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Lauren Franz

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
Box 3837 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Psychiatry, Durham, NC 27710

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2026 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development · 2026 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Research Professor of Global Health · 2023 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2019 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers

Previous Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2023 - 2026 Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health · 2014 - 2023 Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2021 - 2023 Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2014 - 2020 Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Professional Training & Employment


Honorary Associate Professor in the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 2023 - 2028 University of Cape Town (South Africa)
Residency and Fellowship in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2007 - 2014 Duke University, School of Medicine, Psychiatry