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 Psychology Faculty


Adult Psychology Program Faculty

Katherine Applegate, Ph.D. Katherine.applegate@duke.edu)

Eating Disorders: psychological services for the Weight Loss Surgery Center       (Bariatrics).

 

Martin Binks, Ph.D. (martin.binks@duke.edu)

Research interests include obesity treatment outcomes, maintenance of weight lost, diet composition, weight-related quality of life, sexual quality of life, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), pain and sleep management in obesity, development of brief treatment approaches for primary care settings and the use of internet technology in the delivery of healthcare.

 

Bartholomew Brigidi, Ph.D. (Bartholomew.brigidi@duke.edu)

Neuropsychological assessment and intervention in adults with cancer; effects of cranial irradiation and chemotherapy treatments on brain function; genetics of treatment-induced cognitive dysfunction in cancer; processes of coping and self-regulation in response to the stress of cancer; cognitive behavioral interventions for adults with cancer and their caregivers.

 

Deborah Koltai Attix, Ph.D. (koltai@duke.edu)

Geriatric neuropsychological assessment and intervention (cognitive training, behavior management, and psychotherapy).

 

James A. Blumenthal, Ph.D. (Blume003@mc.duke.edu)

Behavioral Medicine, psychosocial factors and coronary heart disease, primary and secondary prevention of coronary disease, psychological aspects of cardiac transplantation, sports medicine.

 

Jeffrey Browndyke, Ph.D. (j.browndyke@duke.edu)

Adult and geriatric populations with an emphasis in the assessment and diagnosis of dementia and related disorders.

 

Jill Compton, Ph.D. (Compton@duke.edu)

Cognitive-behavioral treatments for PTSD and other anxiety disorders, borderline personality disorder, and depression; couples and family therapy.

 Jack Edinger, PhD (jack.edinger@duke.edu)

 Christopher Edwards, Ph.D. (Christopher.edwards@duke.edu)

Psychoneuroendocrinology of stress, pain and metabolism. The interactions between the neurological, endocrinological, and psychiatric systems as they effect and maintain diseases such as diabetes, sickle cell and general chronic pain syndromes.  Cultural diversity training issues.

 

Miriam Feliu, PsyD (Feliu001@mc.duke.edu)

Chronic pain, neurophysical aspects of traumatic pain, injury and stroke; cognitive rehabilitation, multicultural aspects of diagnosis and treatment of minorities; complex regional pain syndrome and spinal code stimulator; evaluation, education, and management.

 

C. Virginia Fenwick, Ph.D. (Virginia.fenwick@duke.edu)

Behavioral medicine, psychosocial factors and solid organ transplantation: pre-transplant psychosocial predictors of post-transplant outcomes; the impact of clinical interventions immediately following transplant on course of recovery; psychological profiles of patients with various forms of hypertension.

 

Kelli Friedman, Ph.D. (Fried019@mc.duke.edu)

Eating Disorders: psychological services for the Weight Loss Surgery Center (Bariatrics).

 

Frank Keefe, Ph.D. (Keefe003@mc.duke.edu)

Cognitive-behavioral approaches to the assessment and treatment of pain.  Spouse- and caregiver-assisted training in pain management.  Gender differences in pain.  The effects of emotional disclosure on clinical pain.

Margaret Lineberger, PhD (meg.lineberger@duke.edu)
         Behavioral sleep medicine; cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia

Daphne McKee, Ph.D. (Mckee020@mc.duke.edu)

Cognitive-behavioral approaches to the assessment and treatment of pain.  Spouse- and caregiver- assisted training in pain management. Gender differences in pain. The effects of emotional disclosure on clinical pain.

 

Guy Potter, Ph.D. (Guy.potter@duke.edu)

Age-related memory disorders, risk and protective factors for late-life cognitive health in the context of epidemiological studies.

 

Renee Raynor, Ph.D. (Rayo013@mc.duke.edu)

Neuropsychological assessment and intervention in adults with primary CNS neoplasms; works with other neurosurgical patients (status post aneurysm clipping or cerebral hemorrhage evacuation).

 

Clive J. Robins, Ph.D. (Robin026@mc.duke.edu)

Affective and anxiety disorders, borderline personality disorder, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

 

M. Zachary Rosenthal, Ph.D. (Rosen025@mc.duke.edu)

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for borderline personality disorder; cognitive behavioral therapy for victims of sexual trauma with multiple diagnoses, as well as PTSD and other anxiety or mood disorders. Research on sexual trauma, emotion dysregulation, DBT, and treatments for difficult-to-treat individuals in the "real-world."

 

Tyler Story, Ph.D. (tyler.story@duke.edu)

Neuropsychological assessment of adults with known or suspected central nervous system injury or illness; particular interests in traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and dementias

 

Richard Surwit, Ph.D. ABPP, CL (Surwi001@mc.duke.edu)

Behavioral psychology, psychophysiology, behavioral medicine with special interest in endocrine, urologic, and gastrointestinal disorders.

 

Larry Tupler, Ph.D. (ltupler@duke.edu)

Brain magnetic imaging of neurological and psychiatric disorders; cognitive correlates of brain magnetic resonance findings in neurological and psychiatric disorders; genetic influences on brain development, brain degeneration and cognition.

 

Laura Weisberg, Ph.D. (Weisb002@mc.duke.edu)

Eating Disorders: outpatient therapy for bulimia and anorexia.

 

Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, Ph.D. (kwe@duke.edu)

Characterization of early stage Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias in individuals considered at high risk of developing the disease (genetic history or advanced age); Genetic and environmental contributions to Alzheimer’s Disease and aging-associated cognitive decline through the study of well defined populations; Exploration of biological basis of differing phenotypic expressions of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias by examining the relationship of clinically expressed disease to putative biomarkers.

 

Nancy Zucker, Ph.D. (Zucke001@mc.duke.edu)

        Eating Disorders: outpatient therapy for bulimia and anorexia

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