Nicole King Cotton, M.D. 

Education

POSTGRADUATE:
Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Emory University School of Medicine
Residency: General Psychiatry

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Medicine

UNDERGRADUATE:
Emory University
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Research Interests

Medical student education in psychiatry

Clinical Interests

Assessment and treatment of pediatric ADHD, Integrated Care

Board Certification

American Board Psychiatry and Neurology
Sub-specialty: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Publications

• Cotton, Nicole King, Kalarithara, S. & Villongco, C. Increasing Learning Support, Access, and Equity When Using Digital Learning During the Psychiatry Clerkship at an HBCU Medical School. Academic Psychiatry 46, 294–297 (2022 June 6)
• Cotton, Nicole King, Shim RS. Social Determinants of Health, Structural Racism, and the Impact on Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Journal of the American Academy Child Adolescent Psychiatry (2022 May 6)
• Cotton, Nicole King; Carter, Melissa; McMickens, Courtney. Structural Violence with the Child Welfare System. Psychiatric Annals: Volume 51, #11, 1-6 (2021 November 1)
• Cotton, Nicole King and Dingle, A. Pediatric Mental Health Assessment in the Primary Care Setting. In: S. Vinson and E. Vinson, ed., Pediatric Mental Health for Primary Care Providers, 1st Edition Springer, pp.47-60 (2018)
• Cotton, Nicole King; Lamis, Dorian; Wilson, Christina; Kaslow, Nadine. Child Abuse, Social Support, and Social Functioning in African American Children. Journal of Family Violence. Volume 29, Issue 8 (2014 November)
• Cotton, Nicole King. More Than Just Blues. Public Health Information for Teens. (2014 Spring)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
• ADMSEP CSI Project Development Grant 2019
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Emory Child Psychiatry Department, 2015
• Diversity Leadership Fellow- American Psychiatric Association, 2009
• Humanitarian Award- Emory University, 2004

Professional Societies

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
• American Psychological Association