Michelle P. Durham, M.D., MPH, DFAPA, DFAACAP
675 Seminole Ave NE, Unit T-03 • Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 800-218-8490 • Fax: 844-270-0342
Email: DrDurham@LorioForensics.com
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, May 2001
Louisiana State University
Master of Public Health, Health Policy and Management, December 2002
Emory University
Medical Degree, May 2009
Louisiana State University
Resident in General Psychiatry, July 2009 - June 2012
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, July 2012 - June 2014
Yale, New Haven, CT
Academy for Faculty Advancement, September 2015 - May 2016
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Louis W. Sullivan Academic Leadership Program, July 2021 - June 2022
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Buprenorphine Waiver Training as of July 2011
Connecticut Medical License #51152 2012 - 2014, Renewed 2024
Board Certification in General Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as of September 2013
Massachusetts Medical License #259044 as of July 2014
Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration as of July 2014
Subspecialty Board Certification in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as of September 2015
Subspecialty Board Certification in Addiction Medicine: American Board of Preventive Medicine as of January 2019
Drug Enforcement Agency X waiver License as of April 2019
Texas Physician Medical License #U1887 as of February 2023
Rhode Island Physician Medical License #MD19609 as of November 2023
New Hampshire Physician Medical License #25251 as of December 2023
Virginia Physician Medical License #0101283967 as of October 2024
Lecturer on Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, December 2014 - February 2016
Instructor, Boston University School of Medicine, September 2015 - September 2016
Part-time Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, October 2017 - November 2018
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, September 2016 - August 2021
Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, August 2021 - January 2023
Associate Clinical Professor in Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, November 2021 - January 2023
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, November 2021 - September 2023
Voluntary Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, April 2023 - Present
Medicaid Coordinator at Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA July 2002 - July 2005
Assistant Project Director at Center for Excellence on Health Disparities, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA May 2004 - July 2005
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT July 2012 - June 2014
Assistant in Psychiatry at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA December 2014 - February 2016
Consulting Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Boston Public Health Commission School Based Therapists October 2015 - June 2020
Attending Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center, July 2014 - January 2023
Attending Adult Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES), Department of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, July 2014 - January 2023
Attending Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, July 2014 - January 2023
Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Ibn Sina Foundation, February 2023 - January 2024
Senior Fellow for Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, January 2024 - December 2024
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, January 2025 -
Present
Ronald E. McNair Scholar (1998 - 2001)
LSU Undergraduate Dean’s List (1998 - 2001)
L.P. Whitehead Scholarship (2008)
Philip H. Jones, M.D. Memorial Scholarship (2007)
American Psychiatric Foundation Helping Hands Grant recipient (2007)
Future Leaders in Preventive Medicine travel grant recipient (2008)
American Psychiatric Association travel grant recipient (2008)
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Presidential Award ( 2011)
American Psychiatric Association/SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program (2011)
Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society (2011)
American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award (2012)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Systems of Care Recipient (2013)
Chief Resident, Yale Child and Adolescent Fellowship (2013 - 2014)
Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (2015)
AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar (2018)
Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2021)
Boston Medical Center James T. Chengelis Humanism in Medicine Award (2021)
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Outstanding Early Career Psychiatrist Award (2021)
American Psychiatric Association (APA) Excellence in Service and Advocacy (2022)
American Psychiatric Association (APA) Excellence in Service and Advocacy (2022)
