Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2022 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Member of the Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine
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2018 - Present
The Precision Medicine Program,
Medicine
Recent Publications
STRONG STAR and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD: Shaping the future of combat PTSD and related conditions in military and veteran populations.
Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · November 2021 The STRONG STAR Consortium (South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience) and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD are interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research consortia focused on the detection, diagnosis, pre ... Full text Link to item CiteTreatment of comorbid sleep disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder in active duty military: Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial.
Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · December 2020 Many individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also suffer from insomnia and nightmares, which may be symptoms of PTSD or constitute partially independent comorbid disorders. Sleep disturbances are resistant to current treatments for PTSD, and ... Full text Link to item CiteNeuroendocrine biomarkers of prolonged exposure treatment response in military-related PTSD.
Journal Article Psychoneuroendocrinology · September 2020 Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with dysregulation of the neuroendocrine system, including cortisol, allopregnanolone, and pregnanolone. Preliminary evidence from animal models suggests that baseline levels of these biomarkers may predic ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Biomarker Candidates of Risk, Resilience, and Therapeutic Response
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2022 - 2023Modeling the effects of chronic marijuana use on neuroinflammation and HIV-related neuronal injury
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2023IPA - Ramamani Arumugam
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2019 - 2021View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Pittsburgh ·
1998
Ph.D.