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Allan Chrisman, M.D., Medical Director, Duke ADHD Program. Dr. Chrisman graduated from Lafayette College with A.B. in Biology in
1967 and George Washington University School of Medicine in 1971. After a medical internship at
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., he completed his general adult psychiatry
training at McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA and child and adolescent psychiatry training at
Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA in 1976. He was on active duty in the U.S. Navy and
stationed at Bremerton, WA for two years. Upon completion of his military service he
worked as a staff child ⁄ adolescent psychiatrist on the in–patient adolescent unit at
Western Washington State Hospital in Tacoma, WA. for a year. He then worked at the
Harvard Community Health Plan in the Boston area for over 13 years and was on the faculty
of Harvard Medical School. In 1994, Dr. Chrisman became a faculty member in the Department
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center. His professional
responsibilities have included a variety of administrative positions, clinical trials and
teaching. Dr. Chrisman is the medical director of the Duke ADHD Program, senior
pharmacotherapist in the Program for Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Affective Disorders
program and Program Training Director of the Duke University Hospital – Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry Residency Program. His hobbies include running, photography and travel.
David P. FitzGerald, Ph.D., Director of Research Operations, Duke ADHD Program. Dr. Fitzgerald is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department
of Psychiatry at Duke Medical Center and he holds a secondary appointment in the Department of
Psychology at Duke University. He earned both his BA (1988) and PhD (1995) at the University of
Notre Dame. He then completed a clinical ⁄ pediatric internship (1993–94) at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine where he remained as faculty until coming to DUMC in 1996. His
primary research interest is the use of technology in the assessment and treatment of the
social–cognitive and behavioral components of externalizing disorders. He also has longstanding
clinical interests in psychological testing, diagnostic evaluation, and assessment.
Kristina Hardy, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Services & Training, Duke ADHD Program. Dr. Hardy is an Assistant Clinical Professor with the Department of
Psychiatry. After receiving her B.A. in Psychology and English from Amherst College in 1993, Kristi
spent two years working in clinical (McLean Hospital, Boston, MA) and research (NIMH, Bethesda, MD)
settings before beginning her doctoral work in child clinical psychology at Duke University. She
completed her pre–doctoral internship under the mentorship of Drs. Ron Brown and Deborah Anderson at
the Medical University of South Carolina, earning her Ph.D. in 2000. Kristi returned to Duke for a
two–year post–doctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology with Dr. Melanie Bonner. During that
time, she served as the site coordinator for an NIH–funded trial of methylphenidate for the treatment
of attention problems in pediatric cancer survivors. Following completion of her fellowship in 2002,
Kristi remained at DUMC as a faculty member. She is a licensed psychologist who specializes in
neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessment, with particular expertise in attention and
learning disorders, as well as cognitive difficulties that occur as a result of medical illness. In
addition to her work with the ADHD Program, Kristi also works as a clinician and researcher with the
Division of Pediatric Hematology ⁄ Oncology and the Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. Her research
interests include the neuropsychological and psychosocial impact of pediatric illness, particularly
with regard to attention problems and deficits in social cognition. Kristi also studies the
well–being of parents of children with such difficulties.
Scott H. Kollins, Ph.D., Director, Duke ADHD Program. Dr. Kollins is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Duke Medical
Center and the Director of the ADHD Program. He received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Duke
in 1992 and earned his Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University.
Scott completed his clinical internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center before serving on
the faculty of the Department of Psychology at Western Michigan University for three years. He joined the
Duke faculty in 2000. Scott is also a licensed clinical psychologist and maintains a practice through
the ADHD Program’s outpatient clinic. Scott’s research interests are in the areas of
psychopharmacology and the intersection of ADHD and substance abuse. He has published over 30
papers in these areas and currently receives funding from NIMH, NIDA, EPA, NINDS, NIEHS, as well as from
several industry sources. Outside of work, Scott enjoys spending time with his wife, Katharine,
participating in triathlons, and watching Duke basketball.
Desiree W. Murray, Ph.D., Associate Director, Duke ADHD Program. Dr. Murray has worked at Duke since 1994 and is currently Assistant
Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. Desiree earned her undergraduate degree in
psychology from Huntingdon College in 1989 and obtained her master’s and doctoral degrees at
the University of South Florida. She completed clinical internship with a Community Child specialty
at the University of North Carolina. Desiree has worked at Duke as a clinician on a number of
multi–site intervention research studies including the Multimodal Treatment Study for ADHD (MTA),
Preschool ADHD Treatment Study (PATS), Coping Power (an anger–coping intervention), and numerous
ADHD medication trials. From 2002–2004, she had an appointment as a Research Scholar at the Duke
Center for Child and Family Policy and was a contract consultant to the Durham Public Schools.