Boston Magazine “Top Docs” in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2023)
Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (2023)
American Psychiatric Association
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Association (September 2006 - present)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (July 2012 - present)
New England Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (July 2014 - December 2022)
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training ( November 2015 - December 2022)
American Medical Association (September 2005 - September 2014)
Massachusetts Medical Society, American Medical Association Resident Fellow Delegate (2010 - 2012)
Massachusetts Medical Society, Committee on Women in Medicine, Resident Representative (2011 - 2012)
Massachusetts Medical Society, Resident/Fellow Section Delegate (July 2009 - June 2012)
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, Co-Chair Public Sector Committee (July 2009 - June 2012)
New Haven County Medical Association Board of Governors (April 2013 - June 2014)
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, Nominating Committee (August 2016 - August 2017)
Regional Presentations
High School and College Student ADHD: Assessment and Treatment. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Pediatric Conference. East Boston, MA, November 2014
ADHD: Assessment and Treatment. Cambridge Health Alliance Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds. Cambridge, MA, January 2015
Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Depressive Disorders. Boston Public Health Commission School Based Health Centers Program. Boston, MA, June 2015
Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescent with Depressive Disorders. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Pediatric Conference, East Boston, MA, August 2015
Trauma Informed Care. Westwood Lodge Grand Rounds, Westwood, MA, February 2016
Educating the Educators: Guiding Teachers on Student Mental Health, Westborough, MA, March 2016
Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health Care. Boston College School of Social Work HRSA Seminar Series, Boston, MA, April 2016
Educating the Educators: Guiding Teachers on Student Mental Health, Auburn, MA
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: Working with NAMI and PPAL to Benefit Our School and Communities: Bridging gap between MDs/Educators, Waltham, MA, May 2016
Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS) at Northeastern University Panelist Speaker, Boston, MA, December 2017
ADHD in Children and Adolescents. Mount Auburn Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Cambridge, MA, January 2018
Addressing healthcare inequities. Chamber of Commerce event: Fierce Urgency of Now panel discussion. Boston, MA, September 2019
Support Your Workforce and Reduce Burnout: How Integrated Care Can Improve the Work experience. TEAM UP For Children Symposium, Boston, MA, January 2020
Coping Emotionally with COVID-19. Harvard Business School African-American Alumni Association. Boston, MA, May 2020
Trauma & Resilience: Our Patients, Ourselves and Our Work Environment, DotHouse, Boston, MA, May 2020
Trauma & Resilience: Our Patients, Ourselves and Our Work Environment Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Boston, MA, June 2020
Massachusetts’ Psychiatry Residency Panel. Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, Boston, MA August 2020
Racial Inequities in Substance Use Treatment. Bournewood Hospital, Grand Rounds, Boston, MA, February 2021
Creating a Pipeline and Increasing Diversity in the Mental Health Workforce. Racism, Intersectionality, Spirituality, and Equity in Underserved Populations (RISE UP) Conference. Boston, MA, May 2021
Harvard Chan MD-MPH Residency Panel. Boston, MA, May 2021
COVID 19 and Mental Health Inequities in Black and Latinx Low- Income Communities. New England Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Boston, MA, June 2021
Mental Health Inequities in Black and Latinx Low-income Communities. Boston University Wheelock Education for Equity and Democracy Symposium, Boston, MA, June 2021
Intersection of Trauma Exposure, Equity and Resilience for African American and Latinx Children and Families Panel Discussion. Boston University Wheelock Education for Equity and Democracy Symposium, Boston, MA, June 2021
Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration. University of Massachusetts Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows Lecture, Worcester, MA, August 2021
The State of Mental Health. Natixis World Mental Health Day, Boston, MA, October 2021
Mental Health Inequities in Black and Latinx Low-income communities. MGH Social Worker Grand Rounds. Boston, MA, December 2021
Understanding Trauma. Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education 9th Annual Legal Services Conference, Boston, MA, May 2022
Prioritizing and Preserving Psychological Health. Massachusetts Medical Society Virtual Annual Education Program, Boston, May 2022
