R01MH122954: 01 Raluca & Jeffrey Simons, PIs
Funded by: NIMH/NIAAA
Project Period: 07/2020 – 04/2025
Award Amount: $ 2,955,000
PTSD, AUD, and Interpersonal Conflict: Within-person associations
R01AA030461: Simons, Maisto and Palfai, PIs
Funded by: NIH/NIAAA
Project Period: 08/2022 – 09/2027
Award Amount: $ 3,300,000
Alcohol and "Heat of the Moment" Sexual Decision Making among MSM: Identifying Mechanisms of Sexual Risk and Promoting Behavior Change Through Brief Intervention”
This study investigates the relationships between life experiences, emotions, and substance use among college students.
Research Assistants: Rebecca Sistad; Mahsa Mojallal; Surabhi Swaminath
Funded by: South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
(Gina Forster; Gareth Davies; Lee Baugh, RSimons)
Center for Genetics and Behavioral Health
Project Period: 07/01/2017-06/30/2022
Award Amount: $3,466,300
Research Assistant: Sydney Stamatovich
This center project will take a transdisciplinary approach to study genetic and environmental influences that interact with biological, psychological, and behavioral factors to impact post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Childhood Maltreatment and Suicidal Ideation: The Role of Insecure Attachment, Alexithymia, and Negative Urgency
Student Investigator: Surabhi Swaminath
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Student Investigator: Mahsa Mojallal
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Student Investigator: Renata Lombardi (Surette)
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Student Investigator: Sydney Stamatovich
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Student Investigator: Emma Shaughnessy
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Student Investigator: Logan Welker
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Student Investigator: Logan Welker
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Congratulations to Mahsa Mojallal and Emma Shaughnessy for successfully defending their dissertations, and to Surabhi Swaminath for successfully defending her thesis!