 | Ana Abrantes
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Ana Abrantes collaborates in the development of cognitive-behavioral and aerobic exercise interventions for individuals with addictive behaviors and mental health problems. |
 | Christine Acebo
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | C. Sloan Alday
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Paul Alexander
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Sadaf Ali
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Marisa Allegra
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | James Alves
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Melissa Amick
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jennifer Anthony
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Richard Archambault
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Kathleen Askland
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My long-term research goal is to identify, and characterize the complex relationships among, susceptibility genes for several major psychiatric disorders, at both the population and individual levels. As it is now clear that these disorders have complex genetic architectures, decoding the particulars will require novel analytic approaches capable of modeling and testing all viable genetic hypotheses. Ultimately, such strategies are hoped to contribute to advances in diagnosis and treatment. |
| | Naureen Attiullah
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | James Badger
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Daniel Bagner
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Genie Bailey
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Steven Barreto
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Rowland Barrett
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Rowland Barrett has published extensively on psychiatric aspects of autism, Asperger's syndrome, epilepsy, self-injurious behavior, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities. |
| | Marianne Barton
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Cynthia Battle
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Cynthia Battle is a licensed clinical psychologist whose research focuses on women's perinatal mental health, specifically depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period. She received a career development award and a treatment development grant from NIMH which have supported her work developing a family-based treatment for postpartum depression. In addition, she has directed an NIMH study to examine barriers to care and treatment preferences among depressed perinatal women. |
| | Scott Baymiller
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Christina Bellanti
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Douglas Bernon
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Karyn Blane
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Beth Bock
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Beth Bock's primary research interests are in examining innovative interventions for smoking cessation, exercise promotion, and the use of computer-based technologies in behavior change. She is currently principal investigator (PI) on two National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-funded studies examining smoking cessation interventions for emergency medical patients. |
| | John Boekamp
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Daniela Boerescu
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Julie Boergers
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Boergers conducts research on childhood sleep disorders, adolescent suicidal behavior, and health risk behaviors, such as smoking. She is studying the impact of insufficient sleep and mood problems on smoking relapse during the postpartum period. She examines family, peer, and social contextual influences on smoking, and is part of the Brown Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center. |
 | Robert Boland
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
1. Psychiatric aspects of HIV. This includes particular attention to the effects of depression on persons suffering with HIV and AIDS.
2. Teaching with technology. This involves developing and using new technologies, with an emphasis on computers and the internet, in aiding and complementing traditional classroom teaching. |
| | Elisa Bolton
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Dale Bond
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | M. Christopher Borden
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Belinda Borrelli
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | William Braden
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Willoughby Britton
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Research interests include sleep, emotional disturbances, and new treatment/prevention strategies for mood disorders. Recently completed a 3-year NIH-funded RCT on the neurophysiological effects of mindfulness meditation in depression, including executive, affective, autonomic + endocrine functioning. Current research projects examine the effects of meditation practices on executive functioning and emotional wellbeing in 6th graders + college students.
5/09 currently seeking research assistants |
| | Edward Brown
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Larry Brown
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Larry Brown's current research interests focus on HIV risk and the efficacy of HIV prevention treatments among subgroups of adolescents such as those with psychiatric disorders. He is the Principal Investigator of several major projects, funded by National Institute of Memtal Health (NIMH), that focus on the relationship between psychopathology and HIV risk behaviors. |
| | Richard A. Brown
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Richard A. Brown has over 30 years experience in the development of clinical approaches to treat tobacco, alcohol and drug dependence in adults and adolescents. His research has focused in the following areas: a) behavioral and pharmacological treatment of nicotine dependence, b) physical exercise and substance use disorders, c) distress tolerance and vulnerability to smoking lapse and relapse, d) comorbidity of substance use and other psychiatric disorders, and e) adolescent smoking, alcohol and drug use and psychiatric comorbidity. |
| | Walter Brown
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Maria Buckley
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jeffrey Burock
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Karen Cammuso
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Recent research project explored a new strategy for assessing the presence of absolute pitch in individuals with Autism and Asperger's Disorder. This builds upon prior research that found autistic-like traits to be more common in adults with absolute pitch. The study of absolute pitch, a genetically-linked ability, may hold promise in furthering understanding of cognitive processes and genetics of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. |
 | Linda Carpenter
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Linda Carpenter investigates the biology and treatment of mood disorders. Specifically, her work has focused on characterizing the biological correlates of Major Depression with methods that include dynamic serial sampling of human blood and cerebrospinal fluid. She investigates risk markers for the devlopment of depression through the study the hormonal, emotional, and neuroendocrine response to standardized stress tests and history of exposure to early life adversity in healthy individuals. She has conducted and been an investigator in clinical trials focused on novel drugs and brain stimulation therapies for patients with the most severe and chronic forms of depression. |
 | Mary A. Carskadon
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Mary A. Carskadon, Ph.D., director of Chronobiology and Sleep Research at Bradley Hospital, studies the sleep patterns of young people. The lab's research focus includes circadian rhythms and puberty; the role of time-of-day preference on daytime sleepiness; influence of parental alcohol use history on the sleep and rhythms of young people; ADHD and sleep-enhanced learning; sleep loss and genetic predictors of depressed mood in college students. |
| | Claire Carswell
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Hilary Cerullo
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Yael Chatav
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
We study the associations between problematic alcohol use and couples' functioning, as well as access to treatment for populations involving these individuals. |
 | Iwona Chelminski
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Ronald Cohen
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Ronald Cohen is an active researcher in clinical and cognitive neuroscience with over 100 publications. He has authored the book Neuropsychology of Attention, and co-authored a book on Vascular Dementia. His research interests include the study of brain-behavior relationships, particularly with respect to attention, timing, and executive functioning. His clinical research interests include the neural bases of violence, cardiovascular disease influences on neurocognitive functioning, and Alzheimer's and related dementia. Recent work has been initiated to examine neurobehavioral effects of brain nicotinic function. |
 | Suzanne Colby
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Suzanne Colby's research interests include laboratory and clinical studies of adolescent nicotine dependence, treatment development, and instrumentation research. She is the principal investigator of a NIDA-funded grant "Smoking vs. Alternative Reinforcers in Adolescents", co-investigator on eight other NIH grants, and funded by the National Cancer Institute to develop a web-based measurement guide for conducting adolescent smoking research. |
| | Giselle Corre
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Stephen Correia
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
