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Geraldine Dawson

William Cleland Distinguished Professor
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
Box 3527 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
2608 Erwin Road, Suite 300, Duke University Med Center, Durham, NC 27705

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2014 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor in Pediatrics · 2014 - Present Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · 2017 - Present Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy · 2016 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute · 2018 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Director of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2019 - 2021 Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers
Chair of the Faculty Governance Committee in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2017 - 2019 Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers
Investigator in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2013 - 2017 Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers
Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience · 2014 - 2017 Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Instructor Temporary in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2013 - 2014 Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


Founding Director, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development


Academic Positions Outside Duke


Professor Emerita of Psychology · 2008 - Present University of Washington