William Everett Copeland

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2018 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

In the News

Published August 20, 2018

Back-to-School Advice: Scholars Share Tips for Tackling Homework, Learning Difficulties and Bullying

Published May 19, 2016

A part of growing up? Duke study shows bullying can cause lasting health problems

Published February 26, 2016

William Copeland: The lasting effects of bullying

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Recent Publications

Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes.

Journal Article Nat Genet · October 2025 We performed a genome-wide association meta-analysis (GWAMA) of 290,134 attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom measures of 70,953 unique individuals from multiple raters, ages and instruments (ADHDSYMP). Next, we meta-analyzed the results ... Full text Link to item Cite

Publisher Correction: Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes.

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Childhood allostatic load predicts cardiometabolic health in adulthood.

Journal Article Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · September 30, 2025 Allostatic load (AL) measures multisystem physiological functioning to reflect the cumulative burden of chronic stress. Incurring AL during sensitive developmental periods such as childhood may affect health outcomes later in life, but longitudinal measure ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Recent Grants

Juvenile Delinquency and Adult Gun Sales: Comparative effectiveness of different minimum age standards for firearm purchase by adults with youthful crime records in North Carolina, Florida, and Virgin

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by New Venture Fund · 2018 - 2022

Developmental methylomics of childhood trauma and its health consequences

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Virginia Commonwealth University · 2014 - 2018

Diseases of Despair in Young Adulthood: Risk, Resilience, and Prevention

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2018

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Education, Training & Certifications

University of Vermont · 2003 Ph.D.