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David Carl Steffens

Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology
Box 3903 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
3547 Hosp South, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Geriatric Affective Disorders

Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Alzheimer's Disease

ECT

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2013 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Recent Publications


Right anterior supramarginal gyrus-cerebellum hyperconnectivity and rumination partially mediate the link between childhood abuse and anger in late-life depression

Journal Article Journal of Affective Disorders · March 15, 2026 Background Childhood abuse is linked to emotional dysregulation and anger across the lifespan, but its neural correlates in late-life depression (LLD) remain unclear. Methods Ninety-eight adults aged ≥60 years with LLD underwent resting-state functional ma ... Full text Cite

Iterative learning for joint image denoising and motion artifact correction of 3D brain MRI.

Journal Article Med Image Anal · February 2026 Image noise and motion artifacts greatly affect the quality of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and negatively influence downstream medical image analysis. Previous studies often focus on 2D methods that process each volumetric MR image slice-by-slic ... Full text Link to item Cite

ECL-CRISPR array for multiplexed detection of miRNAs.

Journal Article Biosens Bioelectron · December 1, 2025 We describe here an electrochemiluminescent (ECL) array for individually detecting 3 miRNAs utilizing CRISPR/Cas13a. Detection involves binding a target miRNA to Cas 13a protein that includes the RNA complement to the target, This activated Cas13a then cle ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Anhedonia, Aging, and the Neural Correlates of Attentional Control in Depression

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2015

Emotion Regulation in Late-Life Depression: Effectiveness and Neural Mechanisms

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2015

Cognitive Endophenotypes for Genetic Studies of Alzheimer's Disease

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2012

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2000 M.H.S.
University of Texas, Dallas · 1988 M.D.