Research

Research

Projects

Principal Investigators: Angie Laird, Raul Gonzalez

Contact: Chelsea Greaves

The ABCD Study is following more than 10,000 children through adolescence to explore questions about brain development and experiences that affect growth.

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Principal Investigators: Anthony Dick, Paulo Graziano

Contact: Melissa Hernandez

In collaboration with Dr. Anthony Dick, the AHEAD Project aims to examine the feasibility of identifying “biosignatures” derived from an integration of neuropsychological, neurobiological (functional and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; fMRI and DWI-MRI) and autonomic (ANS) pathophysiological markers of executive function (EF) and emotion regulation (ER), which may aid in the early identification and tailored treatment of behavioral phenotypes of ADHD.

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Principal Investigators: Bethany Reeb-Sutherland, Shannon Pruden, Anthony Dick

Contact: Hannah Bowley

Principal Investigators: Dana McMakin, Aaron Mattfeld

Contact: Guadalupe Patriarca

The EMU study (Emotional Memory Unification) aims to study the role that sleep plays in processing emotional memories.

Past Projects

Principal Investigators: Matthew Sutherland, Elisa Trucco

Contact: Narseen Hidmi

The ACE Project is a 5-year project through Florida’s first Health Disparities Research Center at a Minority Institution (RCMI) funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD/NIH). The project examines risk and protective factors that lead to electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) usage (e.g. e-cigarettes, vaping, etc.) among teenagers and the impact of ENDS usage on the developing brain.

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Principal Investigator: Jessy Devieux

Contact: Sandra Neptune

Principal Investigator: Angie Laird 

Principal Investigators: Jeremy Pettit, Matthew Sutherland, and Bethany Reeb-Sutherland

Principal Investigators: Carlos Parra, Matthew Sutherland, and Anthony Dick

Principal Investigator: Fabian Soto

Principal Investigators: Anthony Dick and Jon Comer

Principal Investigators: Matthew Sutherland and Raul Gonzalez

Principal Investigators: Aaron Mattfeld

Contact: Adam Kimbler

Principal Investigator: Marianna Baum

Contact: Leslie Seminario

Principal Investigator: Aaron Mattfeld

Contact: Amanda Renfro

Principal Investigators: Aaron Mattfeld, Joe Raiker

Contact: Kisbel Espinal

Principal Investigators: Maggie Sibley and Anthony Dick

Principal Investigator: Jessy Devieux

Contact: Sandra Neptune