Entering Class: 2019
Education:
Northwestern University
Neuroscience and Spanish majors
B.A., 2017
University of Minnesota
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Ph.D., 2026
MSTP Student Governance:
- Student Advisory Committee, 2019-2021
- Student Admissions and Recruitment Committee, 2021-2024 (co-chair 2023-2024)
- JEDI Committee, 2020-2025
- WISM, 2024-2025
Thesis Advisor: Kathryn Cullen, M.D.
Thesis Research
Intersection between pubertal development, risk and resilience in psychiatric disorders.
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. doi: 10.1038/s41398-026-04352-4. PMCID: PMC13633248
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. 2026 Aug;57(4):1060-1071. doi: 10.1007/s10578-024-01766-3. PMCID: PMC13437562
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. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.10.004.
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 Feb;59:101195. PMCID: PMC9849871
For work prior to the UMN MSTP:
Cullen KR, Padilla LE, Papke VN, Klimes-Dougan B. New Somatic Treatments for Child and Adolescent Depression. Curr Treat Options Psychiatry. 2019 Dec;6(4):380-400. PMCID: PMC7732147
