Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is one of only eight children’s hospitals in the nation – and the only one in the western United States named to the national “Honor Roll” of children’s hospitals in U.S. News & World Report rankings. CHLA is home to The Saban Research Institute, one of the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States and is one of America’s premier teaching hospitals, affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California since 1932.


ABCD Study at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Located in East Hollywood, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of 21 institutions nationwide taking part in the ABCD Study. Our testing facilities are located in the Saban Research Building at CHLA main campus. MRI scanning will take place on the first floor of the main hospital in the CTSI-CTU Research Imaging Suite. We are easily assessible by LA Metro and close enough for a quick trip to Griffith Park and Observatory after your visit to see us! For more information, please call (323) 361-7756 or email us at [email protected].

ABCD CHLA Team

Click here to learn more about our Study Procedures.


Sowell

Elizabeth Sowell, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator
Bio
Megan-Herting

Megan Herting, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator
Bio
Shana Adise

Shana Adise, Ph.D.

Co-Investigator
Bio
Bodison

Stefanie Bodison, OTD, OTR/L

Co-Investigator
Amy-West

Amy West, Ph.D., ABPP

Co-Investigator / Site Clinician
Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall, Ph.D.

Senior Data Scientist
Ren Hong1

Ren Hong, Ph.D.

Clinical Consultant
Petra Orozco

Petra Orozco, LCSW

Clinical Consultant
Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez

Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Fellow
Pace

Cynthia Pace Cisneros, Ph.D., MPH

Research Supervisor
Kan

Eric Kan

Data Management Specialist
Angelica Nuñuz

Angelica Nuñez

Lead Research Assistant
Yara Akiel1

Yara Akiel

Research Associate
Silvia Flores

Silvia Flores

Research Associate
Eugenie Han

Eugenie Han

Research Associate
Oluchi Ibe

Oluchi Ibe

Research Associate
Alexandra Martinez

Alexandra Martinez

Research Associate
Leticia Solis

Leticia Solis

Phlebotomist
Akiva Kim

Akiva Kim

Volunteer

Chinyere Okeke

Volunteer
Yuechen Sun

Yuechen Sun

Volunteer
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