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Timothy J. Strauman

Timothy J. Strauman

Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Psychology & Neuroscience
tjstraum@duke.edu
Duke Box 90086, Durham, NC 27708-0086
316 Reuben-Cooke Building, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours By appointment; please email to arrange a time to meet.  

Scholarly Works - Preprints

The Functional Architecture of Self-Regulation: Network-Level Control Parameters of Regulatory Focus in Normative Adult and Adolescent Samples

Preprint · May 19, 2026 Regulatory focus theory distinguishes promotion- and prevention-related motivational systems that support adaptive goal pursuit and are implicated in vulnerability to internalizing psychopathology. Prior neuroimaging work has characterized where in the ... Full text Cite

Neural Signatures of Promotion and Prevention Goal Activation in Adolescence

Preprint · 2024 Adolescence is a period of profound growth in self-evaluative and interpersonal capacities, as youth seek to develop their identity. One such capacity is the pursuit of personal goals, which is a fundamental psychological activity for both adults and ad ... Full text Cite

Training the next generation of clinical psychological scientists: A data-driven call to action

Preprint · 2021 The central goal of clinical psychology is to reduce the suffering caused by mental health conditions. Anxiety, depression, psychosis, substance use, personality, and other mental disorders impose an immense burden on global public health and the econom ... Full text Cite