Research Project Title

Detroit Trauma Project

Biography

Tanja Jovanovic is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and David and Patricia Barron Chair for PTSD Neurobiology, Wayne State University. She studies interactions of traumatic experience, neurophysiology, neuroendocrinology, and genetics in stress-related disorders in high-risk populations. She directs the Detroit Trauma Project, investigating impacts of urban trauma exposure on the brain in children and adults. She employs psychophysiological (fear-potentiated startle, skin-conductance response, heart-rate variability) and brain-imaging (MRI, fMRI) methods to investigate risk biomarkers for trauma-related psychopathology. 

Research Project Link

www.detroittraumaproject.com

Education

 Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Emory University, 2002

Areas of Expertise

 Psychophysiology, neuroimaging, childhood trauma exposure, brain development, PTSD

Office Location

 Tolan Park Medical Building, Suite 1B

Research Focus

 Impact of trauma and adversity on brain and behavior

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