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Olvera, Rene L. Sr.

School of Medicine
Psychiatry
210-567-5490
olverar@uthscsa.edu

Dr. Rene Olvera MD, MPH graduated from Harvard University with a major in Biology. He completed his medical degree and his psychiatry residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He then completed a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at UTHSCSA. In 1995 he joined the faculty in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. In 1996 Dr. Olvera received a Faculty Development Award from the Department of Health and Resource Service Administration and the UTHSCSA Hispanic Center of Excellence. This award allowed Dr. Olvera to obtain a Master?s Degree in Public Health from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health-San Antonio campus, in 1999. Dr. Olvera divides his time between administration, research, clinical practice research, and teaching. His primary research focus is on integrating the clinical expression of mood disorders with potential biomarkers of risk ascertained and moderated by genetic risk, neuroimaging, inflammation, obesity and stress. Dr. Olvera is the author of numerous peer reviewed publications on and has been an invited speaker on a local, state and national level based on his research and expertise. He is a collaborator on a number of nationally funded research projects with adult and pediatric populations. Dr. Olvera is actively involved in the training of the next-generation of physicians and psychiatrists through his teaching and supervision of medical students, psychiatry, and child psychiatry residents. He currently serves as the Division Chief of the UTHSCSA Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Medical Director of the Clarity Child Guidance Center outpatient clinic. Dr. Olvera continues to serve as the Psychiatry Clerkship Director for the Regional Academic Health Center where he has been active in the foundation of the UT-RGV Medical School. Dr. Olvera formerly served as the Director of Child Psychiatric services in a collaborative effort between UTHSCSA and the Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department and served a five year term on the Texas Juvenile Justice Board of Directors. He is the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award for Child Psychiatry on a number of occasions and is the START Center Genetic Research Endowed Professor. Dr. Olvera has a busy clinical practice within the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, and Clarity Child Guidance Center.

Appointments Education Expertise Teaching Publications Grants

9/2017 - Present	Professor with Tenure	UT Health San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX
3/2015 - Present	Division Chief Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX
3/2015 - Present	Outpatient Medical Director	Clarity Child Guidance Center, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX
7/2002 - Present	Medical Staff	The Brown Schools at Laurel Ridge, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX
7/1995 - Present	Medical Staff	The Child Guidance Center, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX
7/1995 - Present	Medical Staff	University Hospital System, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX

Date	Description	Institution	# Students
7/2015 - Present	The Difficult Patient	School of Medicine	220 students
Co-developed a module for our Longitudinal Curriculum focusing on the difficult patient. Duties include selection of topic, selection of reading, inviting and facilitating speakers and small group discussion leader.
7/2015 - Present	Child & Adolescent - Cgc	The University of Texas Health Science Center	5 students
Course Director - CAP II Forensic in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Oversee lecture schedule, content, readings and participate as a lecturer. Preparation Hrs: 8, Student Contact Hrs: 4; Discuss issues with forensic evaluations including competency, Child abuse, forensic settings and sexual abuse. # Of students: 3-4 CAP 2 Residents. Methods of teaching: PowerPoint, assigned readings, and case discussions. Once annually.
7/2015 - Present	Psychiatry Clerkship	The University of Texas Health Science Center	26 students
Child Psychiatry Externalizing Disorders: ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder Preparation Hrs: 4, Student Contact Hrs: 1; Discuss the psychopathology, diagnosis and treatment of Child and adolescent externalizing disorders, # of students: 25-28 MS-3 students. Methods of teaching: PowerPoint and case discussions. 8 times annually.
7/2015 - Present	Rotation Student Supervision	Roy Maas Youth Alternative Bridge Outpatient Clinic

4/2015 - Present	Rotation Student Supervision	Clarity Child Guidance Center

7/2014 - Present	Child & Adolescent - Cgc	The University of Texas Health Science Center	8 students
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder in Children and Adolescents Preparation Hrs: 6, Student Contact Hrs: 1; covers the history, epidemiology, neurobiology, diagnosis and treatment of DMDD. # of students: 6-8 CAP 1 and 2 Residents. Methods of teaching: PowerPoint and case discussions. once annually.
7/2014 - Present	Child & Adolescent - Cgc	The University of Texas Health Science Center	4 students
Course Director - Research Principles Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residents Preparation Hrs: 30, Student Contact Hrs: 8, This course teaches basic components to research, epidemiology and bio-statistics. # of students: 3-4 CAP 2 Residents. Methods of teaching: PowerPoint, handouts, journal articles and problem solving discussions. once annually.
5/2014 - Present	Longitudinal Curriculum Obesity		220 students
Invited Lecturer on Biological Underpinnings of Obesity and Depression Hrs: 6, Student Contact Hrs: 1; Invited Lecturer covering the epidemiology, physiology, and public health implications of these comorbid conditions. # of students: 220 MS-3 students, Methods of teaching: PowerPoint and case discussions. once annually
7/2013 - Present	Psychiatry Clerkship	The University of Texas Health Science Center	26 students
Team Based Learning: Mood and Anxiety Disorders Preparation Hrs: 8, Student Contact Hrs: 2; I created content as part of new curriculum: select and update readings, test preparation and group discussion leader. # of students: 25-28 MS-3 students, Methods of teaching: Selected readings, team based quizzes and discussions. 8 x annually
2/2013 - 2/2104	Disorders of Childhood:ADHD/ Externalizing Disorders and Autistic Spectrum Disorders	UTHSCSA School of Allied Health	30 students
Invited Lecture to Physician Assistant Students on Childhood Psychopathology
1/2013 - Present	Mind Brain Behavior		200 students
MS-2: Personality Disorders
1/2013 - Present	Introduction to Diagnostic Methodology		15 students
Co-Course Director - PGY 1 : Child Psychiatry lecture series. Develop Curriculum and coordinate lecture schedule and leads separate lectures on topics of: 1)Laboratory Testing in Psychiatry 2)Neuro-Imaging Basics 3) Clinical Neuro-Imaging and Co-lead Case Discussions: 1) Bipolar Disorder 2) Schizophrenia Preparation Hrs: 20, Student Contact Hrs: 5 ; Develop Curriculum and coordinate lecture schedule and leads separate lectures on topics of: 1)Laboratory Testing in Psychiatry 2)Neuro-Imaging Basics 3) Clinical Neuro-Imaging and Co-lead Case Discussions: 1) Bipolar Disorder 2) Schizophrenia. # of students: 10-14 PGY 1 Residents. Methods of teaching: PowerPoint and case discussions. once annually.
1/2011 - Present	Child & Adolescent - Cgc	The University of Texas Health Science Center	4 students
Neurobiology Seminar Lectures: 1) Introduction to Neuroimaging 2) Neurobiology of Depression
1/2009 - Present	Membership on Supervising Committee	School of Medicine

