Research
Jon Grant, MD, JD, MPH., Director of the Research Mission
Dr. Grant is a Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago where he directs a clinic and research lab on addictive, compulsive and impulsive disorders. Dr. Grant is the author of over 350 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 15 books, and is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Gambling Studies.
Faculty Research Topics
Dr. Sarah Keedy
Dr. Elliot Gershon
- Faculty page
- Gershon lab
Dr. Molly Erickson
Dr. Pablo Gejman
Dr. Jubao Duan
Dr. Jon Grant
Dr. Jubao Duan
Dr. Stephanie Cacioppo
Training
Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience offer training opportunities at every level from undergraduate to post-doctoral. See links below.
Research education is part of clinical training programs as well, including Psychiatry Residency and Fellowships, and our Clinical Psychology Internship.
Eating Disorders. A training grant (T32) in Eating Disorders, directed by Dr. Jennifer Wildes, offers two years of support in both research and clinical aspects of eating disorders. Eating Disorders
Addictions. A multidisciplinary training grant (T32) from NIDA in addictions offers training in both basic and applied research relating to drug and alcohol abuse. Dr. de Wit is a MPI on this program, and Dr. Andrea King is an active faculty trainer. Integrative Training in Addictions
Clinical Pharmacology. The Committee on Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics offers a post-doctoral training program that supports both PhD’s and MD’s. Dr. de Wit is an active member of this training program.
Individual faculty laboratories. Post doctoral opportunities may also be available from individual faculty members. Contact individual faculty members for information.
Clinical Pharmacology. The Committee on Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics offers a post-doctoral training program that supports both PhD’s and MD’s. Dr. de Wit is an active member of this training program.
Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience supervise graduate students from several doctoral and master’s degree programs at the university, including those listed below.
Research for Pritzker Medical School students
Pritzker students may find current available projects by selecting Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience from “All Specialties”
https://pritzker.uchicago.edu/academics/scholarship-discovery
First year Pritzker students may participate in the Summer Research Program
Undergraduates may join individual laboratories as volunteers or through work-study programs. See individual lab websites for more information. Support is available through several programs including:
Sarah Keedy, PhD
Kristen Jacobson, PhD
Studies Seeking Volunteers
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder video
Couples Study
- Woman's health and cognition (ages 21 - 45 or ages 51 - 74)
Depression
- Treatment study (ages 18-60)
Eating Disorder studies
Loneliness
- Pharmacological Clinical Trial (ages 21 - 32)
Smoking
- Behaviors in social interactions (ages 18-35)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Treatment study (ages 18-65)
Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder
Skin Picking
- Treatment study (ages 18-65)
Trichotillomania (hair pulling)
- Treatment study (ages 18-65)
- Imaging study (ages 18-65)
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- Healthy recreational gambling (ages 18-29)
- Healthy subjects (ages 21-55)
- Drug effects on cognition and behavior (ages 18-40)
- Behaviors in social interactions (ages 18-35, current smokers)
- LGBTQIA and Health Disparities (ages 18 -25)
Some studies of psychiatric disorders require comparison with individuals who do not have disorders. Also, some studies in our department seek to understand normal cognitive, developmental, or emotional processes in healthy individuals.
