Polly Y Gipson Allen

 Polly Y. Gipson Allen
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Chair for Belonging and Community Engagement
Department of Psychiatry and Physician/Clinician Advisor
Trauma and Grief Clinical Program
Medical School
Available to mentor
Polly Y Gipson Allen
Polly Y. Gipson Allen
Clinical Associate Professor
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    • Presentation
      Listening, Affirming, and Responding: Trauma-Informed, Culturally Responsive Suicide Risk Care for Youth
      Gipson Allen P. 2026 Jun 1;
    • Presentation
      Building Stronger CABs: Strategies from Across the CTSA Consortium
      Bailey S, Freedman D, Gipson Allen P, Koch A. 2026 May 18;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Funding Community Dissemination of Research Findings: A Practical Strategy to Accelerate the Speed of Translation
      Truax T, Bailey S, Piechowski P, Gipson Allen P. 2026 Apr 20;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Investigating Principal Investigator Perceptions of Community Engagement Studios: Implications for Translational Science Outcomes
      Piechowski P, Basnaw A, Helegda K, Truax T, Hammontree A, Larkin K, Champagne E, Reifler A, Gipson Allen P, Samules E. 2026 Apr 20;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Listening to Faculty Who Engage Communities: Informing a Needs Assessment to Strengthen Community-Engaged Research Supports and Systems
      Helegda K, Piechowski T, Gipson Allen P, Woolford S. 2026 Apr 20;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Mind the Gap: A Comprehensive Landscape Analysis to Inform CTSA Initiatives to Support Community-Engaged Research
      Truax T, Gipson Allen P, McKay A, Piechowski P, Veinot T. 2026 Apr 20;
    • Journal Article
      Prospective Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide Attempts Among Black Adolescents Seeking Emergency Department Services
      Al-Dajani N, Jiang A, Brent DA, Grupp-Phelan J, Casper TC, Gipson Allen PY, King CA. Jaacap Open, 2026 Apr 1; 4 (2): 310 - 324. DOI:10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.11.002
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Strengthening Translational Science: Community Engagement Infrastructure Across UM1 Clinical and Translational Science Institutions (CTSI) Hubs
      Mckay A, Truax T, Piechowski P, Gipson Allen P. 2026 Apr 20;

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