Graduate

Research Projects

Adult Division

• Psychosocial Factors in Bipolar Disorder Sheri Johnson, Ph.D.
• Psychosocial Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Sheri Johnson, 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.
• 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.
• Psychological and Physical Effects of Forgiving Transgressions - Michael McCullough, Ph.D.
• Causes and Consequences of Gratitude - Michael McCullough, Ph.D.
• Development of Religiousness and Spirituality Across the Adult Life Span - 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 - Peter Mundy PhD., 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.
• Early Social-Communication Project - Peter Mundy, Ph.D. and Christine Delgado, Ph.D.
• Developmental Epidemiology - Marygrace Yale, Ph.D., Christine Delgado, Ph.D. and Daryl Greenfield, Ph.D.
• Prenatal Drug Exposure and Poverty - Daniel Messinger, Ph.D., Peter Mundy, Ph.D., and Marygrace Yale, 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

• Biobehavioral Bases of CHD Risk and Management- Principle 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- Principle 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.
• HIV/HCV Co-infection: HAART and Cardiovascular Disease Pathophysiology- Principle Investigator: Barry Hurwitz, Ph.D.
• Depression and Outcomes of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) An Examination of Behavioral and Physiological Pathways Principal Investigator: Biing-Jiun Shen, Ph.D., Investigators: Stephen Mallon, MD, Javier Jimenez, MD, E. Joseph Bauerlein, MD, Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D.
• Psychosocial Risk Factors in the Development of Cardiovascular Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome in the Normative Aging Study. Principal Investigator: Biing-Jiun Shen, Ph.D., Co-Investigator: Avron Spiro, Ph.D.

Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV/AIDS

• Behavioral Management and Stress Responses in HIV/AIDS-Principle 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 AIDSPrinciple 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 -- Principle 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 Principle Investigator: Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D
• Bio-Behavioral Cytokine Interaction in Ovarian Cancer -- Principle Investigator: Susan Lutgendorf, Ph.D., Miami Investigator: Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D.
• Latinas' Perception of Genetic Testing for BR/OV Cancer -- Principle Investigator: Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D.
• Ethnicity and Determinants of Quality of Life following Prostate Cancer -- Principle Investigator: Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D., Investigators: Mark Soloway, M.D., Bruce Kava, M.D., Jose Szapocznik, Ph.D., Michael Antoni, Ph.D. and Biing-Jiun Shen, Ph.D
• Psychological and biological factors of cancer caregiving -- Principle Investigator: Youngmee Kim, Ph.D.

Behavioral Neuroscience

• Environment, CNS and Athlerosclerosis in WHHL Rabbits- Philip McCabe, Ph.D.
• Neuronal Plasticity and Recovery of Function Following CNS Injury- Edward Green, Ph.D.
• Novel Therapeutic Strategies to Enhance Functional Recovery Following CNS Injury- Edward Green, Ph.D.