James J. Li

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: A. A. Alexander Professor of Psychology, Director of Clinical Training (Clinical Psychology)

Pronouns: he/him/his

Phone: (608) 265-1091

Address:
Waisman Center: Room 263, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison WI, 53705
Psychology Building: Room 321, 1202 West Johnson Street, Madison WI, 53706

Google Scholar Publications: Google Scholar
PubMed Library: PubMed

I am a clinical psychological scientist with expertise in developmental psychopathology, quantitative methods (i.e., longitudinal models, factor analysis, structural equational modeling), and statistical genetics (i.e., GWAS, polygenic scores). I use these methods to study childhood neurodevelopmental and externalizing behaviors, including ADHD, autism, conduct and substance use behaviors. My research combines rigorous measures of the psychosocial environment with state-of-the-art genomic strategies to study the origins and developmental pathways of psychopathology.

I received my B.A. in Psychological and Brain Sciences from Johns Hopkins University and my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UCLA (minor in Quantitative Psychology). I completed an APA-accredited clinical internship at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinics at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and an NIH T32 postdoctoral fellowship in Psychiatric and Statistical Genetics at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics (VIPBG). I enjoy playing and watching basketball, cooking, and generally being outdoors (just not in the winter). My wife and I are parents to two cats, Bean and Gwey.