Research Instructor
Center for Human Genetics Research
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
Vanderbilt University
511 Light Hall
Nashville, TN 37232
615.343-5851
t.thornton-wells@vanderbilt.edu

My primary research interest is using imaging genetics to investigate the genetic and neural bases of cognitive and affective disorders, particularly those with a psychiatric or neurodevelopmental component. 

During my graduate training in neuroscience and biomedical informatics, I focused on statistical genetics and genetic epidemiology, as well as on computational methodologies for detecting heterogeneity and gene-gene and gene-environment interactions. 

I used my postdoctoral training to acquire expertise in the design and statistical analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies in neurodevelopmental disorders.