Laura E. Andersen, M.D., MPH

Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical Director for the Nyman Unit for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (8CAPH)

Areas of Interest

Research Interests:

  • Impact of trauma on mental health in children and adolescents
  • Trauma informed care and trauma symptoms within the hospitalized child and adolescent population
  • Aggression in youth with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), treatment-resistant mood disorders, and eating disorders

Clinical Interests

  • Trauma assessment in the child and adolescent population

Credentials

  • Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Michigan
  • Chief Resident, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Michigan
  • Residency, General Psychiatry, University of Michigan
  • M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine 
  • MPH, University of Maryland
  • B.S., Biochemistry, University of Delaware