Research Projects

Adult Division

  • Stress Management Intervention with Breast Cancer Patients --- Michael Antoni, Ph.D. and Charles Carver, Ph.D.
  • Quality of Life Among Long-term Cancer Survivors -- Charles Carver, Ph.D. and Michael Antoni, Ph.D.
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Consequences of Positive Affect -- Charles Carver, Ph.D. and Sheri Johnson, Ph.D.
  • A Culturally-Informed Treatment for Schizophrenic Patients and Their Families - Amy Weisman, Ph.D.
  • Evolved Psychological Mechanisms for Revenge and Reconciliation - Michael McCullough, Ph.D.
  • Computational Approaches to Understanding Self-Control - Michael McCullough, Ph.D.
  • How Religious Belief Constrains Behavior and Promotes Cooperation - Michael McCullough, Ph.D.
  • Using Evolutionary Theory to Understand Alcohol-Related Problems - Michael McCullough, Ph.D.
  • The Role of Cognitive Factors in the Onset, Maintenance, and Recurrence of Depressive Episodes. - Jutta Joormann, Ph.D.
  • Emotion Regulation and Stress Reactivity in Depression and Anxiety Disorders. - Jutta Joormann, Ph.D.
  • Vulnerability to Depression: Integrating Research on Neural Correlates, Biological Markers, and Psychosocial Factors. - Jutta Joormann, Ph.D.
  • Cognitive Causes and Consequences of Moods and Emotions - Matthias Siemer, Ph.D.
  • Individual Differences and Mechanisms of Affect Regulation - Matthias Siemer, Ph.D.
  • Determinants of the Experience of Moods - Matthias Siemer, Ph.D.

Child Division

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders - Marygrace Yale Ph.D. and Michael Alesandri Ph.D.
  • Head Start and School Transition - Daryl Greenfield, Ph.D.
  • Early Social and Emotional Development - Daniel Messinger, Ph.D.and Marygrace Yale, Ph.D.
  • Developmental Epidemiology - Marygrace Yale, Ph.D., Christine Delgado, Ph.D. and Daryl Greenfield, Ph.D.
  • Children's Registry and Information System (CHRIS) - Christine Delgado, Ph.D.
  • Family Communication Study - Kristin Lindahl, Ph.D., and Neena Malik, Ph.D.
  • PEERS Project: Health and Adolescent Girls - Annette La Greca, Ph.D.
  • Behavioral and Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes in Children and Adolescents - Annette La Greca, Ph.D.
  • Children's Reactions to Traumatic Stress - Annette La Greca
  • Childhood Chronic Disease - Annette La Greca, Ph.D. and Alan Delamater, Ph.D.
  • Clinic-Based Adherence Interventions for Children with Cystic Fibrosis - Alexandra L. Quittner
  • International Study of Depresison and Anxiety in Patients with CF and Parent Caregivers - Alexandra L. Quittner
  • Childhood Development after Cochlear Implantation - Alexandra L. Quittner
  • Spanish Translation and Validation of the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised - Alexandra L. Quittner
  • Response to the FDA Guidelines on Patient-Reported Outcomes - Alexandra L. Quittner
  • Effectiveness studies of parenting skills interventions with court-referred families. - Lynne Katz, Ed.D., Marygrace Yale, Ph.D.
  • Child-Parent psychotherapy interventions with maltreated infants and toddlers. - Lynne Katz, Ed.D.

Health Division

Cardiovascular Disorders

  • Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Meal-Related Glycemia- Barry Hurwitz, Ph.D., Maria Llabre, Ph.D.
  • Epidemiologic Determinants of Cardiac Structure and Function Among Hispanics- Barry Hurwitz, Ph.D., Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D.
  • Biobehavioral Bases of CHD Risk and Management- Principal Investigator: Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D., Investigators: Marc Gellman, Ph.D., Barry Hurwitz, Ph.D., Maria Llabre, Ph.D., Philip McCabe, Ph.D., Patrice Saab, Ph.D., and Ray Winters, Ph.D.
  • Modifying Risk in Youth with High Blood Pressure- Patrice Saab, Ph.D.
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Acute Post-M.I. Patients- Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D., Marc Gellman, Ph.D., and Patrice Saab, Ph.D.
  • Environment, CNS, and Atherosclerosis in WHHL Rabbits- Philip McCabe, Ph.D.
  • Behavioral Medicine Research in Cardiovascular Disease- Principal Investigator: Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D., Investigators: Marc Gellman, Ph.D., Barry Hurwitz, Ph.D., Gail Ironson, Ph.D., M.D., Maria Llabre, Ph.D., Philip McCabe, Ph.D., Patrice Saab, Ph.D., and Ray Winters, Ph.D.

Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV/AIDS

  • Behavioral Management and Stress Responses in HIV/AIDS-Principal Investigator: Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D., Investigators: Michael Antoni, Ph.D., Ron Duran, Ph.D., Barry Hurwitz, Ph.D., Gail Ironson, Ph.D., M.D., Maria Llabre, Ph.D., and Frank Penedo, Ph.D
  • CBSM Interventions in Gay Men with HIV/AIDS- Michael Antoni, Ph.D.
  • CBSM Interventions in Women with HIV/AIDS- Gail Ironson, Ph.D., M.D.,
  • Acute Stress Rsponses in HIV Pre- and Post- CBSM- Barry Hurwitz, Ph.D.,
  • CBSM in Recovering Drug Abusing Men with HIV/AIDS- Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D. and Frank Penedo, Ph.D.
  • Biopsychosocial Research Training in Immunology and AIDSPrincipal Investigator: Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D., Investigators: Michael Antoni, Ph.D., Ron Duran, Ph.D., Barry Hurwitz, Ph.D., Gail Ironson, Ph.D., M.D., Maria Llabre, Ph.D., and Frank Penedo, Ph.D.
  • Psychoimmunology of Health and Long Term Survival with AIDS- Gail Ironson, Ph.D., M.D.

Psycho-Oncology

  • CBSM and Cervical Neoplasia in HIV- Michael Antoni, Ph.D.
  • CBSM and Prostate Cancer- Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D. and Frank Penedo, Ph.D
  • Stress Management Intervention with Breast Cancer Patients -- Michael Antoni, Ph.D. and Charles Carver, Ph.D.
  • Quality of Life Among Long-term Cancer Survivors -- Charles Carver, Ph.D. and Michael Antoni, Ph.D.
  • Quality of Life Intervention in Advanced Prostate Cancer -- Principal Investigator: Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D., Investigators: D. Scott Ernst, M.D. and Sara Czaja, Ph.D
  • Redes en Acción (Networks in Action: National Hispanic/Latino Cancer Network) -- Southeast Region Principal Investigator: Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D
  • Bio-Behavioral Cytokine Interaction in Ovarian Cancer -- Principal Investigator: Susan Lutgendorf, Ph.D., Miami Investigator: Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D.
  • Latinas' Perception of Genetic Testing for BR/OV Cancer -- Principal Investigator: Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D.
  • Ethnicity and Determinants of Quality of Life following Prostate Cancer -- Principal Investigator: Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D., Investigators: Mark Soloway, M.D., Bruce Kava, M.D., Jose Szapocznik, Ph.D., and Michael Antoni, Ph.D.
  • Psychological and biological factors of cancer caregiving -- Principal Investigator: Youngmee Kim, Ph.D.

Behavioral Neuroscience

  • Environment, CNS and Athlerosclerosis in WHHL Rabbits- Philip McCabe, Ph.D.
University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology