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  • 1960 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Duncan B. Clark is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with notable contributions to Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Clark has contributed extensively to a series of recent papers, notable among them are:

  • Sleep Disturbance Predicts Depression Symptoms in Early Adolescence: Initial Findings From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (2020, Journal of Adolescent Health)
  • Correspondence Between Perceived Pubertal Development and Hormone Levels in 9-10 Year-Olds From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology)
  • Baseline brain function in the preadolescents of the ABCD Study (2021, Nature Neuroscience)
  • Demographic and mental health assessments in the adolescent brain and cognitive development study: Updates and age-related trajectories (2021, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience)
  • Rates of Incidental Findings in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children (2021, JAMA Neurology)

Research collaboration features frequent co-authorship with scholars such as:

  • Fiona C. Baker
  • Susan F. Tapert
  • Brant P. Hasler
  • Sandra A. Brown
  • Kate B. Nooner

Key publication venues where Clark's work appears include:

  • SLEEP
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Adolescent Health

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1960.

Best Publications

  • Developmental traumatology part II: brain development ∗

    Michael D De Bellis;Matcheri S Keshavan;Duncan B Clark;B.J Casey

  • Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

    Donald J. Hagler;Sean N. Hatton;M. Daniela Cornejo;Carolina Makowski

  • Hippocampal volume in adolescent-onset alcohol use disorders.

    M D De Bellis;D B Clark;S R Beers;P H Soloff

  • Demographic, physical and mental health assessments in the adolescent brain and cognitive development study: Rationale and description

    M Deanna;Matthew D. Albaugh;Shelli Avenevoli;Linda Chang

  • Neurobehavioral Disinhibition in Childhood Predicts Early Age at Onset of Substance Use Disorder

    Ralph E. Tarter;Levent Kirisci;Ada Mezzich;Jack R. Cornelius

  • Fluoxetine for the Treatment of Childhood Anxiety Disorders

    Boris Birmaher;David A. Axelson;Kelly Monk;Catherine Kalas

  • Prefrontal Cortex, Thalamus, and Cerebellar Volumes in Adolescents and Young Adults with Adolescent-Onset Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Mental Disorders

    Michael D. De Bellis;Anandhi Narasimhan;Dawn L. Thatcher;Matcheri S. Keshavan

  • Common liability to addiction and “gateway hypothesis”: Theoretical, empirical and evolutionary perspective

    Michael M. Vanyukov;Ralph E. Tarter;Galina P. Kirillova;Levent Kirisci

  • Is there an association between alcohol consumption and sexually transmitted diseases? A systematic review.

    Robert L Cook;Duncan B Clark

  • Traumas and other adverse life events in adolescents with alcohol abuse and dependence.

    Duncan B. Clark;Lynne Lesnick;Andrea M. Hegedus

  • Gender and Comorbid Psychopathology in Adolescents With Alcohol Dependence

    Duncan B. Clark;Nancy Pollock;Oscar G. Bukstein;Ada C. Mezzich

  • Etiology of early age onset substance use disorder: A maturational perspective

    Ralph E. Tarter;Michael Vanyukov;Peter Giancola;Michael Dawes

  • Adolescent versus adult onset and the development of substance use disorders in males.

    Duncan B Clark;Levent Kirisci;Ralph E Tarter

  • Alcohol, Psychological Dysregulation, and Adolescent Brain Development

    Duncan B. Clark;Dawn L. Thatcher;Susan F. Tapert

  • The National Consortium on Alcohol and NeuroDevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA): a multisite study of adolescent development and substance use

    Sandra A. Brown;Ty Brumback;Kristin Tomlinson;Kevin Cummins

  • Liability to substance use disorders: 1. Common mechanisms and manifestations.

    Michael M Vanyukov;Ralph E Tarter;Levent Kirisci;Galina P Kirillova

  • Childhood risk categories for adolescent substance involvement: a general liability typology.

    Duncan B. Clark;Jack R. Cornelius;Levent Kirisci;Ralph E. Tarter

  • Measuring risks and outcomes in substance use disorders prevention research.

    Duncan B. Clark;Ken C. Winters

  • The natural history of adolescent alcohol use disorders

    Duncan B. Clark

  • Etiology of early age onset substance use disorder

    Ralph Tarter;Michael Vanyukov;Peter Giancola;Michael A Dawes

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack R. Cornelius
Jack R. Cornelius University of Pittsburgh
Tammy Chung
Tammy Chung Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Fiona C. Baker
Fiona C. Baker SRI International
Adolf Pfefferbaum
Adolf Pfefferbaum Stanford University
Levent Kirisci
Levent Kirisci University of Pittsburgh
Christopher S. Martin
Christopher S. Martin University of Pittsburgh
Brant P. Hasler
Brant P. Hasler University of Pittsburgh
Susan F. Tapert
Susan F. Tapert University of California, San Diego
Ralph E. Tarter
Ralph E. Tarter University of Pittsburgh
Bonnie J. Nagel
Bonnie J. Nagel Oregon Health & Science University

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