Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
ADHD, Religiosity, and Psychiatric Comorbidity in Adolescence and Adulthood.
Journal Article J Atten Disord · January 2022 OBJECTIVE: Religiosity has been repeatedly proposed as protective in the development of depression, sociopathy and addictions. ADHD frequently co-occurs with these same conditions. Although ADHD symptoms may affect religious practice, religiosity in ADHD r ... Full text Link to item CitePharmacotherapy for Preschool Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Current Status and Future Directions.
Journal Article CNS Drugs · April 2021 In this review, we consider issues relating to the pharmacological treatment of young children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD in preschool-age children has a profound impact on psychosocial function and developmental trajectory. ... Full text Link to item CiteTrajectories of Religious Change From Adolescence to Adulthood, and Demographic, Environmental, and Psychiatric Correlates.
Journal Article J Nerv Ment Dis · June 2020 Studies of religiosity and mental health largely characterize religiousness as stable over time. However, research shows that religiosity likely changes significantly with development. It is unclear whether associations of religiosity with mental health al ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Open-Label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of SPN-812 for the Treatment of Pediatric Patients with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2024 - 2027A Phase 4, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study of the Efficacy and Safety of SPN-812 in Preschool-Age Children (4 to 5 years old) with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2024 - 2026NC PAL Expansion
Public ServicePhysician · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
West Virginia University ·
2000
M.D.