Christine Conelea

Biography

I received my BA in psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno, and went on to earn a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2010. I completed a pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship in child mental health at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. My training and career development have been supported by T32, F32, and K23 awards from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Prior to joining the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences faculty, I was an Assistant Professor (Research) at Brown Medical School and a Psychologist at Rhode Island Hospital and Bradley Hospital.

I am a clinical psychologist with research and clinical expertise in the area of Tourette Syndrome/tic disorders, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, and anxiety disorders. I lead the Minnesota Tic and Compulsivity (MnTiC) Lab, a research group that focuses on advancing the scientific understanding of these conditions and developing novel diagnostic tools and treatments. Our research integrates behavioral and neuroscience methods, including neuromodulation, brain imaging, cognitive-behavioral treatments, computational approaches, and video-based symptom quantification. My current major projects include clinical trials to identify mechanisms of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) response and to test augmentation of CBT with non-invasive neuromodulation. I also collaborate with faculty in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering to use computer vision approaches to quantify atypical movements associated with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders.

Within the university, I am the Director of the Novel Interventions & Neuromodulation Core at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB). In this role, I oversee the MIDB Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Lab and support MIDB investigators conducting cutting-edge interventions research focused on critical neurodevelopmental periods.

Expertise

Tourette syndrome
Obsessive-compulsive disorders
Anxiety disorders

Administrative Assistant

(for academic support only)
Shelly Slominski
[email protected]

In the Media

2023: Featured in this article titled, “NIH grant supporting U of M research that could result in a quantifiable way to diagnose Tourette syndrome.”
2023: Quoted in this article posted by Fatherly titled, “If You’re Trying To Raise A ‘Happy Child,’ You’re Missing The Point.”
2023: Featured in this article in the U’s Discovery magazine titled, “Heads Together,” about their collaboration to help kids with neurodevelopmental disorders
2022: Featured in video titled "Tackling Psychiatric Illness Using Translational Models and Computations", shot as part of the American Psychiatric Association's Conference TV with funding from NeuroPRSMH (NeuroPlasticity Research in Support of Mental Health), the U’s multidisciplinary neuroscience research group
2021: Featured in this interview titled, "Tik Tok may be influencing tic disorders in children".
2020: One of many physicians featured in the Minneapolis StarTribune who participated in protests against police killing Black men on April 17 (seen holding the “Policing is a Public Health Crisis" sign)

Education

Publications

Selected Publications

Tseng, A., Camchong, J., Francis, S. M., Mueller, B. A., Lim, K. O., Conelea, C. A., Jacob, S., 2023. Differential extrinsic brain network connectivity and social cognitive task-specific demands in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Journal of Psychiatric Research, 148: 230-239.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.01.066
PubMed ID: 35149435

Firestone, M. J., Holzbauer, S., Conelea, C., Danila, R., Smith, K., Bitsko, R. H., Klammer, S. M., Gingerich, S., Lynfield, R., 2023. Rapid onset of functional tic-like behaviors among adolescent girls—Minnesota, September–November 2021. FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY, 13
doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.1063261

Conelea, C. A., Morris, S., McLaughlin, N., Mamaril, E., Benito, K., Case, B., Garcia, A., 2023. Response inhibition in youth undergoing intensive treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder.. JOURNAL OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS, 36
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2022.100764

Conelea, C. A., Bervoets, J., Davies, E. B., Varner, K., Malli, M., Jones, D. P., Beljaars, D., Nash, B., Capriotti, M. R., 2022. A call for caution: 'stop that' sentiments threaten tic research, healthcare and advocacy. Brain: A Journal of Neurology, 145 (4): e18-e20.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac028
PubMed ID: 35213691

Conelea, C., Jacob, S., Redish, A. D., Ramsey, I., 2021. Considerations for pairing Cognitive Behavioral Therapies and Noninvasive Brain Stimulation: Ignore at your own risk. Frontiers in Psychology, 12
doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.660180

Harris, E., Conelea, C. A., Shyne, M. T., Bernstein, G. A., 2021. Predictors and Prospective Course of PANS: A Pilot Study Using Electronic Platforms for Data Collection. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 31 (2)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2020.0124
PubMed ID: 33395354

Martin, R., Leppink-Shands, P., Tlachac, M., DuBois, M., Conelea, C., Jacob, S., Morellas, V., Morris, T., Papanikolopoulos, N., 2021. The Use of Immersive Environments for the Early Detection and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Frontiers in Digital Health, 2
doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2020.576076

