Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2024 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Scholarly Works
Programmatic Mentoring for LGBTQ+ Youth as Early Prevention for Juvenile Detention
Journal article Families in Society · March 1, 2025 While juvenile arrests have markedly declined over the last decade, LGBTQ+ youth (and particularly those of color) continue to be overrepresented in the juvenile justice system due to a cascade of environmental stressors and systemic factors, including tra ... Full text CiteRisk and Resilience Factors for Mental Health among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming (TGNC) Youth: A Systematic Review.
Journal article Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev · June 2021 In recent years, there has been a proliferation of research regarding transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people. The stigma and legal discriminations that this population faces have obvious and documented repercussions for mental health. In 2015, ... Full text Link to item CiteTeaching Motivational Interviewing to Medical Students: A Systematic Review.
Journal article Acad Med · March 2020 PURPOSE: Medical students must be prepared to work with patients with maladaptive health behaviors and chronic health conditions. Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based, patient-centered, directive communication style designed to help patients ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
Public ServiceClinical Associate · Awarded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · 2026 - 2031NC PAL Expansion
Public ServicePsychologist · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2027National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
ResearchClinical Associate · Awarded by University of California - Los Angeles · 2021 - 2026View All Grants
Education
Virginia Polytech Institute and State University ·
2022
Ph.D.