Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2026 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome in Young Autistic Children, Children with ADHD, and Autistic Children with ADHD.
Journal article J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol · 2026 OBJECTIVE: Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (CDS; previously called Sluggish Cognitive Tempo) refers to a constellation of cognitive and motor behaviors characterized by a predisposition toward mind wandering (cognitive subdomain) and slowed motor behavior ... Full text Link to item CiteAssessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Autistic Children.
Journal article J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol · 2026 OBJECTIVE: Co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is present for many autistic children and is associated with increased impairments, unique treatment needs, and decreased response to autism-specific interventions. Diagnosing ADHD in ... Full text Link to item CitePrenatal and Childhood Smoke Exposure Associations with Cognition, Language, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Journal article J Pediatr · May 2023 OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationships of prenatal and childhood smoke exposure with specific neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems during early childhood. STUDY DESIGN: A subsample (n = 386) of mother-child dyads from the Newborn Epigenetic Study (NE ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Treating Adult ADHD Around the Clock: A SMART Design Trial to Improve Sleep and Daytime Functioning
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2030Heterogeneity in Experiences and Resilience Over Time In Children with Autism ("HEROIC Autism") Study
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Eagles Autism Challenge Inc · 2026 - 2029Stratifying the Heterogeneity of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Impact of Co-Occurring Anxiety and ADHD
ResearchClinical Associate · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2021 - 2026View All Grants
Education
Emory University ·
2015
Ph.D.