As a clinical scientist, I am committed to a career that emphasizes the two-way bridge between research and clinical practice. At the Washington University in St. Louis- School of Medicine, I engage in precision neuroimaging research that is primarily focused on individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). My research aims to identify individual differences in brain morphology and their association with cognitive abilities and co-occurring biopsychosocial symptoms in TBI. Information at this level can inform the development of both personalized as well as manualized interventions that promote cognitive restitution and improve psychosocial functioning. I received my PhD in Clinical Psychology (with minors in statistics and neuroscience) at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign in 2021.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Rajesh A., Zhang K. A., Eaton, N., Kelly, C., Aguilar, Y., Diehl, C., Averill, O., Wilson, M., Perez V., Howard E., Kang S., Duong, J., Wiess, H., Sayegh, P., South S., Manczak E., Merchant J., Merill, B. How Inclusivity in Clinical Science Looks Now: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Anti-Racism Statements by Clinical Science Training Programs (in press). Training and Education in Professional Psychology.

2. Rajesh, A., Betzel R., Daugherty A., Noice H., Noice T., Baniqued P., Voss M., Kramer A. Evaluating Cognitive Benefits of an Acting Intervention: A Discriminant Analysis Framework (in press). Frontiers in Human Neuroscience – Cognitive Neuroscience.

3. Gordon, E. M., Chauvin, R. J., Van, A. N., Rajesh, A., Nielsen, A., Newbold, D. J., ... & Dosenbach, N. U. (2023). A mind-body interface alternates with effector-specific regions in motor cortex. Nature.

4. Penner F., Rajesh, A., Kinney K., Barajas K., Nayfa K., Kenna K., Lim C. (2022). Racial and Demographic Disparities in Emergency Department Utilization for Mental Health Concerns Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychiatry Research.

5. Sullivan, K. J., Ghelani, K., Rajesh, A., Shrestha, S., Gottesman, R. F., Knopman, D. S., ... & Windham, B. G. (2021). Midlife infarct burden and risk of dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 17, e052200.

6. Rajesh, A., Stefanek M. Controversies in Psycho-Oncology. In: Carr B, Steel J. (2021, eds). Psychological Aspects of Cancer. Springer, Boston, MA.

7. Rajesh, A., Noice T., Noice H., Jahn A., Daugherty A., Heller W., & Kramer A. (2021). Can an Acting Intervention Improve Inhibitory Control in Older Adults? Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

8. Rajesh, A., Daugherty, A. M., Jain, S., Henry, D., Barbey, A. K., & Rubin, R. D. (2020). Comorbid Conditions Differentiate Rehabilitation Profiles in Traumatic Versus Nontraumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Analysis Using a Medical Database. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

9. Rajesh, A., Cooke, G. E., Monti, J. M., Jahn, A., Daugherty, A. M., Cohen, N. J., & Kramer, A. F. (2017). Differences in brain architecture in remote mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of neurotrauma, 34(23), 3280-3287.