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Education
Year | Institution |
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2016 | Boston University, Boston, MA Ph.D in Computational Neuroscience Dissertation title: Brain structural connectivity and neurodevelopment in post-Fontan adolescents |
2007 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA B.S. in Brain & Cognitive Sciences |
Work experience
- 2021 -- 2022
- Data Analyst
- Enlitic, Inc.
- October 2019 -- October 2020
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
- Supervisor: Elisabeth Wilde, Ph.D.
- September 2016 -- September 2019
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Children's Learning Institute; Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Houston, TX
- Supervisor: Linda Ewing-Cobbs, Ph.D.
- October 2007 -- August 2016
- Research Assistant
- Dept. of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital; Boston, MA
- Supervisor: Michael Rivkin, M.D.
Skills
Category | Items |
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Operating systems | Linux/Unix, Windows, macOS |
Software | R, Freesurfer, FSL, Matlab, SPM, \LaTeX, Microsoft Office Suite |
Programming languages | R, Matlab, Bash (shell), Python |
Neuropsychological assessments | WASI, WISC, D-KEFS, CTOPP, CELF, Grooved pegboard |
Publications
Adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries repaired in early infancy demonstrate reduced white matter microstructure associated with clinical risk factors
Rivkin, Michael J and Watson, Christopher G and Scoppettuolo, Lisa A and Wypij, David and Vajapeyam, Sridhar and Bellinger, David C and DeMaso, David R and Robertson Jr, Richard L and Newburger, Jane W (2013). Adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries repaired in early infancy demonstrate reduced white matter microstructure associated with clinical risk factors. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 146(3):543-549.
White matter microstructure and cognition in adolescents with congenital heart disease
Rollins, Caitlin K and Watson, Christopher G and Asaro, Lisa A and Wypij, David and Vajapeyam, Sridhar and Bellinger, David C and DeMaso, David R and Robertson, Richard L and Newburger, Jane W and Rivkin, Michael J (2014). White matter microstructure and cognition in adolescents with congenital heart disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 165(5):936-944.
Relationship of white matter network topology and cognitive outcome in adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries
Panigrahy, Ashok and Schmithorst, Vincent J and Wisnowski, Jessica L and Watson, Christopher G and Bellinger, David C and Newburger, Jane W and Rivkin, Michael J (2015). Relationship of white matter network topology and cognitive outcome in adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries. NeuroImage. Clinical. 7:438-448.
Altered gray matter in adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries
Watson, Christopher G and Asaro, Lisa A and Wypij, David and Robertson, Richard L and Newburger, Jane W and Rivkin, Michael J (2016). Altered gray matter in adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries. The Journal of Pediatrics. 169:36-43.
Predictors of stroke after transient ischemic attack in children
Lehman, Laura L. and Watson, Christopher G. and Kapur, Kush and Danehy, Amy R. and Rivkin, Michael J. (2016). Predictors of stroke after transient ischemic attack in children. Stroke. 47(1):88-93.
Neuropsychological status and structural brain imaging in adolescents with single ventricle who underwent the Fontan procedure
Bellinger, David C and Watson, Christopher G and Rivkin, Michael J and Robertson, Richard L and Roberts, Amy E and Stopp, Christian and Dunbar-Masterson, Carolyn and Bernson, Dana and DeMaso, David R and Wypij, David and others (2015). Neuropsychological status and structural brain imaging in adolescents with single ventricle who underwent the Fontan procedure. Journal of the American Heart Association. 4(12):e002302.
Arterial spin labeling perfusion magnetic resonance imaging performed in acute perinatal stroke reveals hyperperfusion associated with ischemic injury
Watson, Christopher G. and Dehaes, Mathieu and Gagoski, Borjan A. and Grant, P. Ellen and Rivkin, Michael J. (2016). Arterial spin labeling perfusion magnetic resonance imaging performed in acute perinatal stroke reveals hyperperfusion associated with ischemic injury. Stroke. 47(6):1514-1519.
Organizational topology of brain and its relationship to ADHD in adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries
Schmithorst, Vincent J and Panigrahy, Ashok and Gaynor, J William and Watson, Christopher G and Lee, Vince and Bellinger, David C and Rivkin, Michael J and Newburger, Jane W (2016). Organizational topology of brain and its relationship to ADHD in adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries. Brain and Behavior. 6(8):e00504.
The potential for advanced magnetic resonance neuroimaging techniques in pediatric stroke research
Domi, Trish and Vossough, Arastoo and Stence, Nicholas V. and Felling, Ryan J. and Leung, Jackie and Krishnan, Pradeep and Watson, Christopher G. and Grant, P. Ellen and Kassner, Andrea (2017). The potential for advanced magnetic resonance neuroimaging techniques in pediatric stroke research. Pediatric Neurology. 69:24-36.
Reduced cortical volume and thickness and their relationship to medical and operative features in post-Fontan children and adolescents
Watson, Christopher G and Stopp, Christian and Wypij, David and Newburger, Jane W and Rivkin, Michael J (2017). Reduced cortical volume and thickness and their relationship to medical and operative features in post-Fontan children and adolescents. Pediatric Research. 81(6):881-890.
Graph theory analysis of cortical thickness networks in adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries
Watson, Christopher G. and Stopp, Christian and Newburger, Jane W. and Rivkin, Michael J. (2018). Graph theory analysis of cortical thickness networks in adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries. Brain and Behavior. 8(2):e00834.
