Laura Padilla
Entering Class - 2021
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PhD Thesis 2026
PhD Thesis:
Functional Connectivity Changes in Early Adolescence Associated with Suicide Risk and the Moderating Role of the Exposome.
Undergraduate Institution and Major:
Northwestern University, BA in Neuroscience and Spanish, 2017
PhD Thesis Advisor:
Kathryn Cullen, M.D. Department of Psychiatry
Graduate Publications:
- Cullen KR, Roediger D, Başgöze Z, Padilla L, Hayee S, Klimes-Dougan B, Fiecas M, Koutstaal W, Taniguchi Y, Mueller BA. Changes in resting-state functional connectivity between large-scale brain networks after an intensive arts intervention for adolescents with depression. Transl Psychiatry. 2026 Aug 17;16(1):513.
- Padilla LE, Cullen KR. Editorial: Stimulant-evoked neural trajectories reveal distinct neurobiological phenotypes for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder based on familial risk. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2026 Jul;65(7):878-879.
- Cullen KR, DiMaggio-Potter ME, Klimes-Dougan B, Bernstein GA, Koutstaal W, Reigstad K, Padilla LE, Mueller BA, Wu P, Schneck D, Abebaw E, Fiecas MB, Asojo A, Mejia A, Oicherman B, Taniguchi Y. The impact of a creativity camp intervention on depression and well-being in adolescents. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2024 Oct 16. doi: 10.1007/s10578-024-01766-3.
- Wiglesworth A, Fiecas MB, Xu M, Neher AT, Padilla L, Carosella KA, Roediger DJ, Mueller BA, Luciana M, Klimes-Dougan B, Cullen KR. Sex and age variations in the impact of puberty on cortical thickness and associations with internalizing symptoms and suicidal ideation in early adolescence. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2023; 59:101195.
- Cullen KR, Padilla LE, Papke VN, Klimes-Dougan B. New somatic treatments for child and adolescent depression. Curr Treat Options Psych. 2019; 6:380-400.