Future of Telehealth in Integrated Care: How Telehealth Impacts Integrated Care Delivery and Behavioral Health Services-Challenges and Opportunities. 4th Annual TEAM UP Virtual Symposium, June 2022
Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration. University of Massachusetts Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows Lecture, Worcester, MA, July 2022
Adolescent Depression: Assessment and Treatment. Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center, Roslindale, MA, October 2022
Moving Upstream: School and Community Interventions. Boston Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association Children’s Behavioral Health Summit. Boston, MA, October 2022
Philanthropy and the Opioid Crisis. Lead by Example: Best Practices in Charitable Giving Conference. Boston, MA, November 2022
A Focus on Health Care: Five Key Priorities for the Next Administration. Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation Panel. Boston, MAD, December 2022
Understand Mental Health. Culture of Health Advancing Together Conference. Houston, TX, May 2023
Council on Recovery Symposium-Closing the Gap: Bringing Care for Substance Use, Mental Health and Physical Health Together. Houston, TX, February 2024
Institutional
Aujila, A., Durham, M., Sinkewicz, R., Carter, J. The Hangover: In the Aftermath of a Patient’s Brush with Death. Schwartz Grand Rounds. Yale, New Haven, CT, January 2014
Mental Health Commitment Laws: Assisted Outpatient Treatment. CT Department of Children And Families’ Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center Grand Rounds. Middletown, CT, May 2014
Pediatric Psychiatric Levels of Care: BMC/Children’s Hospital Pediatric House Staff Lecture Series, BMC, April 2016
Pediatric Depression: BMC/Children’s Hospital pediatric House Staff Lecture Series, BMC, May 2017
Pediatric Trauma: BUSM CAPE Student Interest Group, December 2017
Pediatric ADHD: Boston Public Health Commission School Nurse Practitioners, March 2018
Team UP for Children: Building the Care Team. BMC Pediatric Grand Rounds, January 2019
Antipsychotic Medication Monitoring in Children and Adolescents. BMC Family Medicine Clinical Innovations, March 2019
Talking with Kids about Race, Racism and Anti-racism. BMC HealthNet Plan, July 2020
Trauma Informed Care. BMC Department of Psychiatry ACCESS Program, December 2020
Racial Inequities in Substance Use Treatment. BMC Addiction Medicine Fellowship, July 2021
Department Exceptional Care without Exception Trust meeting BMC Development, July 2021
Racial Inequities in Substance Use Treatment. BMC Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, August 2021
Racial Inequities in Substance Use Treatment. BMC Addiction Medicine Fellowship, July 2022
Championing Equity in Behavioral Health, BMC Development, August 2022
Racial Inequities in Substance Use Treatment. BMC Addiction Psychiatric Fellowship, September 2022
International Poster
Durham, M., Zuber, N.: Reactive Attachment Disorder: Effects and Limits of Treatment Options. Poster at the European Psychiatric Association, Nice, France, April 2013
International Presentations
Mental Health; A Public Health Crisis. Exploratory Meeting for the Health, Education and Research Forum (HEAR-FORUM), Hargeisa, Somaliland, September 2016
TEAM Up for Children: Pediatric Integrated Care Model; University of Los Andes, Department of Psychiatry, Bogota, Colombia, November 2017
Psychiatric Examination of the Child; University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana, November 2017
Common Child Psychiatric Disorders; University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana, November 2017
Neurobiology of Child Psychiatric Disorders; University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana, November 2017
TEAM Up for Children: An Overview; University of KwaZulu Natal Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine; Durban, South Africa, February 2018
TEAM Up for Children: An Overview; King Dinuzulu Hospital Complex-Pediatric Neurology Section, Durban, South Africa, February 2018
Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Anxiety Disorders; South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP); Durban, South Africa, February 2018
Trauma in Children and Adolescents; University of Liberia, School of Medicine, Monrovia, Liberia, September 2018
Integrating Child Mental Health into Primary Care; University of KwaZulu Natal Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine; Durban, South Africa, July 2019
Assessment and Treatment of ADHD in children; University of KwaZulu Natal Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine; Durban, South Africa, July 2019
Assessment and Management of Children with Trauma or Stressor Related Disorders; University of KwaZulu Natal Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine; Durban, South Africa, July 2019
Management of Behavioral Problems in Children with ASD; University of KwaZulu Natal Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine; Durban, South Africa, July 2019
