Dr. Kimberly Carpenter

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Kimberly Carpenter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. She is a clinical neuroscientist specializing in understanding complex brain-behavior relationships in young children with autism and associated disorders. Her research focuses on four interrelated themes: understanding the impact of comorbid disorders on clinical behavioral outcomes in young autistic children, identifying early risk factors for the development of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, identifying brain-based biomarkers for group stratification and treatment response in young children, and improving methods for screening and early identification of autism-associated disorders. Dr. Carpenter's innovative research program explores the unique impacts of co-occurring anxiety and ADHD on brain-behavioral biomarkers in young autistic children and aims to develop novel technologies for early identification and treatment monitoring. She has collaborated with experts in early childhood mental health and computer science to utilize multi-modal methods including computer vision and machine learning.

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