Speaker
Dr. Paul Croarkin
Professor of Psychiatry and the Research Co-Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Biography
Dr. Croarkin is a Professor of Psychiatry and the Research Co-Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Dr. Croarkin’s research program focuses on adapting and innovating emerging technologies to advance the practice of child and adolescent psychiatry. This includes studies with wearables, artificial intelligence, and biomarker work to optimize diagnostic practices and the delivery of brain based interventions such as transcranial magnetic stimulation. A central theme focuses on the role of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate neurotransmitter systems in early-onset mood disorders with the goal of informing safer and more effective biologic treatments. This research is funded by a variety of industry, federal, and foundation grants.