Terry Jernigan

Terry Jernigan
Jernigan in January 2018
Born1951 or 1952 (age 74–75)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine BS
University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D.
ThesisCerebral atrophy and cognitive decline in the normal aged (1979)
Academic work
DisciplineNeuropsychologist
InstitutionsUniversity of California, San Diego

Terry Lynne Jernigan (1951 or 1952 (age 74–75)) is a neuropsychologist and the director of the Center for Human Development at University of California, San Diego.

Education

Jernigan graduated from University of California, Irvine with a bachelor's degree before earning a doctorate from University of California, Los Angeles. She interned and completed her postdoctoral research at Stanford University and Palo Alto VA Medical Center.

Career

In 1984, Jernigan joined the faculty at University of California, San Diego where she is currently a professor of Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, and Radiology. She serves on the advisory council of the National Institutes of Health. She is the national co-director of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.

References

  1. ↑ Washburn, David (May 1, 2009). "A Better Understanding of the Brain". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Terry Jernigan". Institute of Engineering in Medicine UC San Diego. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ Reardon, Sara (2017). "Brain researchers in uproar over NIH clinical-trials policy". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2017.22550.
  4. ↑ Mike McIntire. " Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’". The New York Times, January 24, 2026.