7/2001 - Present	Child Psychiatry Resident Journal Club		8 students
Course Director - Focus on Evidence Based learning with an emphasis on critical reading of the literature. Preparation Hrs: 12, Student Contact Hrs: 8; Focus on Evidence Based learning with an emphasis on critical reading of the literature. This course reinforces research methods, epidemiology and bio-statistics and translational applications from the literature. I prepare the schedule, assist in selecting readings and each journal club includes one residents presentation and one faculty presentation (usually me). # of students: 6-8 CAP 1 and 2 Residents. Methods of teaching: Journal article presentation and discussion. 8 x annually
1/2001 - 5/2105	Small Group Clinical Case Supervision	University Hospital Correctional/ Bexar County Probation	8 students
Weekly case conference for Master's Level Therapists at Cindy Taylor Krier Secure Juvenile Convectional Treatment Center
7/2000 - Present	Introduction to Interviewing	UTHSCSA	8 students
This interactive experience provides the opportunity for residents to watch a faculty member interview patients. The goal of this experience is to provide the framework for interviewing children and adolescents. provides the framework and basic skills for performing a diagnostic interview with children and adolescents.
7/2000 - Present	Diagnostic Formulation Seminars	UTHSCSA	3 students
This seminar provides practice with live patients to improve interviewing skills and bio-psycho- social case formulation.
7/1999 - Present	Child & Adolescent - Cgc	The University of Texas Health Science Center	4 students
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residents Psychopathology - Conduct Disorder and Violent Behavior

Abstract

Elsayed NM, Kim MJ, Fields KM, Olvera RL, Hariri AR, Williamson DE. Trajectories of Alcohol Use Initiation during Adolescence: The Role of Stress, Amygdala Reactivity, and Risk for Developing an Alcohol Use Disorder; 2017 Oct. (Proceedings of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 64th Annual Meeting).

Elsayed NM, Fields KM, Olvera RL, Williamson, DE. The Role of Familial Risk, Negative Affect, and Stress for First-Onset Depression During Adolescence; 2017 Oct. (Proceedings of the The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 64th Annual Meeting).

Knowles, E, Curran, J, Meikle, P, Huynh, K, Goring, H, Olvera,R, Mathias, S, Almasy, L, Blangero, J, Glahn, D. Cholesterol Efflux Mediates the Relationship between Suicide Risk and Unesterified Cholesterol; 2017 May. (Biological Psychiatry; vol. 81).

Sauder CL, Nelson, B., Hajcak, G., Blader JC, Olvera RL. Overweight, Obesity and Pubertal Development: Characterizing Risk for Depression in Adolescent Girls; 2016 Oct. (Scientific Proceedings the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 63th Annual Meeting).

Olvera RL, , Fisher-Hoch, SP, Curran, JE, Williamson, DE, McCormick, JB,. Early Predictors of Depression in Obese and Overweight Mexican-American Teens; 2016 Oct. (Scientific Proceedings the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 63th Annual Meeting,).

Knowles, E.E., Mathias, SR, Curran, JE, Goring, H.H., Dyer, TD, Olvera RL, Almasy, L., Duggirala R, Blangero, J., Glahn, D.C. The Genetic Basis of Age-Associated Cognitive Slowing; 2016 May. (Biological Psychiatry).

Hodgson, K., Almasy, L., Knowles, EE, Kent, JW, Curran, JE, Dyer TD, Goring HH, Olvera RL, Woolsey, MD, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Blangero, J, Glahn, DC. The Genetic Basis of the Comorbidity Between Cannabis Use and Major Depression; 2016 May. (Biological Psychiatry).

Glahn DC, Kent JW, Chouinard-Decorte, F., Curran JE, Knowles E.E., Olvera RL, Fox PT, Evans, AC, Almasy, L, Kochuniv, P., Duggirala R, Blangero, J. Searching for Genes Influencing Successful Brain Aging; 2016 May. (Biological Psychiatry).

Knowles, E., Huynh, K., Meikle, P.J., Goring, H.H., Olvera RL, Duggirala R, Almasy, L., Blangero, J., Curran, J., Glahn, D. Phosphatidylcholines (PCs) in Major Depressive Disorder: A Plasma-Based Endophenotype Related to Inflammation; 2016 May. (Biological Psychiatry).

Olvera RL, Cruz D, O`Connor JC, Williamson DE. Life stress and the kynurenine pathway as predictors of depressive symptoms in adolescents; 2016 Jan. (Biological Psychiatry).

Sanches, M.,Scott-Gurnell K.,Patel A., Caetano S.C., Zunta-Soares, G.B., Hatch J.P.,Olvera, R.L.,Swann A.C.,Soares J.C. Trait Impulsivity: Is it an Endophenotype for Bipolar Disorder? A Study With Unaffected Offspring of Bipolar Parents; 2014 Jan. (Biological Psychiatry).

Knowles E.M., McKay R.R., Sprooten E., Kent J.W., Curran J.E., de Almeida M.A.A., Carless M.A., Dyer T.D., Goring H.H., Olvera R.L., Fox P., Almasy L., Duggirala R., Blangero J., Glahn D.C. Significant Genetic Overlap Between Schizophrenia and Working Memory: A Novel Method of Enrichment in Extended Pedigrees and the PGC; 2014 Jan. (Biological Psychiatry).

Sprooten E., McKay R.R., Knowles E.M., Carless M.A., de Almeida M.A.A., Dyer T.D.,Curran J.E., Goring H.H., Olvera R.L., Kochunov P., Almasy L., Duggirala R., Kent J.W., Blangero J., Glahn D.C. Genetic Overlap of White Matter Microstructure with Schizophrenia and Inflammation Pathways; 2014 Jan. (Biological Psychiatry).

