David Cochran

David Cochran is an Associate Professor at the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, with dual appointments in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics departments. His research bridges neurodevelopmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and fragile X syndrome with a focus on biomarker discovery and neuroimaging.

• Education:
  • BS in Chemical Engineering (Georgia Institute of Technology)
  • MS in Chemical Engineering (MIT)
  • MD (Harvard Medical School)
  • PhD in Medical Engineering (MIT)
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship (UMass Chan)
  • Psychiatry Residency (UMass Chan)

His research interests center on neurodevelopmental disorders, including:

• Mechanisms linking perinatal factors to ADHD and cognitive dysregulation
• Neurochemical pathways in ASD (e.g., glutamine and GABA interactions)
• Biomarker validation for fragile X syndrome
• Clinical translation of oxytocin-based therapies
• Social motor synchrony impairments in developmental disorders

Recent collaborative publications explore topics ranging from Frontiers in Human Neuroscience to Cancer Research, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach. Key co-authors include Jean Frazier and Isha Jalnapurkar. He is affiliated with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center and NeuroNexus Institute, contributing to both clinical and translational research initiatives.