Elliott A. Beaton PhD

Dr. Elliott Beaton joined the psychology department as an assistant professor in 2012 and directs the Stress, Cognition, and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Laboratory. His research is focused on how stress affects brain development in children and adults at high-risk for mental illnesses including anxiety disorders and schizophrenia with a focus on informing early intervention, mitigation, and prevention.

To this end, Dr. Beaton and his team use a variety of tools including functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in combination with psychophysiological, hormonal, immunological, and cognitive measures. His current research program is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (Beaton K99/R00 - 5R00MH086616-05), the Louisiana Board of Regents, and via subcontracts with other universities.