Ramage AE, Walss-Bass C, Olvera RL, Williamson DE. Inflammatory markers, distal and proximal stress, and gender affect cortico-limbic regional cerebral blood flow in adolescence; 2013 Jun. (Biological Psychiatry).

Ramage AE, Lin A, Olvera RL, Fox PT, Williamson DE. Regional cerebral blood flow and initiation of substance use during adolescence; 2013 Jun. (Biological Psychiatry).

Galv?o Y, Mathias CW, Sheftall AH, Olvera RL, Sallum I, Dougherty DM. Different types of suicidal thoughts among adolescent psychiatric patients who drink alcohol; 2013 Jun. (Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; vol. 36, no. S2).

Williamson DE, Ramage AE, Girotti M, Morilak DA, Olvera RL, Walss-Bass C. Stress induced increases in inflammation are associated with white matter integrity and increased depressive symptoms in adolescent males; 2013 Jun. (Biological Psychiatry).

Baddam, S., Culip, M., Williams, S, Seddighzadeh, F., Olvera RL, Williamson DE. Increased Self-Reported Emotional Neglect Is Not Independently Associated with Evening Chronotype in Adolescents; 2012 Oct. (Scientific Proceedings the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 59th Annual Meeting).

Olvera RL, Sheftall, A., Mathias CW, Dougherty DM. Gender and Ethnicity Differences in Reported Suicide Attempt and Self Harm in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Adolescents; 2012 Oct. (Scientific Proceedings the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 59th Annual Meeting).

Soares JC, Mangewala, V, Nicoletti, M, Henna, E., Zunta-Soares, G., Hatch JP, Baloch, H., Olvera RL. Morphological Hippocampal Changes in Patients with Pediatric Bipolar Disorder on Divalproex Treatment; 2012 Oct. (Scientific Proceedings the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 59th Annual Meeting).

Glahn, D.C.,Carless, M.A.,Olvera, R.L.,Kent, J., Dyer, T.D.,Johnson, M., Curran, J.E.,Moses, E.K.,Goring, H.H., Duggirala, R, Blangero, J., Almasy, L.,. Genome-Wide Significant Association Implicates a Novel Risk Locus for Alcoholism; 2012 May. (Biological Psychiatry; vol. 71, no. 1S).

Glahn, D.C.,Carless, M.A.,Curran, J.E.,Kent,J.W.,Johnson, M.,Goring< H.H.,Cole, S.A.,Dyer, T.D.,Moses. E.K., Olvera, R.L., Duggirala, R.,Almasy, L.,Blangero, J. Quantitative Trait Loci Localized for Spatial Working Memory: General and Family Specific Loci; 2012 May. (Biological Psychiatry; vol. 71, no. 1S).

Olvera RL. Role of the Immunomodulatory Cytokines Interferon Alpha (IFNa)-2 and Interleukin (IL)-10 in the Pathogenesis of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Adolescents: Effect of familial Risk and Stress; 2012 May. (Biological Psychiatry; vol. 71, no. 1S).

Curran, J.E., Winkler, A.M., Olvera RL, Carless, M.A., Dyer, T.D., Kent, J., Kochunov P, Mahaney, M.C., Comuzzie, A.C., Fox PT, Almasy, L., Duggirala, R, Blangero, J., Glahn, D.C. Genome-Wide Search for Pleiotropic Effects on Obesity and Neuroanatom; 2012 May. (Biological Psychiatry; vol. 71, no. 1S).

Glahn, D.C.,Carless, M.A.,Winkler, A.M.,Dyer, T.D.,Curran, J.E., Johnson, M.P., Goring, H.H.,Moses, E.K., Olvera, R.L.,Kochunov, P.,Fox, P.T.,Almasy, L.,Duggirala, R, Blangero, J.,. Genome-Wide Significant Quantitative Trait Locus Localized for Amygdala Volume and Fear Processing in Humans; 2012 May. (Biological Psychiatry; vol. 71, no. 1S).

Holden P, Olvera RL. Impact of Religious Retreats on Disruptive Behavior on Incarcerated Youth; 2011 Nov. (Scientific Proceedings the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 58th Annual Meeting).

Williamson DE and Olvera RL. Substance Use Initiation in Adolescents At Risk for Depression; 2011 Nov. (Scientific Proceedings the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 58th Annual Meeting).

Electronic/Web Publication

Olvera RL. Behavioral Disorder: ADHD/Conduct Disorder 2012 Dec. Available from: http://www.designacase.org An interactive web-based clinical case, which has undergone a thorough peer review process, and is being used in medical student education at UTHSCSA and at other institutions.

Journal Article

Alexander-Bloch AF, Mathias SR, Fox PT, Olvera RL, Goring HHH, Duggirala R, Curran JE, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Human Cortical Thickness Organized into Genetically-determined Communities across Spatial Resolutions Cerebral Cortex 2017 Nov;:1-13.

Hodgson, K, Carless, MA, Kulkarni, H, Curran, JE, Sprooten, E, Knowles, EE, Mathias, S, Goring, HHH, Yao, N, Olvera RL, Fox PT, Almasy, L, Duggirala, R, Blangero, J, Glahn, DC. Epigenetic Age Acceleration Assessed With Human White-Matter Images Journal of Neuroscience 2017 Apr;3(37):4735-4743.

Knowles EE, Meikle PJ, Huynh K, Goring HH, Olvera RL, Mathias SR, Duggirala R, Almasy L, Blangero J, Curran JE, Glahn DC. Serum phosphatidylinositol as a biomarker for bipolar disorder liability Bipolar Disorders 2017 Feb;.

