FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators
Psychiatry at Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
- 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.
Nina Vanessa Kraguljac
Leads 2 awards · $2,688,117
- 1R01MH141275-01A1Department: NIH department codeExcitation/Inhibition Balance in Psychosis
Principal investigators: Nina Vanessa Kraguljac (contact PI), Junghee Lee, Laura M Rowland, Richard Anthony Edward Edden
$2,106,268award amount - 5R01MH130362-04Department: NIH department codeMapping heterogeneity of brain microstructural abnormalities in psychiatric disorders with normative modelling$581,849award amount
Stephanie Gorka
Leads 5 awards · $2,457,933
- 1R01AA032115-01A1Department: NIH department codeExamining 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
$706,409award amount - 5R01AA032711-02Department: NIH department codeOrexin Receptor Antagonism for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder and Stress-Related Drinking
Principal investigators: Stephanie Gorka (contact PI), K. Luan Phan
$698,243award amount - 1R21MH144714-01Department: NIH department codeModifiable Mechanisms Linking Chronic Pain to Suicide Risk
Principal investigators: Stephanie Gorka (contact PI), Orman Trent Hall
$433,125award amount - 5R34DA061589-03Department: NIH department codeBrief Digitally-Enhanced Intervention for Managing Emotional Pain and Reducing Alcohol Use during Medication for OUD
Principal investigators: Stephanie Gorka (contact PI), Nicholas Paul Allan
$393,750award amount - 1R21AA032964-01A1Department: NIH department codePain Sensitivity, Alcohol-Induced Analgesia, and Heavy Drinking in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder
Principal investigators: Stephanie Gorka (contact PI), Jessica J Weafer
$226,406award amount
Erbo Dong
Leads 1 award · $1,771,875
- 1R01AA032802-01Department: NIH department codeNovel Mechanism of Nuclear HDAC4 in Early Life Stress-induced Alcohol Consumption, Preference and Tolerance in Offspring$1,771,875award amount
Lisa Michelle Christian
Leads 1 award · $1,506,680
- 5R01AG096920-02Department: NIH department codeComprehensive Biological Data in NCHAT BIO: Chronic Stress, Inflammation, and Epigenetic Aging
Principal investigators: Lisa Michelle Christian (contact PI), Claire M Kamp Dush
$1,506,680award amount
Jay C Fournier
Leads 1 award · $1,406,534
- 4RF1MH131606-04Department: NIH department codeNeural and Behavioral Mechanisms of Angry Hostility in Depression$1,406,534award amount
Leah M Pyter
Leads 2 awards · $1,123,180
- 5R01CA287261-03Department: NIH department codeFecal microbial transplantation for chemotherapy behavioral side effects$606,966award amount
- 5R01CA270372-04Department: NIH department codeChemotherapy-induced circadian master clock disruptions and fatigue$516,214award amount
Emil Frank Coccaro
Leads 2 awards · $1,105,024
- 5R01MH133925-03Department: NIH department codeInflammatory Challenge in Human Aggression
Principal investigators: Emil Frank Coccaro (contact PI), Michael R Irwin
$790,024award amount - 5R01DK135948-03Department: NIH department codeDevelopment of a Group Emotion-Focused Behavioral Intervention for Diabetes Distress and Glycemic Management in Patients with T2D.$315,000award amount
Jessica J Weafer
Leads 2 awards · $973,523
- 5R01AA029488-06Department: NIH department codeLinking 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
$511,162award amount - 7R01AA030308-04Department: NIH department codeSex and Sex Hormone Factors Influencing Acute Alcohol Effects on Sleep Physiology
Principal investigators: Jessica J Weafer (contact PI), Lauren Whitehurst
$462,361award amount
Also a principal investigator on 1R01AA032115-01A1, led by Stephanie Gorka; 1R21AA032964-01A1, led by Stephanie Gorka.
