Personal profile
Research interests
My research focuses on leveraging team science to foster discoveries on how biological risk can contribute to long-term outcomes following trauma. My work has specifically focused on the interplay of genetic, neuroanatomical, and cognitive factors as they influence and are influenced by trauma-related conditions such as PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Clinical Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
Award Date: Aug 7 2015
BA, Psychology (Concentration: Cognitive Psychology), Duke University
Award Date: May 13 2006
External Positions
Staff Psychologist, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Aug 7 2014 → …
Research Interest Keywords
- Stress and trauma
- PTSD
- traumatic brain injury
- Genetics
- Neuroimaging
- cognition
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Biomarker signature of Repeated, Sub-Concussive Blast Exposures in Military Personnel during Heavy Weapons Training for Risk Stratification Algorithm
Disner, S. G. (PI), Kuang, R. (PI) & Sham, Y. (CoI)
THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
3/6/23 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
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Disrupted intrathalamic and thalamocortical structural covariance networks in posttraumatic stress disorder
Steele, N., Hussain, A., Sun, D., Baird, C. L., Russell, C., Jahanshad, N., Salminen, L. E., Olff, M., Frijling, J. L., Veltman, D. J., Koch, S. B. J., Nawijn, L., van Zuiden, M., Wang, L., Zhu, Y., Li, G., Stein, D. J., Ipser, J., Koopowitz, S. & Neria, Y. & 64 others, , 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Network Neuroscience. 10, 1, p. 244-266 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disrupted thalamocortical functional connectivity and canonical resting-state network integration in posttraumatic stress disorder
Steele, N., Hussain, A., Sun, D., Russell, C., Huggins, A. A., Davenport, N. D., Disner, S. G., Sponheim, S. R., Straube, T., Hofmann, D., Lissek, S., Berg, H., Grupe, D. W., Nitschke, J. B., Davidson, R. J., Lanius, R., Densmore, M., Théberge, J., Neufeld, R. W. J. & Thomopoulos, S. I. & 2 others, , 2026, In: NeuroImage: Clinical. 49, 103927.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lower Gyrification of the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An ENIGMA-PTSD Study
Hussain, A., Baird, C. L., Huggins, A. A., Russell, C. C., Sun, D., Rangel-Jimenez, L., Abdallah, C. G., Angstadt, M., May, G., Berg, H., Blackford, J. U., Cisler, J., Daniels, J. K., Davenport, N. D., Davidson, R. J., Densmore, M., Disner, S. G., El-Hage, W., Etkin, A. & Fani, N. & 57 others, , Mar 2026, In: Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science. 6, 2, 100679.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders
Nicotine Dependence GenOmics (iNDiGO) Consortium, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Substance Use Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Anxiety Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Autism Spectrum Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium & Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Jan 8 2026, In: Nature. 649, 8096, p. 406-415 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting externalizing symptom trajectories in U.S. National Guard recruits: The role of adverse childhood experiences
Sloan, A. F., Bron, T., Marquardt, C. A., Disner, S. G., Noorbaloochi, S., Polusny, M. A. & Schaefer, J. D., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Traumatic Stress. 39, 2, p. 282-294 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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