Hibar DP, Adams HH, Jahanshad N, Chauhan G, Stein JL, Hofer E, Renteria ME, Bis JC, Arias-Vasquez A, Ikram MK, Desrivieres S, Vernooij MW, Abramovic L, Alhusaini S, Amin N, Andersson M, Arfanakis K, Aribisala BS, Armstrong NJ, Athanasiu L, Axelsson T, Beecham AH, Beiser A, Bernard M, Blanton SH, Bohlken MM, Boks MP, Bralten J, Brickman AM, Carmichael O, Chakravarty MM, Chen Q, Ching CR, Chouraki V, Cuellar-Partida G, Crivello F, Den Braber A, Doan NT, Ehrlich S, Giddaluru S, Goldman AL, Gottesman RF, Grimm O, Griswold ME, Guadalupe T, Gutman BA, Hass J, Haukvik UK, Hoehn D, Holmes AJ, Hoogman M, Janowitz D, Jia T, J?rgensen KN, Karbalai N, Kasperaviciute D, Kim S, Klein M, Kraemer B, Lee PH, Liewald DC, Lopez LM, Luciano M, Macare C, Marquand AF, Matarin M, Mather KA, Mattheisen M, McKay DR, Milaneschi Y, Mu?oz Maniega S, Nho K, Nugent AC, Nyquist P, Loohuis LM, Oosterlaan J, Papmeyer M, Pirpamer L, Putz B, Ramasamy A, Richards JS, Risacher SL, Roiz-Santia?ez R, Rommelse N, Ropele S, Rose EJ, Royle NA, Rundek T, Samann PG, Saremi A, Satizabal CL, Schmaal L, Schork AJ, Shen L, Shin J, Shumskaya E, Smith AV, Sprooten E, Strike LT, Teumer A, Tordesillas-Gutierrez D, Toro R, Trabzuni D, Trompet S, Vaidya D, Van der Grond J, Van der Lee SJ, Van der Meer D, Van Donkelaar MM, Van Eijk KR, Van Erp TG, Van Rooij D, Walton E, Westlye LT, Whelan CD, Windham BG, Winkler AM, Wittfeld K, Woldehawariat G, Wolf C, Wolfers T, Yanek LR, Yang J, Zijdenbos A, Zwiers MP, Agartz I, Almasy L, Ames D, Amouyel P, Andreassen OA, Arepalli S, Assareh AA, Barral S, Bastin ME, Becker DM, Becker JT, Bennett DA, Blangero J, van Bokhoven H, Boomsma DI, Brodaty H, Brouwer RM, Brunner HG, Buckner RL, Buitelaar JK, Bulayeva KB, Cahn W, Calhoun VD, Cannon DM, Cavalleri GL, Cheng CY, Cichon S, Cookson MR, Corvin A, Crespo-Facorro B, Curran JE, Czisch M, Dale AM, Davies GE, De Craen AJ, De Geus EJ, De Jager PL, De Zubicaray GI, Deary IJ, Debette S, DeCarli C, Delanty N, Depondt C, DeStefano A, Dillman A, Djurovic S, Donohoe G, Drevets WC, Duggirala R, Dyer TD, Enzinger C, Erk S, Espeseth T, Fedko IO, Fernandez G, Ferrucci L, Fisher SE, Fleischman DA, Ford I, Fornage M, Foroud TM, Fox PT, Francks C, Fukunaga M, Gibbs JR, Glahn DC, Gollub RL, Goring HH, Green RC, Gruber O, Gudnason V, Guelfi S, H?berg AK, Hansell NK, Hardy J, Hartman CA, Hashimoto R, Hegenscheid K, Heinz A, Le Hellard S, Hernandez DG, Heslenfeld DJ, Ho BC, Hoekstra PJ, Hoffmann W, Hofman A, Holsboer F, Homuth G, Hosten N, Hottenga JJ, Huentelman M, Pol HE, Ikeda M, Jack CR Jr, Jenkinson M, Johnson R, Jonsson EG, Jukema JW, Kahn RS, Kanai R, Kloszewska I, Knopman DS, Kochunov P, Kwok JB, Lawrie SM, Lemaitre H, Liu X, Longo DL, Lopez OL, Lovestone S, Martinez O, Martinot JL, Mattay VS, McDonald C, McIntosh AM, McMahon FJ, McMahon KL, Mecocci P, Melle I, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Mohnke S, Montgomery GW, Morris DW, Mosley TH, Muhleisen TW, Muller-Myhsok B, Nalls MA, Nauck M, Nichols TE, Niessen WJ, Nothen MM, Nyberg L, Ohi K, Ol. Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume Nature Communications 2017 Jan;.

Dougherty DM, Olvera RL, Acheson A, Hill-Kapturczak N, Ryan SR, and Mathias CW. Acute effects of methylphenidate on impulsivity and attentional behavior in Comorbid ADHD and Conduct Disorder Journal of Adolescence 2016 Dec;53:222-230.

