Sandra Brown

Title(s)Senate Emeritus, Psychiatry
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    Biography

    Dr. Brown received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Windsor. She completed an internship in clinical neuropsychology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and earned a diplomate in Psychology, with a specialty in clinical neuropsychology, in 1995. Dr. Brown joined the University of California San Diego in 1997. She is currently a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and adjunct faculty at San Diego State University. Dr. Brown is Co-Director of the Psychology Internship Training Program and a supervising psychologist in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service as well as with Neuropsychological Associates.

    Research Interests

    Neuropsychological correlates of learning disabilities in children and adolescents. Clinical teaching and supervision of pre and post doctoral interns and fellows in Psychology.

    Clinical Focus

    Dr. Brown’s clinical, teaching and supervision is in the area of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as well as clinical neuropsychology. She specializes in working with children and adolescents who have histories of severe psychopathology. Dr. Brown also conducts and supervises neuropsychological assessments of children and adolescents as well as adults. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the International Neuropsychological Society and the American Board of Professional Psychology.

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    ABCD-USA Consortium: Coordinating Center
    NIH U24DA041147Sep 30, 2015 - Mar 31, 2027
    Role: Principal Investigator
    National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence: Admin
    NIH U24AA021695Sep 5, 2012 - Jun 30, 2022
    Role: Principal Investigator
    National Consortium on Alcohol and NeuroDevelopment in Adolescence: Admin
    NIH U01AA021695Sep 5, 2012 - Jun 30, 2017
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Genetics of Adolescent Antisocial Drug Dependence
    NIH R01DA021905Jul 1, 2008 - Dec 31, 2013
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Adolescent Neurocognitive Recovery Following Abstinence From Alcohol
    NIH R21AA017321Sep 30, 2007 - Aug 31, 2010
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Facilitating Adolescent Self-Change for Alcohol Problems
    NIH R01AA012171Sep 28, 1998 - Jun 30, 2017
    Role: Principal Investigator
    CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER (CASRC)
    NIH P50MH050313Sep 1, 1994 - Feb 28, 2006
    Role: Co-Investigator
    ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL TREATMENT OUTCOME--RECOVERY PATTERNS
    NIH R37AA007033Aug 1, 1986 - Mar 31, 2010
    Role: Principal Investigator
    ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL TREATMENT OUTCOME--RECOVERY PATTERNS
    NIH R01AA007033Aug 1, 1986 - Jul 31, 1999
    Role: Principal Investigator
    RELAPSE PREVENTION IN ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL TREATMENT
    NIH R23AA006519Feb 1, 1984 - Aug 31, 1986
    Role: Principal Investigator

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