Presentations

Sugar, J, Tiao, J, Pun, S, Mack, W, Ford, J, “The Next Step After ACES: Rapid Assessment of Pediatric Adversity and Trauma (RAPAT).” International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting, Dallas, November 2016

Sugar, J, Pun, S, “Rapid Assessment of Pediatric Adversity and Trauma (RAPAT): Scale Development and Early Results,” International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH, July, 2016

Sugar, J, (Chair) “New Directions in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy,” Clinical Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX, October 2015

Sugar, J, Daly, J, Spiegel D, “Mis(sed) Diagnosis: Trauma, Dissociation, and Psychosis, Revisited,” Invited Clinical Case Conference, Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada, May 2015

Sugar, J, “Treating Child and Adolescent Dissociative Disorders with Hypnosis,” Invited presentation, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, January 2014

Sugar, J, Grasso, D, Ford, J, “Trauma, Dissociation and Somatization in Psychiatrically Impaired Youth,” presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, (ISTSS), Los Angeles, CA, November 2012

Macbeth, L, Sugar, J, “Trauma Types and Clinical Symptoms in Urban Latino Youth,” presented at the annual meeting of ISTSS, Los Angeles, CA, November 2012

Macbeth, L, Sugar, J, “Decline in Distress Following Trauma Treatment for Urban Latino Youth,” presented at 17th International Conference of the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, September 2012

Macbeth, L, Sugar, J, “Comparison of Three PTSD Screening Instruments for Children and Adolescents,” presented at 17th International Conference of the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, September 2012

Sugar, J, “How Experience Becomes Disease: The ACE Study and Beyond,” invited presentation, Maternal/Child AIDS Clinic, Research and Clinical Seminar Series, USC Department of Infectious Disease, Los Angeles, November 2011

Sugar, J, “Meet me in the Space of Illusion, Using Winnicott’s Notion of Transitional Phenomena to Understand Traumatic Dissociation in Children” invited presentation to child division of Department of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, December 2010

Sugar, J, Lesca, M, Enrile K, “Using Winnicott’s Notion of Transitional Phenomena to Understand a case of Traumatic Dissociation,” Grand Rounds presentation, USC Department of Psychiatry, April 2010

Bangbose, S, Sugar, J, “Residential Schools for Foster Youth: A Promising Intervention,” presented at annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, (AACAP), New York, October 2010

Sugar, J, Pataki, C, Ford, J, “The Rapid Assessment of Pediatric Psychological Trauma” presented at the annual meeting of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, New Orleans, February 2010

Macbeth, L, Sugar, J, Pataki, C, “Teaching TF-CBT to Child Psychiatry Trainees,” presented at the Association of Behavioral Therapists annual meeting, San Francisco, September 2010

Sugar,J,Pataki,C,St.George,C,Pato,M,Kenny,P,Parsons,T,Rizzo,A,“FactorsAffecting Trainees’ Interactions with Justina, a Virtual Trauma Patient” presented at the National Institute for the Prevention ofInterpersonalViolence,Dallas, February2010

Macbeth, L, Sugar, J, Pataki C, “Using a Structured Instrument to Increase Ascertainment of Child Trauma,” presented at the American Psychological Association meeting, San Diego, September 2010

Pataki,C,Sugar,J,etal, “Justina,aVirtualTraumaPatientforTeachingCliniciansaboutPTSD,” presented at annual meeting of AACAP, Chicago, October 2008

Sugar, J, “PTSD, Evolutionary Theory and Neuroscience,” USC Psychiatry Grand Rounds, May 2006

Sugar, J, “PTSD following the Indonesian Tsunami,” Southern California Psychiatric Society dinner meeting, February 2006

Sugar, J, “Understanding Trauma: Evolution, Neuroscience and PTSD after the Tsunami,” invited lecture, Sylah Kuala University (State University of Aceh), Banda Aceh, Indonesia, May 2005

Rodriguez, N, Sugar, J, “Validation of the Youth PTSD Scale in Adolescents,” presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, (ISTSS), New Orleans, November 2005

Sugar, J., Rodriguez, N., “Peritraumatic Dissociation, Current Dissociation and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Traumatized Youth,” presented at the annual meeting of ISTSS, Chicago, Illinois, November 2003

Sugar, J, Lajonchere, C, Hunt, A, Rodriguez, N, “Peritraumatic Dissociation and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Traumatized Youth in Residential Treatment,” Presented at the annual meeting of ISTSS, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2002

Lajonchere, C, Sugar, J, Hunt, A, Rodriguez, N, “Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Multiply Traumatized Youth,” Presented at the annual meeting of ISTSS, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2002

Sugar, J, “Institute on Time in Child Psychotherapy.” Chairman, annual meeting of AACAP, Anaheim, California, October 1998

Sugar, J, “Time Machines, Magnetic Fingers, and Magic Carpets: The Subjectivity of Space and Time in Child Hypnosis,” annual meeting, AACAP, Anaheim, California, October 1998

Sugar, J, “Time for the Soul: Wisdom in Your Day planner.” Presented at AACAP annual meeting, Anaheim, October 1998. Repeated at AACAP annual meeting, Chicago, October, 1999, at AACAP annual meeting, New York, October, 2000, at AACAP annual meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii October, 2001, and AACAP annual meeting, Miami, October 2003

Sugar, J, “Winnicott’s Notion of Transitional Phenomena May Explain Why Both Hypnosis and Play Can Successfully Treat Dissociative Children,” International Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis biennial meeting, San Diego, CA, May 1997.

Sugar, J, “The Hypnotic Induction Profile for Children,” International Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis biennial meeting, San Diego, CA, May 1997

Sugar, J, “Institute on Brief Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents,” Co-Chair, AACAP annual meeting, New York, October 1994

Sugar, J, “Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy in the Brief Psychotherapy of Children and Adolescents,” AACAP annual meeting, New York, October 1994.

Sugar, J, “Roles, Boundaries, Authorization, and Projective Identification in a Large Residential Treatment Center,” 11th Scientific Meeting of the A.K. Rice Institute, Los Angeles, California, May 1993.