About

I am a Research Scientist conducting cognitive neuroscience and psychophysiological research at the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Minnesota.

I study how the brain changes in mental health conditions and after brain injury, and I test new, drug-free treatments to help it recover. Right now my work focuses on preventing suicide, understanding the long-term effects of brain injury, treating PTSD, and slowing memory decline with aging. More about my research →

Now enrolling: IMPACTS — a VA study of what affects suicide risk in Veterans. See if you qualify →

Recent

Oct 2026 · Presented findings from the RESET PTSD study at Minneapolis VA Mental Health Grand Rounds. Presentations

Jun 2026 · Interviewed by the Star Tribune about using an anechoic chamber to ease PTSD symptoms in veterans. Media Appearances

May 2026 · Talks and posters at the International Neuromodulation Society World Congress in Lisbon, Portugal. Presentations

2026 · Chapter on visual impairments after TBI published in the Oxford Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury. Publications

Education

Ph.D., Cognitive/Experimental Psychology (2007)
University of Georgia, Athens, GA

M.S., Experimental Psychology (2002)
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

B.S., Biomedical Sciences (1999)
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL