Faculty Research Topics
Dr. Emma Brett
- Faculty page
- Brett Lab
Dr. Jon Grant
Dr. Kate Keenan
Dr. Kristen Jacobson
- Faculty page
- Jacobson lab
Dr. Seth Himeloch
- Faculty page
- Himelhoch lab
Dr. Emma Brett
- Faculty page
- Brett Lab
Dr. Harriet de Wit
Dr. Andrea King
Dr. Dan Fridberg
Dr. Jon Grant
Dr. Seth Himeloch
- Faculty page
- Himelhoch lab
Dr. Hanna Molla
Dr. Sarah Keedy
Dr. Elliot Gershon
- Faculty page
- Gershon lab
Dr. Molly Erickson
Dr. Pablo Gejman
Dr. Jubao Duan
Dr. Jennifer Wildes
- Faculty page
- Wildes lab
Dr. Jubao Duan
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:
Faculty
Research topic(s): Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Research topic(s): Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Body Focused Repetitive Behavior, Hairpulling, Hoarding Disorder, Hypochondriasis, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Skin Picking, Tics, Tourettes Disorder
Research topic(s): Serious Mental Illness, Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders, Functional Genomics of Psychiatry
Research topic(s): Serious Mental Illness, Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders
Research topic(s): Serious Mental Illness, Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders
Gershon lab
Research topic(s): Health Disparities, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Compulsive and Impulsive Disorders
Research topic(s): Trauma Exposure and Mental Health, Health Disparities, Developmental Psychopathology
Jacobson lab
Research topic(s): Serious Mental Illness, Substances of abuse neurocognitive effects
Research and Scholarly Interests: Psychoactive substances, psychopharmacology, mood, stress, and brain imaging
Studies Seeking Volunteers
Bipolar Disorder
Child Stress
- Study on Child-Dog Interactions (ages 8-12)
Depression
- Treatment study (ages 18-60)
Eating Disorder studies
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Treatment study (ages 18-65)
Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder
Skin Picking
- Treatment study (ages 18-65)
Substance Use Disorder
Trichotillomania (hair pulling)
- Treatment study (ages 18-65)
- Imaging study (ages 18-65)
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- Drug effects on cognition and behavior (ages 18 - 40)
- Healthy recreational gambling (ages 18 - 29)
- Healthy subjects (ages 21-55)
- Study on Child-Dog Interactions (ages 8 -12)
- Cannabis effects (ages 16-25)
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.
