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
Heterogeneity 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 - 2026Duke Center for ADHD in Girls/Women
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Gratis Foundation · 2021 - 2025View All Grants
Education
Emory University ·
2015
Ph.D.