Dr. Adrienne Romer
Lab Director
Phone:
540-231-0373
Email:
Address:
Clinical Science Suite – Room 109
460 Turner Suite NW
Blacksburg, VA 24060
VT Webpage
Bio
Dr. Adrienne Romer (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Science in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech. Dr. Romer’s research interests include:
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Transdiagnostic and dimensional approaches to the study of the causes, risk factors, and development of psychopathology across traditional diagnostic boundaries
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Mental disorder comorbidity
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Cognitive-affective processes commonly dysfunctional in mental disorders (e.g., executive functioning and emotion regulation)
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Neural circuit alterations assessed using structural and functional MRI methods
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Adolescent and young adult populations
Dr. Romer has received research funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Science Foundation, and McLean Hospital. Currently, her work is funded by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation NARSAD Young Investigator Award and Virginia Tech College of Science Dean's Discovery Fund.
Outside of the lab, Dr. Romer enjoys taking nature walks, traveling, trying new restaurants, playing board games/puzzles, and watching movies and TV shows.
Education and Training
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research​​
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School -
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Duke University -
Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship
VA Boston Healthcare System -
M.A. in Clinical Psychology
Duke University -
B.S. in Human Development
Cornell University
