Funded Research

Science of Behavior Change: Revision Applications for Use-inspired Research to Optimize Adherence, Behavior Change Interventions, and Outcomes (R01) RFA-RM-17-022
PI Name Institution Name Title
CATENACCI, VICTORIA A UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Comparison of Weight Loss Induced by Intermittent Fasting Versus Daily Caloric Restriction in Individuals with Obesity: A 1-Year Randomized Trial
PENEDO, FRANK J (contact) 
ANTONI, MICHAEL HOWARD		 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Stress and Self-Management (C-CBSM) Intervention for PC

 

Science of Behavior Change: Use-inspired Research to Optimize Adherence, Behavior Change Interventions, and Outcomes (R21) RFA-RM-17-028
PI Name Institution Name Title
BIRK, JEFFREY LEE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES Investigating fear of recurrence as a modifiable mechanism of behavior change to improve medication adherence in acute coronary syndrome patients
BREWER, JUDSON A (contact) 
HOGE, ELIZABETH A		 UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER Targeting Worry to Improve Sleep
GORIN, AMY A (contact) 
LEAHEY, TRICIA M		 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS Is long-term maintenance worth the wait? Using real time data capture to examine delayed discounting as a putative target of physical activity adherence in weight loss maintenance interventions
HARVEY, ALLISON G UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY Parent-Adolescent Interpersonal Processes in the Science of Behavior Change
HUGHES-HALBERT, CHANITA A MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Science of Behavior Change in African American Breast Cancer Survivors
MACKIEWICZ SEGHETE, KRISTEN L OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY Mechanisms of Action of MBCT-PD: A Pilot Study
MCHUGH, REBECCA KATHRYN  MCLEAN HOSPITAL Behavioral Strategies to Reduce Stress Reactivity in Opioid Use Disorder
OTTO, MICHAEL W BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) Engaging Working Memory and Distress Tolerance to Aid Smoking Cessation
SCIOLI, ERICA ROSE BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS Neurobiological Mediators of Self-Regulatory and Reward-Based Motivational Predictors of Exercise Maintenance in Chronic Pain and PTSD
STEIN, JEFFREY SCOTT VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV A Remotely Delivered Episodic Future Thinking Intervention to Improve Management of Type 2 Diabetes
WILSON, TRACEY ELIZABETH  SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER Positive affect promotion to empower optimal adherence to HIV therapy

 

Science of Behavior Change: Use-inspired Basic Research to Optimize Behavior Change Interventions and Outcomes (Admin Supp) PA-16-334
PI Name Institution Name Title
AUDRAIN-MCGOVERN, JANET E UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Behavioral Activation for Smoking Cessation and the Prevention of Post-Cessation Weight Gain
CARROLL, KATHLEEN M YALE UNIVERSITY Psychotherapy Research Center: SOBC Admin Supplement: Targeting self-regulatory deficits
CHRONIS-TUSCANO, ANDREA UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK

Behavioral Activation to Reduce Problem Alcohol Use in College Students with ADHD
COOPER, DAN M UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE Institute for Clinical and Translational Science
MARSCH, LISA A.  DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

Applying novel technologies and methods to inform the ontology of self-regulation
PELHAM, WILLIAM E FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Mechanisms of Response to Substance Use Prevention Intervention for Adolescents with ADHD
ROBINSON, LEAH ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN A PATH (Promoting Activity and Trajectories of Health) for Children
SLEP, AMY MICHELE SMITH  NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Targeting Corrosive Couple Conflict and Parent-Child Coercion to Impact Health Behaviors and Regimen Adherence

 

NIH Science of Behavior Change Resource and Coordinating Center (U24) RFA-RM-14-017
PI Name Institution Name Title
DAVIDSON, KARINA W. (contact)
EDMONDSON, DONALD 
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES

 

Science of Behavior Change: Assay Development and Validation for Interpersonal and Social Processes Targets (UH2/UH3) RFA-RM-14-018
PI Name Institution Name Title
SLEP, AMY MICHELE SMITH (contact) 
BEAUCHAINE, THEODORE PATRICK 
HEYMAN, RICHARD ELIOT
LEVENSON, ROBERT WAYNE 
SCHOENTHALER, ANTOINETTE M 
WEST, TESSA VICTORIA		 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Targeting Corrosive Couple Conflict and Parent-Child Coercion to Impact Health Behaviors and Regimen Adherence

 

Science of Behavior Change: Assay Development and Validation for Stress Reactivity and Stress Resilience Targets (UH2/UH3) RFA-RM-14-019
PI Name Institution Name Title
ALMEIDA, DAVID M. (contact) 
SMYTH, JOSHUA M
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK
HAUSHOFER, JOHANNES A PRINCETON UNIVERSITY How Does Stress Affect Health Behaviors: Preferences, Beliefs, or Constraints?

