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
Implicit affective responses to suicide-related stimuli: Differences as a function of suicide attempt history and concurrent substance use.
Journal Article Suicide Life Threat Behav · April 2025 INTRODUCTION: Individuals who are depressed, have suicide attempts, and a substance use disorder (SUD) may have different patterns of suicidal thoughts and behaviors and respond differently to cues associated with suicide and death. METHOD: Implicit affect ... Full text Link to item CiteLived experiences of mothers: A longitudinal study of impacts and adjustment following adolescent psychiatric hospitalization for suicide attempts or other reasons.
Journal Article Suicide Life Threat Behav · April 2025 INTRODUCTION: Parents play crucial roles in monitoring and supporting youth who have been hospitalized after suicide attempts, but their adjustment in the period following hospitalization has been understudied. This study assessed the adjustment and impact ... Full text Link to item CiteNavigating Through the Darkness: An Exploratory Study Unraveling the Experience of Hospitalization of Adolescents and Their Caregivers Amid Suicidal Presentations.
Journal Article Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol · March 7, 2025 Suicide prevention and treatment guidelines for pediatric patients often mirror adult strategies. Distinguishing itself from other pediatric specialties, when a child is psychiatrically hospitalized, the child is typically separated from their family, desp ... 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 Institutes of 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 Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Iowa ·
1988
Ph.D.