White matter fibers form the connections between different brain regions and allow the brain to function in a unified way. They are often impacted by normal aging and in disorders that can cause dementia. Stephen Correia uses diffusion tensor imaging, an advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique, to study the cognitive and behavioral effects of age-related changes in the brain's white matter fibers. His work may help identify patients at early risk for dementia. |
| | Geanina Costea
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Ellen Costello
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Kristen D'Eramo
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Francine D'elia
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Maxim Daamen
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Kristy Dalrymple
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | G. Thamara Davis
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jennifer Davis
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Jennifer Davis's research focuses on identifying ways to reduce burden and minimize physical and mental health declines in dementia caregivers. By developing easily accessible interventions, this work could help improve the quality of life of caregivers and the individuals they care for at home or after nursing home placement. She also studies cognitive risk factors for driving safety in normal aging and in patients with Alzheimer's dementia. |
| | Nancy Davis
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Judith DePue
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Judith DePue's research interests focus on public health approaches to deliver preventive care and behavioral/lifestyle interventions. She has particular interest in developing interventions for primary care and community settings and with under-served populations. She is currently co-principal investigator (with Stephen McGarvey, PhD) on an niddk funded project using community health workers to support diabetes self management in American Samoa. |
| | Margaret Dicarlo
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. DiCarlo's current research interests include: driving and dementia; executive dysfunction in aging and dementia; cognitive and emotional effects of MS; ADHD and executive functioning; neuropsychological and neurobehavioral test development; assessment of effort and malingering. |
| | Daniel Dickstein
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Susan Dickstein
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Susan Dickstein's areas of expertise include developmental psychopathology; maternal depression; infancy and early childhood development in risk contexts; attachment relationships; and assessment and treatment of disorders of infancy/early childhood. Her other areas of interest include: dissemination and evaluation of preventive intervention for preschoolers and their families; Head Start/Early Head Start mental health consultation; family assessment; infant mental health advocacy and policy |
| | Elizabeth Didie
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Amy Bach Dilello
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Stephen Dizio
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Deidre Donaldson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Laura Drury
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jennifer Dyl
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Dyl's current clinical and research interests focus on assessment and treatment of adolescent severe psychopathology. Currently, she is involved in research projects examining the prevalence and clinical characteristics of bipolar disorder in adolescents. She is also collecting data on body dysmorphic disorder and related body image disturbances in hospitalized adolescents, examining relationships between these features and co-morbid disorders, self-harming behaviors, posttraumatic symptomotology, and functional impairment. |
 | Maria Eguia
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Professor Eguia has research interests in program evaluation in Head Start/ Early Head Start settings, family functioning and depression, and development of children at risk for psychopathology. |
| | Melody Eide
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Jane Eisen
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Jane Eisen's current research focuses on the symptoms, treatment, and outcome of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a common and, at times, debilitating anxiety disorder. She is involved in a 10-year prospective study of OCD involving 300 adults and 100 children. This project is focused on examining factors impacting course and treatment response in OCD. In addition, she is investigating the relationship between OCD and other psychiatric disorders as well as the role of insight in OCD. |
| | Mark Elliot
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Patricia Engler
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Lynn Epstein
Community Health, Department of
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Nathan Epstein
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Gary Epstein-Lubow
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My primary research is with family caregiving. I am interested in developing interventions to 1) help reduce the burden and depressive symptoms often experienced by caregivers and 2) promote positive coping skills for working with suffering individuals. Other research interests include: family caregiving in the hospital setting, risk factors for depression in caregivers, and the training of professional caregivers -- particularly medical students. |
| | Debra Erickson-Owens
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Christianne Esposito-Smyther
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Christianne Esposito-Smythers primary research interests focus on cognitive behavioral interventions for adolescents with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. She is the principal investigator (PI) on a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)-funded clinical trial testing an integrated cognitive behavioral treatment for depressed suicidal substance abusing adolescents. She is also interested in cognitive assessment research with suicidal youth. She is also the PI on a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded research grant that examines the relation between adolescent psychopathology, cognitive processes, and suicidality. |
| | Allison Schettini Evans
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Matthew Evans
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Frank Faltus
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Carol Faulkner
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | David Faust
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Leslie Ann Feil
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Michael Fiori
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Walter Fitzhugh
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Ellen Flynn
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Laura Frakey
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Greta Francis
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Francis' research interests include childhood anxiety disorders and factors associated with school-based treatment of youth with psychiatric disorders. |
 | Michael Frank
Psychology, Department of
Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, Department of
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Lisa Freda
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jennifer Freeman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Jennifer Freeman's research interests are in the area of child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Her particular interests include obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), cognitive behavioral family interventions, and developmental psychopathology. Her current research focuses on the development of family-based assessment and treatment methods for young children with OOCD as well as examining cognitive behavioral treatments in children who do not fully respond to OCD medications. |
| | Fredric Friedman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Michael Friedman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Karen Friend
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Georita Frierson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Gregory Fritz
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
The Childhood Asthma Research Project (CARP) seeks to understand the role of psychological factors in the course of pediatric asthma. Studies are investigating sociocultural variables behind minority/non-minority asthma disparities; the process of accurately recognizing respiratory changes; adherence behavior around asthma treatment; and the impact of acute stress on asthma-related immune mediators. |
| | Martin Furman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Gerard Gagne
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Abbe Garcia
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Garcia's current research interests are focused on parent-child interaction patterns and temperamental factors that may be associated with anxiety disorders in children. She is the recipient of a junior faculty training and research award from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH). The objective of this project is to identify and describe the inter-relationship between behavioral patterns and child psychophysiology that are associated with anxiety disorders. |
| | Ryan Garrity
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Brandon Gaudiano
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Gaudiano's research focuses on developing and testing novel psychosocial treatments. The ultimate aim of this research is to improve the standard of care for individuals with difficult-to-treat psychiatric conditions. |
| | Jonathan Gershon
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Cognitive-behavioral therapy, especially in the treatment of anxiety disorders and phobias.
