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
Genetic and environmental influences in autism: guiding the future of tailored early detection and intervention.
Journal Article J Clin Invest · November 17, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteSleep-Wake States Are Encoded across Emotion Regulation Regions of the Mouse Brain.
Journal Article eNeuro · November 2025 Emotional dysregulation is highly comorbid with sleep disturbances. Sleep is composed of unique physiological states that are reflected by conserved brain oscillations. Though the role of these state-dependent oscillations in cognitive function has been we ... Full text Link to item CiteAutomated 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 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 - 2027Influence of co-occurring ADHD on EEG and attention biomarkers in autistic children
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation · 2025 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2017
M.D.
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2017
Ph.D.