 

Science of Behavior Change: Assay Development and Validation for Self-Regulation Targets (UH2/UH3) RFA-RM-14-020
PI Name Institution Name Title
EPSTEIN, LEONARD H (contact) 
BICKEL, WARREN K
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
LOUCKS, ERIC (contact) 
BRITTON, WILLOUGHBY  
KING, JEAN A		 BROWN UNIVERSITY Mindfulness Influences on Self-Regulation: Mental and Physical Health Implications
MA, JUN (contact) 
WILLIAMS, LEANNE		 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

Engaging self-regulation targets to understand the mechanisms of behavior change and improve mood and weight outcomes
MARSCH, LISA A. (contact) 
POLDRACK, RUSSELL A		 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Applying novel technologies and methods to inform the ontology of self-regulation
MILLER, ALISON L UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Targeting Self-Regulation to Promote Adherence and Health Behaviors in Children

 

Use-Oriented Basic Research: Change Mechanisms of Behavioral Social Interventions (Admin Supp)
PA-12-119
PI Name Institution Name Title
BARLOW, DAVID H.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
FREDRICKSON, BARBARA LEE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL AFFECTIVE AND GENOMIC MEDIATORS OF SUSTAINED BEHAVIOR CHANGE
GOTLIB, IAN STANFORD UNIVERSITY

RISK FOR DEPRESSION:IDENTIFYING AND ALTERING PSYCHOBIOLOGICAl
MECHANISMS
HARVEY, ALLISON G. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY IMPROVING DEPRESSION OUTCOME BY ENHANCING MEMORY FOR COGNITIVE THERAPY
HOELSCHER, DEANNA UNIVERSITY OF OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER HOUSTON LUNCH IN THE BAG: PACKING MORE FRUIT, VEGETABLES, GRAIN IN PRESCHOOL SACK LUNCHES
MACPHERSON, LAURA UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

STAGE II TRIAL OF NOVEL BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION INTERVENTION FOR SMOKING CESSATION
SHINN, EILEEN H. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER ADHERENCE TO SWALLOWING REHABILITATION EXERCISES IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER
SILVERSTEIN, MICHAEL BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PREVENTING MATERNAL DEPRESSION IN HEAD START

 

Science of Behavior Change: Finding Mechanisms of Change in the Laboratory and the Field (R01)
RFA-RM-10-002
PI Name Institution Name Title
FREDRICKSON, BARBARA LEE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
HALPERN, SCOTT DAVID UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Comparative Efficacy, Acceptance and Effectiveness of Health Incentive Structures
HAUSHOFER, JOHANNES (contact)
FEHR, ERNST		 UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH Poverty, Stress, and Discounting: A potential micro-mechanism for behavior change
HUDZIAK, JAMES J UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE Determinants of Adolescent Exercise Behavior; towards Evidence-Based Intervention
LUMENG, JULIE C. (contact)
MILLER, ALISON L		 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR Self-Regulation as a Biological Mechanism for Excess Weight Gain in Toddlers
MORENO, MEGAN ANDREAS UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON Using media to explore mechanisms of behavior change among college students
OCHSNER, KEVIN N COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE The Development of Emotion Regulation Mechanisms Impacting Health
PHELPS, ELIZABETH ANYA NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Emotions and Choice: Mechanisms of Behavior Change
SAFFER, HENRY NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH Neuroeconomics and Alcohol Control Policy
STRAUMAN, TIMOTHY J (contact)
HARIRI, AHMAD R		 DUKE UNIVERSITY Self-Regulation Failure: Identifying and Modifying a Risk Phenotype

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