Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2014 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Debate: #Together despite the distance.
Journal Article Child Adolesc Ment Health · September 2020 The pandemic COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has had a major global impact on the healthcare systems worldwide as they deal with the surge of critically ill persons. Additionally, the preventative measure of stay-at-home orders and closure of nonessential businesses ... Full text Link to item CiteChild/Adolescent anxiety multimodal study: evaluating safety.
Journal Article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · March 2015 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency of adverse events (AEs) across 4 treatment conditions in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS), and to compare the frequency of AEs between children and adolescents. METHOD: Participants ages 7 to 17 year ... Full text Link to item CiteAn exploratory study of the combined effects of orally administered methylphenidate and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on cardiovascular function, subjective effects, and performance in healthy adults.
Journal Article J Subst Abuse Treat · January 2015 Methylphenidate (MPH) is commonly prescribed for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and is often used illicitly by young adults. Illicit users often coadminister MPH with marijuana. Little is known about physiologic and subje ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Family Based Treatment of Early Childhood OCD
ResearchPsychoPharmacologist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2012CAPTN Duke Site NC615
ResearchSponsor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2010Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempts (TASA)
ResearchPhysician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2009View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences ·
1971
M.D.