▁of ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁in ▁children ▁and ▁ad oles c ents . ▁ ▁Working ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁and ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri , ▁Kansas ▁City ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁Buck ingham ' s ▁research ▁focus es ▁on ▁AD HD , ▁T ou ret te ▁synd rome ▁and ▁obs ess ive - comp uls ive ▁dis order . ▁One ▁of ▁her ▁a ims ▁is ▁to ▁challenge , ▁through ▁education , ▁the ▁rel uct ance ▁of ▁minor ity ▁parents ▁to ▁allow ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁be ▁evaluated ▁by ▁psych iat rist s ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁having ▁them ▁st ig mat ized . ▁She ▁is ▁currently ▁clin ical ▁assistant ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁Of ▁Missouri ▁Kansas ▁City ▁School ▁Of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁in ▁private ▁practice . ▁ ▁Education , ▁awards ▁Buck ingham ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁after ▁starting ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁nur se . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁first ▁major ▁award , ▁the ▁President ial ▁Sch olar ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Child ▁and ▁Ad oles cent ▁Psych iat ry . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Ch ester ▁Pier ce ▁Res idents ' ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Medical ▁Association , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Black ▁Psych iat rist s ▁of ▁America ▁named ▁her ▁Black ▁Out standing ▁Psych iat ric ▁Res ident ▁in ▁the ▁C ause ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁Famil ies ▁and ▁Children . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 9 , ▁Buck ingham ▁was