Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University

Leads a grant in this department

16 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. Frederick Gerard Moeller

   Leads 2 awards · $5,068,015

   • 5UM1TR004360-04Department: NIH department code

     Wright Regional Center for Clinical and Translational Science
     $3,931,548

     award amount
   • 5UG3DA063353-02Department: NIH department code

     Novel 5-HT2A/mGluR5 Antagonist for Opioid Use Disorder

     Principal investigators: Frederick Gerard Moeller (contact PI), Caitlin Eileen Martin

     $1,136,467

     award amount

2. Caitlin Eileen Martin

   Leads 3 awards · $1,490,865

   • 5R01DA059483-03Department: NIH department code

     Neurofunctional phenotyping to investigate the role of the orexin system at the intersection of opioid use disorder and insomnia
     $753,508

     award amount
   • 5R01DA061265-02Department: NIH department code

     A mechanistic study of the role of the orexin system and insomnia within a buprenorphine opioid use disorder treatment sample

     Principal investigators: Caitlin Eileen Martin (contact PI), James M Bjork

     $465,669

     award amount
   • 5R34DA058494-03Department: NIH department code

     Development and testing of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia adapted for patients in opioid use disorder treatment
     $271,688

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5UG3DA063353-02, led by Frederick Gerard Moeller.

3. James M Bjork

   Leads 1 award · $1,456,225

   • 5U01DA051037-07Department: NIH department code

     20/21 ABCD-USA CONSORTIUM: RESEARCH PROJECT SITE AT VCU

     Principal investigators: James M Bjork (contact PI), Michael Churton Neale

     $1,456,225

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5R01DA061265-02, led by Caitlin Eileen Martin.

4. Kenneth Seedman Kendler

   Leads 6 awards · $1,109,744

   • 3R01MH125902-05S1Department: NIH department code

     An Integrative Approach to the Etiology of Internalizing Disorders in the Lifelines Cohort

     Principal investigators: Kenneth Seedman Kendler (contact PI), Hanna Van Loo, Robert Schoevers

     $303,442

     award amount
   • 5R01MH125902-05Department: NIH department code

     An Integrative Approach to the Etiology of Internalizing Disorders in the Lifelines Cohort

     Principal investigators: Kenneth Seedman Kendler (contact PI), Hanna Van Loo, Robert Schoevers

     $297,369

     award amount
   • 5R01MH139865-02Department: NIH department code

     Risk Pathways to Major Depression: Integrating Genetic-Epidemiological, Developmental, and Molecular Genetic Strategies in Danish and Swedish National Registers

     Principal investigators: Kenneth Seedman Kendler (contact PI), Andrew J Schork, Kristina Sundquist

     $190,301

     award amount
   • 3R01MH139865-02S1Department: NIH department code

     Risk Pathways to Major Depression: Integrating Genetic-Epidemiological, Developmental, and Molecular Genetic Strategies in Danish and Swedish National Registers

     Principal investigators: Kenneth Seedman Kendler (contact PI), Andrew J Schork, Kristina Sundquist

     $164,159

     award amount
   • 3R01MH139865-02S2Department: NIH department code

     Risk Pathways to Major Depression: Integrating Genetic-Epidemiological, Developmental, and Molecular Genetic Strategies in Danish and Swedish National Registers

     Principal investigators: Kenneth Seedman Kendler (contact PI), Andrew J Schork, Kristina Sundquist

     $154,472

     award amount
   • 5R01DA030005-15Department: NIH department code

     Genetic, Social, and Developmental Epidemiology of Drug Use Disorders

     Principal investigators: Kenneth Seedman Kendler (contact PI), Jan O Sundquist

     $1

     award amount

5. Alexis C Edwards

   Leads 3 awards · $1,072,108

   • 5R01MH129356-05Department: NIH department code

     Harnessing advances in the genetics of suicidality to identify and dissect psychosocial pathways to risk
     $547,690

     award amount
   • 5R01AA027522-07Department: NIH department code

     The Etiology of Risk: Alcohol Use Disorder and Suicidal Behavior

     Principal investigators: Alexis C Edwards (contact PI), Kristina Sundquist

     $359,178

     award amount
   • 3R01AA027522-07S1Department: NIH department code

     The Etiology of Risk: Alcohol Use Disorder and Suicidal Behavior

     Principal investigators: Alexis C Edwards (contact PI), Kristina Sundquist

     $165,240

     award amount

6. Susan G. Kornstein

   Leads 2 awards · $846,363

   • 5K12AR084233-06Department: NIH department code

     Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health

     Principal investigators: Susan G. Kornstein (contact PI), Barbara D. Boyan

     $641,329

     award amount
   • 3K12AR084233-06S1Department: NIH department code

     Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health

     Principal investigators: Susan G. Kornstein (contact PI), Barbara D. Boyan

     $205,034

     award amount

7. Ruth C Brown

   Leads 1 award · $763,151

   • 5R01HD113711-04Department: NIH department code

     Development and Validation of the Down Syndrome Regression Rating Scales
     $763,151

     award amount

8. Ananda B Amstadter

   Leads 1 award · $655,517

   • 5R01AA030549-04Department: NIH department code

     Integrating genetic and ecological momentary assessment technologies to advance models of PTSD-AUD comorbidity

