Giulia Righi

Giulia Righi is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a Lead Psychologist at Bradley Hospital. She integrates cognitive neuroscience with clinical psychology to advance understanding and treatment of psychiatric comorbidities in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Education

• PhD, Brown University, 2009
• BS, Brown University, 2004

Research Interests

Righi’s work centers on overlapping themes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She investigates psychiatric comorbidities across the lifespan, with a particular focus on youth. Her studies span sleep physiology, emotion dysregulation, suicidality, and care delivery models that integrate evidence-based exposure therapies within hospital and telehealth settings.

Methodologically, she combines actigraphy, wearable EEG, functional neuroimaging, and large-scale epidemiological cohorts (e.g., RI-CART) to translate basic science findings into clinical practice. Current clinical trials explore transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as an augmentation strategy for exposure-based treatments.

Scientific Awards & Recognition

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Grants, Labs & Teams

Righi serves as Lead Psychologist at Bradley Hospital, directing multidisciplinary teams that deliver intensive psychiatric services to youth with ASD and comorbid conditions. She collaborates closely with investigators in Brown’s Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and affiliated centers, including the Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Funding sources are not detailed, but her leadership role implies active grant portfolio management.