Aubrey M. Moe
Leads 2 awards · $892,779
- 1R01MH143923-01Department: NIH department codeThe Role of the Posterior Cerebellum in Mentalizing During Early Psychosis: Linking Neural Features to Social Dysfunction$743,354award amount
- 5K23MH131967-04Department: NIH department codeBrain-Behavior Mechanisms of Social Cognition in First-Episode Psychosis$149,425award amount
Ivy Fei Tso
Leads 1 award · $885,663
- 5R01MH135117-03Department: NIH department codeProgression of Social Cognitive Deficits in Mid- and Late-Life Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders$885,663award amount
K. Luan Phan
Leads 1 award · $809,160
- 5K12TR004546-03Department: NIH department codeCTSA K12 Program at The Ohio State University
Principal investigators: K. Luan Phan (contact PI), Julio David Duarte
$809,160award amount
Also a principal investigator on 5R01AA032711-02, led by Stephanie Gorka.
Scott A Langenecker
Leads 1 award · $756,488
- 5R01MH139142-02Department: NIH department codeLongitudinal 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
$756,488award amount
Melanie Bozzay
Leads 1 award · $585,043
- 5R01MH136286-02Department: NIH department codeOptimizing 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
$585,043award amount
Tamar Gur
Leads 1 award · $545,605
- 5R01MH129589-05Department: NIH department codePrenatal neuroinflammation: maternal microbiome contributions and behavioral consequences$545,605award amount
Heather M. Wastler
Leads 1 award · $236,250
- 5R21MH136378-02Department: NIH department codeDigital Monitoring of Emotion Regulation and Suicidal Ideation among Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis$236,250award amount
Mariah Deserisy
Leads 1 award · $200,680
- 5K23ES035862-03Department: NIH department codeAir Pollution Effects on Child Irritability and Brain Connectivity$200,680award amount
Marybel Robledo Gonzalez
Leads 1 award · $176,957
- 5K01AA030325-05Department: NIH department codeBio-psycho-social risk and resilience for alcohol related problems in youth$176,957award amount
Branden G. Verosky
Leads 1 award · $45,547
- 5F30HD117624-02Department: NIH department codeImpact of Maternal Stress and Poly(I:C)-Stimulated Viral Activation on Placental Immune Dynamics and Offspring Neurobehavioral Development$45,547award 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.
Junghee Lee
Co-investigator on 1R01MH141275-01A1, led by Nina Vanessa Kraguljac
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of Alabama at Birmingham · Psychiatry (NIH department code, 3 awards)
Laura M Rowland
Co-investigator on 1R01MH141275-01A1, led by Nina Vanessa Kraguljac
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Richard Anthony Edward Edden
Co-investigator on 1R01MH141275-01A1, led by Nina Vanessa Kraguljac
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- Johns Hopkins University · Radiology (NIH department code, 2 awards)
- Kennedy Krieger Institute (no department on record, 1 award)
Claire M Kamp Dush
Co-investigator on 5R01AG096920-02, led by Lisa Michelle Christian
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of Minnesota · Family Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)
Nicholas Paul Allan
Co-investigator on 5R01MH136286-02, led by Melanie Bozzay; 5R34DA061589-03, led by Stephanie Gorka
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Julio David Duarte
Co-investigator on 5K12TR004546-03, led by K. Luan Phan
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of Florida · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 1 award)
Michael R Irwin
Co-investigator on 5R01MH133925-03, led by Emil Frank Coccaro
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Eric E Nelson
Co-investigator on 5R01MH139142-02, led by Scott A Langenecker
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- Nationwide Children's Hospital · Psychiatry (topic-inferred, 1 award)
Katie L Burkhouse
Co-investigator on 5R01MH139142-02, led by Scott A Langenecker
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- Pennsylvania State University · Psychology (NIH department code, 2 awards)
Robert F. Leeman
Co-investigator on 5R01AA029488-06, led by Jessica J Weafer
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- Northeastern University · Other Health Professions (NIH department code, 1 award)
Lauren Whitehurst
Co-investigator on 7R01AA030308-04, led by Jessica J Weafer
From the FY2025 awards this person leads
- University of Kentucky · Psychology (NIH department code, 1 award)
Orman Trent Hall
Co-investigator on 1R21MH144714-01, led by Stephanie Gorka
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
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.