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| | Maryann Gnys
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Jessica Gokee LaRose
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Richard Goldberg
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
I am the Editor of the "Brown University Update in Geriatric Psychopharmacology." I continue to be involved in scholarly reviews of topics involving geriatric psychiatry. |
 | Michael Goldstein
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Goldstein has served as Principal Investigator for several NIH-funded studies that developed and tested educational interventions to enhance clinician delivery of smoking cessation, physical activity, and other preventive counseling interventions in primary care settings. He is currently a Co-Investigator on several trials testing strategies to increase physical activity, and other health behaviors, among patients with medical conditions, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes. |
| | Charles Golembeske
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Matthew Goodwin
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Alan Gordon
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Amy Gorin
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | David Gottesman, Ph.D.
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Janet Grace
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Grace's current clinical and research interests focus on measurement of neurobehavior, Parkinson's disease and dementia. Clinical and research efforts are interwoven. Translational research includes clinical applications of traditional neuroscience tasks in Parkinson's disease. The aim is to develop computer based and theoretically driven tasks that will have greater sensitivity in detecting specific cognitive features of PD patients. |
| | Rafael Gracia
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Rod Gragg
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Gragg's interests lie in the area of children's stress and coping in a variety of contexts (e.g., medical conditions, psychiatric symptoms, school problems). He also is interested in treatment outcome, particularly in relation to services provided in day treatment settings. |
 | Benjamin Greenberg
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My focus is the pathophysiology and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). I use brain stimulation, cognitive probes, and a variety of neuroimaging techniques to probe brain circuits implicated in symptom expression and in the response to treatment, and to reveal more about the neuroanatomical underpinnings of OCD symptoms. |
| | James Edward Greer
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Frederick Guggenheim
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Thomas Guilmette
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My research interests include the assessment of brain dysfunction from neuropsychological test measures, the use of neuropsychological assessment methods in medico-legal domains (i.e., forensic neuropsychology), the perceptions of head injury in different populations, rehabilitation outcomes, and mild head injury. |
| | Tracey Guthrie
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Wendy Hadley
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Scott Haltzman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Colin Harrington
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Terry Harrison-Goldman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Chantelle Hart
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Rachel Herz
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My general research interest is olfactory cognition and emotion. The underlying theme of my research is to understand how biological mechanisms and cognitive processes interact and influence perception, cognition and behavior. My experimental approach incorporates both cognitive-behavioral and neuropsychological techniques. |
| | Laurence Hirshberg
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
I am currently involved in three areas of research: 1. a multi-site international study of neurophysiological (EEG, ERP, and fMRI) and cognitive biomarkers to predict optimal medical treatment of major depression and ADHD, and 2.Study of brain activation and connectivity problems in individuals with Asperger's Disorder with researchers from the NYU Brain Research center, 3. Study of the effectiveness of EEG biofeedback for depression in adolescents with researchers from Tufts University. |
| | Leigh Anne Hohlstein
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Horacio Hojman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Karen Holler
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Karyn Horowitz
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Christopher Houck
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Margaret Howard
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Jeffrey Hunt
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Suzanne Hurst
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Sandra Jacobson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Sandra Jacobson has had a longstanding interest in the neurobiology of delirium and has done work in the past using electroencephalogram (EEG) and quantitative EEG methods. Currently, she is studying delirium in hospitalized patients using EEG monitoring and actigraphy along with behavioral observation. The aim of this work is to determine whether chronobiologic interventions might be useful in the treatment and prevention of delirium. |
| | Neeta Jain
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | John Jakicic
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Elissa Jelalian
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Elissa Jelalian's research interests focus on weight regulation and behavioral intervention for overweight children and adolescents. Her current research involves investigation of a peer intervention as an adjunt to behavioral weight control treatment in adolescents. A second aim of her research is to understand the individual, family, and contextual variables that are related to treatment outcome in pediatric weight control interventions. |
| | Melissa Jenkins Mangili
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My research focuses on attention and memory in neurologic and psychiatric disorders. |
| | Ernestine Jennings
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Carol Jensen
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Beth Jerskey
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Belinda Anne Johnson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Benjamin Johnson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Eileen Johnson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Jennifer Johnson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Johnson's initial research examined therapeutic relationships in group psychotherapy. Currently, she is focusing her interest in group psychotherapy and interpersonal issues on treatments for high-risk women, including women with co-occurring substance and mental health disorders and women with perinatal depression. She is currently conducting a randomized clinical trial of group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for women prisoners with co-occurring substance use and depression. |
| | Robert G. Johnston
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Ferdinand Jones
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Christopher Kahler
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Christopher Kahler's work has focused on three primary topics: (a) the contribution of personality, psychiatric conditions, and emotional processes to the causes and treatment of alcohol and tobacco addiction, (b) methods for assessing alcohol use, problems, and dependence, and (c) the etiology and treatment of the co-use of alcohol and tobacco. He has published extensively in these and other areas with over 115 peer-reviewed publications to date. |
| | David Kahn
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Hung-Teh Kao
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
The mission of the Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry is to investigate the molecular pathways that predispose individuals to neuropsychiatric diseases. A diverse range of experimental approaches is used, including molecular and cellular biology, proteomics and animal models. |
| | Craig Kaufmann
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Ali Kazim
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Gabor Keitner
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Gabor Keitner's research interest is in the assessment of comprehensive treatments for mood disorders including pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and family therapy. He conducts pharmacological clinical trials and is an international authority on family therapy and combined (biological and psychosocial) treatments. He is also investigating the effectiveness of disease management models for difficult-to-treat depression and bipolar disorders. |
 | Martin Keller
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Martin Keller has made major research contributions to the understanding and treatment of mood disorders. He has performed research on the longitudinal course and neuropsychopharmacology of affective disorders and anxiety disorders and on the causes, pathophysiology, treatment, and prevention of depression. He has received more than 20 research grant awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and numerous grants from research foundations and the pharmaceutical industry. |
