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
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy
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2015 - Present
Center for Child and Family Policy,
Sanford School of Public Policy
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 CiteChildhood 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 CiteDementia, 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 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 Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Duke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Neurobehavioral mechanisms linking childhood adversity to increased risk for smoking
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027View All Grants
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.