CraigW.McFarland

Developing a novel TMS–fMRI protocol to measure stimulation-evoked changes in brain networks. Leading a manuscript that models where neural activity sequences begin and end, and which nodes they travel through, to identify patient-specific targets for minimally invasive, bidirectional stimulation in treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders.

Leading development of image-guided ultrasound stimulation approaches to test the causal contributions of distinct subcortical structures to brain function.

Leading different projects to understand the neurological and psychiatric sequelae of intimate partner violence, including how cumulative partner-inflicted brain injury shapes cognitive outcomes and how subcortical structure volumes relate to symptom presentation.

Leading a project using focused ultrasound stimulation as a causal tool and treatment for brain circuit-level precision neuropsychiatry.

Using transcranial ultrasound stimulation to causally modulate the human hippocampus, enabling direct interrogation of deep memory circuits previously inaccessible to non-invasive stimulation.

Leading a project using multimodal 7T neuroimaging (fMRI, MRS, structural MRI), psychometric data and behavioral measures in first-episode psychosis patients and controls.

First-author manuscript on integrating psychiatric polygenic risk scores into clinical care, in collaboration with Harvard Medical School, Mass General Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine. Co-led and developed the inaugural Neurotech Justice Summer Research Fellowship, mentoring six undergraduate fellows.

Organized a multi-day research seminar at the Radcliffe Institute bringing together senior figures from neuroscience, AI, technology, and industry. First-authored a publication in NPP: Digital Psychiatry & Neuroscience on leveraging neurotechnologies for equitable youth mental health impact.

Archival project tracing how neuroscience has been weaponized to pathologize marginalized identities across 18th–21st century law and medicine. Presented at the 25th Anniversary of the Radcliffe Institute.

First-author manuscript in preparation. 120-page honors thesis investigating how brain structure predicts PTSD symptomatology, and how neuroanatomy–PTSD relationships differ across sex, SES, and race in the AURORA cohort. Received 11 research awards.

Assessed stigma and traumatic brain injury among survivors of domestic violence through thematic analysis of interviews conducted in English and Spanish.

Modeled causal relationships between preterm birth and infant developmental outcomes using causal loop diagrams, alongside a systematic review of preterm birth and related developmental issues.