19^th Global Congress on Pediatricians & Child Psychiatry July 12-13, 2017 Chicago, Illinios, USA

Michelle Villani (nee Cuppari) has done Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) student in Counseling Psychology at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, New Jersey. Prior to entering the doctoral program, Michelle has served as a School Counselor in the New Jersey public school system. She has published several works related to mental health of children and is presently conducting research for her doctoral project on “Parental Divorce and Separation in Childhood and Resiliency in Adulthood.

Psychiatry, psychology

Nydia J. Rolόn has done Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) student in Counseling Psychology at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, New Jersey. Prior to entering the doctoral program, Nydia has served as a Behavior Specialist/Mobile Therapist and Immigration Specialist on the East coast. She has recently published an article related to mental health of children and is presently conducting research for her doctoral project on “How perceived racism affects Latino's self-esteem.” She plans to specialize in the mental health of children and adolescents focusing on the Hispanic Community upon graduation in 2018.

Psychiatry, psychology

Dr. Anne Mantini is a Scientist in the Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael's Hospital. She holds a PhD from the Department of Psychology with a speciality in Measurement & Evaluation, at the University of Toronto. Her training and experience spans both research and clinical areas, including developmental psychopathology, risk/resilience, equitable, early intervention, access to health care, and vulnerable population development.

Pediatric psychiatry, psychiatry, Psychology, child psychiatry

Arnel Banaga Salgado is an internationally published Author, an educated and trained Psychologist, Mental Health Practitioner, Nurse and a Licensed Teacher. He is currently an active member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and an inducted member of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). He has a wide experience as an academician holding the ranks from Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor from different universities in the United States, Philippines, Malaysia and the Middle East. He is also trained as an Educator and Content Provider in the Open and Distance Learning (ODL), course development and the utilization of several IT landscape as modes of instructional delivery. He holds two Doctorates, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Science (honoris causa) from the United States and Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology).

Psychiatry, Psychology

Maree Sugai is an Associate Professor, Faculty Member and Researcher of Ethno-psychiatry at Tohoku University of Community Service and Science in Japan. She studied at West of England University Bristol, UK, Reading University, UK and Creighton University, USA. Her academic background is in Socio-Linguistics and Medical Anthropology and her thesis was in Intercultural Communication. She has taught undergraduate, graduate and post graduate level classes in English, Academic Writing, Intercultural Communication, and Comparative Psychiatry at Tohoku University School of Medicine, Tohoku Gakuin University and at Tohoku University of Community Service and Science. She has worked as a Director on the Board of Governors for the NPO Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Kokoroya in Sendai, Japan for fifteen years. She has published on health as a human right in the American International Journal of Social Sciences, psychology and behavioral science journals, and is dedicated to equity in health services and open access research information sharing. She is Director of Health Care for the Global Listening Centre and also Vice Director of the International Global Exchange Center promoting cultural exchange immersion studies for undergraduate and graduate university students in language and culture, and for occupational therapy doctorate student exchange programs in rural Japan.

Psychiatry, psychology