Overview
Dr. Alexandra Bey holds both an M.D. and a PhD in Neurobiology. She serves as a Child Psychiatrist in the Duke Autism Clinic and is a valued member of the Duke University School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Within the Division of Child and Family Mental Health and Community Psychiatry, Dr. Bey’s research and clinical career is dedicated to improving the lives of those with neurodevelopmental disorders. Her overarching research goal is to develop objective, relevant biomarkers to allow for more effective development and testing of novel therapies and to conduct translational research across preclinical models and in individuals with neurodevelopmental differences.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2023 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Automated Video Tracking of Autistic Children's Movement During Caregiver-Child Interaction: An Exploratory Study.
Journal Article J Autism Dev Disord · October 2024 Objective, quantitative measures of caregiver-child interaction during play are needed to complement caregiver or examiner ratings for clinical assessment and tracking intervention responses. In this exploratory study, we examined the feasibility of using ... Full text Link to item CiteAutomated movement tracking of young autistic children during free play is correlated with clinical features associated with autism.
Journal Article Autism · November 2023 Play-based observations allow researchers to observe autistic children across a wide range of ages and skills. We recorded autistic children playing with toys in the center of a room and at a corner table while a caregiver remained seated off to the side a ... Full text Link to item CiteEye-tracking measures of social versus nonsocial attention are related to level of social engagement during naturalistic caregiver-child interactions in autistic children.
Journal Article Autism Res · May 2023 Eye-tracking (ET) measures indexing social attention have been proposed as sensitive measures related to autism, but less is known about the relationship between social and nonsocial attention and naturalistic measures of social engagement and whether sex ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Electrophysiological biomarkers of social engagement in autism
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2028Mitochondrial Regulation of Brain Network Dynamics in Stress
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2027NC PAL Expansion
Public ServicePhysician · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2017
Ph.D.
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2017
M.D.