Adams HH, Hibar DP, Chouraki V, Stein JL, Nyquist PA, Renteria ME, Trompet S, Arias-Vasquez A, Seshadri S, Desrivieres S, Beecham AH, Jahanshad N, Wittfeld K, Van der Lee SJ, Abramovic L, Alhusaini S, Amin N, Andersson M, Arfanakis K, Aribisala BS, Armstrong NJ, Athanasiu L, Axelsson T, Beiser A, Bernard M, Bis JC, Blanken LM, Blanton SH, Bohlken MM, Boks MP, Bralten J, Brickman AM, Carmichael O, Chakravarty MM, Chauhan G, Chen Q, Ching CR, Cuellar-Partida G, Braber AD, Doan NT, Ehrlich S, Filippi I, Ge T, Giddaluru S, Goldman AL, Gottesman RF, Greven CU, Grimm O, Griswold ME, Guadalupe T, Hass J, Haukvik UK, Hilal S, Hofer E, Hoehn D, Holmes AJ, Hoogman M, Janowitz D, Jia T, Kasperaviciute D, Kim S, Klein M, Kraemer B, Lee PH, Liao J, Liewald DC, Lopez LM, Luciano M, Macare C, Marquand A, Matarin M, Mather KA, Mattheisen M, Mazoyer B, McKay DR, McWhirter R, Milaneschi Y, Mirza-Schreiber N, Muetzel RL, Maniega SM, Nho K, Nugent AC, Loohuis LM, Oosterlaan J, Papmeyer M, Pappa I, Pirpamer L, Pudas S, Putz B, Rajan KB, Ramasamy A, Richards JS, Risacher SL, Roiz-Santia?ez R, Rommelse N, Rose EJ, Royle NA, Rundek T, Samann PG, Satizabal CL, Schmaal L, Schork AJ, Shen L, Shin J, Shumskaya E, Smith AV, Sprooten E, Strike LT, Teumer A, Thomson R, Tordesillas-Gutierrez D, Toro R, Trabzuni D, Vaidya D, Van der Grond J, Van der Meer D, Van Donkelaar MM, Van Eijk KR, Van Erp TG, Van Rooij D, Walton E, Westlye LT, Whelan CD, Windham BG, Winkler AM, Woldehawariat G, Wolf C, Wolfers T, Xu B, Yanek LR, Yang J, Zijdenbos A, Zwiers MP, Agartz I, Aggarwal NT, Almasy L, Ames D, Amouyel P, Andreassen OA, Arepalli S, Assareh AA, Barral S, Bastin ME, Becker DM, Becker JT, Bennett DA, Blangero J, van Bokhoven H, Boomsma DI, Brodaty H, Brouwer RM, Brunner HG, Buckner RL, Buitelaar JK, Bulayeva KB, Cahn W, Calhoun VD, Cannon DM, Cavalleri GL, Chen C, Cheng CY, Cichon S, Cookson MR, Corvin A, Crespo-Facorro B, Curran JE, Czisch M, Dale AM, Davies GE, De Geus EJ, De Jager PL, de Zubicaray GI, Delanty N, Depondt C, DeStefano AL, Dillman A, Djurovic S, Donohoe G, Drevets WC, Duggirala R, Dyer TD, Erk S, Espeseth T, Evans DA, Fedko IO, Fernandez G, Ferrucci L, Fisher SE, Fleischman DA, Ford I, Foroud TM, Fox PT, Francks C, Fukunaga M, Gibbs JR, Glahn DC, Gollub RL, Goring HH, Grabe HJ, Green RC, Gruber O, Gudnason V, Guelfi S, Hansell NK, Hardy J, Hartman CA, Hashimoto R, Hegenscheid K, Heinz A, Le Hellard S, Hernandez DG, Heslenfeld DJ, Ho BC, Hoekstra PJ, Hoffmann W, Hofman A, Holsboer F, Homuth G, Hosten N, Hottenga JJ, Pol HE, Ikeda M, Ikram MK, Jack CR Jr, Jenkinson M, Johnson R, Jonsson EG, Jukema JW, Kahn RS, Kanai R, Kloszewska I, Knopman DS, Kochunov P, Kwok JB, Lawrie SM, Lemaitre H, Liu X, Longo DL, Longstreth WT Jr, Lopez OL, Lovestone S, Martinez O, Martinot JL, Mattay VS, McDonald C, McIntosh AM, McMahon KL, McMahon FJ, Mecocci P, Melle I, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Mohnke S, Montgomery GW, Morris DW, Mosley TH, Muhleisen TW, Muller-Myhsok B, Nalls MA, Nauck M, Nichols. Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association Nature Neuroscience 2016 Dec;12:1569-1582.

Hodgson, K, Poldrack, RA, Curran, JE, Knowles, EE, Mathias, S, Goring, HH, Yao, N, Olvera RL, Fox PT, Almasy, L, Duggirala, R, Barch, DM, Blangero, J, Glahn, DC. Shared Genetic Factors Influence Head Motion During MRI and Body Mass Index Cerebral Cortex 2016 Oct;.

Mathias CW, Charles, NE, Liang Y, Acheson A, Lake, SL, Ryan SR, Olvera RL, Dougherty DM. Pubertal maturation compression and behavioral impulsivity among boys at increased risk for substance use Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2016 Jun;15(2):61-73.

Mathias, S.R., Knowles EE, Kent JW, McKay, D.R., Curran, J.E., de Almeida, M.A., Dyer, T.D., Goring, H.H., Olvera RL, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Almasy, L., Blangero, J., Glahn, D.C. Recurrent Major Depression and Right Hippocampal Volume: A Bivariate Linkage and Association Study Human Brain Mapp 2016 May;37(1):191-202.

Holden P, Olvera RL. Impact of Religious Retreats on Disruptive Behaviors in Incarcerated Youth Adolescent Psychiatry 2016 May;5(4):257-263.

Franke B, Stein JL, Ripke S, Anttila V, Hibar DP, van Hulzen KJ, Arias-Vasquez A, Smoller JW, Nichols TE, Neale MC, McIntosh AM, Lee P, McMahon FJ, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Mattheisen M, Andreassen OA, Gruber O, Sachdev PS, Roiz-Santia?ez R, Saykin AJ, Ehrlich S, Mather KA, Turner JA, Schwarz E, Thalamuthu A, Yao Y, Ho YY, Martin NG, Wright MJ; Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium.; Psychosis Endophenotypes International Consortium.; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2.; Enigma Consortium., O'Donovan MC, Thompson PM, Neale BM, Medland SE, Sullivan PF. Genetic influences on schizophrenia and subcortical brain volumes: large-scale proof of concept Nature Neuroscience 2016 Mar;19(3):420-433.

Kulkarni H, Mamtani M, Peralta J, Almeida M, Dyer TD, Goring HH, Johnson MP, Duggirala R, Mahaney MC, Olvera RL, Almasy L, Glahn DC, Williams-Blangero S, Curran JE, Blangero J. Soluble Forms of Intercellular and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecules Independently Predict Progression to Type 2 Diabetes in Mexican American Families PLoS One 2016 Mar;11(3):0151177-0151177.

Knowles EE, Kent JW Jr, McKay DR, Sprooten E, Mathias SR, Curran JE, Carless MA, de Almeida MA, Harald HH, Dyer TD, Olvera RL, Fox PT, Duggirala R, Almasy L, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Genome-wide linkage on chromosome 10q26 for a dimensional scale of major depression J Affect Disord 2016 Feb;191:123-131.

Olvera RL, Fisher-Hoch SP, Williamson DE, Vatcheva KP, McCormick JB. Depression in Mexican Americans with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes Psychol Med 2016 Feb;46(3):637-646.

Mathias SR, Knowles EE, Kent JW Jr, McKay DR, Curran JE, de Almeida MA, Dyer TD, Goring HH, Olvera RL, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Almasy L, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Recurrent major depression and right hippocampal volume: A bivariate linkage and association study Human Brain Mapping 2016 Jan;37(1):191-202.

Sprooten E, Gupta CN, Knowles EE, McKay DR, Mathias SR, Curran JE, Kent JW Jr, Carless MA, Almeida MA, Dyer TD, Goring HH, Olvera RL, Kochuov P, Fox PT, Duggirala R, Almasy L, Calhoun VD, Blangero J, Turner JA, Glahn DC. Genome-wide significant linkage of schizophrenia-related neuroanatomical trait to 12q24 Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatry 2015 Dec;168(8):678-686.

