Overview
Dr. Kate Brody Nooner, PhD, ABPP, has NIH-funded research and collaborates with Dr. David Goldston at Duke Psychiatry as part of the National Consortium on Alcohol & Neurodevelopment in Adolescence. She is also a tenured full Professor, Senior Associate Dean for the College of Science and Engineering, and former Department Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She is a licensed and board-certified clinical psychologist who specializes in CBT, DBT, and ACT.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2021 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Structural brain recovery following reductions in adolescent and young adult binge drinking: A longitudinal NCANDA study.
Journal Article Dev Cogn Neurosci · January 2026 Adolescence through young adulthood is a sensitive neurodevelopmental window characterized by ongoing maturation of gray and white matter and heightened vulnerability to alcohol's neurotoxic effects. Although prior studies link binge drinking with disrupte ... Full text Link to item CiteFunctional brain changes related to adverse childhood experiences and the presence of psychopathology
Journal Article Discover Mental Health · December 1, 2025 Research suggests that associated changes in brain function may underlie the vulnerabilities for psychopathology following adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). In addition to the ACEs themselves, the development of trauma symptoms following ACEs may also ... Full text CiteModelling Incentive Salience in Adolescent Substance Use: The Influence of Substance Cues, Alcohol Expectancies and Socio-Environmental Factors.
Journal Article Addict Biol · December 2025 Alcohol urge regulation, drug urge regulation, motivational attitudes and alcohol expectancies have been linked to substance use, but their combined influence on reward sensitivity and behaviour remains underexplored. This is particularly critical during a ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation
University of California, San Diego ·
2007
Ph.D.