Improve Developmental Science & Beyond
The NU-MHE T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship is the first at Northwestern, and Nationally, to focus on training in neurodevelopmental clinical science and integrate the three thematic spheres: (1) Applied computational and other advanced data science methods, (2) Intervention and prevention/implementation research and strategies, (3) The intersection of mental and pediatric health.
Through the NU-MHE T32 Post-Doc Training Program, fellows will have the opportunity to expand on their research while also gaining experience and exposure in advanced computational methods. Fellows will also receive training in the design and outcome measurement of mechanism-oriented intervention/prevention for translation to real world implementation, as well as learn about the intersection between mental health and pediatric health to give a “whole person” approach towards breakthrough research. With these newfound and reinforced skills, fellows will be better equipped to lead the next generation of mental health research workforce.
Katherine Damme, PhD
Ph.D., Brain, Behavior, & Cognition(BBC), Northwestern University, 2019
B.A., Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 2009
Kate’s research program examines biomarkers (i.e., structural brain features and structural/functional connectivity) of emerging psychopathology in adolescence. These emerging symptoms are happening in the context of a greater neurodevelopmental context and would benefit from an expanded perspective that incorporates a rich context of early affective, cognitive, and motor development.
The T32 Training Program will provide Kate with the skills to expand this work in longitudinal datasets. Her aim will be to provide critical insight into the etiology of psychopathology and to explain the heterogeneity of deficits within psychopathology.
Kali Woodruff Carr, PhD
Ph.D., Communication Sciences & Disorders, Northwestern University, 2021
B.S., Psychology, University of Florida, 2012
B.M., Music Performance, University of Florida, 2012
Kali’s research program examines the intersection of early language, learning, and mental health—and the biological mechanisms that underlie these behaviors across the lifespan. She is currently investigating how infants’ neural activity can be used to predict mental health risk factors and disordered language development in early childhood.
The T32 Training Program will provide Kali with the skills to develop sophisticated models of developing neural and behavioral networks to trace emerging disordered language and psychopathology. Her work aims to inform and improve preventative, individualized interventions that will have a meaningful impact on reducing the public health burden of disordered language and psychopathology.
Click here to learn more about Kali’s research with the Infant and Child Development Center (ICDC).
