Amanda Elswick Gentry

Amanda Elswick Gentry is an Assistant Professor at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University. Her research focuses on developing statistical methods for analyzing genetically informative datasets.

Education:

• B.A. Mathematics, Bryan College
• Ph.D. Biostatistics with genomics concentration, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Post-doctoral training at VIPBG

Research Interests: Dr. Gentry specializes in machine learning applications for mental health measures in biobanks, mixed modeling techniques, and investigating genetic/environmental factors in psychiatric disorders including depression and alcohol abuse.

Publications: Her recent work (2021) introduces novel machine learning paradigms for handling missing data in genetic association studies.

Awards and Honors:

• Lindon J. Eaves Award for Post-Doctoral Excellence (2019-2020)
• Early Career Investigator Award from World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (2019)
• NIH-funded post-doctoral fellowship in Psychiatric Genetics