Sarah Halbern, BS

Sarah received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Health Promotion at Weber State University, December of 2000, where she worked as a research assistant studying circadian rhythms and cognitive performance under the direction of Lauren fowler, Ph.D. She was accepted into the School Psychology graduate program in the Department of Educational Psychology, at the University of Utah, fall of 2001. She was funded under a training grant from 2001-2002 under the direction of William Jensen, Ph.D., studying high incidence populations (i.e., ADHD) and from 2002-2003 under the direction of Elaine Clark, Ph.D. studying low incidence populations (i.e.,Autism, Neurodevelopmental disabililites, etc.).

Sarah began working as a Psychiatric Technician at the University of Utah Neuropsychitric Institute on the youth inpatient unit, primarily with adolescents spring of 2003. At that same time, she began working with Douglas Gray, M.D., and Michelle Moskos, Ph.D., on the Utah Youth Suicide Study. She accepted the position as Study Coordinator for the current phase, the Successful Youth Pilot Project, which provides rapid access to mental health treatment for juveniles involved with justice in the Third District Juvenile Court. Currently, Sarah works as Research Analyst for the Hope For Tomorrow, mental health education program for Utah schools, under the direction of Michelle Moskos, Ph.D. at the Intermountain Injury Control Research Center.

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