Calliope
Holingue
,
MPH, PhD
About
Dr. Calliope Holingue is an assistant professor at the Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSITM) at Kennedy Krieger Institute. She also has a joint academic appointment in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Education
Dr. Holingue received a BA from UC Berkeley in Public Health and Molecular Cell Biology in 2013, before earning a MPH in epidemiology/biostatistics from UC Berkeley in 2015. That was followed by a PhD in mental health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2019 and a postdoctoral fellowship at Kennedy Krieger and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2021.
Research
Dr. Holingue’s research focuses on promoting the health of individuals with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, by studying the intersection of physical and mental health, particularly the gut-brain axis. She is also interested in identifying the role of early-life immune- and microbial-related exposures on the etiology of neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr. Holingue teaches two courses at Johns Hopkins: "Mental Health and the Gut" and "Public Health Approaches in Autism and Developmental Disabilities."
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