Andrea Maxwell
Entering Class - 2021
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PhD : 2025
PhD Thesis:
Sex/gender differences in the integrated role of neurobiological, psychological, and social factors on alcohol misuse.
Undergraduate Institution and Major:
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, B.S. in Neuroscience and Psychology, 2017
Graduate Advisor:
Anna Zilverstand, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry
Publications
- Niklason G*, Maxwell AM*, Ostrand C, Luciana M, Zilverstand A. Environmental, health, and psychological factors predict alcohol sipping in childhood: A machine learning analysis of the ABCD Study. J Amer Acad Child Adolexc Psychiat. 2025: in press.
- Maxwell AM. What happens to the brain during pregnancy? J Clin Invest. 2024;134(14):e183888. Lasker Prize winning essay.
- A systematic review of sex/gender differences in the multi-dimensional neurobiological mechanisms in addiction and their relevance to impulsivity. Curr Addict Rep. 2023 Dec;10(4):770-792.
- Explainable machine learning analysis reveals sex and gender differences in the phenotypic and neurobiological markers of Cannabis Use Disorder. Sci Rep. 2022 Sep 17;12(1):15624.
- Gender differences in the psychosocial determinants underlying the onset and maintenance of alcohol use disorder. Front Neurosci. 2022 Mar 14;16:808776.
- Maxwell AM, Rao RB. Perinatal iron deficiency as an early risk factor for schizophrenia. Nutr Neurosci. 2021;1-10.
- Steele VR, Maxwell AM. Treating cocaine and opioid use disorder with transcranial magnetic stimulation: A path forward. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2021; 209:173240.
- Gard AM, Maxwell AM, Shaw DS, Mitchell C, Brooks-Gunn J, McLanahan SS, Forbes EE, Monk CS, Hyde LW. Beyond family-level adversities: exploring the developmental timing of neighborhood disadvantage effects on the brain. Dev Sci. 2021;24:e12985.
- Jennings L, Branson CF, Maxwell AM, Winkelman TNA, Shlafer RJ. Physicians' perspectives on continuity of care for patients involved in the criminal justice system: a qualitative study. PLoS One. 2021;16:e0254578.
- Maxwell AM, Rao R. Perinatal iron deficiency as an early risk factor for schizophrenia. Nutri Neurosci. 2022;25(10):2218-2227.
Graduate Awards/Honors
- NIH/NIAAA 1F30AA030900-01: The role of stress, social support, and brain function on alcohol misuse in women, 2023 - 2027
- Society of Biological Psychiatry Predoctoral Travel Award 2024
- Sping and Ying Ngoh Award for Research Independence 2023
- Warren and Henrietta Warwick Predoctoral Fellowship; 2022-2023
- Student Merit Travel Award – Research Society on Alcoholism 2022
- UMN President’s Student Leadership and Service Award 2022
- UMN MSTP Leadership in Diversity Fellowship 2021
