Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Greater alcohol intake predicts accelerated brain aging in humans, which mediates the relationship between alcohol intake and behavioral inflexibility
Journal Article Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research · March 2025 AbstractBackgroundHazardous use of alcohol is associated with cognitive‐behavioral impairments and accelerated aging. To date, however, accelerated brain aging has not been tested as a med ... Full text CiteAlterations in fear learning as a mechanism linking childhood exposure to violence with PTSD symptoms: a longitudinal study
Journal Article Psychological Medicine · September 2024 AbstractBackgroundFear learning is a core component of conceptual models of how adverse experiences may influence psychopathology. Specifically, existing theo ... Full text CiteAlterations in neural circuits underlying emotion regulation following child maltreatment: a mechanism underlying trauma-related psychopathology.
Journal Article Psychol Med · August 2021 BACKGROUND: Disruptions in neural circuits underlying emotion regulation (ER) may be a mechanism linking child maltreatment with psychopathology. We examined the associations of maltreatment with neural responses during passive viewing of negative emotiona ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
NC PAL Expansion
Public ServicePsychologist · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2027A multi-pronged approach to pediatric cancer: research, psychosocial and neuropsychological support
Institutional SupportClinical Associate · Awarded by Hyundai Hope on Wheels · 2026 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2024
Ph.D.