Meet the Team

Dr. Miklowitz is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute, and a Visting Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford University, UK. He directs the Max Gray Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program (CHAMP) at the Semel Institute, a clinic and research program focused on the diagnosis and treatment of early-onset bipolar disorder and depression. 

Dr. Walshaw is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and clinical psychologist who serves in the roles of Director of the Medical Psychology Assessment Center (MPAC), Co-Director of the Max Gray Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program (CHAMP), and Director of the Neurobehavioral Epilepsy Program (NEP). Her clinical expertise and research interests are in cognitive changes associated with medical diagnoses as well as mood and anxiety disorders. 

Dr. Elizabeth Horstmann has been in CHAMP since she was a child psychiatry fellow at UCLA (graduating in 2016). She initially stayed at UCLA to be a Max Gray Fellow in mood disorders (2016-2017) and then stayed on as an attending in the clinic. She sees CHAMP patients, attends research meetings and supervises child psychiatry fellows as well as the Max Gray fellows. 

Dr. Marvin is a clinical developmental psychologist and has been with CHAMP since 2011. Her clinical interests concern early intervention and family factors that influence the course of symptoms. Her emphases include family approaches, identity development, culture, and supervision provision. In her role at CHAMP, Dr. Marvin is a supervisor with the multidisciplinary team conducting psychological evaluations and family therapy for those presenting for treatment or research participation. 

Dr. Ellis is a clinical neuropsychologist who received her PhD in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Neuropsychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2012. She first came to UCLA in 2011 for her pre-doctoral internship in Pediatric Neuropsychology. She then received a T32 post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology and child and adolescent mood disorders. 

Angus Strachan, PhD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, a clinical and social psychologist who has taught and supervised at UCLA for many years, most recently at CHAMP. At CHAMP, Dr. Strachan is an attending psychologist who supervises psychiatric fellows and psychology interns in family therapy.

Dr. Denenny received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and M.A. in Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Dr. Denenny sees clients at the CHAMP research clinic and previously completed a predoctoral internship as well as postdoctoral studies at UCLA Semel Institute. 

Dr. Marc Weintraub is a clinical psychologist and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. Dr. Weintraub received his Bachelor of Arts in psychology and social welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Miami and completed his clinical internship at the UCLA Semel Institute.

Anabel Salimian is a Clinical Research Coordinator at CHAMP. She earned her B.Sc. in Biopsychology with a minor in Applied Psychology from UC Santa Barbara before joining UCLA. Her research interests revolve around leveraging digital health technologies to expand access to mental health care for marginalized communities, with a particular emphasis on BIPOC students and young adults.

Shelby is a Clinical Research Coordinator Assistant at the CHAMP Clinic. He received his BA in Psychology from the University of Washington. He has previously worked at the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge. Shelby has interest in helping adolescents and young adults with anxiety and mood disorders using novel treatment and technology-based methods. He currently coordinates the Child Bipolar Network Study and Ketogenic Therapy for Youth Bipolar Disorder Study. 

Dr. Barnett received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Yale University. He then went on to the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University and developed an interest in working with children and adolescents with mental health challenges. Dr. Barnett completed his adult psychiatry residency training at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, where he provided care to a diverse patient population at a safety net hospital.

Dr. Ichinose is a licensed clinical psychologist currently completing her fourth year as a Max Gray Fellow. As a fellow, she has received specialized training in the evaluation, diagnosis, and psychosocial treatment of mood disorders under program director Dr. David Miklowitz. Her clinical focus is on providing individual, family, and group treatments for adolescents and young adults with mood and commonly co-occurring disorders (e.g., patients with both anxiety and ADHD). 

Dr. Nguyen graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She received her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine and completed her adult psychiatry residency as well as dialectical behavioral therapy training at the University of Washington. She then pursued a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at UCLA, where she served as inpatient chief fellow. 

Dr. Khan completed the UCLA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship before becoming a Max Gray Fellow. Dr. Khan received her medical education in Pakistan and completed her psychiatry residency training at the University of Washington. Dr. Khan graduated with areas of distinction in global mental health and cultural psychiatry, perinatal mental health and advanced psychotherapy. She also served as the chief resident of recruitment and wellness and graduated with an outstanding resident award.

Dr. Burns earned her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University and completed her internship at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. Her clinical and research interests are centered on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological and psychological conditions in children, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and mood disorders.