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Ahmad Hariri

Ahmad Hariri

Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Psychology & Neuroscience
ahmad.hariri@duke.edu
2020 W Main Street Suite 30, Box 104151, Durham, NC 27708
2020 W Main Street Suite 30, Box 104151, Durham, NC 27708

Overview

Integrating psychology, neuroimaging, pharmacology and molecular genetics in the search for biological pathways mediating individual differences in behavior and related risk for psychopathology.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · 2009 - Present Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Member of the Center for Brain Imaging and Analysis · 2009 - Present Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Institutes and Centers
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2011 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers
Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2014 - Present Duke Science & Society, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy · 2015 - Present Center for Child and Family Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy

In the News

Published March 14, 2024
Poor Neighborhoods Linked to Elevated Dementia Risk and Faster Brain Aging
Published December 8, 2020
Check This Out! A Human Brain Gets Scanned
Published June 3, 2020
Studies of Brain Activity Aren’t as Useful as Scientists Thought

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Recent Publications

Differential Mapping of Psychopathic Traits and General Psychopathology in a Large Young Adult Sample.

Journal Article Journal of personality disorders · December 2024 Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by affective-interpersonal features and an impulsive-antisocial lifestyle. Psychopathy commonly co-occurs with other forms of psychopathology, but current understanding of how behavioral features of psych ... Full text Cite

Childhood blood-lead level predicts lower general, non-selective hippocampal subfield volumes in midlife.

Journal Article Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · August 2024 Millions of adults and children are exposed to high levels of lead, a neurotoxicant, each year. Recent evidence suggests that lead exposure may precipitate neurodegeneration, particularly if the exposure occurs early or late in life, with unique alteration ... Full text Cite

Dementia, dementia's risk factors and premorbid brain structure are concentrated in disadvantaged areas: National register and birth-cohort geographic analyses.

Journal Article Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · May 2024 IntroductionDementia risk may be elevated in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Reasons for this remain unclear, and this elevation has yet to be shown at a national population level.MethodsWe tested whether dementia was more ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants

Duke-NCCU Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Training Program in Child Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Program (DN-IPT)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Duke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Neurobehavioral mechanisms linking childhood adversity to increased risk for smoking

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications

University of California, Los Angeles · 2000 Ph.D.
University of Maryland, College Park · 1997 M.S.
University of Maryland, College Park · 1994 B.S.