Kate Webb

I lead the Biological Embedding of the Environment and Stress (BEES) Laboratory at Duke. Our research focuses on understanding the biological underpinnings of stress and trauma-related disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To this end, we leverage neuroimaging, geospatial methods, behavioral assessments, and genetic techniques to identify predictors of PTSD and better understand why certain individuals may be at an increased risk for the disorder. The overarching goal of our current work is to determine how socioenvironmental factors, individual characteristics, and neurobiology interact to influence the course of PTSD development.