Dr. Lassen is a Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Child Psychology from the University of Kansas. He completed his residency in Clinical Child Psychology/Pediatric Psychology at Harvard Medical School and his postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Lassen’s clinical and research interests include perinatal mental health, children with chronic or life-limiting illnesses and their families, as well as the impact of parental illness on children. Dr. Lassen serves in leadership roles in various mental health and medical organizations and lectures regularly to regional and national audiences on a variety of mental health issues.