Contact Information
Bio-Technology Research Park, Building One
800 E. Leigh Street, Suite 100
Box 980126
Richmond, VA 23298-0126
Education
- Western Michigan University, 2013, PhD
- Western Michigan University, 2010, MA
- Allegheny College, 2007, BS
Research Interests
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, Resilience, Empirically Supported Treatments for PTSD
Research Description
My program of research centers on the characterization of biologic, genetic, and psychosocial underpinnings of the effects of trauma, primarily post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol use disorder (AUD), and related processes such as fear conditioning, extinction, and generalization. The long-term goal of this work is the characterization of underlying processes involved in the comorbidity and maintenance of these phenotypes in order to inform upon and support translation into clinically meaningful findings.
Active Projects
Deployment Experiences and Health Study (part of Overlap in Genetic and Learning-Based Mechanisms for AUD and PTSD; NIAAA K01 AA025692)
Functional Relations Between Alcohol Use and Mental/Physical Health in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic (NIAAA K01 AA025692-03S1)