| | R. Thomas Keller
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Megan Kelly
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Susan Kelly
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | George Kenna
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
George Kenna conducts clinical as well as laboratory research on the causes of and treatments for alcohol dependence. He is particularly interested in how drugs work to reduce craving for alcohol. He is also interested in assessing and balancing the need for opioids for pain with that of addiction. |
| | Amir Khan
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Teresa King
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Kathryn Kirshenbaum
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jennifer Kittler
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Margaret Klitzke
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Valerie Knopik
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Community Health, Department of
Dr. Knopik's primary area of interest is the joint effects and interaction of genetic and environmental (specifically prenatal and early postnatal) risk factors on childhood externalizing behavior (e.g., Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder) and associated learning and cognitive deficits. |
 | Robert Kohn
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Robert Kohn's research has focused on psychiatric epidemiology and geriatric psychiatry. He has conducted international research on the prevalence of mental illness, service utilization, stigma, social class, and schizophrenia, stress including natural disasters, terrorism, and immigration. His research in geriatric psychiatry has examined neuropsychiatric risk factors, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), suicide, delivery of services to the homebound, and the course of depression. |
| | Daphne Koinis-Mitchell
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Daphne Koinis-Mitchell's primary research interests are identifying child-based, family/cultural, and neighborhood-related protective factors that minimize children's experience of asthma morbidity across the home and school settings. She applies a resilience-based theoretical framework to understand processes that buffer children's exposure to asthma-related and urban stresses. |
| | Renu Kothari
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Liliya Koyfman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Peter Kramer
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Non-fiction books for a general audience on subjects related to psychiatry and medical ethics, often with broader cultural implications. Literary fiction. Nonfiction essays in newspapers and general circulation magazines. Past academic monographs in psychiary and public health. Recent writing in academic journals: book reviews and occasional contributions in medical ethics. |
| | Andrea Kretzschmar
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | David Kroessler
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Brandon Krupp
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jayne Kurkjian
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | W. Curt LaFrance Jr.
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Neurology
W. Curt LaFrance, Jr. conducts clinical research in brain/behavior disorders, focusing on the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy and nonepileptic seizures. |
| | Jocelyn LaHaye
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jennifer Lambert
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Carol Landau
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Carol Landau's clinical research interests are women's health, menopause, depression, as well as curricular development for primary care and medicine. She also develops articles on depression, women's health and stress management for mass media. |
| | Monique LeBourgeois
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Monique LeBourgeois's research interests are in sleep, circadian rhythms, and emotion in early childhood. Her focus includes understanding developmental changes in homeostatic and circadian regulation of sleep, as well as the impact of sleep restriction on young children's ability to regulate and express their emotions. |
| | Jacqueline Lebel
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Celia Lescano
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Celia Lescano's current research interests focus on adolescent risk behaviors, specifically sexual risk behaviors that predispose adolescents to HIV infection. She is involved in several major projects, funded by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), with Larry Brown that focus on adolescents with psychiatric disorders and HIV risk. As a Hispanic faculty member, Celia Lescano also received a Long-term Supplement for Minority Faculty grant from NIMH with which she will develop a culturally-relevant HIV prevention intervention for Latino families. She most recently received a K Award from NIMH to further this work. |
 | Barry Lester
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Barry Lester's research is on the study of developmental processes in children at risk. This includes children at risk because of biological factors and children at risk due to social factors. |
| | Laura Levine
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Beth Lewis
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Beth Lewis's research interests include examining mediators of physical activity change and using technology to increase physical activity participation. |
| | Diana Elliott Lidofsky
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Paul Lieberman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital. She is a clinical health psychologist, specializing in adolescent and young adult health risk behaviors, with a particular interest in the development of effective weight management and smoking cessation treatments. Most recently, she received a career development award to study weight gain in college students. |
 | Debra Lobato
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Richard Longabaugh
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Professor Longabaugh is a clinical psychologist who currently devotes his time to conducting alcohol treatment research. His particular expertise is in behavioral treatments for alcohol problems and understanding why and how they are effective.From 1986 until 2000 he also directed Brown's post-doctoral training program for alcohol treatment/intervention researchers. |
| | Christine M. Low
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Low's research interests are in the area of developmental psychopathology; infant mental health; development in risk contexts; early childhood community-based mental health consultation (i.e., Early Head Start and Head Start) and program evaluation. |
 | Elizabeth Lowenhaupt
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Arnold Ludwig
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
In "The Price of Greatness" (Guilford Press, 1995), I examine the relationship between exceptional creative achievement and mental illness. In a later study, "King of the Mountain: The Nature of Political Leadership" (University Press of Kentucky, 2002, 2004), I examine the personality characteristics, childhoods and mental stability of six kinds of rulers to pinpoint the chief predictors of later political success.. |
| | Katarina Lukatela
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Selene Mackinnon
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
1) Coping skills among adult alcohol, tobacco, and cocaine abusers
2) Spirituality and substance abuse
3) Sobriety-related lifestyle coping skills
4) Appraisal of high-risk situations
5) Tolerance for Discomfort
6) Predictors of treatment outcome |
 | Paul Malloy
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Paul Malloy's primary research interest is frontal lobe/executive functions in neuropsychiatric disorders, with a current focus on dementia. He is investigating the role of small vessel cerebrovascular disease in causing executive deficits using behavioral and neuroimaging techniques. In addition, a series of projects have demonstrated the relationship between executive problems and poor outcomes such as increased caregiver burden, failure in activities of daily living, and apathy. He is also involved in studies measuring executive functioning in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression in patients undergoing deep brain stimulation treatment. |
| | Charles Malone
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Maria Mancebo
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Maria Mancebo's research focuses on evidence-based treatments for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). She is the Project Director/Co-Investigator of an National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded prospective, follow-up study of the long-term course of OCD. Her research focuses on treatment utilization, treatment effectivenss, and the development of novel intervention strategies for individuals who don't benefit from current treatments. |
| | Ginger Manzo
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Bess Marcus
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
