Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Radiology
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2022 - Present
Radiology,
Clinical Science Departments
Head of MR Operations of the Center for Brain Imaging and Analysis
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2006 - Present
Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Brain activation for actual and imagined hand movement following bilateral hand transplantation.
Journal Article Cortex · December 2025 Hand transplantation has been successful in restoring function in a select group of people, but the mechanisms by which the central nervous system integrates a new hand are unknown. We used event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to asse ... Full text Link to item CiteChanges in Functional and Structural Brain Connectivity Following Bilateral Hand Transplantation.
Journal Article Neuroimage Rep · December 2024 As a surgical treatment following amputation or loss of an upper limb, nearly 200 hand transplantations have been completed to date. We report here a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) investigation of functional and structural brain connectivity for a bilat ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteEffects of Lifelong Musicianship on White Matter Integrity and Cognitive Brain Reserve.
Journal Article Brain Sci · January 6, 2021 There is a significant body of research that has identified specific, high-end cognitive demand activities and lifestyles that may play a role in building cognitive brain reserve, including volume changes in gray matter and white matter, increased structur ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
MRI & Data Analysis Services for MIRECC - Option Year 3
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2022 - 2027MRI & Data Analysis Services for VA
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2025 - 2026MRI & Data Analysis Services for VA
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2024 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Alabama, Birmingham ·
2002
Ph.D.