Abstract

This application proposes the development of a translational research, pre-doctoral institutional Training Program at the University of Maryland at the intersection of basic process research, prevention and clinical intervention for substance use. The Training Program is supported by a diverse base of faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and is supplemented with faculty from the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, and the National Institutes of Mental Health. Predoctoral trainees in the proposed training program will participate for two years, one with a basic research focus and one with a clinical addictions treatment focus. The Basic Research Core components of training will be provided through the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS) doctoral Program (www.nacs.umd.edu) and will include study in neuroscience, as well as developmental, social, and cognitive psychology, using biological, behavioral and neurobehavioral methods to examine relevant processes in human and nonhuman animals. The Clinical Core components of training will include behavioral and pharmacological prevention and treatment of substance use across the lifespan as well as opportunities to study substance-related problems including HIV infection and psychological comorbidity. All training faculty are conducting research with application to substance use and related problems (Table 2, research interests). The Program also includes several well-developed strategies for enhancing diversity.

Public Health Relevance

The proposed translational research Training Program combines basic process research, prevention and clinical intervention, with the goal of training predoctoral students to apply neuroscience, developmental, social, and cognitive psychology to the development of novel treatments for substance use. There are several well-developed strategies for enhancing diversity, which is timely given the continued under- representation of minority nsvcholoaists involved in substance use research and treatment.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
5T32DA028855-04
Application #
8494020
Study Section
Human Development Research Subcommittee (NIDA)
Program Officer
Grossman, Debra
Project Start
2010-07-15
Project End
2015-06-30
Budget Start
2013-07-01
Budget End
2014-06-30
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
$172,542
Indirect Cost
$8,714

  Institution

Name
University of Maryland College Park
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
790934285
City
College Park
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
20742

  Publications

Allan, Nicholas P; MacPherson, Laura; Young, Kevin C et al. (2014) Examining the latent structure of anxiety sensitivity in adolescents using factor mixture modeling. Psychol Assess 26:741-51
Kopetz, Catalina; Pickover, Alison; Magidson, Jessica F et al. (2014) Gender and social rejection as risk factors for engaging in risky sexual behavior among crack/cocaine users. Prev Sci 15:376-84
Magidson, Jessica F; Roberts, Brent W; Collado-Rodriguez, Anahi et al. (2014) Theory-driven intervention for changing personality: expectancy value theory, behavioral activation, and conscientiousness. Dev Psychol 50:1442-50
Allan, Nicholas P; Capron, Daniel W; Lejuez, Carl W et al. (2014) Developmental trajectories of anxiety symptoms in early adolescence: the influence of anxiety sensitivity. J Abnorm Child Psychol 42:589-600
Collado, Anahi; Felton, Julia W; MacPherson, Laura et al. (2014) Longitudinal trajectories of sensation seeking, risk taking propensity, and impulsivity across early to middle adolescence. Addict Behav 39:1580-8
Matusiewicz, Alexis K; Carter, Anne E; Landes, Reid D et al. (2013) Statistical equivalence and test-retest reliability of delay and probability discounting using real and hypothetical rewards. Behav Processes 100:116-22
Banducci, Anne N; Dahne, Jennifer; Magidson, Jessica F et al. (2013) Clinical characteristics as a function of referral status among substance users in residential treatment. Addict Behav 38:1924-30
Reynolds, Elizabeth K; Schreiber, Whitney M; Geisel, Kathy et al. (2013) Influence of social stress on risk-taking behavior in adolescents. J Anxiety Disord 27:272-7
Richards, Jessica M; Plate, Rista C; Ernst, Monique (2013) A systematic review of fMRI reward paradigms used in studies of adolescents vs. adults: the impact of task design and implications for understanding neurodevelopment. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 37:976-91
Amstadter, Ananda B; Macpherson, Laura; Wang, Frances et al. (2012) The relationship between risk-taking propensity and the COMT Val(158)Met polymorphism among early adolescents as a function of sex. J Psychiatr Res 46:940-5

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