
John M Hettema MD PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center
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College of Medicine | Texas A&M University8441 Riverside Parkway, CB1Bryan, TX 77807
Phone+1 979-436-9155
Fax+1 979-436-0062
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Education & Training
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Psychiatry, 1996 - 2000
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1996, MD
Yale UniversityPhD, Physics, 1980 - 1988
Columbia UniversityBS, 1975 - 1980
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1997 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsThe Psychiatric Genomics Consortium: discoveries and directions.Arpana Agrawal, Cynthia M Bulik, Dawit Shawel Abebe, Ole A Andreassen, Elizabeth G Atkinson
The Lancet. Psychiatry. 2025-08-01 - Dispositional threat sensitivity as a liability for fear-related pathologies: Evidence from a child-aged twin sample.Chelsea K Sawyers, Ashlee A Moore, Christopher J Patrick, James R Yancey, Melissa A Brotman
Development and Psychopathology. 2025-07-02 - Latent Classes of Adolescent Trauma Exposure, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Substance Use Predict Clinical Diagnoses at 12-Month Follow-Up.John Leri, Josh M Cisler, Shaunna L Clark, Cody G Dodd, Saman Siddiqui
Chronic Stress. 2025-06-20
Journal Articles
- American Psychiatric Association PublishingJohn M Hettema, Kenneth E Towbin, Ellen Leibenluft, National Institutes of Health
Authored Content
- Clinical Correlates of Carbon Dioxide Hypersensitivity in ChildrenSeptember 2017
Grant Support
- Genome-wide association studies of anxiety spectrum phenotypes: Furthering the PGC Anxiety Disorders Working GroupTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR2017–2029
- The Role Of Genes And Environment In Anxiety Spectrum DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2012
- Identification Of Susceptibility Genes For The Anxiety DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2008
- Genetics Of FEAR And Anxiety DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2006
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