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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Psychiatry at Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

Funding
$18.2M
$18,167,038
Awards
27
FY2026 NIH awards in Psychiatry
Principal investigators
30
18 lead a grant here, 12 co-investigators
Department rank
#21
of 87 · Ranking
  • NIH names only the principal investigators on an award, so this page lists only them. The department is the award's: it is where ScienceDex counts the award, not a list of the department's members.
  • These are the awards in the Psychiatry row of the Ohio State University page.

Leads a grant in this department

18 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.

  1. Nina Vanessa Kraguljac

    Leads 2 awards · $2,688,117

    • 1R01MH141275-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Excitation/Inhibition Balance in Psychosis

      Principal investigators: Nina Vanessa Kraguljac (contact PI), Junghee Lee, Laura M Rowland, Richard Anthony Edward Edden

      $2,106,268
      award amount
    • 5R01MH130362-04Department: NIH department code
      Mapping heterogeneity of brain microstructural abnormalities in psychiatric disorders with normative modelling
      $581,849
      award amount
  2. Stephanie Gorka

    Leads 5 awards · $2,457,933

    • 1R01AA032115-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Examining the Role of Sensitivity to Uncertain Threat and Alcohol Response in Risk for AUD following Sexual Assault

      Principal investigators: Stephanie Gorka (contact PI), Jessica J Weafer

      $706,409
      award amount
    • 5R01AA032711-02Department: NIH department code
      Orexin Receptor Antagonism for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder and Stress-Related Drinking

      Principal investigators: Stephanie Gorka (contact PI), K. Luan Phan

      $698,243
      award amount
    • 1R21MH144714-01Department: NIH department code
      Modifiable Mechanisms Linking Chronic Pain to Suicide Risk

      Principal investigators: Stephanie Gorka (contact PI), Orman Trent Hall

      $433,125
      award amount
    • 5R34DA061589-03Department: NIH department code
      Brief Digitally-Enhanced Intervention for Managing Emotional Pain and Reducing Alcohol Use during Medication for OUD

      Principal investigators: Stephanie Gorka (contact PI), Nicholas Paul Allan

      $393,750
      award amount
    • 1R21AA032964-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Pain Sensitivity, Alcohol-Induced Analgesia, and Heavy Drinking in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder

      Principal investigators: Stephanie Gorka (contact PI), Jessica J Weafer

      $226,406
      award amount
  3. Erbo Dong

    Leads 1 award · $1,771,875

    • 1R01AA032802-01Department: NIH department code
      Novel Mechanism of Nuclear HDAC4 in Early Life Stress-induced Alcohol Consumption, Preference and Tolerance in Offspring
      $1,771,875
      award amount
  4. Lisa Michelle Christian

    Leads 1 award · $1,506,680

    • 5R01AG096920-02Department: NIH department code
      Comprehensive Biological Data in NCHAT BIO: Chronic Stress, Inflammation, and Epigenetic Aging

      Principal investigators: Lisa Michelle Christian (contact PI), Claire M Kamp Dush

      $1,506,680
      award amount
  5. Jay C Fournier

    Leads 1 award · $1,406,534

    • 4RF1MH131606-04Department: NIH department code
      Neural and Behavioral Mechanisms of Angry Hostility in Depression
      $1,406,534
      award amount
  6. Leah M Pyter

    Leads 2 awards · $1,123,180

    • 5R01CA287261-03Department: NIH department code
      Fecal microbial transplantation for chemotherapy behavioral side effects
      $606,966
      award amount
    • 5R01CA270372-04Department: NIH department code
      Chemotherapy-induced circadian master clock disruptions and fatigue
      $516,214
      award amount
  7. Emil Frank Coccaro

    Leads 2 awards · $1,105,024

    • 5R01MH133925-03Department: NIH department code
      Inflammatory Challenge in Human Aggression

      Principal investigators: Emil Frank Coccaro (contact PI), Michael R Irwin

      $790,024
      award amount
    • 5R01DK135948-03Department: NIH department code
      Development of a Group Emotion-Focused Behavioral Intervention for Diabetes Distress and Glycemic Management in Patients with T2D.
      $315,000
      award amount
  8. Jessica J Weafer

