Danielle M. Dick | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | BSc, 1997,
University of Virginia PhD, 2001, Indiana University |
| Thesis | Genes, environments, and interactions: Specifying influences on alcohol use and related phenotypes (2001) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard J. Rose |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions |
Rutgers University Virginia Commonwealth University Washington University in St. Louis |
| Main interests | Behavior genetics |
| Website |
danielledick |
Danielle Marie Dick is an American psychologist. She is the inaugural director of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute. She researches the genetic epidemiology of substance abuse and related behavioral disorders.
Early life
Dick completed her PhD at Indiana University and she remained at the institution for her postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics. [1]
Career
Following her postdoctoral fellowship, Dick joined the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). [1] As a research assistant professor of psychiatry, Dick continued her research into behavior genetics and its relation to genetics. In 2004, she was part of a research team which were the first to link γ-Aminobutyric acid genes to an increased risk of alcoholism. [2] Later, Dick and her research team confirmed a link between the gene CHRM2 and performance IQ. They found that several variations within the CHRM2 gene could be correlated with slight differences in performance IQ scores and could affect someone's visual-motor coordination logical, sequential reasoning spatial perception, and abstract problem-solving skills. [3] Dick eventually left WUSTL to join the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University. As a member of their faculty, she was the principal investigator on a longitudinal study of genetic and environmental influences on substance use and emotional health among university students. [4]
In September 2021, Dick published a book, The Child Code: Understanding Your Child's Unique Nature for Happier, More Effective Parenting, which provides a "science-based approach to parenting centered on a child’s unique genetic 'code'". [5]
In January 2022, Dick was named the inaugural director of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center at Rutgers University and appointed a tenured professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. [6] Later in October, Dick was named the inaugural holder of the Gregory Q. Brown Chair in Cell Biology and Neuroscience. [7]
Research
Dick is involved in gene identification projects, with focus on how phenotypic characterization can enhance gene identification; on mapping the risk associated with identified genetic variants across development and in conjunction with the environment; and on using basic science findings to develop more tailored, personalized prevention and intervention. [8]
Personal life
Dick is married and has two children; a son and stepdaughter. [9]
References
- ^ a b "Science Fiction or Science Fact? Genetics and the Future of Developmental Research" (PDF). e Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and Resilience. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Dryden, Jim (February 6, 2004). "Alcohol-dependence gene identified". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Schlueter, Roger (March 6, 2007). "Gene linked to ability to organize". The Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick, Danielle M.; Nasim, Aashir; Edwards, Alice C. (2014). "Spit for Science: launching a longitudinal study of genetic and environmental influences on substance use and emotional health at a large US university". Frontiers in Genetics. 5 (47): 47. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00047. PMC 3944794. PMID 24639683.
- ^ "The Child Code by Danielle Dick, Ph.D.: 9780593192252 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Verbanas, Patti (January 12, 2022). "Rutgers Names Danielle Dick as Inaugural Director of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center". Rutgers University. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Danielle Dick Appointed the Inaugural Gregory Q. Brown Chair in Cell Biology and Neuroscience by Rutgers Board of Governors". Rutgers University. October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "My Bibliography - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Kara (June 6, 2022). "The Role of Genetic Codes in Child Behavior with Dr. Danielle Dick". drkarafitzgerald.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
External links
- Danielle M. Dick publications indexed by Google Scholar
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| National | |
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- American women psychologists
- 21st-century American psychologists
- Living people
- 21st-century American women scientists
- Virginia Commonwealth University faculty
- Psychiatric geneticists
- American women academics
- Indiana University alumni
- University of Virginia alumni
- Washington University School of Medicine faculty
- Rutgers University faculty