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

Do Children's Mental Health Symptoms Impact Their Access to Unlocked Guns at Home?

Journal Article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · February 2026 OBJECTIVE: To test whether changes in children's and adolescents' mental health symptoms predict changes in their access to unlocked guns at home. METHOD: This study used data from a longitudinal cohort study of 1,420 youth and their parents in the southea ... Full text Link to item Cite

Genome-wide association study of major anxiety disorders in 122,341 European-ancestry cases identifies 58 loci and highlights GABAergic signaling.

Journal Article Nat Genet · February 2026 The major anxiety disorders (ANX; including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and phobias) are highly prevalent, often onset early and cause substantial global disability. Although distinct in their clinical presentations, they probably represen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Everyday Discrimination and Adolescents’ Mental Health: Evidence From an Ecological Momentary Assessment

Journal Article Journal of Early Adolescence · January 1, 2026 Adolescents who report discrimination experience worse mental health. However, most research has been cross-sectional and retrospective. This study investigated how prospectively-assessed day-to-day perceptions of everyday discrimination relate to mental h ... Full text 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.