LTAY 2026 Team

Our fifth LTAY conference

hosted by York University!

08:30 / Registration

09:00 / Opening Remarks

09:15 / Keynote: Dr. Carly Albaum

Supporting Mental Health in Autistic and Neurodivergent Youth

10:15 / Student Poster Session 1

11:00 / DIVERT Presentation

11:10 / Student Oral Presentations - Session 1

12:10 / Lunch

01:20 / Clinical Conversation: Dr. Nina Vitopoulos

Don't Flip Your Lid: Working with Complex Trauma and Underserved Youth

02:40 / Break & Networking

02:55 / Student Poster Session 2

03:40 / Student Oral Presentations - Session 2

04:25 / Closing Remarks

Oral Presentation Winners

Graduate

2026 - Kimberely D'Silva

Impact of Racism on the Self-Esteem of Immigrant Origin Black Youth: A Qualitative Study

Undergraduate

2026 - Montana Lilly

Single-Session Emotion Skills Intervention Developed With Youth Input in a Community Drop-In Setting

Poster Presentation Winners

Graduate

2026 - Tazeen Atif

Exploring the Psychometric Properties of the CYRM-R Among Children and Adolescents in West Africa

2026 - Genevieve Barlow

A Randomized Control Trial Testing the Effectiveness of a Pedestrian Training Program Administered to Groups of Children in a School Setting

Undergraduate

2026 - Youre (Yuri) Yang

Investigating the Longitudinal Role of Affect Regulation on Self-harm Behavior in Adolescents