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 Open Access 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.