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William Everett Copeland

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
Box 3454 Med Ctr, Durham, NC
905 W Main St, Ste 22, Durham, NC

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2018 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

In the News


Published August 20, 2018
Back-to-School Advice: Scholars Share Tips for Tackling Homework, Learning Difficulties and Bullying
Published May 19, 2016
A part of growing up? Duke study shows bullying can cause lasting health problems
Published February 26, 2016
William Copeland: The lasting effects of bullying

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Recent Publications


Everyday Discrimination and Adolescents’ Mental Health: Evidence From an Ecological Momentary Assessment

Journal Article Journal of Early Adolescence · January 1, 2026 Adolescents who report discrimination experience worse mental health. However, most research has been cross-sectional and retrospective. This study investigated how prospectively-assessed day-to-day perceptions of everyday discrimination relate to mental h ... Full text Cite

Cell type-specific methylome-wide association studies of childhood ADHD symptoms.

Journal Article Eur Neuropsychopharmacol · December 2025 Studying DNA methylation (DNAm) can provide insights into gene-regulatory mechanisms underlying attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While most DNAm studies were performed in bulk tissue, this study used statistical deconvolution to identify ce ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Developmental methylomics of childhood trauma and its health consequences

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Virginia Commonwealth University · 2014 - 2018

Diseases of Despair in Young Adulthood: Risk, Resilience, and Prevention

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2018

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Vermont · 2003 Ph.D.