Medical Director Intensive Treatment Program, OLV Human Services (2018–2022)
Psychiatric Consultant, Erie County Holding Center (2009–2019)
Medical Director NYSTART/CSIDD Region 1, Arc of Chemung (2015–2017)
Psychiatric Consultant, Gateway-Longview Children (2011–2017)
Program Director Pediatric Behavioral Health, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2014–2016)
Executive Director of Behavioral Health, Erie County Medical Center (2013–2016)
Director of the Division of Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2009–2015)
Medical Director, Family Voices Network of Erie County (2009–2015)
Psychiatric Consultant, Erie County Secure Detention for Youth (2010–2014)
Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mid-Erie Counseling and Treatment Services (2006–2014)
Director of Adolescent Psychiatry, Erie County Medical Center (2002–2009)
Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Erie County Medical Center (2006–2008)
Josie Olympia Award for Overall Contribution (2010)
Family Voices Network Most Valuable Voice: Community Engagment (2009)
Physician Excellence Award, Erie County Medical Center (2007)
Outstanding Contributions to Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Education (2006)
Child and Adolescent PRITE Award (2003)
General Psychiatry PRITE Award (2001)
Outstanding Service to General Psychiatry Residency Program (2001)
General Psychiatry PRITE Award (2000)
Farney R. Wurlitzer Award for Academic Excellence in Psychiatry (1998)
James A. Gibson Anatomical Society (1997)
Commedation from the Dean for Scholastic Achievement (1996)
Commedation from the Dean for Scholastic Achievement (1995)
Merrill Presidential Scholar (1994)
Beinecke Memorial Scholarship (1993)
Grants and Sponsored Research:
September 2014–December 2019 Access to Psychiatry through Intermediate Care (APIC) Tower, Wendt, Patrick Lee, and Oishiei Foundations Role: Principal Investigator
Bartimole, CR; Cummings, MR; Lawrence, J. (2014) Teens who Attempt Suicide: Profile of Survivors. Scholar's Press.
Presentations:
"Creating a Sustainable Family-Driven Support System for the Autistic Child" SUNY - UWI Health Research Consortium Conference (2023)
"Diabetes and its Implications in the Neurodevelopmentally Disabled" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
"The Culture of Poverty" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 4 (2023)
"Epilepsy" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
"Huntington's Disease and its Implications for the Neurodevelopmentally Disabled" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 2 (2023)
"Treatment Interventions for ADHD and Autism" New York State Office of Mental Health's Project TEACH (2023)
"Cultural Considerations in the Neurodevelopmentally Disabled" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
"Poly-pharmacology in the ID/DD/ASD Population" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 2 (2023)
"Depression and the NDD Population" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 2 (2023)
"Thyroid Disorders and Mental Health Considerations" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
"Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Teams Region 2 (2023)
"Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD) and Executive Function" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 4 (2023)
"Trichotillomania and Excoriation in the NDD Population" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
"Positive Psychology" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
"Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
"Autism" SUNY-UWI Health Research Consortium meeting and launch of the UWI Global Health Institute (2023)
"Borderline Personality Disorder and the Neurodevelopmentally Disabled Population" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
"A Guide to OPWDD Services" New York State Office of Mental Health's Project TEACH (2023)
"Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD) and Executive Functioning" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
"Biopsychosocial Misinformation in the Media" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Teams Region 1 (2023)
"The Parent, Provider, Practitioner, and Payor..." Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP) annual conference (2022)
"Guidance in the Gray: Coordinating Care in Times of Crisis" Association of Professional Behavior Analysts annual conference (2022)
"Assessment of Competency in the Court Room" New York State of Family Court Judges Annual Meeting; New York State Association of Family Court Judges (2010)
"An Update of Community Psychiatry in Buffalo" National Alliance of the Mentally Ill; Buffalo Chapter (2010)
"Children's Behavioral Health System Change Round Table" New York State Assembly Subcommittee on Autism Retention (2009)
"Child Psychiatry 101" Hamburg Middle School Mental Health Awareness Night (2009)
"Recognizing and Responding to Mental Illness: An Introduction for Mental health" New York State Courts and The Center for Court Innovation (2009)
"Children's Behavioral Health System Change Round Table" Families Together in New York State Annual Conference; Families Together in New York State; Resilience a Call to Cross-System Families to Bend but Never Break (2009)
"Children's Behavioral Health System Change Round Table" New York State Assembly Subcommittee on Autism Retention (2008)
Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Chair of Quality Executive Committee (2023–present)
Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Medical Staff First Past President (2023–present)
5/14 Survivor Fund Steering Committee; Member (2022–2023)
Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Chair of Leadership Council (Peer Review) (2021–2022)
Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Medical Staff President (2021–2022)
Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Medical Staff Present Elect (2019–2020)
Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Medical Staff Treasurer (2017–2018)
New York Medicaid Reform Initiative; Millennium Care Collaboration PPS board member and chair of the quality subcommittee (2016–2018)
Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Medical Staff Secretary (2016–2017)
Erie County Community Corrections Advisory Board; Chair (2011–2012)
UBMD Governing Board; Member (2011)
Committee for Autism and Mental Health Advocacy; Co-Chair (2009–2015)
The Police Mental Health Coordination Project Collaboration of local police, courts, hospitals, mobile outreach, and family advocacy groups.; Member (2009–2016)
Erie County Sis Sigma Project: Managing CPL 730 Bed Day Use, Clinical Consultant; Consultant (2008)
UPP, Inc Executive Committee; Member (2007–present)
University Psychiatric Practice, Inc.; Treasurer (2007–2008)
Faculty Council; Member (2005–2007)
Executive Committee Western New York Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association; Committee Member (2003–2006)