Vatcheva KP, Fisher-Hoch SP, Rahbar MH, Lee M, Olvera RL, Mccormick JB. Association of total and Differential White Blood Cell Counts to Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Mexican Americans in Cameron County Hispanic Cohort Diabetes Research 2015 Sep;1(4):103-112.

Kochunov P, Jahanshad N, Marcus D, Winkler A, Sprooten E, Nichols TE, Wright SN, Hong LE, Patel B, Behrens T, Jbabdi S, Andersson J, Lenglet C, Yacoub E, Moeller S, Auerbach E, Ugurbil K, Sotiropoulos SN, Brouwer RM, Landman B, Lemaitre H, den Braber A, Zwiers MP, Ritchie S, van Hulzen K, Almasy L, Curran J, deZubicaray GI, Duggirala R, Fox P, Martin NG, McMahon KL, Mitchell B, Olvera RL, Peterson C, Starr J, Sussmann J, Wardlaw J, Wright M, Boomsma DI, Kahn R, de Geus EJ, Williamson DE, Hariri A, van 't Ent D, Bastin ME, McIntosh A, Deary IJ, Hulshoff Pol HE, Blangero J, Thompson PM, Glahn DC, Van Essen DC. Heritability of fractional anisotropy in human white matter: a comparison of Human Connectome Project and ENIGMA-DTI data Neuroimage 2015 May;1(111):300-311.

Ramage AE, Lin AL, Olvera RL, Fox PT, Williamson DE. Resting-state regional cerebral blood flow during adolescence: associations with initiation of substance use and prediction of future use disorders Drug Alcohol Dependence 2015 Apr;149(1):40-48.

Hibar DP, Stein JL, Renteria ME, Arias-Vasquez A, Desrivieres S, Jahanshad N, Toro R, Wittfeld K, Abramovic L, Andersson M, Aribisala BS, Armstrong NJ, Bernard M, Bohlken MM, Boks MP, Bralten J, Brown AA, Chakravarty MM, Chen Q, Ching CR, Cuellar-Partida G, den Braber A, Giddaluru S, Goldman AL, Grimm O, Guadalupe T, Hass J, Woldehawariat G, Holmes AJ, Hoogman M, Janowitz D, Jia T, Kim S, Klein M, Kraemer B, Lee PH, Olde Loohuis LM, Luciano M, Macare C, Mather KA, Mattheisen M, Milaneschi Y, Nho K, Papmeyer M, Ramasamy A, Risacher SL, Roiz-Santia?ez R, Rose EJ, Salami A, Samann PG, Schmaal L, Schork AJ, Shin J, Strike LT, Teumer A, van Donkelaar MM, van Eijk KR, Walters RK, Westlye LT, Whelan CD, Winkler AM, Zwiers MP, Alhusaini S, Athanasiu L, Ehrlich S, Hakobjan MM, Hartberg CB, Haukvik UK, Heister AJ, Hoehn D, Kasperaviciute D, Liewald DC, Lopez LM, Makkinje RR, Matarin M, Naber MA, McKay DR, Needham M, Nugent AC, Putz B, Royle NA, Shen L, Sprooten E, Trabzuni D, van der Marel SS, van Hulzen KJ, Walton E, Wolf C, Almasy L, Ames D, Arepalli S, Assareh AA, Bastin ME, Brodaty H, Bulayeva KB, Carless MA, Cichon S, Corvin A, Curran JE, Czisch M, de Zubicaray GI, Dillman A, Duggirala R, Dyer TD, Erk S, Fedko IO, Ferrucci L, Foroud TM, Fox PT, Fukunaga M, Gibbs JR, Goring HH, Green RC, Guelfi S, Hansell NK, Hartman CA, Hegenscheid K, Heinz A, Hernandez DG, Heslenfeld DJ, Hoekstra PJ, Holsboer F, Homuth G, Hottenga JJ, Ikeda M, Jack CR Jr, Jenkinson M, Johnson R, Kanai R, Keil M, Kent JW Jr, Kochunov P, Kwok JB, Lawrie SM, Liu X, Longo DL, McMahon KL, Meisenzahl E, Melle I, Mohnke S, Montgomery GW, Mostert JC, Muhleisen TW, Nalls MA, Nichols TE, Nilsson LG, Nothen MM, Ohi K, Olvera RL, Perez-Iglesias R, Pike GB, Potkin SG, Reinvang I, Reppermund S, Rietschel M, Romanczuk-Seiferth N, Rosen GD, Rujescu D, Schnell K, Schofield PR, Smith C, Steen VM, Sussmann JE, Thalamuthu A, Toga AW, Traynor BJ, Troncoso J, Turner JA, Valdes Hernandez MC, van 't Ent D, van der Brug M, van der Wee NJ, van Tol MJ, Veltman DJ, Wassink TH, Westman E, Zielke RH, Zonderman AB, Ashbrook DG, Hager R, Lu L, McMahon FJ, Morris DW, Williams RW, Brunner HG, Buckner RL, Buitelaar JK, Cahn W, Calhoun VD, Cavalleri GL, Crespo-Facorro B, Dale AM, Davies GE, Delanty N, Depondt C, Djurovic S, Drevets WC, Espeseth T, Gollub RL, Ho BC, Hoffmann W, Hosten N, Kahn RS, Le Hellard S, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Muller-Myhsok B, Nauck M, Nyberg L, Pandolfo M, Penninx BW, Roffman JL, Sisodiya SM, Smoller JW, van Bokhoven H, van Haren NE, Volzke H, Walter H, Weiner MW, Wen W, White T, Agartz I, Andreassen OA, Blangero J, Boomsma DI, Brouwer RM, Cannon DM, Cookson MR, de Geus EJ, Deary IJ, Donohoe G, Fernandez G, Fisher SE, Francks C, Glahn DC, Grabe HJ, Gruber O, Hardy J, Hashimoto R, Hulshoff Pol HE, Jonsson EG, Kloszewska I, Lovestone S, Mattay VS, Mecocci P, McDonald C, McIntosh AM, Ophoff RA, Paus T, Pausova Z, Ryten M, Sachdev PS, Saykin AJ, Simmons A, Singleton A, Soininen H, Wardlaw JM, Weale ME,. Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures Nature 2015 Apr;520(7546):224-229.