Tseng, A., Biagianti, B., Francis, S., Conelea, C. A., Jacob, S., 2020. Social Cognitive Interventions for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 274: 199-204.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.134
PubMed ID: 32469804

Wilton, E. P., Flessner, C. A., Brennan, E., Murphy, Y., Walther, M., Garcia, A., Conelea, C., Dickstein, D. P., Stewart, E., Benito, K., Freeman, J. B., 2020. A Neurocognitive Comparison of Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling Disorder). Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48 (5): 733-744.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00627-6

Garnaat, S. L., Conelea, C. A., McLaughlin, N. R., Benito, K., 2019. Pediatric OCD in the era of RDoC. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 23
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2018.03.002
PubMed ID: 32042574

Research

Awards, Honors and Recognitions

Presentations

Wellen, B., (Author), Houlihan, K., (Author), Capriotti, M., (Author), Greene, D., (Author), Black, K., (Author), Himle, M., (Author), Hayes, L., Ramanujam, K., Woods, D., Specht, M., Lee, H., Jacob, S., Conelea, C. A. "Developmental Sex/Gender Differences in Tourette Syndrome Phenomenology", Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Diego. April 29, 2023.

Conelea, C. A., (Author), Hendrickson, T., (Author), Mueller, B., (Author), Chen, M., (Author), Tseng, A., (Author), Opitz, A., (Author), Fiecas, M., (Author), Lim, K. O., (Author), Jacob, S., (Author), Greene, D., (Author) "Individual Differences in Functional Brain Network Organization Within SMA in Youth With Tourette Syndrome: Implications for RTMS Interventions", Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Diego, California. April 27, 2023.

Beljaars, D., (Speaker), Bervoets, J., (Speaker), Conelea, C. A., (Speaker), Cooke, K., (Speaker), Jones, D., (Speaker), Jenkins, J., (Speaker) "The critical medical humanities and science-society rift on tics, compulsions, and Tourette’s", CRITICAL: Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research Congress 2023,, NNHMR and Durham University, Virtual, United Kingdom. April 19, 2023.

Conelea, C. A., Hodapp, S., Houlihan, K., Kellman, M., Alexander, J., DuBois, M., Jacob, S. "If you build it, will they come? Acceptability, feasibility, and uptake of TMS-based treatment for pediatric Tourette Syndrome", 5th International Brain Stimulation Conference. February 22, 2023.

Lieske, A., Kellman, M., Hodapp, S., Chen, M., Jacob, S., Lim, K., Conelea, C. A. "NIBS and Kids: A program development project to establish a pediatric-dedicated non-invasive brain stimulation facility", 5th International Brain Stimulation Conference, Lisbon, Portugal. February 21, 2023.

Hendrickson, T. J., Chen, M., Francis, S., Houlihan, K., Opitz, A., Tseng, A., Greene, D., Jacob, S., Conelea, C. A. "An individualized non-invasive brain stimulation targeting pipeline using functional imaging data and SimNIBS", 5th International Brain Stimulation Conference, Lisbon, Portugal. February 20, 2023.

Conelea, C. A. "Tourette’s, Teenagers, and TMS: Using Neuromodulation to Treat the Developing Brain", Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium, Minneapolis, Minnesota. February 01, 2022.

Conelea, C. A. "What do we Know About the Tourette Brain?", Tourette Conference, Tourette Association of America--Wisconsin Chapter, Madison, Wisconsin. February 01, 2022.

Conelea, C. A., Francis, S. *., Tseng, A., Greenberg, B., Lim, K. O., Jacob, S. ""Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Target Tics." In S. van Rooij (Chair), "Mechanisms of Neurostimulation in Psychiatry: Applications Beyond Depression."", Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Diego, California. May 01, 2021.

Conelea, C. A., (Author & Presenter) "Tackling Tics: How to Use Behavioral Strategies to Manage Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome", Minnesota Psychological Association 85th Annual Conference, Minnesota Psychological Association. April 09, 2021.

Christine Conelea, PhD

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Biography

Expertise

Administrative Assistant

In the Media

Education

Publications

Research

Awards, Honors and Recognitions

Presentations

Professional Memberships

Clinical Summary

Christine Conelea, PhD

Address

+ Biography

+ Education

+ Publications

+ Research

+ Awards, Honors and Recognitions

+ Presentations

+ Professional Memberships

+ Clinical Summary

Biography

Education

Publications

Research

Awards, Honors and Recognitions

Presentations

Professional Memberships

Clinical Summary