Rebekah Huber, Ph.D. (she/her)

  • Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Rebekah Huber is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Steven J. Sharp Center for Mental Health Innovation. Her research program focuses on characterizing risk for suicide and mood disorders across development, and on identifying modifiable biopsychosocial factors and dynamic risk states that can be targeted in real time. Dr. Huber’s research utilizes digital mobile technologies and neuroimaging to identify cognitive and neurobiological risk factors for suicide in youth with mood disorders. Specifically, she investigates proximal and modifiable factors such as sleep and cognitive control that can be targeted through interventions to reduce suicide risk and improve long-term outcomes. Dr. Huber Co-Chairs the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Suicide Prevention Task Force and collaborates with experts to develop clinical recommendations and resources for suicide prevention in individuals with bipolar disorder.

Dr. Huber is MPI at the OHSU site for a large-scale study of adolescent brain development (NIH funded Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study). She co-leads the ABCD Consortium's Responsible Data Use Workgroup and the development of resources for analyzing and interpreting ABCD data to increase rigor and transparency and reduce stigma and harm.

Dr. Huber is passionate about fostering the growth and development of students, trainees, and early career faculty to train the next generation of scientists. She serves as the Early- and Mid-Career representative for the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Board of Directors and leads initiatives to support career development for early and mid-career researchers and clinicians in the field of bipolar disorders.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2005, University of Nebraska
    • M.A., 2009, Minnesota State University
    • Ph.D., 2015, University of Utah

  • Fellowship

    • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Diagnostic Neuroimaging Laboratory, University of Utah School of Medicine, 2016-2017

Memberships and associations:

  • International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD), Member 2020-Present
  • Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), Member 2017-Present

Areas of interest

  • Suicide prevention and intervention
  • Youth mental health
  • Mood disorder research
  • Neuroimaging
  • Novel technology
  • Career development

