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 Duke 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 Scholarly Works
Plasma pTau181 is associated with subjective cognitive concerns but not objective cognitive decline or structural brain integrity measures in midlife.
Journal article GeroScience · May 2026 Although plasma pTau181 has been shown to accurately discriminate patients with Alzheimer's disease from healthy older adults, there are few studies of plasma biomarkers among middle-aged populations. Given the potential utility of plasma AD biomarkers suc ... Full text CiteReplicated 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 CiteEarly-life blood pressure and midlife brain and cognitive health: tests in two birth cohorts.
Journal article Brain communications · January 2026 Elevated blood pressure (BP) in midlife is a well-established risk factor for impaired brain health and cognitive ability in old age. We hypothesized that exposure to elevated BP within the first five decades of life may contribute to this risk through imp ... 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 - 2029Aging in 1000 healthy midlife adults: Phase 52 of the Dunedin Study
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2022 - 2028View 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.