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Mamatha Challa, MD
About Mamatha Challa, MD
Titles
Psychiatrist
Awards and Honors
2019, AACAP Educational Outreach Program Award
2016, UIC College of Medicine Research Forum – 2nd Place Student Poster
2016, Gold Humanism Honors Society, University of Illinois College of Medicine
2016, Abbas Hyderi Leadership Award, University of Illinois College of Medicine
2014, Klingenstein-Hirsch Medical Student Psychiatry Fellowship
2013, Ethan A.H. Shepley Award, Washington University
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency
General Psychiatry - Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Fellowship
Child Psychiatry - Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
Publications
Publications
2022
Challa, M., Hajirnis, A, Khan, C, Cagande, C. (In Press, 2022). Addressing Implicit Bias in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. JAACAP Connect.
2021
Almeida, M., Challa, M., Ribeiro, M., Harrison, A. The Mental Health Impact of School Closures During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2021, Nov. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13535
Call, D.C., Challa, M., Telingator, C.J. Providing Affirmative Care to Transgender & Gender Diverse Youth: Disparities, Interventions, and Outcomes. Current Psychiatry Reports. 2021, April; 23(33). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-021-01245-9
2020
Challa, M. Understanding The Adolescent Brain. Anubhava Educational Newsletter. 2020, Dec.
2019
Challa, M. Book Forum: Transgender Mental Health. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2019, Jun; 58(6): 642-643.
2016
Werner K.B., McCutcheon V.V., Challa M., Agrawal A., Lynskey M.T., Conroy E., Statham D.J., Madden P., Henders A.K., Todorov A.A., Heath A.C., Degenhardt L., Martin N.G., Bucholz K.K., & Nelson E.C. The association between childhood maltreatment, psychopathology, and adult sexual victimization in men and women: results from three independent samples. Psychological Medicine. 2016, Feb; 46(3): 563-567.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2022
Duan, C., Monserrate, G.R., Shen, E., Chelminski, R., Mujalli, D., Challa, M. (In Press, 2022). Clinical Applications of “Steven Universe” in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In R. Friedberg & E. Rozmid (Ed.), Creative CBT with Youth: Clinical Applications Using Humor, Play, Superheroes, and Improvisation. New York City: Springer Publishing.
2020
Challa, M., Scott, C., & Turban, J. (2020). Epidemiology. In J. Turban, G. Van Schalkwyk, & M. Forcier (Ed.), Pediatric Gender Identity: Gender-affirming Care for Transgender & Gender Diverse Youth. New York City: Springer Publishing.