Angela Reiersen
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
- Phone: 314-286-1700
- Email: reiersena@nospam.wustl.edu
Education & Training
- NIMH Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Psychiatric Epidemiology: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2007
- MPE: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2006
- Fellowship:Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2004
- Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2002
- MD: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1999
Major Awards
- Student Leadership Award, Academic Women’s Network, Washington University School of Medicine, 2006
- The Eli Robins Award for excellence in clinical psychiatry, in teaching, and in research, Washington University Department of Psychiatry, 2004
Areas of Clinical Interest
Child and adolescent psychiatric disorders
Complex neurodevelopmental disorders
Prodromal Schizophrenia
Neuropsychiatric Genetics
School Psychiatry
Research Interests
Epidemiology, genetics, and longitudinal course of childhood-onset psychiatric disorders, with emphasis on autism, ADHD, and tic disorders
Childhood precursors to schizophrenia
Early onset schizophrenia
Relationships between psychiatric disorders and neurological disorders
Neurodevelopmental mechanisms involved in psychiatric disorders
Neurological and psychiatric symptoms in Wolfram Syndrome
Key Publications
- Bischoff Allison N,Reiersen Angela M,Buttlaire Anna,Al-Lozi Amal,Doty Tasha,Marshall Bess A,Hershey Tamara, ,Selective cognitive and psychiatric manifestations in Wolfram Syndrome.2015 May 30;10:66;
Read publication »Selective cognitive and psychiatric manifestations in Wolfram Syndrome. - De Alwis Duneesha,Agrawal Arpana,Reiersen Angela M,Constantino John N,Henders Anjali,Martin Nicholas G,Lynskey Michael T,ADHD symptoms, autistic traits, and substance use and misuse in adult Australian twins.75:211-21;
Read publication »ADHD symptoms, autistic traits, and substance use and misuse in adult Australian twins. - Reiersen Angela M,Todorov Alexandre A,Association between DRD4 genotype and Autistic Symptoms in DSM-IV ADHD.20:15-21;
Read publication »Association between DRD4 genotype and Autistic Symptoms in DSM-IV ADHD. - Ramtekkar UP, Reiersen AM, Todorov AA, Todd RD (2010 Mar). Sex and age differences in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and diagnoses: implications for DSM-V and ICD-11. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 49(3): 217-28.e1-3.
Read publication »Sex and age differences in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and diagnoses: implications for DSM-V and ICD-11. - Todd RD, Huang H, Todorov AA, Neuman RJ, Reiersen AM, Henderson CA, Reich WC (2008 Jan). Predictors of stability of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder subtypes from childhood to young adulthood. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 47(1): 76-85.
Read publication »Predictors of stability of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder subtypes from childhood to young adulthood. - Reiersen AM, Constantino JN, Todd RD (2008 Jun). Co-occurrence of motor problems and autistic symptoms in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 47(6): 662-72.
Read publication »Co-occurrence of motor problems and autistic symptoms in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Funded Research Projects
NIMH(Significant Contributor):Molecular Basis of Selected GxE Effects in Combined Type ADHD
NICHD(Significant Contributor):Tracking Neurodegeneration in Early Wolfram Syndrome
NIMH(Significant Contributor):The New Tics Study: A Novel Approach to Pathophysiology and Cause of Tic Disorders