Management of Behavioral Problems in Children with ASD: South African Society of Psychiatrists, Durban, South Africa, July 2019
Assessment and Treatment of ADHD in Children; South African Society of General Practitioners, Durban, South Africa, August 2019
Assessment and Management of Depression in Children; Townhill Hospital Grand Rounds; TownHill, South Africa, August 2019
Interview and Assessment of Behavioral issues in Young Children; Ngwelezana Hospital, South Africa, February 2020
Anxiety Disorder in Children: Assessment and Management; King Edward Hospital, Durban, South Africa, February 2020
Assessment and Management of ASD in Children; Townhill Hospital, Townhill, South Africa, February 2020
Africa Global Mental Health Institute: COVID 19 and Mental Health Care Delivery: Lessons Learned in the US-Webinar Moderator, May 2020
Africa Global Mental Health Institute: COVID 19 and Mental Health Care in Resource-Constrained Settings-Webinar Moderator, June 2020
Africa Global Mental Health Institute: Black Lives Matter: Racism & Mental Health in the Context of COVID-19-Webinar Moderator, July 2020
Africa Global Mental Health Institute: Mental Health of Healthcare Workers in the Context of COVID-19-Webinar Moderator, August 2020
Africa Global Mental Health Institute: Mental Health Impact of Reporting on the Racial Inequities of COVID-19 on Black Journalists -Webinar Moderator, September 2020
Africa Global Mental Health Institute: Impact of COVID-19 on the School Systems and Children's Mental Health. -Webinar Moderator, October 2020
World Mental Health Day in the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa., October 2020
Durham, MP, Lachman, A, Owusu, M, Chiliza, B.: Africa Global Mental Health Institute: Building Capacity Along the African Diaspora. International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) Virtual Congress Singapore, December 2020
Supporting Children and Families during COVID-19. University of KwaZulu Natal Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine; Durban, South Africa, February 2021
Africa Global Mental Health Institute: Impact of COVID-19 on the School Systems and Children's Mental Health. -Webinar Moderator, February 2021
Africa Global Mental Health Institute: Integrating Traditional Healing into Mental Health Care -Webinar Moderator, May 2021
Pediatric Mental Health Integration. University of KwaZulu Natal Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine PANDA South Africa Conference, June 2022
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychiatric Co-Morbidities. University of KwaZulu Natal Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine PANDA South Africa Conference, June 2022
Meeting Children, Adolescents and Their Families Where They Are: School, Clinic and Community Interventions. The 2nd Annual African Neuroscience and Psychiatry Summit, February 2024
Africa Global Mental Health Institute: Modeling Mental Health as Public Health Through the Lens of Community Psychology -Webinar Moderator, March 2024
Africa Global Mental Health Institute: How to Tackle Mental Health Needs for a Rapidly Aging Africa-Webinar Moderator, June 2024
National Posters
Durham, M., Starks, S.: Assessing the Mental Health Status of Patients at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Student Run Homeless Clinics. Poster at the American Psychiatric Association’s Institute of Psychiatric Services, Chicago, IL. October 2008
Durham, M., Marshall, T.: The Connecticut Network of Care Transformation Initiative: Lessons Learned and Looking Forward. Poster at the 2013 AACAP Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL., October 2013
Anglero-Diaz, YL, Hoffman, PE, Durham, MP, Donise, KR.: Chart Review of Five Patients with Prolonger Boarding Status in the Emergency Department: A Case Series. Poster at the 2018 APA Annual Meeting, NYC, May 2018
Morris, A, Tamene, M, Brady, K, Erlich, S, Durham, MP, et al.: Using Failure
Modes and Effects Analysis to Examine Implementation Barriers to Common Workflows in Integrated Pediatric Care. Poster Academy Health 2018 Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, Washington., June 2018
Brady, K, Durham, MP, Francoeur, A, Henneberg, C, et.al.: Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care: A Qualitative Study. Poster Academy Health 2018 Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, Washington., June 2018
Morris, A, Tamene, M, Durham, MP, Erlich, S, Bair-Merritt, M; Feinberg, E: “Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Healthcare: A How-to Guide from the TEAM UP for Children Transformation Model,” Institute for Healthcare Improvement Summit on Improving Patient Care, San Francisco, CA., June 2019
National Presentations
Durham, M., Lightfoot, O.: Talks on Works of Irving M. Allen. Oral Presentation at the National Medical Association 2011 Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly, Washington, D.C., July 2011
