Faculty

Adelaide Robb

MD
Distinguished Endowed Professor and Chair
Children’s National Hospital, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC

Adelaide Robb, MD, is a professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at George Washington University and Children’s National Health System. Dr. Robb is board-certified in both Adult and Child and Adolescent psychiatry. Dr. Robb did her medical training and general psychiatry residency at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, then completed her fellowship training at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in psychiatric genetics and at the George Washington University’s Children’s National Medical Center in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Dr. Robb sees children and adolescents with a variety of psychiatric disorders in inpatient and outpatient settings. Her focus is on psychopharmacology, including the study of new medications in children and adolescents with a variety of psychiatric disorders. She served as principal investigator of over 70 pediatric psychopharmacology trials in children and teenagers. Dr. Robb was the site co-PI for the NIMH study Treatment of Early Age Mania (TEAM) and the site PI for the CoLT (Collaborative Lithium Trial) study, which was a NICHD Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act trial of lithium carbonate for pediatric bipolar disorder.

2026 Sessions

Rethinking Pediatric Depression: Early Identification and Emerging Treatments

Depression in youth often presents atypically and progresses rapidly without timely intervention. This session reviews updated diagnostic frameworks, neurodevelopmental factors, and treatment innovations including rapid-acting agents and digital therapeutics. Faculty will discuss strategies for early detection in schools and primary care, family engagement, and risk mitigation. Participants will gain tools to identify depressive symptoms earlier, individualize pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches, and improve long-term outcomes.

Speaker

Tuesday, September 15 3:30–4:30 PM
Room Great Hall B
Pediatric Psychiatry
Co-Chair

Julie Carbray

PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Nursing
University of Illinois Chicago

Dr. Carbray holds her PhD (93) and Master of Science (88) degrees from Rush University, Chicago and her Bachelor of Science (87) degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. A Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Nursing at the University of Illinois Chicago, she has been practicing as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner over 35 years. As UIC faculty, Dr. Carbray teaches course content in psychopharmacology, mood disorders, and development and therapeutic interventions with children and adolescents for students across various multidisciplinary programs. As the Director of the Pediatric Mood Disorder Clinic, Dr. Carbray leads the clinical program and multidisciplinary training and is a nationally recognized clinical expert in children and adolescents with mood disorders. Dr. Carbray holds a national reputation of excellence in serving families of children with mood disorders, and was recognized with the UIC Preceptor of the year award, the Karen Gousman Excellence in Nursing Award, the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Best Practices in an Outpatient Program for Bipolar Disorder Award, the UIC Inspire Award, the APNA Distinguished Service Award and the Susan McCabe psychopharmacology lectureship from the International Society of Psychiatric Nurses. Dr Carbray has presented her work nationally and internationally and across communities and organizations including the American Girl Company. With a particular focus on helping families to help their children with mood disorders, Dr. Carbray has engaged in programs of research that are investigating the psychopharmacology of mood disorders, neurobiology of mood disorders, and neurobiologically informed treatments and family response to childhood mood disorders.

Faculty

Liv Lewis

Lived Experience Expert
Executive Communications Consultant
Liv Lewis Communications, LLC

Liv Lewis is an Emmy Award-winning producer, Cannes Grand Prix winner, and award-winning communications strategist known for shaping culturally resonant, high-impact brand campaigns. With 20+ years of agency and entrepreneurial experience, she has led integrated marketing and communications for global brands including Calvin Klein, Vera Wang, American Express, McDonald’s, Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena, Fannie Mae, Bath & Body Works, Pfizer, Astellas, Banfi Wines, the U.S. Army, and Procter & Gamble brands such as Crest, Tide, Downy, Duracell, Olay, Pantene Gold Series, Mielle, and Old Spice.

Lewis played a pivotal role in P&G’s groundbreaking campaign “The Talk,” which won the Cannes Grand Prix and sparked global conversations on racial bias. She is recognized for strategic foresight, cultural fluency, and the ability to engineer media strategy and partnerships that move audiences from awareness to action.

Drawing on her lived experience, Lewis is also a champion for adolescent mental health—advocating for early identification, reducing stigma, and providing culturally responsive support for youth and families.

Beyond brand work, she founded Livd (pronounced "lived"), a multi-platform community supporting Black and Brown women navigating separation, situationships and divorce, and hosts the Livd Divorce Stories podcast. She also serves as President of the Board of Living After Crisis, a nonprofit that helps individuals rebuild after crisis and trauma. Lewis holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an A.A.S. in Advertising and Marketing Communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She lives in Teaneck, New Jersey, with her two children.

Faculty

Adelaide Robb

MD
Distinguished Endowed Professor and Chair
Children’s National Hospital, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC

Adelaide Robb, MD, is a professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at George Washington University and Children’s National Health System. Dr. Robb is board-certified in both Adult and Child and Adolescent psychiatry. Dr. Robb did her medical training and general psychiatry residency at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, then completed her fellowship training at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in psychiatric genetics and at the George Washington University’s Children’s National Medical Center in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Dr. Robb sees children and adolescents with a variety of psychiatric disorders in inpatient and outpatient settings. Her focus is on psychopharmacology, including the study of new medications in children and adolescents with a variety of psychiatric disorders. She served as principal investigator of over 70 pediatric psychopharmacology trials in children and teenagers. Dr. Robb was the site co-PI for the NIMH study Treatment of Early Age Mania (TEAM) and the site PI for the CoLT (Collaborative Lithium Trial) study, which was a NICHD Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act trial of lithium carbonate for pediatric bipolar disorder.

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