Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter that plays a key role in neuropsychiatric illness.
Sex differences in dopaminergic signaling have been acknowledged for decades and have …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that is associated
with functional brain alterations that underlie the expression of behaviour. Males are …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show significant variability in symptom presentation. No
pharmacological therapies exist to treat the core symptoms. There is widespread interest in …

Several observations support the hypothesis that differences in synaptic and regional cerebral
plasticity between the sexes account for the high ratio of males to females in autism. First, …

… I would like to acknowledge additional members of my lab, Olivia Williams, Madeleine
Coppolino, and Josh Manduca for their outstanding support throughout this degree. …

Background: Depression is a prevalent psychiatric disorder characterized by heterogeneous
symptoms that can last a lifetime and remain even after several courses of antidepressant …

Little is known about the factors which facilitate or impede the large-scale deployment of
health and well-being consumer technologies. The Living-It-Up project is a large-scale digital …

STUDY OBJECTIVES: More than two thirds of family members visiting intensive care unit (ICU)
patients have symptoms of anxiety or depression during the first days of hospitalization. …

Background In Central America, an epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause
disproportionately affects young male agricultural workers. Study Design Longitudinal cohort …

… Marc Coppolino for his mentorship over the past several years, in addition to providing
me with the freedom to explore this and many other projects as an independent researcher. …