Grant Number: K23 MH130664
Grant Title: Cortical Oscillatory Dynamics and Decision Deficits in Suicidal Behavior
Role in Project: PI
Years Inclusive: 2023-2028
Source/$ Amount: NIMH, $916,893
When faced with a crisis, some people but not others transition from thinking about suicide to acting on these thoughts. This project will use a formal theoretical framework combined with electroencephalography to test the hypothesis that individuals at risk for suicide become cognitively overwhelmed under challenging life circumstances and make poor choices as a result. The anticipated impact of this proposal includes the identification of more precise targets for cognitive clinical interventions.
NIH RePORTERGrant Number: F31 MH114319
Grant Title: A Fine-grained EEG/ERP Examination of Reward Processing in Suicide Attempters
Role in Project: PI
Years Inclusive: 2017-2019
Source/$ Amount: NIMH, $62,303
There is evidence for abnormalities in reward functioning in suicide attempters, but little is known about which specific components of reward-related processes, including anticipatory and consummatory pleasure and reward learning, may be most impaired in those who attempt suicide. This study aimed to uncover the factors that increase risk for suicide attempts by comprehensively examining these processes. Results of this project suggest that suicide attempters, compared to non-attempters, might exhibit deficient initial responses to reward, which might then disrupt their ability to accurately anticipate future rewards.
NIH RePORTERGrant Number: T32 MH018269
Grant Title: Clinical Research Training for Psychologists
Role in Project: Postdoctoral Trainee
Years Inclusive: 2020-2023
Source/$ Amount: NIMH
Grant Title: Cognition, Attention, Reward, and Emotion in Suicide Attempters
Role in Project: PI
Years Inclusive: 2014-2017
Source/$ Amount: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, $138,000
Grant Title: Using EEG/ERP to Gain a Fine-grained Understanding of Reward Processing
Role in Project: PI
Years Inclusive: 2017
Source/$ Amount: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (Sydney, Australia), $10,700
Grant Title: Presidential Distinguished Student Research Award
Role in Project: PI
Years Inclusive: 2017
Source/$ Amount: Binghamton University, $10,000
Grant Title: Dissertation Research Award
Role in Project: PI
Years Inclusive: 2017
Source/$ Amount: APA, $1,000
Grant Title: Charles and Carol Spielberger Scholarship
Role in Project: PI
Years Inclusive: 2017
Source/$ Amount: American Psychological Foundation, $5,000