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BJ Casey is the Christina L. Williams Professor of Neuroscience at Barnard College, Columbia University, and directs the Fundamentals of the Adolescent Brain (FAB) Lab. Her work focuses on developmental cognitive neuroscience, particularly using fMRI to study adolescent brain development. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and contributes to the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School, applying neuroscientific insights to legal policy. Dr. Casey has served on prestigious advisory boards, including the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Academy of Sciences committees on adolescent risk-taking and juvenile justice reform. Her research has influenced Supreme Court sentencing policies for young offenders and has been widely published in top-tier journals like Science and Nature Neuroscience. She has received multiple awards, including the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award and the APS Lifetime Achievement Mentor Award.
Her educational background and courses include teaching Introduction to Neuroscience and Adaptive or Arrested Development of the Adolescent Brain. Research interests span neurodevelopmental mechanisms of behavior, mental health, and societal implications of neuroscience. Her work bridges basic science with policy, emphasizing the human rights of youth through developmental neuroscience insights.
- Awards: APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, APS Lifetime Achievement Mentor Award, Cognitive Neuroscience Society George A. Miller Award.
- Grants/Advisory Roles: NIH-funded studies, ABCD Study leadership, NIMH Board of Scientific Counselors.
Dr. Casey's lab (FAB Lab) investigates neural foundations of adolescent behavior, with a focus on decision-making, emotion regulation, and social influences. She collaborates on large-scale projects like the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, tracking neurodevelopmental trajectories in thousands of children. Her findings highlight the importance of considering developmental neuroscience in education and justice systems.
