William (Bill) E. Copeland
Professor, Psychiatry
Thomas M. Achenbach Chair, Developmental Psychopathology
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Vermont
- B.S., Psychology, Wheaton College
- Internship, Child Clinical Psychology, Duke University Medical Center
- Fellowship, Developmental Epidemiology, Duke University Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry
Areas of expertise
Child development, adolescent development, psychosocial functioning, mental health, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, disruptive, impulse control, and conduct disorders, substance-related disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders, genetics, epidemiology.
BIO
Dr. Copeland is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont and the Thomas M Achenbach Chair in Developmental Psychopathology. His research program has focused on understanding the epidemiology and long-term outcomes of childhood emotional and behavior problems. This work involved leading the prospective longitudinal Great Smoky Mountains Study which has been following 1420 participants for 30+ years. He is also involved in teaching undergraduates through the Healthy Brains/Healthy Bodies class.
Courses
- Healthy Brains/Healthy Bodies (undergraduate)
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2024)
- Thomas M. Achenbach Chair in Developmental Psychopathology
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2023)
- Master Teacher, LCOMU Teaching Academy
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2022)
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2021)
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2020)
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2019)
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2017)
- Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Award
Bio
Dr. Copeland is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont and the Thomas M Achenbach Chair in Developmental Psychopathology. His research program has focused on understanding the epidemiology and long-term outcomes of childhood emotional and behavior problems. This work involved leading the prospective longitudinal Great Smoky Mountains Study which has been following 1420 participants for 30+ years. He is also involved in teaching undergraduates through the Healthy Brains/Healthy Bodies class.
Courses
- Healthy Brains/Healthy Bodies (undergraduate)
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2024)
- Thomas M. Achenbach Chair in Developmental Psychopathology
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2023)
- Master Teacher, LCOMU Teaching Academy
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2022)
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2021)
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2020)
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2019)
- Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry and Psychology (2017)
- Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Award
Select Publications
- E. Hinz, A.J. Vitali, G. Tong, H. Pontzer, & W.E. Copeland, Childhood allostatic load predicts cardiometabolic health in adulthood, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 122 (39) e2508549122, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2508549122 (2025).
- Copeland WE, Tong G, Gaydosh L, et al. Long-term Outcomes of Childhood Family Income Supplements on Adult Functioning. JAMA Pediatrics. 2022.
- Copeland WE, Wolke D, Shanahan L, & Costello EJ. (2015) Adult functional outcomes of common childhood psychiatric problems: A prospective, longitudinal study. JAMA: Psychiatry.
- Copeland WE, Wolke DW, Angold A, & Costello EJ. (2013) Adult Psychiatric and Suicide Outcomes of Bullying and Being Bullied by Peers in Childhood and Adolescence JAMA Psychiatry, 1-8.
- Copeland WE, Keeler G, Angold A, & Costello EJ. (2007) Traumatic events and posttraumatic stress in childhood. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64, 577-584.