Laramie Duncan Department of Psychology University of Colorado at Boulder UCB 345 Boulder, CO 80309-0345 FAX: 303-492-2967 Email: Laramie.Duncan@colorado.edu

Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavioral Genetics

Faculty Advisors: Erik Willcutt, Ph.D. and Matthew Keller, Ph.D.

Educational History:

Graduate Work	University of Colorado, Department of Psychology M.A. 2006 Ph.D. (joint degree in Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience) expected 2011 University of Colorado, Institute for Behavioral Genetics NICHD-funded Trainee; Interdisciplinary Certificate expected 2010
Undergraduate Work	University of Georgia, Athens BS Psychology and Honors Interdisciplinary Studies (double major)

Research Interests:

• Psychiatric Genetics
• Mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders
• Genotype-environment (GxE) interactions
• Rare genetic variants

Selected Publications & Presentations at Professional Meetings:

Publications

• Duncan, L.E., Hutchison, K.E., Carey, G., & Craighead, W.E. (2009). Variation in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Gene is Associated with Symptoms of Depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 115, 215-219.
• Keller, M.C., Medland, S.E., Duncan, L.E., Hatemi, P.K., Neale, M.C., Maes, H.H., & Eaves, L.J. (2009). Modeling Extended Twin Family Data I: Description of the Cascade Model. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 12(1), 8-18.
• Howerth, E.W., Mead, D.G., Mueller, P.O., Duncan, L., Murphy, M.D., & Stallknecht, D.E. (2006). Experimental Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Infection in Horses: Effect of Route of Inoculation and Virus Serotype. Veterinary Pathology, 43(6), 943-955.
• Keller, M.C., Medland, S.E., & Duncan, L.E. (20--). Are Extended Twin Family Designs Worth the Trouble? A Comparison of the Bias, Precision, and Accuracy of Parameters Estimated in Four Twin Family Models. Behavioral Genetics, --(--), --.
• Duncan, L.E., Keller, M.C, Willcutt, E.G., & McClelland. (in preparation). Genotype-by-Environment (GxE) Interactions in Psychiatry: Literature Review of Empirical Findings and Clarification of Statistical Difficulties in the Detection of Interactions.
• Duncan, L.E., Keller, M.C., Medland, S.E., Hatemi, P.K., Eaves, L.J., & Martin, N.G. (in preparation). The Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Depression: An Application of the Cascade Model.

Selected Presentations

• Duncan, L.E., Willcutt, E.G., & Keller, M.C. (2009). Why Genotype-by-Environment (GxE) Interactions Deserve More Attention: A Literature Review of GxE Interactions in Psychiatry. Poster to be presented at the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics; San Diego, CA. (November 4-8th, 2009)
• Duncan, L.E., Hutchison, K., & Craighead, W.E. (2007). Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene: Association with Cognitive-Affective Factor of Depression. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science; Washington, DC.
• Craighead, W.E., Sheets, E.S., Craighead, L.W., Duncan, L.E., & Bjornsson, A.S. (2007). Comorbid Social Phobia and Axis II Pathology as Predictors of Recurrent Major Depression. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Philadelphia, PA.

Additional Links:

CU Clinical Psychology Program