Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2008 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
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2013 - Present
Psychology & Neuroscience,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Evolution of a Client-Level Dataset: 20 Years of National Child Traumatic Stress Network Data Collection.
Journal Article Int J Methods Psychiatr Res · June 2026 OBJECTIVES: For 20 years, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network's (NCTSN) data collection efforts have been a central mechanism for Clinical Quality Improvement (ClQI). The NCTSN is a federally funded initiative in the United States composed of progr ... Full text Link to item CiteTrauma-informed care for unaccompanied children: Lessons learned for practice and policy development.
Journal Article Psychol Trauma · August 2024 INTRODUCTION: The number of unaccompanied children (UC) arriving in the United States has increased significantly in recent years. UC often encounter traumatic events in their home country, during their migration journey, and upon resettlement. This articl ... Full text Link to item CiteFamily separation from military service and children's externalizing symptoms: Exploring moderation by non-military spouse employment, family financial stress, marital quality, and the parenting alliance
Journal Article Social Development · February 1, 2024 Military separation is a well-documented vulnerability point for service members, yet little is known regarding how children fare across this transition. The current study examined 909 military-connected children from the Millennium Cohort Family Study (Wa ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Duke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by University of California - Los Angeles · 2021 - 2026ORR-NCTSN Trauma Informed Workforce Partnership
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Administration for Children and Families · 2021 - 2025View All Grants
Education
Auburn University ·
1980
Ph.D.