Overview
Interest in assessment and treatment of trauma, particularly as occurs for both women and men during military service; focus in treatment outcome of differential and collective contribution for psychopharmacological and behavioral interventions in PTSD populations; long term physical health effects of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2006 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Scholarly Works
Toxic exposure and rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among U.S. military veterans.
Journal article Psychiatry Res · August 2026 Exposure to toxic substances has been linked to poorer mental health among U.S. military veterans broadly, but less is known about specific psychiatric outcomes, such as suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). In the current observational cohort study, we ... Full text Link to item CiteUsing a Biomarker of Biological Aging to Predict Incident Cardiometabolic Disease.
Journal article J Am Heart Assoc · July 7, 2026 BACKGROUND: The ability to predict cardiometabolic risk is essential to support efforts to prevent future onset of disease. Biomarkers that assess biological aging-the rate of decline in physiological functioning that occurs across the systems of the human ... Full text Link to item CiteIncreasing value in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VA) with precision health: a continuing landmark collaboration with the Department of Energy.
Journal article J Am Med Inform Assoc · July 1, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Phase II of MVP-CHAMPION, a federal collaboration between the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VA) and the Department of Energy (DoE), leveraged large-scale clinical, geo-spatial, and genetic data with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences · 2025 - 2030Computerized Anger Management Protocol (CAMP) for Service Members With and Without a History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2025 - 2029Cognitive Rehabilitation for Treatment of Anger in Veterans with TBI and PTSD
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2025 - 2029View All Grants
Education
Florida State University ·
1988
Ph.D.
Florida State University ·
1984
M.S.