicity of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 133(4), 324-334.  PMID: 26475572 PMCID: PMC4801672 DOI: 10.1111/acps.12514
36. Goldstein B.I., Lotrich, F., Axelson, D., Gill, M.K., Hower, H., Goldstein, T., Fan, J., Yen, S., Diler, R., Dickstein, D., Strober, M., Iyengar, S., Ryan, N., Keller, M.B., & Birmaher, B. (2015). Inflammatory Markers Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 76(11), 1556-1563. PMID: 26646032 PMCID: PMC4896394 DOI: 10.4088/JCP.14m09395
37. Siegel, R., Hoeppner, B., Yen, S., Stout, R., Weinstock, L., Hower, H., Birmaher, B., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Hunt, J., Strober, M., Axelson, D., Gill, M.K., & Keller, M.B. (2015). Longitudinal Associations Between Interpersonal Relationship Functioning and Mood Episode Severity in Youth with Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 203(3),194-204. PMID: 25668652 PMCID: PMC4342291 DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000261
38. Yen, S., Frazier, E., Hower, H., Weinstock, L., Topor, D., Hunt, J., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Gill, M.K., Ryan, N., Strober, M., Birmaher, B., & Keller, M.B. (2015). Borderline Personality Disorder in Transition Age Youth with Bipolar Disorder. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 132(4), 270-280. PMID: 25865120 PMCID: PMC4573347 DOI: 10.1111/acps.12415
39. Birmaher, B., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D., Goldstein, B., Goldstein, T., Yu, H., Liao, F., Iyengar, S., Diler, R., Strober, M., Hower, H., Yen, S., Hunt, J., Ryan, N., & Keller, M.B. (2014). Longitudinal Trajectories and Associated Baseline Predictors in Youth with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 171(9), 990-999. PMID: 24874203 PMCID: PMC4164021 DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13121577
40. Rizzo, C., Esposito-Smythers, C., Swenson, L., Wolff, J., Hower, H., & Spirito, A. (2014). Dating Violence Victimization, Dispositional Aggression, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Male and Female Adolescents. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 44(3),  338-351. PMID: 24612026 PMCID: PMC6056012 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12081
41. Sala, R., Strober, M., Axelson, D., Gill, M.K., Castro-Fornieles, J., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Ha, W., Liao, F., Iyengar, S., Yen, S., Hower, H., Hunt, J., Dickstein, D., Ryan, N., Keller, M.B., & Birmaher, B. (2014). Effects of Comorbid Anxiety Disorders on the Longitudinal Course of Pediatric Bipolar Illness. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 53(1), 72-81. PMID: 24342387 PMCID: PMC3868011 DOI:10.1016/j.jaac.2013.09.020
42. Goldstein, B.I, Strober, M., Axelson, D., Goldstein, T., Gill, M.K., Hower, H., Dickstein, D., Hunt, J., Yen, S., Kim, E., Ha, W., Liao, F., Iyengar, S., Ryan, N., Keller, M.B., & Birmaher, B. (2013). Predictors of First-Onset Substance Use Disorders During the Prospective Course of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders in Adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 52(10), 1026-37. PMID: 24074469 PMCID: PMC3787940 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.07.009
43. Hower, H., Case, B., Hoeppner, B., Yen, S., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Birmaher, B., Weinstock, L., Topor, D., Hunt, J., Strober, M., Ryan, N., Axelson, D., Gill, M.K., & Keller, M.B. (2013). Mental Health Service Use in Transition Age Bipolar Youth. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 19(6), 464-476. PMID: 24241500 PMCID: PMC3885866 DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000438185.81983.8b
44. Hunt, J., Case, B.G., Birmaher, B., Stout, R., Dickstein, D., Yen, S., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Axelson, D., Hower, H., Strober, M., Ryan, N., Swenson, L., Topor, D., Weinstock, L., & Keller, M.B. (2013). Irritability and Elation in a Large Bipolar Youth Sample: Relative Symptom Severity and Clinical Outcomes Over Four Years. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 74(1), 110-117. PMID: 23419232 PMCID: PMC3600607 DOI: 10.4088/JCP.12m07874
45. Sala, R., Strober, M., Axelson, D., Gill, M.K., Castro-Fornieles, J., Goldstein, T., Goldstein, B., Ha, W., Liao, F., Iyengar, S., Yen, S., Hower, H., Hunt, J., Dickstein, D., Ryan, N., Keller, M.B., & Birmaher, B. (2014). Effects of Comorbid Anxiety Disorders on the Longitudinal Course of Pediatric Bipolar Illness. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 53(1), 72-81. PMID: 24342387 PMCID: PMC3868011 DOI:10.1016/j.jaac.2013.09.020
46. Topor, D., Swenson, L., Hunt, J., Birmaher, B., Strober, M., Yen, S., Hoeppner, B., Case, B., Hower, H., Weinstock, L., Ryan, N., Goldstein, B., Goldstein, T., Gill, M.K., Axelson, D., & Keller, M.B. (2013). Manic Symptoms in Youth with Bipolar Disorder: Factor Analysis by Age of Symptom Onset. Journal of Affective Disorders, Mar 5:145(3), 409-12. PMID: 23021377 PMCID: PMC3535567 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.024
47. Goldstein, T., Ha, W., Axelson, D., Goldstein, B., Liao, F., Gill, M.K., Ryan, N., Yen, S., Hunt, J., Hower, H., Keller, M.B., Strober, M., & Birmaher, B. (2012). Predictors of Prospectively Examined Suicide Attempts Among Youth with Bipolar Disorder, Archives of General Psychiatry, 69(11), 1113-1122. PMID: 22752079 PMCID: PMC3600896 DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2012.650
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Research Experience (Chronological Order):