As a clinical health psychologist, Bess Marcus has spent the last 20 years conducting research on physical activity behavior. She has published over 150 articles and book chapters, as well as three books on physical activity. Marcus has developed a series of assessment instruments to measure psychosocial mediators of physical activity behavior and has also developed low-cost interventions to promote physical activity behavior in community, workplace, and primary care settings. She contributed to new national recommendations for physical activity and contributed to the 1996 Surgeons General Report on Physical Activity and Health. |
| | Louis Marino
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Sarah Martin
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Saul Martin
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Jeanne McCaffery
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Jeanne McCaffery's research interests are twin and family studies and molecular genetics in cardiovascular behavioral medicine and addictive behaviors. Recent projects include: genetic and environmental contributions to the metabolic syndrome, environmental contributions of socioeconomic status to health behaviors and cardiovascular disease, and specific variants in DNA that predict depression and physiological responses to psychological stress. |
| | James McCartney
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Lois Fraser McCartney
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | David McConville
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | John McGeary
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Joseph McGlinchey
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Lori McKinsey
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Nicole McLaughlin
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Current research projects include: Project Director, Co-Investigator, Obsessive-Compulsive Genetics Association Study; Neuropsychology Coordinator, Co-Investigator, Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD Clinical Trial. Primary reseach interests are in investigating neurosurgical interventions in OCD and in researching cognitive endophenotypes of OCD. I also have ongoing projects in olfaction of Alzheimer's disease and the functional status of Parkinson's disease. |
 | Elizabeth McQuaid
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Elizabeth McQuaid's current research interests focus on the psychosocial aspects of pediatric asthma. Her previous research assessed adherence to pediatric asthma regimens across the adolescent transition and individual and family characteristics that influence pediatric asthma outcomes. She is currently PI of an RCT to assess an intervention to increase medication use in inner city children with asthma, and CO-I on multiple projects relating to asthma management in children. |
| | Robyn Mehlenbeck
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Mehlenbeck's current research interests focus on adolescent weight issues, spanning from eating disorders to helping overweight adolescents lose weight. She is currently a Co-Investigator on a NIH-funded project to examine innovative interventions to help overweight adolescents lose weight. She is also working on developing several research projects on describing the characteristics of younger children who develop eating disorders and what predicts recovery from an eating disorder. |
| | Debbie Mendelsohn
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Arthur Mercurio
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Ivan Miller
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Ivan Miller is interested in the assessment and treatment of mood disorders, including major depression, dysthymia and bipolar disorder. He also has specific interests in the treatment of suicidal patients and in family approaches to mood disorders. |
| | P. Allison Minugh
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Robert Miranda Jr.
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Robert Miranda is currently the principal investigator on a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded laboratory study of biobehavioral mechanisms relating conduct disorder and drug abuse among adolescents. He is also a co-investigator on several federally-funded projects involving teens and addiction. In addition, he has a K-23 award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to develop expertise in conducting human laboratory and clinical trials research on pharmacotherapy for addictive behavior disorders. |
| | Carmen Monzon
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jason Moore
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Andrew Morris
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Kathleen Morrow
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Kathleen Morrow, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior and The Miriam Hospital. Her research focuses on behavioral HIV/STD prevention interventions, and the development of biomedical products and devices for HIV/STD prevention, including acceptability of and adherence to experimental vaginal (and rectal) microbicides. Her work, conducted both domestically and internationally, incorporates quantitative, as well as qualitative and mixed methodologies. |
| | Tracy Mullare
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | James Murphy
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Gabriel Najera
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Justin Nash
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jack Nassau
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Nassau’s research focuses in the area of psychological influences on pediatric chronic medical illness. He is particularly interested in the effect of stress on immune function in children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions such as asthma and inflammatory bowel disease, and in the effectiveness of multidisciplinary family therapy on the psychological and health outcomes of children and adolescents with functional pain complaints. |
 | Charles Neighbors
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Charles Neighbors' current research focuses on addressing health disparities and translating clinical research findings into public health impact. As part of this work, he applies interdisciplinary methods--from economics, epidemiology, and psychology--in modeling studies of the cost efficiency of psychological interventions. He also is developing culturally congruent interventions--in Spanish and English--to increase physical activity interventions for sedentary Latinos. |
 | Raymond Niaura
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Raymond Niaura, Ph.D., is a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown Medical School and Butler Hospital. He is the Director of Transdisciplinary Research. His primary areas of responsibility lie in being an independently funded researcher and faculty mentor to predoctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. Research interests include tobacco dependence and psychological factors affecting metabolism and cardiovascular diseases. |
| | Heather Niemeier
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Ted Nirenberg
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Ted Nirenberg's research has focused on injury prevention and substance abuse. Recent projects have examined the effectiveness of motivational interviewing with injured patients who are seen in the emergency department (ED). He has developed a prevention program for court referred youth who have been convicted of a driving offense. He is Co-Director of the Injury Prevention Center (IPC) at RI Hospital. The IPC has received funding from several sources to fund community prevention and research projects. |
| | Alvaro Olivares
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Karen Oliver
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Warren Ong
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Wendy Ossman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Margaret Paccione-Dyszlewski
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Maria Pagano
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Anjali Palav
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Kathleen Palm
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | John Parsons
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Robert Paul
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Robert Paul's primary research interests include neuropsychological and neuroimaging correlates of neurologic diseases that involve subcortical regions of the brain. He is actively studying HIV and cerebrovascular disease to understand the mechanisms involved in subcortical brain function. Paul has received pilot funding from NIDA and a career development award from NIMH to examine cognitive dysfunction in HIV-infected individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). A second line of research is focused on the relationship between vascular disease and cognitive impairment in the elderly and the specific impact of cerebrovascular disease on conversion to dementia. |
| | Maryann Paxson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Robert Pazulinec
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Teri Pearlstein
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My major research interest has been the assessment and treatment of women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Studies have included impact of PMDD on function and efficacy of antidepressant medications and oral contraceptives in PMDD. I have also conducted treatment trials in dysthymia, post-traumatic stress disorder, binge eating disorder, and postpartum depression. |
| | David Pearson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Joseph Penn
