Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2023 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
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2023 - Present
Psychology & Neuroscience,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of IDEAS for Hope: A Brief Telehealth Intervention for Suicide Prevention and HIV Care Engagement in Tanzania.
Journal Article J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr · December 15, 2025 OBJECTIVE: People living with HIV (PLWH) face greatly elevated risk of mental health challenges, including suicide. In Tanzania, there is a critical shortage of providers and interventions to address suicide risk. The 3-session IDEAS for Hope intervention ... Full text Link to item CiteModelling Incentive Salience in Adolescent Substance Use: The Influence of Substance Cues, Alcohol Expectancies and Socio-Environmental Factors.
Journal Article Addict Biol · December 2025 Alcohol urge regulation, drug urge regulation, motivational attitudes and alcohol expectancies have been linked to substance use, but their combined influence on reward sensitivity and behaviour remains underexplored. This is particularly critical during a ... Full text Link to item CiteMutual age-varying influences of binge drinking and cannabis use during emerging adulthood in the NCANDA cohort.
Journal Article Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken) · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Binge drinking peaks during emerging adulthood and is associated with negative developmental outcomes. Within-person changes in cannabis use have been shown to coincide with binge drinking; however, whether within-person changes in binge drinki ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke-NCCU Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Training Program in Child Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Program (DN-IPT)
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029NCCU Duke - Substance Use Research & Education (ND-SURE)
ResearchMentor · Awarded by North Carolina Central University · 2024 - 2029Duke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Iowa ·
1988
Ph.D.