Faculty-Associate Specialist, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, July 2019-Present. Duties include serving as a research advisor to the University of California San Diego Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research.

Research Assistant, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorders (ED) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Book Preparation, April 2018-Present. Duties include conducting literature reviews on eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorders in preparation for a book submission.

Faculty-Research Associate, Brown University, School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Providence, RI, August 2016-Present. Duties include serving as a research advisor to the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute.

Project Director, Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Providence, RI, January 2007-December 2018. Duties included assisting in NIMH grant submissions, IRB renewals, poster and manuscript submissions, and conference presentations for the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth study.

Research Project, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Social Welfare, Berkeley, CA,

September 2003 - April 2004. Duties included proposal and conduction of original project, “Military Trauma Focus Group Therapy among Male Veterans in a PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Program: Impact of Treatment on Coping and Quality of Life.”

Research Assistant, E.P. Bradley Hospital and Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School, Laboratory of Sleep Research and Chronobiology, East Providence, RI, May 1996 -  May 1999. Duties included applying electrodes to produce polysomnographic recordings.

Research Assistant, Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Providence, RI, June 1998-September 1998. Duties included screening adult subjects for the Primary Care Anxiety Project (PCAP), administering questionnaires for the Collaborative Longitudinal Study of Personality Disorders (CLPS), and conducting literature reviews on Borderline Personality Disorder (BDP) in preparation for a book chapter submission.

Clinical Experience (Chronological Order):

Child and Family Services of Newport County

Network Clinician

Middletown, RI

Jan 2005 – Jan 2007

Duties involved providing clinical services for adolescents in residential placements under the custody of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families, including psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, individual and family therapy, as well as client centered advocacy and case consultation for residential staff and multidisciplinary providers.

 

Family Service of RI

Mount Pleasant Academy

Clinician

Providence, RI

June 2004 – Jan 2005

Duties included developing diagnostic assessments and IEP goals addressing clinical needs, providing CBT and play therapy, facilitating specialized services, and staff consultation.

 

Dept of Veterans Affairs

Community Mental Health Internship (Berkeley)

Menlo Park, CA

Sept 2003 – Apr 2004

Completed internship (24 hrs/wk) at National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Residential Rehabilitation Program. Duties included conducting psychosocial assessments, developing treatment and discharge plans, co-facilitating group therapy (e.g., Military Trauma Focus Group) and milieu sessions, and participating in team meetings and client case reviews.

 

Catholic Charities, Behavioral Health Svcs

Community Mental Health Internship (Berkeley)            

San Jose, CA

Sept 2002 – Apr 2003

Completed internship (16 hrs/wk) at Community Counseling, Family Preservation, and Aftercare Programs. Duties included providing psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, visitation reports, and outcome measures, for families in outpatient treatment, parents and children in therapeutic supervised visitation sessions, and adolescents in juvenile hall aftercare services.

 

Teaching Experience (Chronological Order):

Senior Honors Thesis Primary Advisor, Brown University, School of Public Health, Providence, RI.

Course PHP1980

2020-2021: “Latina Identity in the Context of Western Beauty and Body Norms: A Qualitative Study.”

2019-2020: “The Effects of Art Therapy on Youth Navigating Bereavement, Grief, and Mourning: A Systematic Review.”

Served as the primary thesis advisor for undergraduate seniors completing their honors degree, including regular meetings, content outlines, draft revisions, poster presentations, final papers.

 

Developmental Psychopathology Course Instructor, Brown University, Department of Continuing

Education, Providence, RI, February 2011.

Facilitated introductory course of child and adolescent psychological disorders; provided a review of the etiology, diagnostic criteria, assessment, and treatment of psychological disorders in youth.