    Leads 2 awards · $973,523

    • 5R01AA029488-06Department: NIH department code
      Linking Impulsivity Domains and Subjective Response to Alcohol in Young Adults Using Lab and Daily Assessment Methods

      Principal investigators: Jessica J Weafer (contact PI), Robert F. Leeman

      $511,162
      award amount
    • 7R01AA030308-04Department: NIH department code
      Sex and Sex Hormone Factors Influencing Acute Alcohol Effects on Sleep Physiology

      Principal investigators: Jessica J Weafer (contact PI), Lauren Whitehurst

      $462,361
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01AA032115-01A1, led by Stephanie Gorka; 1R21AA032964-01A1, led by Stephanie Gorka.

  9. Aubrey M. Moe

    Leads 2 awards · $892,779

    • 1R01MH143923-01Department: NIH department code
      The Role of the Posterior Cerebellum in Mentalizing During Early Psychosis: Linking Neural Features to Social Dysfunction
      $743,354
      award amount
    • 5K23MH131967-04Department: NIH department code
      Brain-Behavior Mechanisms of Social Cognition in First-Episode Psychosis
      $149,425
      award amount
  10. Ivy Fei Tso

    Leads 1 award · $885,663

    • 5R01MH135117-03Department: NIH department code
      Progression of Social Cognitive Deficits in Mid- and Late-Life Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
      $885,663
      award amount
  11. K. Luan Phan

    Leads 1 award · $809,160

    • 5K12TR004546-03Department: NIH department code
      CTSA K12 Program at The Ohio State University

      Principal investigators: K. Luan Phan (contact PI), Julio David Duarte

      $809,160
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AA032711-02, led by Stephanie Gorka.

  12. Scott A Langenecker

    Leads 1 award · $756,488

    • 5R01MH139142-02Department: NIH department code
      Longitudinal Modeling of Interpersonal Stress Induced Rumination to Understand Depression Risk in Adolescent Girls

      Principal investigators: Scott A Langenecker (contact PI), Eric E Nelson, Katie L Burkhouse

      $756,488
      award amount
  13. Melanie Bozzay

    Leads 1 award · $585,043

    • 5R01MH136286-02Department: NIH department code
      Optimizing Brief Coping Skills Interventions for Suicide Prevention: Leveraging Technology and Novel Statistical Models for Precision Mental Health

      Principal investigators: Melanie Bozzay (contact PI), Nicholas Paul Allan

      $585,043
      award amount
  14. Tamar Gur

    Leads 1 award · $545,605

    • 5R01MH129589-05Department: NIH department code
      Prenatal neuroinflammation: maternal microbiome contributions and behavioral consequences
      $545,605
      award amount
  15. Heather M. Wastler

    Leads 1 award · $236,250

    • 5R21MH136378-02Department: NIH department code
      Digital Monitoring of Emotion Regulation and Suicidal Ideation among Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
      $236,250
      award amount
  16. Mariah Deserisy

    Leads 1 award · $200,680

    • 5K23ES035862-03Department: NIH department code
      Air Pollution Effects on Child Irritability and Brain Connectivity
      $200,680
      award amount
  17. Marybel Robledo Gonzalez

    Leads 1 award · $176,957

    • 5K01AA030325-05Department: NIH department code
      Bio-psycho-social risk and resilience for alcohol related problems in youth
      $176,957
      award amount
  18. Branden G. Verosky

    Leads 1 award · $45,547

    • 5F30HD117624-02Department: NIH department code
      Impact of Maternal Stress and Poly(I:C)-Stimulated Viral Activation on Placental Immune Dynamics and Offspring Neurobehavioral Development
      $45,547
      award amount

Co-investigators

Named as principal investigators on these awards, which someone else leads. They may belong to another department or institution: their own, below, comes from the awards they lead.

Also counted toward Ohio State University in the Psychiatry ranking

Department rankings count awards at these organizations toward Ohio State University. With Ohio State University's own 27 awards (R&D contracts left out), they make up its ranking row: #21, $20,947,993, 34 awards. Each organization's page lists its investigators.