Altered white matter microstructure correlates with IQ and processing speed in children and adolescents post-Fontan
Watson, Christopher G. and Stopp, Christian and Wypij, David and Bellinger, David C. and Newburger, Jane W. and Rivkin, Michael J. (2018). Altered white matter microstructure correlates with IQ and processing speed in children and adolescents post-Fontan. The Journal of Pediatrics. 200:140-149.e4.
Ascending aorta size at birth predicts white matter microstructure in adolescents who underwent Fontan palliation
Zaidi, Abbas H. and Newburger, Jane W. and Wypij, David and Stopp, Christian and Watson, Christopher G. and Friedman, Kevin G. and Rivkin, Michael J. and Rollins, Caitlin K. (2018). Ascending aorta size at birth predicts white matter microstructure in adolescents who underwent Fontan palliation. Journal of the American Heart Association. 7(24):e010395.
Graph theory analysis of DTI tractography in children with traumatic injury
Watson, Christopher G. and DeMaster, Dana and Ewing-Cobbs, Linda (2019). Graph theory analysis of DTI tractography in children with traumatic injury. NeuroImage. Clinical. 21:101673.
Post-traumatic stress symptoms after pediatric injury: relation to prefrontal-limbic circuitry
Ewing-Cobbs, Linda and DeMaster, Dana and Watson, Christopher G. and Prasad, Mary R. and Cox, Charles S. and Fischer, Jesse T. and Duque, Gerardo and Swank, Paul R. (2019). Post-traumatic stress symptoms after pediatric injury: relation to prefrontal-limbic circuitry. Journal of Neurotrauma. 36(11):1738-1751.
Challenges and opportunities for neuroimaging in young patients with traumatic brain injury: a coordinated effort towards advancing discovery from the ENIGMA pediatric moderate/severe TBI group
Dennis, Emily L. and Caeyenberghs, Karen and Asarnow, Robert F. and Babikian, Talin and Bartnik-Olson, Brenda and Bigler, Erin D. and Figaji, Anthony and Giza, Christopher C. and Goodrich-Hunsaker, Naomi J. and Hodges, Cooper B. and Hoskinson, Kristen R. and Königs, Marsh and Levin, Harvey S. and Lindsey, Hannah M. and Livny, Abigail and Max, Jeffrey E. and Merkley, Tricia L. and Newsome, Mary R. and Olsen, Alexander and Ryan, Nicholas P. and Spruiell, Matthew S. and Suskauer, Stacy J. and Thomopoulos, Sophia I. and Ware, Ashley L. and Watson, Christopher G. and Wheeler, Anne L. and Yeates, Keith Owen and Zielinski, Brandon A. and Thompson, Paul M. and Tate, David F. and Wilde, Elisabeth A. (2021). Challenges and opportunities for neuroimaging in young patients with traumatic brain injury: a coordinated effort towards advancing discovery from the ENIGMA pediatric moderate/severe TBI group. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 15:555-575.
White Matter Disruption in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Dennis, Emily L. and Caeyenberghs, Karen and Hoskinson, Kristen R. and Merkley, Tricia L. and Suskauer, Stacy J. and Asarnow, Robert F. and Babikian, Talin and Bartnik-Olson, Brenda and Bickart, Kevin and Bigler, Erin D. and Ewing-Cobbs, Linda and Figaji, Anthony and Giza, Christopher C. and Goodrich-Hunsaker, Naomi J. and Hodges, Cooper B. and Hovenden, Elizabeth S. and Irimia, Andrei and K{\"o}nigs, Marsh and Levin, Harvey S. and Lindsey, Hannah M. and Max, Jeffrey E. and Newsome, Mary R. and Olsen, Alexander and Ryan, Nicholas P. and Schmidt, Adam T. and Spruiell, Matthew S. and Wade, Benjamin S.C. and Ware, Ashley L. and Watson, Christopher G. and Wheeler, Anne L. and Yeates, Keith Owen and Zielinski, Brandon A. and Kochunov, Peter and Jahanshad, Neda and Thompson, Paul M. and Tate, David F. and Wilde, Elisabeth A. (2021). White Matter Disruption in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurology. 97(3):e298-e309.
Abnormal Right-Hemispheric Sulcal Patterns Correlate with Executive Function in Adolescents with Tetralogy of Fallot
Morton, Sarah U and Maleyeff, Lara and Wypij, David and Yun, Hyuk Jin and Rollins, Caitlin K and Watson, Christopher G. and Newburger, Jane W and Bellinger, David C and Roberts, Amy E and Rivkin, Michael J and Grant, P Ellen and Im, Kiho (2021). Abnormal Right-Hemispheric Sulcal Patterns Correlate with Executive Function in Adolescents with Tetralogy of Fallot. Cerebral Cortex. 31(10):4670-4680.
Reorganization of the functional connectome from rest to a visual perception task in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Philipp Riedel and Junghee Lee and Christopher G. Watson and Amy M. Jimenez and Eric A. Reavis and Michael F. Green (2022). Reorganization of the functional connectome from rest to a visual perception task in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. 327:111556.
Talks
Graph theory analysis of brain networks in pediatric TBI: Changes in connectivity strength, modularity, and efficiency
Conference poster at 3rd Joint Symposium of the International and National Neurotrauma Societies, Toronto, ON, CA