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Francis Pescosolido
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Suzanne Phelan
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Suzanne Phelan's principal research is in the application of behavioral methods to prevent and treat obesity. She is co-principal investigator of the National Weight Control Registry, which is an ongoing longitudinal study evaluating over 5,000 successful weight losers. Phelan is also conducting a one-year investigation of the effects of a lifestyle intervention designed to prevent pregnancy-associated weight retention and obesity. |
| | Katharine Phillips
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Katharine Phillips' research interests focus on the treatment and psychopathology of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), as well as the psychopathology of other psychiatric disorders. She is conducting research that includes pharmacotherapy studies of BDD and the development of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for BDD. She has a K24 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to mentor beginning investigators in interventions and psychopathology research. |
| | Dawn Picotte
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Angela Marinilli Pinto
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Anthony Pinto
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Pinto's areas of research interest include the phenomenology, neurocognition, and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, as well as the course and treatment response of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and its symptom subtypes. |
 | Bernadine Pinto
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Bernardine Pinto's research interests have focused in two areas: 1) changing unhealthy behaviors, and 2) psycho-social issues and health behavior change among oncology patients. Her research focus is on exercise promotion and cancer survivorship, and she has published over 50 original articles and book chapters. She has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), American Cancer Society, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation for intervention trials to promote exercise among sedentary adults and among cancer survivors. |
| | Wendy Plante
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Barry Plummer
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Barbara Porton
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Donn Posner
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Posner is a consultant on two grants. One is assessing the effect of CBT-I on insomnia in a cohort of veterans with PTSD. The other will be designing a protocol to increase sleep time in a group of insufficient sleeprs and evaluating whether sleep extension improves weight loss. |
| | Michael Allen Posternak
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Ann Back Price
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Lawrence Price
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Lawrence Price is currently engaged in studies focused on mood disorders, including the neuroendocrine and neurochemical sequelae of stress and early life experience as risk factors for major affective illness and the development of novel pharmacological and electrophysiological monotherapy and combination treatment approaches to mood and anxiety disorders. |
| | Marilyn Price
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | C. Brandon Qualls
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Carolyn Rabin
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Carolyn Rabin, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Rutgers University and completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral training at Brown University. Her primary research focus is in the area of cancer survivorship. She has conducted research on the factors that influence both emotional and physical well-being among cancer survivors. |
| | Michael Raciti
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Dale Radka
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Susan Raffa
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Moataz Ragheb
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Susan Ramsey
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Susan Ramsey's research focuses on the confluence of psychiatric, substance use, and medical issues. She currently serves as principal investigator on three National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded studies: testing a brief alcohol intervention for depressed patients who drink heavily, developing and testing an intervention to prevent depression among methadone maintenance patients receiving treatment for hepatitis C, and developing and testing an HIV risk intervention for pregnant drug users. |
| | Washim Rashid
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Steven Rasmussen
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My research is focused on the pathogenesis and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Funded projects include a ten-year longitudinal observational study of 400 patients with OCD, a multicenter genetic linkage study of OCD and neurosurgical approaches to treating refractory OCD patients using the gamma knife and deep brain stimulation. We also have a multicenter translational grant that combines electrophysiology, neuroanatomy, and imaging to explore the neurocircuitry of OCD. |
 | Lucy Rathier
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Hollie Raynor
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Hollie Raynor's research interests are in combining her nutrition and psychology training by investigating eating regulation, specifically factors that affect satiation (fullness), and behavioral interventions for obesity. She is interested in eating regulation in adults and children and in examining factors that affect choices in eating behavior. Her specific areas of interest have involved examining dietary variety, portion size, and the reinforcing value of food on food intake. |
| | Patricia Recupero
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Richard Rende
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Richard Rende's current interests focus on identifying familial risk factors for the development of substance use and psychopathology. Particular attention is given to research designs that illuminate transmission of risk across generations, with reference to both cultural and genetic sources of influence. This work is designed to provide a platform for both the treatment and prevention of a number of problem areas that adversely affect development from childhood to adulthood. |
| | Michelle Rickerby
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Kenneth Rickler
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Neurology
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| | Christie Rizzo
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Rizzo's empirical work focuses on the interface between romantic relationship factors and adolescent mental health, with a particular interest in the prevention of adolescent dating violence and associated risk behaviors. She recently received a K Award from NIMH to develop and evaluate a theoretically-driven intervention for dating violence and HIV risk among adolescent girls. |
| | Richard Robin
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Thomas Roesler
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Karen Rosen
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Wilma S. Rosen
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Mindy Rosenbloom
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Andrew Rosenzweig
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Lowell Rubin
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Christine Ryan
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Christine Ryan's primary interests include patients diagnosed with a psychiatric illness and their interactions and relationships with family members/caregivers. She is first author on a recently published book which focuses on evaulating and treating families. She is also involved in clincial trials to assess the effectiveness of medications in the treatment of mood disorders, the long-term course of a severe psychiatric illness, and psychosocial factors which may affect the course of illness. |
| | Henry Sachs
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Psychiatric aspects of developmental disorders, autism, and mental retardation; psychopharmacology |
| | Kazi Salahuddin
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Stephen Salloway
Neurology
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My research focuses on the following areas: clinical trials for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and vascular dementia; studies of genetic and sporadic forms of microvascular brain disease; studies of executive function and frontal behaviors; and the development of imaging biomarkers to study conversion to dementia. |
| | William San Antonio
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Paul Sapir
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Thomas Scaramella
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | M. Masha Schiller
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Ronald Seifer
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Ronald Seifer's research interests are in the area of developmental psychopathology. He has ongoing studies on children at risk for psychopathology (owing to parental mental illness) and children exposed to substance abuse during the prenatal period. Processes studied include children's emotions, relationship formation, temperament, and family interaction. The focus of this work is on the early years of life. |
