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Peter Joseph Duquette

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
2608 Erwin Rd., Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705
2608 Erwin Rd., Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Pete Duquette joined the Division of Child and Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry and will be the Director of the Pediatric Neuropsychology Clinic. He earned a PhD in School Psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2007 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology at Children’s National Hospital in 2009. Dr. Duquette is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology. He specializes in assessment, consultation, and brief intervention with children, adolescents, and young adults with epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, and hematology-oncology conditions. Dr. Duquette also serves as the team neuropsychologist for concussion management to several sports teams in the area, including the Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) and NC Courage (NWSL). 

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Recent News Items


Published September 19, 2025
Concussion Awareness: Duke Expert on Caring for Head Injuries

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Recent Scholarly Works


Ratings of parenting stress in mild to moderate chronic kidney disease in children: a pilot investigation.

Journal article Pediatr Nephrol · December 2026 BACKGROUND: Parental stress in pediatric chronic illness is well known; however, there is a dearth of literature describing parental stress in pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD). This pilot study evaluated parenting stress in mild to moderate pediatric ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Scoping review of secondary studies using the Federal Interagency of Traumatic Brain Injury Research datasets.

Journal article Brain Inj · April 2026 BACKGROUND: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) affects hundreds of thousands of people in the United States each year and represents a significant public health problem. There is considerable heterogeneity of causes, diagnostic tools, treatments, and outcomes of ... Full text Link to item Cite

The impact of social determinants of health and trajectories of medication use on functional outcomes in children with ADHD: study protocol.

Journal article BJPsych Open · March 10, 2026 BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, resulting in impaired functioning in multiple settings, including home, school and in social ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


A Risk Stratification Model for Health and Academic Outcomes in Children with Concussion Based on Novel Symptom Trajectory Typologies

ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028

Longitudinal Analysis of ADHD Medication use, Functional Outcomes, and Health Equity in Children with ADHD

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Southern Nursing Research Society · 2025 - 2026

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Education


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2007 Ph.D.