Zoe Neale

Zoe Neale, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, affiliated with the Institute for Genomics in Health and Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory. Her research integrates genetic epidemiology, neurogenomics, and psychiatric genetics to investigate alcohol use disorder (AUD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and their intersections with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).

• Education:
  • PhD in Clinical Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Traumatic Stress, Boston University & National Center for PTSD
  • Clinical Internship, VA Boston Healthcare System

Her work examines gene-environment interactions, neurophysiological markers, and epigenetic mediators in AUD and PTSD. Recent studies focus on EEG coherence trajectories, polygenic risk for ADRD, and transcriptomic aging in brain tissue.

Selected scientific awards include the NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) and TRANSPORT Junior Faculty Training Program. She collaborates with the Million Veteran Program and Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA), emphasizing targeted prevention strategies for at-risk populations.