Dr. Perry has conducted neuroscience research examining the effects of prenatal drug exposure on brain development, the neurobiology of human neuropsychiatric disorders, the neurophysiology of traumatic life events, and basic mechanisms related to the development of neurotransmitter receptors in the brain. He has examined the cognitive, behavioral, emotional, social, and physiological effects of neglect and trauma in high-risk children, adolescents, and adults.
His clinical research over the last twenty years has been focused on integrating emerging principles of developmental neuroscience into clinical practice. This work has resulted in the development of innovative clinical practices and programs working with maltreated and traumatized children, most prominently the Neurosequential Model©, a developmentally sensitive, neurobiology-informed approach to clinical work (NMT), education (NME), caregiving (NMC) and sport (NM Sport).
Many community and governmental agencies have consulted Dr. Perry following high-profile incidents involving traumatized children and youth, including the Branch Davidian siege in Waco (1993), the Oklahoma City bombing (1995), the Columbine school shootings (1999), the September 11th terrorist attacks (2001), Hurricane Katrina (2005), the FLDS polygamist sect (2008), the earthquake in Haiti (2010), the tsunami in Tohoku Japan (2011), the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings (2012), the Camp wildfire in California (2018), and the 2022 Turkey-Syria earthquake, among many others.
For more information on Dr. Perry and his work see https://www.bdperry.com/.
