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Mental Health
Disability-related depression inequities are driven by accessibility deficits: Evidence from crowdsourced sidewalk data and machine learning
This study integrates over 1.5 million crowdsourced sidewalk labels with spatial machine learning to show that street-level accessibility deficits are structural determinants of health inequities, particularly depression, among persons with disabilities.
2026-11-03 14:45 — 15:00
Washington, DC
Dr. Gia Elise Barboza-Salerno
,
Dr. Karla Shockley McCarthy
,
Malcolm McCarthy
,
Dr. Amy Watson-Grace
Extreme heat and suicide risk among older adults: A longitudinal time-series analysis in an urban U.S. setting
This ecological time-series study in Chicago links extreme heat events to a 20% increase in suicide risk per 1°C above threshold among adults aged 65+, highlighting the intersection of climate change and mental health disparities.
2026-11-02 12:30 — 13:30
Washington, DC
Malcolm McCarthy
,
Dr. Gia Elise Barboza-Salerno
,
Taylor Harrington
,
Olorede Abdulgafar A.
,
Dr. Karla Shockley McCarthy
Congratulations to Malcolm McCarthy for Presenting at the American Psychological Association 2026 Annual Convention
Undergraduate psychology student Malcolm McCarthy presented his first-authored poster, ‘How Multiple Environmental Factors Influence Mental Health Outcomes,’ at the APA 2026 Annual Convention in Washington, DC.
Malcolm McCarthy
,
Dr. Gia Elise Barboza-Salerno
,
Dr. Karla Shockley McCarthy
2026-08-07
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