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
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2009 - Present
Psychology & Neuroscience,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Member of the Center for Brain Imaging and Analysis
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2009 - Present
Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center,
Institutes and Centers
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
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2011 - Present
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences,
University Institutes and Centers
Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2014 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Publications
Replicated evidence for an accelerated rate of whole-body aging in schizophrenia.
Journal Article Psychological medicine · February 2026 BackgroundPeople with schizophrenia develop more chronic diseases at a younger age and die younger than people in the general population. It has been hypothesized that this excess morbidity and mortality could be partially due to accelerated aging ... Full text CiteBiomarkers.
Journal Article Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · December 2025 BackgroundAlthough plasma pTau181 has been shown to accurately identify patients with AD in case-control studies, its utility as a preclinical biomarker in middle-aged community-based cohorts is unclear. Our objective was to investigate whether pl ... Full text CitePublic Health.
Journal Article Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · December 2025 BackgroundElevated blood pressure (BP) in midlife is a well-established risk factor for impaired brain health and cognitive ability in old age. We hypothesised that exposure to elevated BP within the first five decades of life may contribute to th ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Duke-NCCU Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Training Program in Child Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Program (DN-IPT)
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029Duke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029Neurobehavioral mechanisms linking childhood adversity to increased risk for smoking
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse · 2022 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of California, Los Angeles ·
2000
Ph.D.
University of Maryland, College Park ·
1997
M.S.
University of Maryland, College Park ·
1994
B.S.