Research

Current Grant Support

K23 MH130664 2023-2028

Cortical Oscillatory Dynamics and Decision Deficits in Suicidal Behavior

Role: PI

Source: NIMH, $916,893

When faced with a crisis, some people but not others transition from thinking about suicide to acting on these thoughts. This project will use a formal theoretical framework combined with electroencephalography to test the hypothesis that individuals at risk for suicide become cognitively overwhelmed under challenging life circumstances and make poor choices as a result. The anticipated impact of this proposal includes the identification of more precise targets for cognitive clinical interventions.

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Prior Grant Support

F31 MH114319 2017-2019

A Fine-grained EEG/ERP Examination of Reward Processing in Suicide Attempters

Role: PI

Source: NIMH, $62,303

This study aimed to uncover the factors that increase risk for suicide attempts by comprehensively examining reward-related processes. Results suggest that suicide attempters, compared to non-attempters, might exhibit deficient initial responses to reward, which might then disrupt their ability to accurately anticipate future rewards.

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T32 MH018269 2020-2023

Clinical Research Training for Psychologists

Role: Postdoctoral Trainee

Source: NIMH

NSF GRFP 2014-2017

Cognition, Attention, Reward, and Emotion in Suicide Attempters

Role: PI

Source: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, $138,000

NSF GROW 2017

Using EEG/ERP to Gain a Fine-grained Understanding of Reward Processing

Role: PI

Source: NSF GROW (Sydney, Australia), $10,700

2017

Presidential Distinguished Student Research Award

Binghamton University, $10,000

2017

Dissertation Research Award

APA, $1,000

2017

Charles and Carol Spielberger Scholarship

American Psychological Foundation, $5,000