Cabaj, R., Durham, M., Garcia, F., Tsai,G.: The Future of Psychiatry: The Recovery Model and Severe Mental Illness. Workshop at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA., May 2012
Durham, MP., Fortuna L.: Pediatrician’s readiness for addressing mental health needs of adolescents in primary care in urban low-income communities. Latina Researchers Conference, San Antonio, TX., July 2016
Alves-Bradford, JE, Nzodom, CM, Durham, MP, Gordon-Achebe, KA: Tools to Treat Mental Health Needs and Promote Well-Being of African Americans During the Current Political and Social Climate. American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York City, NY, May 2018
Starks, SM, Quang-Dang, UK, Robitz, R, Colon-Rivera, H, Kidd, J, Patel, S, Durham, MP, Crawford, C: Building a Network of Future Leaders in Organized Psychiatry #mentorshipgoals. Institute of Psychiatric Services: Mental Health Services Conference, Chicago, IL., May 2018
Alves-Bradford, JE, Nzodom, CM, Durham, MP, Gordon-Achebe, KA: Tools to Treat Mental Health Needs and Promote Well-Being of African Americans During the Current Political and Social Climate. Institute of Psychiatric Services: Mental Health Services Conference, Chicago, IL., October 2018
Morris, A, Durham, MP, Tamene, M, Erlich, S, Bair-Merritt, M, Feinberg, E, Fortuna, L: TEAM UP for Children: Integrating Behavioral Health Services into Low-Income Urban Pediatric Settings using a Practice Transformation Model. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chicago, IL., October 2019
Durham, MP, Henderson, D, Bailey, R: Coping Emotionally with COVID-19. Harvard Business School African American Alumni Association Webinar., May 2020
Viera, C, Morris, A, Erlich, S, Durham, M, Feinberg, E. Development of a Facilitated Cross-Agency Mentoring Strategy to Support Scale-up and Spread of a Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration Model., August 2020
Durham, MP, Bath, E, Carey, T, Hairston, D, Shorter, D, Vieux, U: Tour For Diversity in Medicine-Psychiatry Program Director Panel. Webinar, August 2020
Durham, MP: Racial Inequities in Substance Use. American Psychiatric Association Providers Clinical Support System. Webinar, February 2021
Durham, MP, Vinson, S, Starks, S, Hairston, D, Innovative Medical and Psychiatric Educational Approaches as an Avenue of Social Justice? Virtual APA Annual Meeting, May 2021
Durham, MP, Padilla, A, Kemp, D, Castillo, E. Racial and Health Equity in Psychiatric Education. American Psychiatric Association Mental Health Services Virtual Conference,
October 2021
Durham, MP. Simon Wile Symposium: Focus on Diversity and Equity Through a Pediatric Collaborative and Integrated Care. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Virtual Annual Meeting Page, October 2021
Durham, MP. Building a Diverse Behavioral Health Workforce. Health Policy Institute of Ohio Charting a path forward: Addressing Ohio’s Health Workforce shortages. Webinar, March 2022
Durham, MP, Johnson, Andre. Addressing OUD in BIPOC Communities Part 1: Treatment and Recovery for African American Communities. National Council on Well Being-Providers Clinical Support System. Webinar, March 2022
Durham, MP; Ferguson,T; Simon, K; Khattar, J; Dance, K. Panel-Covid 19 pandemic’s impact on young adult mental health. Next Gen: Young Adult Mental Health Virtual Conference, March 2022
Durham MP, Crawford, CM. Who Gets Left Out? Racial Inequities in Mental Diagnosis and Treatment. APA Learning Center Webinar, April 2022
Durham, MP. Intersecting Identities in Substance Use Treatment and Recovery. 2022 Women’s Recovery Conference Hybrid Conference, May 2022
Durham, MP. TEAM UP for Children: Pediatric Integrated Care. APA Foundation Public Psychiatry Fellowship Program, October 2022
Durham, MP, Daftary, G. Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Depression in Adolescents. Addressing Adolescent Mental Health in Primary Care Webinar Series, October 2022
Durham, MP. Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Healthcare in Urban Pediatrics (TEAM UP for Children). Howard University Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, November 2022
Durham, MP, Arbelo-Cruz, F. Understanding and Promoting Health Equity in the Treatment of Substance Use: Racial Inequities in Substance Use Treatment. Beacon Health Options Education Forum, December 2022
Durham, MP, Arbelo-Cruz, F., Bradley, A., Shorter, D. Inequities in Substance Use Treatment for Marginalized Communities: Challenges and Opportunities, December 2022
Durham, MP, Black, C, Takeshita, J. Clinician Bias and Disparities in the Mental Health Treatment Continuum. APA Diversity and Health Equity Looking Beyond Webinar Series, February 2023
Castillo, E, Durham, MP, Calhoun, A, Goldman, M. Reclaiming Purpose: Journeys toward Justice, Anti-racism, and Public Service in Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2023
Durham, MP. Racial and Health Equity: Moving from Understanding to Action. University of Maine School of Social Work, June 2023