| | Gregg Selke
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Deborah Sepinwall
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Eva Serber
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | William Shadel
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Linda Shafer
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Lisa Shea
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | M. Tracie Shea
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Tracie Shea's current research is focused on personality disorders (PDs) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Her research in PDs includes a multi-site study of the longitudinal course of PDs and a study to examine emotional processing in borderline personality disorder. Her PTSD research includes adapting and pilot testing a treatment for PTSD-related anger problems and examination of the early longitudinal course and predictors of PTSD in veterans of the Iraq war. |
| | Stephen Sheinkopf
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My research focuses the early identification of autism, and on the development of social abilities and regulatory capacity in young children with autism, as well as children at risk for poor social developmental outcomes. Current investigations are focused on very early indicators of risk for autism. These include studies of prenatal behavioral indictors in at risk babies, and studies of early vocal acoustics in babies at risk for or later diagnosed with autism. |
| | Stephanie Shepard
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Iris Shuey
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Pamela Shuman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Michael Silver
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Luisa Skoble
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Cheryl Slomkowski
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Cheryl Slomkowski's work focuses on the role of family factors on the development and escalation of a number of problem behaviors in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. Specific emphasis is given to sibling influences on substance use and delinquent behavior within the broader social context of family and peers. Intensive data collection methods are typically used to capture specific interactional processes via which intimate relationships affect developmental outcomes. |
| | Richard Smith
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | David Solomon
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. David Solomon is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior in the Brown University School of Medicine. Dr. Solomon has served as the principal investigator or co-investigator for many studies, and has reviewed grant proposals for the National Institute of Mental Health, National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders, as well as practice guidelines and task force reports for the American Psychiatric Association. |
| | Louis Sorrentino
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Anthony Spirito
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Anthony Spirito's current research interests focus on developing and testing new psychosocial treatments for adolescent substance use and adolescent depression/suicidal behavior. |
| | Emily Spurrell
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Cassandra Stanton
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Cassandra Stanton's research interests include child, adolescent, and family health promotion, as well as community based cancer prevention research. She has a National Cancer Institute (NCI) career development award to investigate contextual and group level processes that impact youth tobacco use. As a co-investigator of a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded clinical trial, she is also examining culturally sensitive smoking cessation interventions. She is especially interested in cultural differences in the development of health behaviors and novel prevention interventions that reinforce protective influences in youth's social environments. |
| | Achina Stein
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Lynda Stein
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
1) Brief alcohol, smoking, and drug-use interventions with adolescents and young adults
2) Motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapies for substance use
3) Substance-involved adults and adolescents in the criminal/juvenile justice systems and
enhancement of service use and treatment engagement.
4) Sample bias in recruitment
5) Response bias (especially in instruments assessing substance use) |
| | Robert Stern
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Gregory Stiener
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Robert Stout
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
1) Application of quantitative decision methods to problems in additions and mental health
2) Long-term alcohol treatment outcome; longitudinal data analysis
3) Health services/cost issues in addictions and mental health
4) Mathematical and statistical modeling
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| | David Strong
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
David Strong collaborates in the development of smoking cessation interventions among adolescent and adult smokers with psychiatric risk factors and also does biobehavioral research on stress and smoking cessation. He has collaborated on several psychometric studies of clinical assessment instruments and has applied methods based in item response theory to faciliatate understanding of psychological constructs used to study addictions. |
 | Laura Stroud
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Laura Stroud, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital. Her broad research interests include physiological responses to stress, biobehavioral mechanisms in nicotine dependence and sex differences in depression. Stroud currently has two lines of research: the first focuses on the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy on physiological (adrenocortical) responses to stress in adolescents and infants; the second focuses on sex differences in physiological responses to stress and depression over puberty. |
| | Gregory Stuart
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Stuart's research has tested theoretical models of intimate partner violence (IPV). In men and women arrested for IPV, alcohol problems by both partners contribute to physical abuse. His research has shown that IPV is overrepresented in populations in treatment for substance abuse and that substance abuse is overrepresented in people court mandated to violence programs. In alcohol patients, IPV declines after treatment, and IPV is higher among relapsed alcoholics relative to remitted alcoholics. |
| | Frank Sullivan
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Lawrence Sweet
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Lawrence Sweet examines brain-behavior relationships in neuropsychiatric patients using functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) and neuropsychological methods. His FMRI work also focuses on experimental design, data analyses, and paradigm development. He has developed paradigms to assess clinically relevant constructs and applications, such as treatment outcome. Recent projects include studies of patients diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, nicotine dependence, heart failure, and dementia. |
 | Robert Swift
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Robert Swift conducts clinical and laboratory research on the causes of and treatments for alcoholism and drug dependence. He is particularly interested in how medications act to reduce craving and other potential endophenotypes of addictive disorders. He conducts clincal trials in patients with substance use disorders to investigate the efficacy of medications alone as well as medications combined with non-medical treatments such as counseling. He is also interested in the adoption of these new medications into medical practice. |
| | Marilyn Sykulski
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Pedro Tactacan
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Gerald Tarnoff
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Elisabeth Taylor
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Tahir Tellioglu
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Tracy O'Leary Tevyaw
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Our program of research focuses on developing interventions and enhancing existing treatments for reducing drinking and smoking among adolescents, young adults, and college students. Specifically, we are interested in testing the combination of psychosocial interventions, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, with approaches such as contingency management, which rely on providing external reinforcement for abstaining from substance use. |
| | Ronald Thebarge
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Anthony Thornton
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Jennifer Tidey
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
There is a very high prevalence of cigarette smoking (>70%) among people with serious mental illness. Dr. Tidey's research focuses on biological, environmental and social factors that influence cigarette smoking in people with schizophrenia. She also studies medications and behavioral treatments for tobacco and alcohol dependence in adults and adolescents without serious mental illness. |
