Interpreting the neural response elicited during task functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI) remains a challenge in neurodevelopmental research. The monetary incentive delay …

Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) provides researchers and
clinicians with a powerful tool to examine functional connectivity across large-scale brain …

Exposure to community and individual level stressors during adolescence has been
reported to be associated with increased substance use. However, it remains unclear what …

Growing evidence supports the unique pathways by which threat and deprivation, two core
dimensions of adversity, confer risk for youth psychopathology. However, the extent to which …

Although it appears I have much to say, given my many page dissertation to follow, I find
myself at a loss of words to describe the many feelings I have about completing this portion …

Contextual factors are important to the study of adolescent risk-taking behaviors. 25
Specifically, exposure to community and individual level stressors during adolescence has …