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Selected publications

  • Schneck, C.D., Almeida, J.R.C., Bond, D.J., Burdick, K.E., Frye, M.A., Goes, F.S., Huber, R.S., Machado-Vieira, R., Mahon, P., McInnis, M.G., Nurnberger, J., Ongur, D., Ostacher, M.J., Parikh, S.V., Raj, K.S., Respino, M., Schweizer, B.W., Soares, J.C., Sperry, S.H., Sullivan, A.E., Suppes, T., Veldic, M., Zandi, P.P., & DePaulo, J.R. (2026). Establishing a Specialty Bipolar Clinic: The National Network of Depression Centers Consensus Recommendations. Bipolar Disorders. 28(5), e70154.
  • Huber, R.S., Gaillard, M., Sievertsen, S.A., Ma, J., Shao, S., Del Rubin, D.Y., Jones, S.A., Hill, A., Bartholomeusz, R., McGlade, E.C., Renshaw, P.F., Yurgelun-Todd, D.A., Nagel, B.N. (2025). Sleep Disturbance Trajectories During Childhood and Early Adolescence Associated with Increased Suicide Risk. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.11.004
  • Lipschitz, J., Adler, C., Almeida, J.R.C., Assari, S., Bond, D.J., Breitzig, M.T., DePaulo, R., El-Mallakh, R.F., Fiedorowicz, J.G., Freshley, J., Fries, G.R., Frye, M.A., Goes, F.S., Gonzalez R., Huber, R.S., Jamison, K., Liu,  D. Zandi, P.T., & Burdick, K.E. (2025). Considerations in the Development of Learning Health Networks for Mood Disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.119904
  • Huber, R.S., Weinstein, S., Sullivan, A.E., Batt, M., Vande Voort, J., Westlund Schreiner, M., Are, F., Douka, I., Delbello, M., Singh, M.K., Hulvershorn, L., Boodoo, R., Hammond, C.J., Brasic, J.R., Ghaziuddin, N., Dopp, R., & Miller, L. (2025). Challenges and Opportunities in Using Cognitive Screeners for Adolescents and Young Adults with Bipolar Disorder. Focus: The Journal of the American Psychiatric Association, 23(2), 125–132. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240045
  • Adise, S., Palmer, C.E., Sheth, C. Marshall, A.T., Baker, F.C., Brown, S.A., Chang, L., Clark, D.B., Herting, M.M, Huber, R.S., LeBlanc, K., Lee, K.C., Linkersdorfer, K., Lisdahl, K.M., Ma, J., Renshaw, P., Rhee, K., Tapert, S., Smith, C., Thompson, W.K., Uban, K., Yurgelun-Todd, D.A., & Sowell, E.R. (2024). Associations between perinatal risk, and physical Health in pre-adolescence in the ABCD study: the unexpected relationship with sleep disruption. Pediatric Research, 96(7), 1834-1842. 
  • Sperry, S.H., Douglas, K.M., Dean, O.M., Fries, G.R., Gomes, F.A., Hosang, G.M., Morton, E., Sandorffy, B., Van Rheenen, T.E., Xu, N., Huber, R.S. (2023). Needs and Barriers to Success for Early and Mid-Career Professionals Focused on Bipolar Disorder: A Global Needs Assessment by the International Society for Bipolar Disorders. Bipolar Disorders. Epub ahead of print.
  • Ma, J., McGlade, E.C., Huber, R.S., Lyoo, I.K., Renshaw, P.F., Yurgelun-Todd, D.A. (2023). Overweight/obesity-related microstructural alterations of the fimbria-fornix in the ABCD Study: The role of aerobic physical activity. PLOS ONE. Epub ahead of print.
  • Huber, R.S., Boxer, D., Smith, C.J., Renshaw, P.F., Yurgelun-Todd, D.A., & Kondo, D.G. (2023). Detailed assessment of suicidal ideation in youth with bipolar disorder versus major depressive disorder. Bipolar Disorders. Epub ahead of print.
  • Sheth, C., Huber, R.S., Renshaw, P.F, Yurgelun-Todd, D.A. & McGlade, E.C. (2023). Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Behavior and Sleep among 9- and 10-Year-Old Children: Initial Findings from The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Journal of Early Adolescence, 43(6), 720-745. doi.org/10.1177/02724316221117508
  • Huber, R.S., Douglas, K.M., Sperry, S.H., Gomes, F.A., Van Rheenen, T.E., Xu, N., Hosang, G.M. (2022). The Early Mid-Career Committee (EMCC) of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders: Aspirations and Goals. Bipolar Disorders, 24(8), 781-783.
  • Karcher, N.R., Loewy, R.L., Savill, M., Avenevoli, S., Huber, R.S., Makowski, C., Sher, K. J., & Barch, D.M. (2022). Persistent and Distressing Psychotic-Like Experiences Using Adolescence Brain Cognitive Development Study Data. Molecular Psychiatry, 27(3), 1490-1501.
  • Huber, R.S., Sheth, C., Renshaw, P.F, Yurgelun-Todd, D.A. & McGlade, E.C. (2022). Suicide ideation and neurocognition among 9- and 10-year-old children in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Archives of Suicide Research, 26(2), 641-655. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2020.1818657
  • Huber, R.S., McGlade, E., Legarreta, M., Subramaniam, R., Renshaw, P.F. & Yurgelun-Todd, D.A. (2021). Cingulate white matter volume and associated cognitive and behavioral impulsivity in Veterans with a history of suicide behavior. Journal of Affective Disorders, 281, 117-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.11.126
  • Simmons, C., Conley, M.I., Gee, D.G., Baskin-Sommers, A., Barch, D.M., Hoffman, E.A., Huber, R.S., Iacono, W.G., Nagel, B.N., Palmer, C.E., Sheth, C.S., Sowell, E.R., Thompson, W.K., Casey, B.J. (2021) Responsible use of open access developmental data: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠ (ABCD) Study. Psychological Science, 32(6), 866-870. doi:10.1177/09567976211003564
  • Karcher, N.R., Loewy, R.L., Savill, M., Avenevoli, S., Huber, R.S., Simon, T.J., et al. (2020). Replication of Associations with Psychotic-like Experiences in Middle Childhood from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open. 1, sgaa009, https://doi.org/10.1093/schizbullopen/sgaa009

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