She is also a licensed psychologist who specializes in diagnostic evaluations for all ages,
school consultation, and parent training. Desiree’s research interests include school–based
interventions for ADHD, parent–teacher communication, and access to ADHD services. She has
received funding for her work from NIMH and the Department of Education and has published in
journals such as School Psychology Review and Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Hima Ravi, M.D., Associate Medical Director, Duke ADHD Program. Dr. Ravi is a Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry at Duke
University Medical Centre. Hima obtained her medical degree in India from Osmania Medical College
in 1995, General Psychiatry residency training at Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2002 and
fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Duke university Medical Centre in 2004. She
transitioned to Duke faculty in July of 2004. She is a Pharmacotherapist on ADHD clinical trials,
and the Program for Child and Adolescent Anxiety & Affective disorders. In addition, she has
a clinical practice at the Duke Child & Family Study Center. Her research interests are in the
field of psychopharmacology of autism and related disorders. Hima also enjoys practicing her culinary
skills on her family, reading and traveling.
Rachel E. Dew, , M.D., MHSc, Assistant Professor, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Dew graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. in the Comparative Study of
Religion in 1996, and from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2000.
She completed residencies in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at
Wake Forest University from 2000 - 2005. Dr. Dew then came to Duke as a post-doctoral
fellow in Religion/Health Research while simultaneously earning a Master of Health
Sciences degree through the Duke Clinical Research Training Program. She joined the
faculty in 2008 as an Assistant Professor in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. In addition to her work with the ADHD Program, Dr. Dew maintains a private practice at the Duke Child and Family Study Center and is continuing her research in the area of religion and mental health. Her hobbies include choral music, reading, and spending time with her husband and two daughters.
Lisa Senatore Ahern, Ph.D. is a Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry.
Lisa earned her B.S. in psychology from the University of Richmond in 2000 and obtained her M.S. and
Ph.D. at North Carolina State University in the School Psychology program. She completed her doctoral
internship at the NCSU Psychoeducational Clinic with Dr. Patsy Collins and in the Wake County Public
Schools. Lisa specializes in psychoeducational assessment and academic skills coaching. She is currently
a therapist for the multi–site organizational skills study for 3rd through 5th graders being conducted
at Duke and NYU. Her role at Duke also includes providing assessment through the outpatient clinic,
individual therapy and parent training, school consultation, and screenings for various ADHD Program
studies and clinical trials. Additional research and clinical interests include neuropsychological
assessment, social information processing, relations between ADHD and giftedness, and relations between
ADHD and Asperger’s Syndrome. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys singing, reading, traveling, and
spending time with her husband, daughter, and two small dogs.
Sarah E. Shook, Ph.D., Clinical Associate, Department of Psychiatry Dr. Shook
earned both her B.A. (2002) and M.A. (2004) in psychology from West Virginia
University and her Ph.D. in child clinical psychology from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the
University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 2008, with a specialty in pediatric
psychology. Her research interests include the development of culturally-relevant
family-based interventions for minority children with disruptive behavior disorders
and the prevention of adolescent risk behaviors, particularly substance abuse. She
also has interest in child adjustment to chronic medical illness, including the impact of attention problems
on treatment adherence. Currently, Dr. Shook is a therapist for a multi-site organizational skills study for 3rd
through 5th graders being conducted at Duke and NYU. She also provides evaluations, individual therapy, and
parent training through the ADHD program outpatient clinic. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time
with family and friends, traveling, and gardening.
Elizabeth Van Voorhees, Ph.D., Clinical Associate, Department of Psychiatry
Liz's background reflects a variety of clinical and educational experiences that led her to
her current research position with Dr. Scott Kollins investigating the comorbidity of
ADHD and substance abuse. Liz earned her B.A. in Religious Studies from Brown
University, M.A. in Experimental Psychology from Loma Linda University, and her Ph.D.
in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Tech. Additionally, prior to transferring to the Duke
ADHD clinic in August, 2008, Liz worked with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and
Central State Hospital in Virginia; and Liz gained research experience with Dr. Michael
De Bellis in the Healthy Childhood Brain Development and Developmental Traumatology Research Program at Duke University Medical Center. Liz conducts clinical assessments, provides both individual and group therapy
through the outpatient clinic; and, she maintains a research interest in physiological mechanisms underlying the association between childhood trauma and the expressions of psychopathology. In her spare time, Liz enjoys running, traveling, reading, and playing with her dog, Smudge.