Research

Scientists across Duke University are exploring new ways of diagnosing and treating autism and related developmental disorders with the goal of helping each person reach his/her full potential. Researchers come from a wide range of disciplines and include faculty in the School of Medicine, Pratt School of Engineering, and the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.

Faculty

Jeffrey Baker, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pediatrics	Robert Calderbank, PhD Charles S. Sydnor Professor of Computer Science; Director, Information Initiative at Duke	Kimberly Carpenter, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Tara Chandrasekhar, MD Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Nathan Copeland, MD, MPH Faculty, Division of Child and Family Mental Health & Developmental Neuroscience	Naomi O. Davis, PhD Faculty Research Affiliate, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development
Geraldine Dawson, PhD Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Rachel E. Dew, MD, MHS Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Kenneth Dodge, PhD Pritzker Professor of Public Policy; Professor, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience and Sanford School of Public Policy
Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences	Maysantoine El-Dairi, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology	Çagla Eroglu, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Lauren Franz, MBChB, MPH Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Global Health	Sharon F. Freedman, MD Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Division Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus	Christelle Golzio, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Simon Gregory, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Medicine; Director of Genomics and Epigenetics, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute	Nicole Heilbron, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Director, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Joseph Horrigan, MD Associate Consulting Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Yong-hui Jiang, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics	Nicholas Katsanis, PhD Jean and George W. Brumley Professor of Cell Biology and Pediatrics; Director, Center for Human Disease Modeling	Scott H. Kollins, Ph.D Professor & Vice Chair for Research Strategy & Development; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science; Duke University School of Medicine
Joanne Kurtzberg, MD Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Chief Scientific Officer, Robertson Clinical and Translational Cell Therapy Program	Jill Lorenzi, PhD Medical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director of Early Intervention Services, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Sheng Luo Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Michael Murias, PhD Assistant Research Professor, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences	Guillermo Sapiro, DSc Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering	Julia Schechter, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Linmarie Sikich, MD MA Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Director, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Scott Soderling, PhD Associate Professor, Cell Biology; Associate Professor, Neurobiology	Allen W. Song, PhD Professor, Department of Radiology; Director, Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center
Marina Spanos, PhD Faculty Research Affiliate, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Qionna Tinney, MD Assistant Consulting Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Cynthia A. Toth, MD Joseph AC Wadsworth Professor of Ophthalmology and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Pediatric Retina Specialist and Surgeon
Saritha Vermeer, PhD Medical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Psychologist, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development

Staff

Elie Abdelnour, MD Clinical Trials Assistant	Rimsha Afzal Clinical Research Specialist	Kayla Belvin Clinical Research Specialist
Samantha Bowen, PhD Director of Operations, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Jessica Buttinger, MBS Senior Clinical Trials Research Specialist, Neurophysiology Lab	Todd Calnan Clinical Trials Assistant, Neurophysiology Lab
Payal Chakraborty Clinical Trials Assistant, Neurophysiology Lab	Karen Goetz Program Manager, Duke Autism Center of Excellence	Mallory Harris, MSW Clinical Research Coordinator
Brianna Herold, MS, CRC Research Interventionist	Jessica Holmes, MAT Clinical Research Coordinator, Duke ACE Center	Toni Howell Data Technician
Alex Kandah Clinical Research Specialist	Andréa Kaniuka, MA Research Interventionist, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Samantha Major Neurophysiology Laboratory Manager
Cameron Manis Senior Clinical Research Specialist	Samuel Marsan Clinical Trials Assistant	Margaret Kathryn McCoy Staff Specialist
Laura Nations, MA, LPA Associate in Research, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences	Kevin Ramseur II, MS Clinical Research Specialist, Sr.	Lori Reinhart-Mercer, RN Clinical Research Coordinator
Ava Rohloff Clinical Research Specialist	Sarah Sipe, MA Clinical Research Coordinator	Charlotte Stoute Research Registry and Regulatory Coordinator
Elizabeth Sturdivant Administrative Coordinator and Assistant to the Director	Kenya Teasley Data Technician	Jessica Washington, MA Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator
Addie Welch Clinical Research Specialist