Clinical Faculty Achievements for Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

Faculty Grants/Contracts obtained over the last five years

Amy Roy
Completed (External Funding- Federal)
NIH R15MH115356-01                       7.60 CM                                9/8/2017-3/07/2022 (NCE)
Examining Adolescent Outcomes of Severe Temper Outbursts in Childhood
This is a longitudinal follow up of children who completed my previous R01 study of brain functional connectivity in young children with severe temper outbursts.
Role: Principal Investigator                                                                Total Award: $460,767

NIMH R15MH115356-01S1- Supplement to R15                                7/8/207- 3/07/2022 (NCE)
Identifying Neuroanatomical Subtypes of Children with Severe Temper Outbursts Predictive of Adolescent Outcomes
This supplement provides funding to conduct sophisticated computational modeling analyses on the neuroimaging data from R01MH091140 to identify neuroanatomical subtypes that can be used to predict longitudinal outcomes.
Role: Principal Investigator                                                                Total Award: $151,461
 
NIMH R56MH111700-01 (PI: T. Dennis-Tiwary)    6.8 CM            9/1/17- 6/30/21
Neurobehavioral Basis of Attention Bias Heterogeneity in Adolescent Anxiety
The major goal of this project is to examine behavioral and neurobiological correlates of attention biases towards and away from threat in adolescents with mild to severe anxiety.
Role: Co- Investigator                                                                        Total Award: $1,590,552
 
NIMH RO1 MH091140-01                                        12 CM             6/1/2011- 4/30/2017  
Prefrontal-Amygdala Circuitry in Young Children with Severe Emotion Dysregulation
The aim of this study was to use resting state MRI to examine the functional connectivity of neural circuits involved in emotion regulation in children with severe temper outbursts.
Role: Principal Investigator                                                                Total Award: $2,159,599

Peggy Andover
NIMH
Andover (PI)                                                       
12/01/20-11/31/22 (NCE until 11/30/23)
R21MH124902-01                                                           
“Sleep disturbance and inhibitory control as proximal predictors of suicidal ideation and behavior: A daily diary and actigraphy study of young adults”

Alex Kriss
2022-23
Faculty-Led Initiative Grant
Center for Community Engaged Learning, Fordham University
Principle Investigator

Haruka Minami
Award Period: 9/22/21-8/31/23
Title: A Puff Topography Biofeedback Paradigm to Reduce Stress-Precipitated Smoking Reinforcement 
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21)
Role: Co-Investigator

Award Period: 10/1/21- 8/31/26
Title: Integrated Care for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: The IMPOWR Montefiore/Einstein (IMPOWR-ME) Research Center
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (RM1)
Role: Consultant

Award Period: 8/1/22 – 7/31/27
Title: Microdosing Initiation of Buprenorphine for People Seeking Treatment for Opioid Use
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (K23)
Role: Mentor

Award Period: 9/1/19 – 7/31/23
Title: Isradipine and Virtual Reality Cue Exposure for Smoking Cessation
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21)
Role: Consultant 

Award Period: 7/1/17 – 6/30/22 
Title: Does Medical Cannabis Reduce Opioid Analgesics in HIV+ and HIV- Adults with Pain?
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01)
Role: Co-Investigator 

Award Period: 4/1/17 – 11/30/22                 
Title: Achieving Smoking Cessation Milestones in Opioid Treatment Patients: A Randomized 2 X 2 Factorial Trial of Directly Observed and Long-term Varenicline
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01)
Role: Co-Investigator 

Award Period:  9/1/14 – 8/31/20                   
Title: Extended Care for Smoking Cessation Following Psychiatric Hospitalization.
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01)
Role: Co-Investigator 

Award Period:  7/1/15 – 6/30/19             
Title: Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Smoking Cessation among Post-Hospitalized Depressed Smokers
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (R34)
Role: Principal Investigator 

Award Period:   9/1/17 – 8/31/19                 
Title: An Integrated Self-Management Intervention for Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Funding Agency: National Institute of Nursing Research (P30)
Role: Co-Investigator 

Elizabeth Raposa
“MentorHub: A Supportive Accountability Tool for MHapps” (MH126795-01)
Role: Consultant (PIs: Nancy McNamara and Jean Rhodes)
Source: National Institutes of Mental Health (SBIR/STTR)
Funding period: 5/1/22 – 12/31/23.
 
“Implementation of a Paraprofessional Model for Supporting Youth in Accessing Technology-Delivered Mental Health Interventions”
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
Funding period: 7/1/21 – 6/30/23.
 
“Friends of the Children Supportive Accountability Application Pilot Project”
Role: Research Lead
Source: AT&T Communications
Funding period: 8/1/20 – 12/31/20 
 
“Healthy Families Evaluation 2019”
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: Families Forward, Virginia
Funding period: 7/1/18 -- 6/30/19

Molly Zimmerman
Active Research Support
Funding Agency: National Institutions of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Type: R01 NS123445 (mP.I.: Michael Lipton, M.D., Ph.D. and Johanna P. Daily, M.D.)
Title: Characterizing Persistent Subclinical Neurobehavioral effects of COVID-19 in a Diverse Urban Population.
Summary: This longitudinal project seeks to characterize subclinical effects on brain structure and function among individuals who have experienced mild COVID-19 illness. Critically, this project is uniquely positioned to leverage over 700 extensively characterized participants in an existing study of healthy New York City area residents aged 18-55 that begin prior to COVID-19.
Role: Principal Investigator on subcontract; Co-Investigator
Funding Period: April 1, 2022- March 31, 2027
 
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Type: R01 NS123374 (P.I.: Michael Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.)
Title: Heading and Soccer: Understanding Cognitive Risks, Benefits, and Potential Mediating Role of White Matter.
Summary: This application will develop a scientific foundation on which to build strategies to mitigate persistent brain injury from soccer head impacts. The project aims will examine both short- and long-term effects of soccer heading on neurocognitive decline and white matter microstructural changes as well as important potential modifiers of these relationships.
Role: Principal Investigator on subcontract; Co-Investigator
Funding Period: August 1, 2022-July 31 2027

Keith Cruise
2022
Co-Principal Investigator
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Regional Grant Program
Received funding under a competitive regional grant program (E. Chen & K Cruise, Co-PIs; $250,000.00) to enhance clinical mental health services to adolescents and families residing in the Bronx.  Responsible for a specific initiative to train, implement, and deliver a brief, evidence-based intervention (T4) to parents/caregivers of juvenile justice-involved adolescents targeting stress, coping, and self-regulation.