As an intern, Valentine worked under the guidance of Drs. Pottick and Warner and had continued the affiliation as an NIMH academic year intern on their research team. Their work for the Annie E. Casey Foundation had afforded Valentine the rare opportunity to analyze children’s mental health care from an epidemiological perspective. Valentine has capitalized on this opportunity, examining the gray area of diagnosis for children with behavior dysfunction severe enough to result in exposure to the mental health system. She has tackled the formidable task of deciphering how mental health professionals differentiate between those with ADHD and those with conduct disorder. She will continue to pursue this area of research, as evident in her senior thesis.