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David Carlson

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27705

Research Interests


Machine learning, predictive modeling, health data science, statistical neuroscience

Selected Grants


Duke-NCCU Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Training Program in Child Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Program (DN-IPT)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Duke University Program in Environmental Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2029

Duke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029

Electrophysiological biomarkers of social engagement in autism

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2028

Mitochondrial Regulation of Brain Network Dynamics in Stress

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2027

Influence of co-occurring ADHD on EEG and attention biomarkers in autistic children

FellowshipCo-Mentor · Awarded by Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation · 2025 - 2027

CC* Compute - Regional: NCShare Accelerating Impact ¿ GPUs-as-a-Service (NCShare AI-GaaS)

ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2026

Title: NRT-FW-HTF: NSF Traineeship in the Advancement of Surgical Technologies

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipants · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2026

Regulating brain networks that mediate depressive states

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Hope for Depression Research Foundation · 2023 - 2026

MULTIREGIONAL ELECTRICAL ENCODING OF SOCIAL AGGRESSION

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2021 - 2026

From Deep Neural Networks to Kernel Machines: Advanced Data Science for Verification and Forensics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Georgia Institute of Technology · 2019 - 2025

Brain Networks for Addiction

FellowshipCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2025

NINDS Research Education Programs for Residents and Fellows in Neurosurgery

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2009 - 2025

IUCRC Planning Grant Duke University: Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making (CIRCAD)

ResearchParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2025

QT prolonging medications and sudden cardiac death among individuals on hemodialysis

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2020 - 2025

Dissecting and modifying temporal dynamics underlying stress dysfunction

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024

Uncovering Population-Level Cellular Relationships to Behavior via Mesoscale Networks

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2023

Developing a comprehensive model for peripheral nerve stimulation of gastrointestinal function

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2023

Network Dynamics of Negative and Positive Valence Systems in Decision Making

FellowshipCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2022

Predicting Urinary Continence Status with Sacral Neuromodulation and Botulinum Toxin Treatments

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2020

The neurophysiology of impulsive sensation seeking

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2018 - 2020

Enabling Stress Resistance

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2018