Durham, MP. Woods Mental Health Youth Program: An Overview. Children’s Mental Health Summit, Boston, MA, August 2023
Durham, MP. Southern, L, Morris, A, Avila, L, Czajkowski, M. Meeting the Demand: Meeting Children, Adolescents and Their Families Where they are. American Psychiatric Association Mental Health Services Conference, Washington DC, October 2023
Durham, MP. Vinson, S, Crawford C. The Crisis within the Black Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Multifaceted Problem Requiring a Multipronged Solution. American Psychiatric Association Mental Health Services Conference, Washington DC, October 2023
Durham, MP. Assessment and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders. Boston Medical Center Family Medicine Grand Rounds. Virtual, December 2023
Durham, MP. Meeting the Demand for Mental Health Services for Youth through Collaborative Multidisciplinary Teams. University of Southern Mississippi Psychology Department, March 2024
Durham, MP, Southern, L, Morris, A, Avila, L, Czajkowski, M. Meeting the Demand: Meeting Children, Adolescents and Their Families Where they are. American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, May 2024
Durham, MP, Glover, K, Krishnan, A, Netherton, E. With Women in Mind: Conversations with experts on Women’s Behavioral Health Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, The Hackett Center, Webinar, May 2024
Durham, MP. Mental Health, Criminal Justice and Inequity through the lens of Race. Dallas Federal Public Defenders Seminar, July 2024
Durham, MP., Delcastillo, N. Striking Mental Health Care Disparities Among Black Children and Adolescents. American Psychiatric Association. Webinar, September 2024
Durham, MP Mental Health, Race, Inequity and Homelessness. Preble Street Racial Health Equity Training. Webinar, September 2024
Durham, MP. Making the Connection between Trauma and Substance Use. Trauma Talks Conference, Chester Street Foundation, February 2025
Original, Peer Reviewed Articles
Pullen SJ, Petruzzi L, Lange BCL, Parnarouskis L, Dominguez S, Harris B, Quiterio N, Durham MP, et al. (2016) A Qualitative Analysis of Substance Use among Liberian Youth: Understanding Behaviors, Consequences, and Protective Factors Involving School Youth and the School Milieu. Int J Ment Health Psychiatry 2:1.
Grillo, A. R., Ghebrehiwet, S., Johnson, K.A., Borba, Christina P.C., Fricchione, G.L., Sorel, E., Durham, M., Chiliza, B., Motlana, M., & Henderson, D.C. (2019). The Africa Global Mental Health Institute: Increasing capacity, inclusivity and translation of psychiatric research and care. The Journal of Global Health. Advance online publication
Brady, Keri J.S.; Durham, MP, et al. (2020) Barriers and Facilitators of Integrating Behavioral Health Services and Pediatric Primary Care. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology (accepted)
Senait Ghebrehiwet , Benjamin L. Harris , Babawale Ojediran , Micaela Owusu , Lauren P. Augello, Michelle P. Durham , David C. Henderson & Christina P.C. Borba (2020): Using local terminology to measure substance use behaviors among youth in post-conflict Liberia: a mixed methods study, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2020.1838681
Chang A†, Syed T, Durham, MP. Approaches to Addressing the Structural Trauma of the Mental Health Care System. Psychiatric Annals. 2021; 51(11): 516-521. https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20211013-01
Lin MY, Kim J, Sheldrick RC, Bair-Merritt MH, Durham MP, Feinberg E, Cole MB†. Five-Year Trends in Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits in Massachusetts: A Population-Based Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2022 Mar 14. PMID: 35301021.
Sheldrick RC†, Bair-Merritt MH, Durham MP, Rosenberg J, Tamene M, Bonacci C, Daftary G, Tang MH, Sengupta N, Morris A, Feinberg E. Integrating Pediatric Universal Behavioral Health Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers. Pediatrics. 2022 Apr 01; 149(4). PMID: 35347338
Safon, C.B., Estela, M.G., Rosenberg, J., Feinberg, E., Drainoni, M., Morris, A., Durham, M.P., Bair-Merritt, M.H., Sheldrick, R.C.. Implementation of a Novel Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration Initiative. J Behav Health Serv Res (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-022-09803-6
Textbook Chapters
Chen JA, Durham MP, Madu A, Trinh N, Fricchione GL, Henderson CD: Culture and Psychiatry. In: Stern T A, Freudenreich O, Smith F A, Fricchione G L Rosenbaum J F, eds: Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of General Hospital Psychiatry, 7th Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2018:559-568.
Durham MP.: Trauma in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting. In: Vinson S, Vinson E, eds: Pediatric Mental Health for Primary Care Providers: A Clinician’s Guide. New York: Springer, 2018
Bogdanovic, N, Durham, MP: Depression. In: Zuckerman B, Augustyn M, eds: The Zuckerman Parker Handbook of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics for Primary Care, 4th Edition.