 

Web Sites:

Brown University Faculty Researchers @Brown Vivo: https://vivo.brown.edu/display/hhower#All

University of California San Diego Faculty Profile: https://profiles.ucsd.edu/heather.hower

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Heather_Hower

PubMed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Hower%2C+Heather%5Bauthor%5D&cmd=detailssearch

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=20&q=Heather+Hower&hl=en&as_sdt=0,40

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9411-2059

Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=33667668700

Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) Faculty Profile: https://www.aedweb.org/network/members/profile?UserKey=2f2cc284-6659-4aaf-a8d7-33237fb523cc

 

Social Media:  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/heatherhower

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherhower

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hhower

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-hower-b60/

 

Blog Posts:

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog

Project HEAL: http://theprojectheal.org/blog/

Medium: https://medium.com/libertased

Jenni Schaefer: https://jennischaefer.com/blog/eating-and-body-image/recovered-eating-disorders-professionals-stigma/

Families Empowered And Supporting Treatment for Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T.):

https://www.feast-ed.org/eating-disorder-traits-as-strengths-in-recovery/

 

Media Publications:

“Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) 10 Actions-Individuals”

https://www.aedweb.org/resources/online-library/publications/10-actions

 

Webinars:

“Eating Disorder Recovery: What Are We Aiming For?”

Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) Professionals and Recovery Special Interest Group (SIG)

https://www.aedweb.org/viewdocument/aed-webinar-recordings?CommunityKey=2e0113bc-7857-4706-a170-3faf1e6ceca2&tab=librarydocuments

 

Podcasts:

“Anxiety in the Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders”- ED Matters by Gurze/Salucore Episodes 99 (Part 1) and 100 (Part 2)

https://www.edcatalogue.com/episode-99-walter-kaye-guido-frank-heather-hower-role-anxiety-eating-disorders/#more-5453

https://www.edcatalogue.com/episode-100-walter-kaye-guido-frank-heather-hower-role-anxiety-eating-disorders-part-2/#more-5464

 

“Definitions of Recovery”- ED Matters by Gurze/Salucore Episode 199

https://www.edcatalogue.com/episode-199-heather-hower-definitions-recovery/

 

“Eating Disorder Traits as Strengths in Recovery” – ED Matters by Gurze/Salucore, Episodes 207 (Part 1), 208 (Part 2), 209 (Part 3)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ed-matters/id1173632000#episodeGuid=e93fb3d1-f528-4d92-a766-b69e3f7aa27a

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-208-dr-walter-kaye-panel-eating-disorder-traits/id1173632000?i=1000492778776

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-209-walter-kaye-panel-eating-disorder-traits/id1173632000?i=1000493608973

 

“Recovery is Not Linear” -Recovery Bites, Episode 80

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-bites/id1502277665?i=1000539589143

Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) Special Interest Group Oversite Committee Member, 2020-Present

AED Professionals and Recovery Special Interest Group (SIG) Member, 2019-Present

AED Lived Experience Advocacy and Engagement (LEAE) SIG Member, 2021-2022

AED Experts by Experience (ExE) Committee Member, 2019-2022

International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) Conference Reviewer, 2018-Present

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Board Member, Conference Committee Co-Chair, Research Advisory Council, Development Committee, Feeding Hope Fund Contributor, 2013-2021

Brown University Development Committee Green Campaign Coordinator, 2007-2017

City Year Rhode Island Board and Development Committee Co-Chair, 2007-2017

Brown University President’s Staff Advisory Council Chair, 2010-2012

Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine CORE Team, 2008-2009

Brown University Managing for Excellence Award, 2007

University of California, Berkeley, Social Work Research Award, 2004

University of California, Berkeley, Social Work Child Clinical Practice Award, 2003-2004

Sigma Xi National Scientific Research Honor Society, 1999

Brown University Clinical Psychology Professor Emeritus Award, 1999

National Honor Society, 1994

National Junior Classical League Latin Honor Society, 1990-1994

Editorial Board Member, BioMed Central (BMC) Psychology, 2023-Present

Associate Member, The Royal Society of Medicine, 2021-Present (00723278)

Faculty Member, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, 2019-Present

Faculty Member, Brown University, School of Public Health, 2016-Present

Faculty Member, Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), 2017-Present

Associate, International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP), 2017-Present

Accredited Clinical Social Worker (ACSW) Credential, 2010-Present

Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW) Credential, 2009-Present

Faculty Member, Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School, 2007-2018

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Rhode Island, October 2006-Present (ISW01800)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Rhode Island, August 2004-October 2006 (CSW00842)

Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 2002-Present (886390136)

Member, American Psychological Association (APA), 1998-Present (8519-3111)

Senior Honors Thesis Primary Advisor, Brown University, School of Public Health, Providence, RI.

Course PHP1980

2020-2021: “Latina Identity in the Context of Western Beauty and Body Norms: A Qualitative Study.”

2019-2020: “The Effects of Art Therapy on Youth Navigating Bereavement, Grief, and Mourning: A Systematic Review.”

Served as the primary thesis advisor for undergraduate seniors completing their honors degree, including regular meetings, content outlines, draft revisions, poster presentations, final papers.

 

Developmental Psychopathology Course Instructor, Brown University Department of Continuing Education, Providence, RI, February 2011.

         Facilitated introductory course of child and adolescent psychological disorders; provided a review of the etiology, diagnostic criteria, assessment, and treatment of psychological disorders in youth.