Roseann Peterson – The Conversation

Assistant Professor, Statistical Geneticist, Virginia Commonwealth University

My research is focused on delineating causal processes underlying major psychiatric disorders and comorbid traits.

I have worked primarily as a statistical geneticist examining genetic determinants of major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, obesity, and substance use and have focused on: (i) polygenic risk score profiling methodology, (ii) cross-ancestry genetic studies, and (iii) clinical and genetic associations between complex traits.

My research integrates clinical and dimensional phenotype assessments with molecular genetic data into comprehensive models of disease risk including models of comorbidity and direction of causation.

Experience

2017–present

Assistant Professor, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics
2019–present

Affiliate Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences, Institute for Genomic Health at SUNY Downstate
2013–2017

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University

Education

2012

Virginia Commonwealth University, PhD in Human and Molecular Genetics

Publications

2019

Genome-wide association studies in ancestrally diverse populations: opportunities, methods, pitfalls, and recommendations. , Cell
2017

The Genetic Architecture of Major Depressive Disorder in Han Chinese Women. , JAMA Psychiatry
2017

Leveraging molecular genetic approaches to yield insights into major depression etiology and clinical presentation., JAMA Psychiatry
2015

Sparse whole-genome sequencing identifies two loci for major depressive disorder., Nature

Professional Memberships

International Society of Psychiatric Genetics
Behavior Genetics Association

Honours

The American Psychological Association Early Career Faculty Award, The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation NARSAD Young Investigator Award

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