Newsletters
Durham M., Webb S. (2014). Historical Trauma: A Panoramic Perspective. AACAP News: Newsletter of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 45 (2): 71-72.
Durham M., Webb S. (2014). Historical Trauma: A Panoramic Perspective. The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter. 30 (10): 1, 5-6.
Congressional Testimony
Durham, MP. U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Full Committee Hearing “Mental Health Care in America: Addressing Root Causes and Identifying Policy Solutions” 117th Congress on June 15, 2021
Invited Editorials and Commentaries
Durham, M, quoted in article “Group Aims to Improve MH Care for People of African Ancestry” by Aaron Levin, Psychiatric News, April 5, 2017
Durham, M, podcast on Childhood Trauma for Ourselves Black, access here: https://ourselvesblack.com/ob-podcast/2018/7/24/ep-1-h7596-9dhgz-a9p3l-6wtms-cj6kl May 28, 2019
Durham, M, quoted in article “Are Friendships Breaking up Over Social Distancing?” by Holly Burns, New York Times, April 17, 2020
Durham, M, quoted in article “Businesses May be Reopening, but That Doesn’t Mean People are Ready to go Back” by Alyssa Vaughn, Boston Magazine, May 18, 2020
Durham, M, quoted in article “Hashtag Medicine: Medical Twitter Confronts Racism Head On” by Liz Neporent, Medscape, June 1 2020
Durham, M, quoted in article “Alarming Black Youth Suicide Trend Must be Addressed, Experts Say” by Katie O’Connor, Psychiatric News, June 29, 2020
Durham, M, quoted in article “Why Michelle Obama opening up about depression is a big deal for Black women” by Harmeet Kaur, CNN, August 8, 2020
Durham, M, featured on radio show on “Anxiety up thanks to pandemic and election.” WGBH News https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2020/10/25/anxiety-up-thanks-to-pandemic-and-election, October 23, 2020
Durham, M, featured on TV report on “Election Anxiety: Boston Medical Center Psychiatrist offers tips to help you cope” Boston 25 News, https://www.boston25news.com/news/election-anxiety-boston-medical-center-psychiatrist-offers-tips-help-you-cope/5b793667-ddb6-44ec-91fc-333717443cb3/ October 29, 2020.
Durham, M, quoted in article “Children Getting Fewer MH Services During Pandemic, CMS Reports” by Katie O’Connor, Psychiatric News, November 30, 2020
Durham, M featured on WBUR “Mass Psychiatrists concerned about increase in suicidal thoughts, attempts among adolescents” https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2021/03/25/children-suicidal-suicide-attempts-pandemic-hospital, March 25, 2021
Durham, M featured on WGBH radio “Community Formed to Sew Masks for Frontline Workers Continues Beyond Pandemic.” April 26, 2021
Durham, M, quoted in article “‘There is a Mental Health Crisis’ Pediatric Psychiatrist warns of Pandemic’s Toll” https://www.bmc.org/healthcity/mental-health-crisis-pediatric-psychiatrist-warns-pandemic by Meryl Baily, Health City, May 18, 2021
Durham, M, featured on WCVB “More 18 to 24 year olds struggling with mental health compounded with pandemic” https://www.wcvb.com/article/more-18-to-24-year-olds-struggling-with-mental-health-compounded-with-pandemic/36728135# June 15, 2021
Durham, M, quoted in article “More data sought on disparities in mental health care in Mass” https://whdh.com/news/more-data-sought-on-disparities-in-mental-health-care-in-mass/ June 21, 2021
Durham, M, featured on WBUR “Wait Lists for Children’s Mental Health Services Ballooned During COVID” https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2021/06/22/massachusetts-long-waits-mental-health-children-er-visits June 22, 2021
Web Videos
Durham, M. Culture Fellows: Instilling Cultural Competency in the Health Care Community. APA/SMAHSA Minority Fellowship Program. Accessed at www.culturefellows.org
Trial - Northern District of Dallas Court, 9/5/24, United States of America vs. Destiny Smith, Retained by Zainab Khan, for the Defense
Trial - Northern District of Dallas Court, 7/8/24, United States of America vs. Myron Cook, Retained by John Nicholson, for the Defense
Current as of September 12, 2025
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