     Principal investigators: Ananda B Amstadter (contact PI), Abigail Powers Lott

     $655,517

     award amount

9. Jasmin L Vassileva

   Leads 3 awards · $525,003

   • 5R01DA058038-04Department: NIH department code

     Utility of adaptive design optimization for developing rapid and reliable behavioral paradigms for substance use disorders

     Principal investigators: Jasmin L Vassileva (contact PI), Woo-Young Ahn

     $342,261

     award amount
   • 3R01DA058038-04S2Department: NIH department code

     Utility of adaptive design optimization for developing rapid and reliable behavioral paradigms for substance use disorders

     Principal investigators: Jasmin L Vassileva (contact PI), Woo-Young Ahn

     $145,413

     award amount
   • 3R01DA058038-04S1Department: NIH department code

     Utility of adaptive design optimization for developing rapid and reliable behavioral paradigms for substance use disorders

     Principal investigators: Jasmin L Vassileva (contact PI), Woo-Young Ahn

     $37,329

     award amount

10. Michael Churton Neale

    Leads 1 award · $423,245

    • 5T32MH020030-27Department: NIH department code

      ResearchTraining: Psychiatric and Statistical Genetics

      Principal investigators: Michael Churton Neale (contact PI), Hermine H Maes

      $423,245

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01DA051037-07, led by James M Bjork.

11. Severine Patricia Lannoy

    Leads 1 award · $241,966

    • 5R00AA030611-04Department: NIH department code

      Dissecting the co-occurrence of alcohol use/problems and suicidal behaviors: the roles of genetic liability and neurocognitive mechanisms
      $241,966

      award amount

12. Tan Hoang Nguyen

    Leads 1 award · $179,230

    • 5K25AA030072-05Department: NIH department code

      Understanding the genomic basis of problematic alcohol use through integrative analysis of multi-omics data
      $179,230

      award amount

13. Kelsey Hagan

    Leads 1 award · $177,941

    • 5K23MH137567-02Department: NIH department code

      Charting the Development of Exploration in Adolescent Bulimia Nervosa: A Neurocomputational Approach
      $177,941

      award amount

14. Taylor Berens Crouch

    Leads 1 award · $173,543

    • 5K23DA058785-04Department: NIH department code

      Addressing the “Readiness Gap:” An eHealth Intervention to Increase Patient Motivation for Evidence-Based Chronic Pain Interventions and Reduced Opioid Reliance
      $173,543

      award amount

15. Anna Waters Wright

    Leads 1 award · $168,818

    • 5K08HD112700-03Department: NIH department code

      Practices of Foster Caregivers and the Developmental Outcomes of Youth in Foster Care: A Multi-Method Investigation
      $168,818

      award amount

16. Oxana G Palesh

    Leads 1 award · $54,000

    • 1K12CA300624-01A1Department: NIH department code

      The Massey/VCU’s McCaskill-Stevens K12 for Community Oncology and Prevention Research

      Principal investigators: Oxana G Palesh (contact PI), Jessica Gokee Larose, Serge Patrick Nanasinkam

      $54,000

      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.

• Kristina Sundquist

  Co-investigator on 5R01AA027522-07, led by Alexis C Edwards; 5R01MH139865-02, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler; 3R01AA027522-07S1, led by Alexis C Edwards; 3R01MH139865-02S1, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler; 3R01MH139865-02S2, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Barbara D. Boyan

  Co-investigator on 5K12AR084233-06, led by Susan G. Kornstein; 3K12AR084233-06S1, led by Susan G. Kornstein

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Virginia Commonwealth University · Engineering (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Abigail Powers Lott

  Co-investigator on 5R01AA030549-04, led by Ananda B Amstadter

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Emory University · Psychiatry (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Hanna Van Loo

  Co-investigator on 3R01MH125902-05S1, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler; 5R01MH125902-05, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Robert Schoevers

  Co-investigator on 3R01MH125902-05S1, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler; 5R01MH125902-05, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Woo-Young Ahn

  Co-investigator on 5R01DA058038-04, led by Jasmin L Vassileva; 3R01DA058038-04S2, led by Jasmin L Vassileva; 3R01DA058038-04S1, led by Jasmin L Vassileva

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Andrew J Schork

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH139865-02, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler; 3R01MH139865-02S1, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler; 3R01MH139865-02S2, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Hermine H Maes

  Co-investigator on 5T32MH020030-27, led by Michael Churton Neale

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Virginia Commonwealth University · Genetics (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Jessica Gokee Larose

  Co-investigator on 1K12CA300624-01A1, led by Oxana G Palesh

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Virginia Commonwealth University · Family Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University · Social Sciences (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Serge Patrick Nanasinkam

  Co-investigator on 1K12CA300624-01A1, led by Oxana G Palesh

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Virginia Commonwealth University · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Jan O Sundquist

  Co-investigator on 5R01DA030005-15, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.