Christian F. Mauro, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.  Dr. Mauro is the director of the APA Accredited Clinical Psychology Doctoral Internship Program and part of the executive team of the Master in Biomedical Sciences Program.  Clinically, he is the Director of the Psychosocial Treatment Clinic where he supervises and trains graduate students, psychology interns, and child psychiatry fellows in evidence-based practice for children, adolescents and families.  Dr. Mauro has been a certified cognitive behavioral therapist (CBT) on a number of NIMH funded clinical trials and was the CBT Supervisor for The Child and Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Treatment Study (CAMS) at Duke University.  He is currently a member of the North Carolina Psychological Association’s Professional Affairs and Ethics Committee and is dedicated to interprofessional clinical education. 

Anna Laakman, PhD., is a child psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. She works with children, adolescents, and families experiencing a range of pediatric behavioral health and developmental concerns, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other developmental conditions. Her clinical work focuses on providing evidence-based therapeutic interventions and conducting ASD-focused diagnostic evaluations. Dr. Laakmansees patients at the Child and Family Studies Center, Autism Clinic, and Duke North Primary Care. In 2025, she was appointed to Provisional Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences within the Child & Family Mental Health and Community Psychiatry division. 

Marisa Marraccini, PhD., is the Donald & Justeen Tarbet Faculty Scholar in Education and an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A trained school psychologist, her work focuses on promoting student mental health and preventing health risk behaviors among adolescents. Her interest in supporting high-risk youth began during her internship at a rural high school and led her to pursue advanced training in suicide assessment research through a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Marraccini’s research centers on preventing youth suicide and promoting adolescent mental health within school settings by identifying modifiable risk and protective factors and developing evidence-based interventions. Her current work explores innovative approaches, including virtual reality tools and youth-driven social media initiatives, to support adolescents following suicide-related crises. She is also deeply committed to mentoring future school psychologists and advancing equity and social justice within school systems.