Spieker EA, Kochunov P, Rowland LM, Sprooten E, Winkler AM, Olvera RL, Almasy L, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Blangero J, Glahn DC, Curran JE. Shared genetic variance between obesity and white matter integrity in Mexican Americans Frontiers in Genetics 2015 Feb;6(26).

Knowles EE, McKay DR, Kent JW Jr, Sprooten E, Carless MA, Curran JE, de Almeida MA, Dyer TD, Goring HH, Olvera RL, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Almasy L, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Pleiotropic locus for emotion recognition and amygdala volume identified using univariate and bivariate linkage American Journal of Psychiatry 2015 Feb;172(2):190-199.

Olvera RL, Williamson DE, Fisher-Hoch SP, Vatcheva KP, McCormick JB. Depression, obesity, and metabolic syndrome: Prevalence and risks of comorbidity in a population-based representative sample of Mexican Americans Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2015 Jan;76(10):e1300-e1305.

Dougherty DM, Charles NE, Mathias CW, Ryan SR, Olvera RL, Liang Y, Acheson A. Delay discounting differentiates pre-adolescents at high and low risk for substance use disorders based on family history Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2014 Oct;:105-111.

Knowles EE, McKay DR, Kent JW Jr, Sprooten E, Carless MA, Curran JE, de Almeida MA, Dyer TD, Goring HH, Olvera RL, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Almasy L, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Pleiotropic Locus for Emotion Recognition and Amygdala Volune Identified Using Univariate and Bivariate Linkage American Journal of Psychiatry 2014 Oct;.

Sprooten E, Knowles EE, McKay DR, Goring HH, Curran JE, Kent JW Jr, Carless MA, Dyer TD, Drigalenko EI, Olvera RL, Fox PT, Almasy L, Duggirala R, Kochunov P, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Common genetic variants and gene expression associated with white matter microstructure in the human brain Neuroimage 2014 Aug;15(97):252-261.

Dager AD, McKay DR, Kent JW Jr, Curran JE, Knowles E, Sprooten E, Goring HH, Dyer TD, Pearlson GD, Olvera RL, Fox PT, Lovallo WR, Duggirala R, Almasy L, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Shared Genetic Factors Influence Amygdala Volumes and Risk for Alcholism Neuropsychopharmacology 2014 Jul;.

Kochunov P, Jahanshad N, Sprooten E, Nichols TE, Mandl RC, Almasy L, Booth T, Brouwer RM, Curran JE, de Zubicaray GI, Dimitrova R, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Elliot Hong L, Landman BA, Lemaitre H, Lopez LM, Martin NG, McMahon KL, Mitchell BD, Olvera RL, Peterson CP, Starr JM, Sussmann JE, Toga AW, Wardlaw JM, Wright MJ, Wright SN, Bastin ME, McIntosh AM, Boomsma DI, Kahn RS, den Braber A, de Geus EJ, Deary IJ, Hulshoff Pol HE, Williamson DE, Blangero J, van`t Ent D, Thompson PM, Glahn DC. Multi-site study of additive genetic effects on fractional anisotropy of cerebral white matter: Comparing meta and megaanalytical approaches for data pooling Neuroimage 2014 Jul;15(95):136-150.

Glahn DC, Williams JT, McKay DR, Knowles EE, Sprooten E, Mathias SR, Curran JE, Kent JW Jr, Carless MA, Goring HH, Dyer TD, Woolsey MD, Winkler AM, Olvera RL, Kochunov P, Fox PT, Duggirala R, Almasy L, Blangero J. Discovering Schizophrenia Endophenotypes in Randomly Ascertained Pedigrees Biological Psychiatry 2014 Jul;.

McKay DR, Knowles EE, Winkler AA, Sprooten E, Kochunov P, Olvera RL, Curran JE, Kent JW Jr, Carless MA, Goring HH, Dyer TD, Duggirala R, Almasy L, Fox PT, Bangero J, Glahn DC. Influence of age, sex and genetic factors on the human brain Brain Imaging Behav 2014 Jun;8(2):143-152.

Couinard-Decorte F, McKay DR, Reid A, Khundrakpam B, Zhao L, Karama S, Rioux P, Sprooten E, Knowles E, Kent JW Jr, Curran JE, Goring HH, Dyer TD, Olvera RL, Kochunov P, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Almasy L, Blangero J, Bellec P, Evans AC, Glahn DC. Heritable changes in regional cortical thickness with age Brain Imaging and Behavior 2014 Jun;8(2):208-216.

Olvera RL, Glahn DC, O`Donnell L, Bearden CE, Soares JC, Winkler AM, Pliszka SR. Cortical Volume Alterations in Conduct Disordered Adolescents with and without Bipolar Disorder J Clin Med 2014 Apr;3(2):416-431.

Kochunov P, Jahanshad N, Sprooten E, Nichols TE, Mandl RC, Almasy L, Booth T, Brouwer RM, Curran JE, de Zubicaray GI, Dimitrova R, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Elliot Hong L, Landman BA, Lemaitre H, Lopez L, Martin NG, McMahon KL, Mitchell BD, Olvera RL, Peterson CP, Starr JM, Sussmann JE, Toga AW, Wardlaw JM, Wright MJ, Wright SN, Bastin ME, McIntosh AM, Boomsma DI, Kahn RS, den Braber A, de Geus EJ, Deary IJ, Hulshoff Pol HE, Williamson DE, Blangero J, van `t Ent D, Thompson PM, Glahn DC. Multi-site study of additive genetic effects on fractional anisotropy of cerebral white matter: Comparing meta and megaanalytical approaches for data pooling Neuroimage 2014 Mar;95C:136-150.

Jahanshad N, Kochunov PV, Sprooten E, Mandl RC, Nichols TE, Almasy L, Blangero J, Brouwer RM, Curran JE, de Zubicaray GI, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Hong LE, Landman BA, Martin NG, McMahon KL, Medland SE, Mitchell BD, Olvera RL, Peterson CP, Starr JM, Sussmann JE, Toga AW, Wardlaw JM, Wright MJ, Hulshoff Pol HE, Bastin ME, McIntosh AM, Deary IJ, Thompson PM, Glahn DC. Multi-site genetic analysis of diffusion images and voxelwise heritability analysis: a pilot project of the ENIGMA-DTI working group Neuroimage 2013 Nov;81:455-469.

