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Faculty Spotlight

Child Psychology

Clinical Psychologist PHD; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Dr. Ayanda Chakawa (Child Psychology) is the first DEI Scholar at Children’s Mercy. Since 2017, she has been providing behavioral health services at the Broadway PCC while spearheading program research and authoring publications and presentations about incorporating cultural diversity. Dr. Chakawa initiated the Promoting Access To Healthy Well-Being Across Youth (PATHWAY) Behavioral Health Program.
Adolescent Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Dr. Romina Barral (Adolescent Medicine) was recently awarded a five-year K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Career Development Award from the NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.