Dr. Augustine received her A.B., Biological Anthropology from Harvard College, and her Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Rochester and then trained in Pediatric Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital, serving as Chief Resident.  She returned to the University of Rochester for parallel fellowships in movement disorders and experimental therapeutics.  She is regarded highly as a clinician, scientist, mentor, and leader.

 

At Kennedy Krieger, Dr. Augustine works closely with Dr. Amy Bastian, our chief science officer, to help develop our clinical and translational research strategy and oversee research operations.  Dr. Augustine will be responsible for the development, growth, structure and financial management of our clinical trials functions. She will direct the Institute’s clinical trials unit, be the primary liaison with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR), and work closely with the Office of Human Research Administration on human subjects trials oversight and regulatory compliance.