Glahn DC, Kent JW Jr, Sprooten E, Diego VP, Winkler AM, Curran JE, McKay DR, Knowles EE, Carless MA, Goring HH, Dyer TD, Olvera RL, Fox PT, Almasy L, Charlesworth J, Kochunov P, Duggirala R, Blangero J. Genetic basis of neurocognitive decline and reduced white-matter integrity in normal human brain aging Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2013 Nov;110(47):19006-19011.

Zappitelli MC, Bordin IA, Hatch JP, Caetano SC, Zunta-Soares G, Olvera RL, Soares JC. Temperament and character traits in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder: a case-control study Comprehensive Psychiatry 2013 May;54(4):346-353.

Kochunov P, Glahn DC, Rowland LM, Olvera RL, Winkler A, Yang YH, Sampath H, Carpenter WT, Duggirala R, Curran J, Blangero J, Hong LE. Testing the hypothesis of accelerated cerebral white matter aging in schizophrenia and major depression Biological Psychiatry 2013 Jan;73(5):482-491.

Curran, JE, McKay, DR, Winklre, AM, Olvera RL, Carless, MA, Dyer, TD, Kent, JW, Kochunov, P, Spooten, E, Knowles, EE, Commuzzie, AG, Fox PT, Almasy, L, Duggirala R, Blangero, J, Glahn, DC. Identification of pleiotropic genetic effects on obesity and brain anatomy Human Heredity 2013 Jan;75:136-143.

Kochunov P, Charlesworth J, Winkler A, Hong LE, Nichols TE, Curran JE, Sprooten E, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, Johnson MP, Kent JW, Landman BA, Mitchell B, Cole SA, Dyer TD, Moses EK, Goring HH, Almasy L, Duggirala R, Olvera RL, Glahn DC, Blangero J. Transcriptomics of cortical gray matter thickness decline during normal aging Neuroimage 2013 Jan;82:273-283.

Kochunov P, Glahn DC, Lancaster J, Winkler A, Karlsgodt K, Olvera RL, Curran JE, Carless MA, Dyer TD, Almasy L, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Blangero J. Blood pressure and cerebral white matter share common genetic factors in Mexican Americans Hypertension 2011 Feb;57(2):330-335.

Caetano SC, Olvera RL, Hatch JP, Sanches M, Chen HH, Nicoletti M, Stanley JA, Fonseca M, Hunter K, Lafer B, Pliszka SR, Soares JC. Lower N-acetyl-aspartate levels in prefrontal cortices in pediatric bipolar disorder: a ?H magnetic resonance spectroscopy study J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2011 Jan;50(1):85-94.

Evans-Lacko SE, Zeber JE, Gonzalez JM, Olvera RL. Medical comorbidity among youth diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the United States J Clin Psychiatry 2009 Oct;70(10):1461-1466.

Caetano SC, Olvera RL, Glahn DC, Fonseca M, Pliszka SR, Soares JC. Fronto-limbic brain abnormalities in juvenile onset bipolar disorder Biological Psychiatry 2005 Oct;58(7):525-531.

Olvera RL, Glahn DC, Caetano SC, Pliszka SR, Soares JC. Neuroimaging studies in bipolar children and adolescents Int Rev Neurobiol 2004 Jan;62:121-146.

Olvera RL. Intermittent explosive disorder: epidemiology, diagnosis and management CNS Drugs 2002 Jan;16(8):517-526.

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Funding Agency	National Institutes of Health: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Title	Relating Brain Maturation to Impulse Control and Substance Use Development
Status	Active
Period	6/2012 - 4/2017
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	The objectives of this study are to identify relationships between maturation of frontostriatal circuitry, impulse control development, and progression of substance use involvement across adolescence.
Funding Agency	Department of Defense
Title	Genetic and Environmental Predictors of Combat-Related PTSD
Status	Active
Period	9/2008 - 9/2016
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	The major goals of this project are to identify changes in gene expression (mRNA) and associated genes that are up- or down-regulated following exposure to trauma and the development of PTSD.
Funding Agency	National Institute on Drug Abuse
Title	Consequences of Adolescent Substance Use on the Development of Impulse Control
Status	Active
Period	5/2010 - 2/2016
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	This grant is designed to determine when, how, and to what extent individual differences in impulse control and family histories of substance use disorders contribute to the initiation of substance use, and how subsequent substance use affects developmental trajectories of impulse control.
Funding Agency	NIH/NIMH
Title	Genetics of Brain Structure and Function
Status	Active
Period	3/2013 - 2/2016
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	This project develops MRI-derived biomarkers for the investigation of the genetics of brain disorders. We utilize exhaustive genomic information obtained from whole genome sequencing (WGS) to identify causal variants/genes influencing endophenotypes for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and/or major depression.
Funding Agency	National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)
Title	Stress and Cortisol Measurement for the National Children?s Study
Status	Complete
Period	7/2013 - 6/2015
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	The major goals of this project are to identify key psychosocial measures of stress in pregnant women and to inform the National Children Study (NCS) on the optimal measures to include in the study of 100,000 pregnant women and their offspring over a 21-year follow-up period.
Funding Agency	National Institute of Mental Health
Title	Immune System & Genetic Modulation of Brain Development & Behavior in Adolescence
Status	Active
Period	9/2009 - 5/2015
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	This study will investigate the role that inflammatory markers, as modulated by genetic make-up, play on regulation of functional and structural brain systems and behavior across the adolescent developmental period, prior to onset of psychiatric disorders.
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Funding Agency	Purdue Pharma Canada
Title	A PHASE III, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-ARM, MULTI-CENTER STUDY MEASURING THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF PRC-063 IN ADOLESCENT AND ADULT ADHD PATIENTS WITH AN OPEN LABEL FOLLOW ON.
Status	Active
Period	5/2014 - 5/2015
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	Study of a new long acting methylphenidate in the treatment of ADHD

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Year	Degree	Discipline	Institution
1999	MPH	Public Health	University of Texas Health Science Center Houston School of Public Health San Antonio Campus , TX
1995	Residency	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio , TX
1993	Residency	Psychiatry	University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas , TX
1990	MD	Medicine	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas , TX
1986	BA	Biology	Harvard University Cambridge , MA