Sekhar C. Sripada

Dr. Sekhar C. Sripada is the Theophile Raphael Research Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and holds professorships in Psychiatry at the Medical School and Philosophy at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan. He directs the Academic Program in Linguistics. His work bridges clinical neuroscience, psychiatry, and philosophy, focusing on cognitive processes, mental health, and neuroimaging. Affiliations include the Precision Health Initiative, Eisenberg Family Depression Center, and Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics.

Research interests emphasize functional brain connectivity, decision-making mechanisms, and neurocognitive maturation in adolescence. Recent work explores links between sleep patterns, socioeconomic factors, and psychopathology, alongside developing model-free neurocognitive measures. His studies employ advanced neuroimaging techniques and cognitive modeling to address clinical challenges in mental health and addiction.

Publications in 2025 highlight interdisciplinary collaboration, with contributions to Biol Psychiatry Glob Open Sci, Cereb Cortex, and Conscious Cogn. Research spans cognitive modeling, predictive analytics in substance use, and value-based decision frameworks. Grants and mentorship activities support translational research in precision health and computational psychiatry.

Labs/Teams: Active in multi-center initiatives at the Eisenberg Family Depression Center and Precision Health Initiative. Current projects include longitudinal studies on adolescent neurodevelopment and functional connectivity biomarkers for mental disorders.