PhD - Psychology: Brain, Behavior, and Cognition
Northwestern University - 2018

Katherine Damme
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: How adolescent brain, pubertal, and cognitive development translates into pathways of risk for psychopathology; promoting healthy neural and cognitive development; Methods- structural and functional MRI and longitudinal modeling
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Developmental Affective, Motor, Memory, & Imaging (DAMMI) Lab
Funded Project Description
Curriculum Vitae
ORCID
Currently accepting graduate students
Professional Preparation
MS - Psychology
Northwestern University - 2015
Northwestern University - 2015
BA - Psychology: Research Focus in Cognitive Neuroscience
Vanderbilt University - 2009
Vanderbilt University - 2009
Research Areas
Neurodevelopment, Adolescent development, Risk for psychopathology, Interventions to promote healthy neurodevelopmentPublications
Residence in Communities with Higher Violent Crimes Associated with Lower Reward-Related Brain Function 2025 - Journal Article
Tailoring clinical goals to the individual is a good idea, and lessons from brain science can help. 2025 - Journal Article
A Developmental Perspective on Early and Current Motor Abnormalities and Psychotic-Like Symptoms 2025 - Journal Article
Physical and mental health in adolescence: novel insights from a transdiagnostic examination of FitBit data in the ABCD study 2024 - Journal Article
Emotional tone in clinical high risk for psychosis: novel insights from a natural language analysis approach. 2024 - Journal Article
A Developmental Perspective on Early and Current Motor Abnormalities and Psychotic-Like Symptoms 2024 - Journal Article
Longitudinal study of peer victimization, social support, and mental health during early adolescence. 2024 - Journal Article
The impact of menarche on hippocampal mechanisms of severity of psychotic-like experiences in the ABCD study. 2024 - Journal Article
Appointments
Assistant Professor
University of Texas -Dallas [2024–Present]
University of Texas -Dallas [2024–Present]
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Innovation in Developmental Sciences, Northwestern University [2021–2024]
NIMH Mental Health, Earlier T32 Postdoc Training Program
Institute for Innovation in Developmental Sciences, Northwestern University [2021–2024]
NIMH Mental Health, Earlier T32 Postdoc Training Program
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Psychology Department, Northwestern University [2018–2020]
Adolescent Development and Preventative Treatments Lab
Psychology Department, Northwestern University [2018–2020]
Adolescent Development and Preventative Treatments Lab
Affiliations
Center for Vital Longevity
2024/08External Fellow
Society for Biological Psychiatry
2022/08Committee Member