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Nicholas L. Balderston

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry
Graduate Group Affiliations

Contact information
Center for Neuromodulation in Depression and Stress (CNDS)
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
3700 Hamilton Walk, D302
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Office: 215-746-3058
Education:
B.A. (Psychology)
University of West Florida, 2004.
M.S. (Experimental Psychology)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2010.
Ph.D. (Experimental Psychiatry/Neuroscience)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2013.
Post-Graduate Training
Predoctoral Chateaubriand Fellow, Ecole Normale Superieure, 2012-2013.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 2014-2019.
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Description of Research Expertise

Dr. Balderston is an experimental psychologist focusing on anxiety. His research uses psychophysiology, neuroimaging, and neuromodulation to develop and test brain-behavior hypotheses aimed at understanding the mechanisms that mediate clinical anxiety. Prior to joining the CNDS faculty, Dr. Balderston was a postdoctoral fellow in the NIMH Intramural Research Program working with Christian Grillon.
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Last updated: 04/17/2025
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