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 Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
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 CiteMisconceptions About Traumatic Brain Injury: A Survey of Endorsements by North Carolina School Psychologists and Impact of a State-Wide Training Program
Journal Article Psychology in the Schools · November 1, 2025 This study surveyed school psychologists' misconceptions about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their perceived competency working with students affected by TBI. A state-wide curriculum devoted to TBI also was examined with respect to its impact on the rat ... Full text CiteA study protocol for risk stratification in children with concussion (RSiCC): Theoretical framework, design, and methods.
Journal Article PLoS One · 2024 Research shows that one in five children will experience a concussion by age 16. Compared to adults, children experience longer and more severe postconcussive symptoms (PCS), with severity and duration varying considerably among children and complicating m ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Risk Stratification Model for Health and Academic Outcomes in Children with Concussion Based on Novel Symptom Trajectory Typologies
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028Longitudinal Analysis of ADHD Medication use, Functional Outcomes, and Health Equity in Children with ADHD
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Southern Nursing Research Society · 2025 - 2026View All Grants