Research Interests
Keywords: psychiatric genetics, genomics, human genetics, mental health, epidemiology, neuroscience
Dr. Crowley’s research focuses on psychiatric genomics and includes molecular genetic, epidemiological and twin studies of several psychiatric disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome, schizophrenia and anorexia nervosa. Dr. Crowley earned a BS in biology from Cornell University and a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Pennsylvania, followed by postdoctoral work in genetics at Duke University.
Mentor Training:
- Bias 101
Publications
James Crowley in UNC Genetics News
December 5, 2022
Department of Genetics Publications for November 20th – December 3rd, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during November 20th – December 3rd, 2022.
September 12, 2022
Department of Genetics Publications for August 28th – September 10th, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during August 28th – September 10th, 2022.
March 28, 2022
Department of Genetics Publications March 13th – 26th, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during March 13th – 26th 2022.
March 14, 2022
Department of Genetics Publications February 27th – March 12th, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 10 papers during February 27th – March 12th, 2022.
November 29, 2021
Department of Genetics Publications November 14th – 27th 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 16 papers during November 14th – 27th 2021.
October 4, 2021
Department of Genetics Publications September 19th – October 2nd 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 14 papers during September 19th – October 2nd 2021.
August 31, 2021
Crowley awarded collaborative U01 from NIMH for trans-ancestry genomic analysis of OCD
Jim Crowley, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics, was awarded a new U01 titled “Trans-ancestry genomic analysis of obsessive-compulsive disorder” from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
February 8, 2021
Department of Genetics Publications for Jan. 24 – Feb. 6, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published twenty papers during Jan. 24 – Feb. 6, 2021.
December 16, 2020
James Crowley, PhD Receives Collaborative R01 from NIMH
Dr. James Crowley (Associate Professor, Genetics) was awarded a collaborative R01 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for his project titled “Rare Genetic Variation and Risk for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder”.
October 19, 2020
Department of Genetics Publications for October 4-10, 2020
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published seven papers during October 4-10, 2020.