 | John Todaro
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
John Todaro's research interests are in cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention. He presently is investigating whether men and women achieve similar medical and psychological benefits after participating in cardiac rehabilitation. Dr. Todaro is also conducting research investigating the pathophysiological mechanisms, including inflammation and the metabolic syndrome, which may help to explain the relationship between negative emotions and coronary heart disease. |
| | Marina Tolou-Shams
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Christine Trask
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
My primary area of interest is in the cognitive effects of medical disorders in children. In particular, I am interested in the long-term effects of treatment for cancer on children's thinking abilities and academic skills and am interested in developing interventions to enhance children's return to school work. I have also been involved in research looking at the cognitive side effects of medications and the cognitive effects of several environmental exposures. |
 | Peter Trask
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Professor Trask's clinical and research interests focus on distress and quality of life in cancer patients. He has published numerous articles on these issues and is currently designing projects to investigate these and other issues of prevention and screening in cancer survivors. |
| | Geoffrey Tremont
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Geoffrey Tremont's current research interests involve developing treatments to improve the emotional functioning of dementia caregivers. He is also interest in other dementia related topics, enhancing the profession of clinical neuropsychology, and understanding how different brain functions interact. |
| | Harsh Trivedi
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Joseph Trunzo
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jean Twomey
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Twomey's research interests include developmental outcomes of substance-exposed infants with Child Protective Service involvement, maternal risk factors and child developmental outcomes, long-term trajectories of participants of the RI Family Treatment Drug Court, and the impact of infant colic on maternal mental health. |
| | Barbara Tylenda
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Audrey Tyrka
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Audrey Tyrka studies the interaction of neurobiological and psychosocial factors in the development of mood and anxiety disorders, as well as novel treatment approaches for these disorders. The ultimate goal of this work is to understand the risk and protective factors for mood and anxiety disorders in order to develop better approaches toward prevention and treatment. |
| | Holly Tytell
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Lisa Uebelacker
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Lisa Uebelacker's current research interests are focused on family treatments and combined treatments for mood disorders. She is the recipient of a junior faculty training and research award from NIMH. The objective of this project is to develop a family-based psychotherapy for primary care patients with major depression. Other interests include the development of a "Family Check-Up," a brief intervention that is designed to improve family functioning and decrease risk for depression. |
| | Jody Ann Underwood
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Hedy Wald
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Barry Wall
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Anne Walters
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Adrian Webb
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Daniel Weiner
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Lauren Weinstock
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Lauren Weinstock's program of research is focused on the phenomenology and treatment of unipolar and bipolar mood disorders. She is particularly interested in specific presentations and populations (e.g., depressive subtypes, comorbid conditions, depression in the underserved), cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal predictors of illness course, and psychosocial treatment development. |
| | Risa Weisberg
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Weisberg's research interests are anxiety disorders, mental health treatment in general medical settings, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and sexual and reproductive health. Her current work focuses on developing cognitive-behavioral treatments specifically for application in general medical settings, and on examining the nature and course of anxiety disorders in various populations. |
| | Marjorie Weishaar
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Holly Westervelt
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Westervelt's current research interests include olfaction in neurologic/neurodegenerative diseases, differential diagnosis of dementias, and cognition in multiple sclerosis. Currently she is involved in several clinical projects examining the use of odor identification tasks in the diagnosis of dementia, including using these tasks as a tool for distinguishing different types of dementia and in identifying subtypes of Alzheimer's disease. |
| | Robert Westlake
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | James Whalen
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Richard Whalen
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Elizabeth Wheeler
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | William Whelihan
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Dr. Whelihan's current research interests focus on driving and dementia, executive dysfunction in aging and dementia, functional neuroimaging in the assessment of dementia, ADHD and executive functioning, neuropsychological and neurobehavioral test development (including computer-administered tests), and the assessment of effort and malingering. |
 | Jessica Whiteley
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Professor Whiteley's research interests are in the areas of women's health, physical activity promotion, smoking cessation, Internet technology, dissemination of interventions and gynecological cancers. |
 | Julie Wilson
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jeffrey Wincze
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | John Wincze
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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 | Rena Wing
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Rena Wing is well known for her research on behavioral treatment of obesity and particularly its application to type II diabetes. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles on these topics. Currently, she is the principal investigator on the Diabetes Prevention Program and has developed the lifestyle intervention being used in all 27 centers in that study. In addition, she is principal investigator at The Miriam Hospital site for a 15-center trial entitled, Study of Health Outcomes of Weight Loss and serves as chair of this multi-site study. Wing is a member of the council for National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and serves on the NIDDK Task Force on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity. |
| | Ronald Wintrob
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Patricia Wold
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Jennifer Wolff
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Shirley Yen
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Shirley Yen's research focuses on identifying predictors of suicidal behavior in adolescents. She is particularly interested in examining how emotion dysregulation is associated with suicidal ideation and behaviors. She is also interested in whether borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be reliably diagnosed in adolescents. |
| | Diane Young
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Robert Zielinski
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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| | Mark Zimmerman
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Mark Zimmerman, M.D., is the director of outpatient psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital and director of the Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) project. The goal of the MIDAS project has been to integrate research methodology into routine clinical practice in order to examine a number of issues related to diagnostic comorbidity and treatment outcome. Thus far more than 100 papers have been published in peer-reviewed journals from the MIDAS project database. |
| | Caron Zlotnick
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
Caron Zlotnick's current research interests focus on interventions for financially disadvantaged women with depression or posttraumatic stress disorder. Currently, she is involved in several major projects including: a preventive intervention for pregnant women on public assistance at risk for postpartum depression; a cognitive-behavioral intervention for women prisoners with substance use and posttraumatic stress disorder; and an intervention for pregnant women with recent partner abuse. |
 | William Zywiak
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of
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