Meet the Principal Investigator

Jeff Waugh, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology
Director, Pediatric Movement Disorders Program
Jeffrey Waugh, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017.
Dr. Waugh’s research focuses on pediatric and adult movement disorders, with an emphasis on developing methods for brain imaging in inherited neurological diseases. One recent project involves developing an imaging tool for identifying the striosome and matrix compartments in living humans.
Current Lab Members
Kimberly Goodspeed, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology

Aaron McLaughlin, M.D.
Clinical Resident/Post Doctoral Researcher - Pediatric Neurology

Deniz Durakoglugil, M.D.
Research Associate

Asim Hassan
Research Technician II

Lorena Herbert, M.D.
Post Doctoral Researcher - Pediatric Neurology
