The CHAMP Team
The CHAMP Program includes several individuals at the UCLA Semel Institute who have interest and expertise in childhood bipolar disorder and related conditions.
The Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program (CHAMP) Faculty and Staff
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David Miklowitz, Ph.D.
Director Program Director
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Patricia Walshaw, Ph.D.
Co-Director Program Co-Director
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Robert Suddath, M.D.
Medical Director Medical Director
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Marcy Forgey, M.D.
Faculty Child Psychiatrist
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Eunice Kim, Ph.D.
Faculty Psychologist
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Tara Peris, Ph.D.
Faculty Psychologist
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Nancy Lynn Horton, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist
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Jennifer Podell, Ph.D.
Postdoc Postdoctoral Fellow
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Sarah Marvin, Ph.D.
Postdoc Postdoctoral Fellow
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Brittany N Matkevich, B.A.
Program Coordinator
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Marc Weintraub, B.S.
Research Staff Research Staff
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CHAMPS Advisory Committee
The CHAMPS program also has an advisory committee:
- Michael Strober, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Joan Asarnow, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- James McCracken, M.D., Professor and Chair, UCLA Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

