Deanna Barch
Gregory B Couch Professor of Psychiatry
- Phone: 314-935-8729
- Email: dbarch@nospam.wustl.edu
Additional Titles & Roles
- Co-Director of the Cognitive Control and Psychopathology Laboratory
- Director of Conte Center for the Neuroscience of Mental Disorders
Education & Training
- PhD: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1993
- MA: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1991
- BA: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1987
Major Awards
- Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award, 2016
- Association of Women In Neuroscience Mentor Award, 2016
- Special Recognition, Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Graduate Student Senate, Washington University, 2010
- Distinguished Faculty Award, Washington University, 2010
- Special Recognition, Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Graduate Student Senate, Washington University, 2004
- Artsci Council Faculty Award, Washington University, 2003
Research Interests
Dr. Barch’s current research is focused on understanding the interplay among cognition, emotion, and brain function to better understand the deficits in behavior and cognition found in illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression. In particular, Dr. Barch is interested in determining the cognitive, emotional and neural bases of risk for the development of schizophrenia and depression, potentially as a means of developing better preventative approaches. She uses functional MRI, structural MRI, and cognitive neuroscience methods to examine neural basis of disturbances in cognitive control and emotional processing in individuals with schizophrenia and those at risk for the development of schizophrenia, as well as in individuals with mood disorders. Further, her work includes a focus on the ways in which early adversity (e.g., poverty, stress, and disparities in access to health care) shape early brain development and subsequent risk for mental health challenges.
Key Publications
- DeVille Danielle C.,Whalen Diana,Breslin Florence J.,Morris Amanda S.,Khalsa Sahib S.,Paulus Martin P.,Barch Deanna M.,;Prevalence and Family-Related Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts, and Self-injury in Children Aged 9 to 10 Years;;
Read publication »Prevalence and Family-Related Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts, and Self-injury in Children Aged 9 to 10 Years - Rappaport, B., Kandala, S., Luby, J. L., & Barch, D. M. (in press). Brain reward system dysfunction in adolescence: Current, cumulative and developmental periods of depression. American Journal of Psychiatry.
Read publication » - Barch Deanna M.,Whalen Diana,Gilbert Kirsten,Kelly Danielle,Kappenman Emily S.,Hajcak Greg,Luby Joan L.,;Neural indicators of anhedonia: Predictors and mechanisms of treatment change in a randomized clinical trial in early childhood depression;;
Read publication »Neural indicators of anhedonia: Predictors and mechanisms of treatment change in a randomized clinical trial in early childhood depression - Gold James M,Barch Deanna M,Feuerstahler Leah M,Carter Cameron S,MacDonald Angus W,Ragland J Daniel,Silverstein Steven M,Strauss Milton E,Luck Steven J,;Working Memory Impairment Across Psychotic disorders;June 2019;;
Read publication »Working Memory Impairment Across Psychotic disorders - Karcher Nicole R.,O’Brien Kathleen J.,Kandala Sridhar,Barch Deanna M.,;Resting State Functional Connectivity and Psychotic-Like Experiences in Childhood: Results from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study;;
Read publication »Resting State Functional Connectivity and Psychotic-Like Experiences in Childhood: Results from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study - Moran Erin K.,Culbreth Adam J.,Kandala Sridhar,Barch Deanna M.,;From neuroimaging to daily functioning: A multi-method analysis of reward anticipation in people with schizophrenia;October 2019;;
Read publication »From neuroimaging to daily functioning: A multi-method analysis of reward anticipation in people with schizophrenia
Funded Research Projects
NIMH (MPI):Neuroimaging in Early Onset Depression: Longitudinal Assessment of Brain Changes
NIDA (MPI):3/13 ABCD-USA Consortium: Twin Research Project
NIA (Co-I):Mapping the Human Connectome During Typical Aging
NIMH (Co-I):Connectome Coordination Facility
NIMH (MPI):Mapping the Human Connectome During Typical Development
NIMH (Co-I):Early Life Adversity, Biological Embedding, & Risk for Developmental Precursors of Mental Disorders
NIMH (MPI):Developmental Neuroscience and Child Psychopathology
NIMH (PI): Effort-based Decision Making and Motivated Behavior in Everyday Life
NIMH (MPI): The Developmental Psychopathology of Suicidal Ideations and Cognitions in Childhood
NIH/NIA (MPI):Mild Cognitive Impairment and Emotion Regulation in Naturalistic Contexts