Professor-in-Residence,
DMH + UCLA PREVENTION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Dr. Sheryl Kataoka is a child psychiatrist and health services researcher who has focused her research on improving the access to and quality of mental health care for youth and families living in under-resourced communities. She has engaged in community-partnered research primarily in school settings and has evaluated trauma- and resilience-informed school services. She is a Professor Emeritus with the UCLA Semel Institute’s Divisions of Population Behavioral Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, where she serves as the Associate Program Director for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship.