Dr. Vaddiparti is specifically interested in cross cultural research with hard to reach and vulnerable populations. His research interests include exposure to violence and abuse in childhood and adverse mental health, substance use outcomes in adulthood. In addition, his other research interests include domestic partner violence, gambling addiction and gun…
As a psychiatric epidemiologist, Catherine Woodstock Striley’s, PhD, MSW, MPE, research is concerned with increasing the recognition of psychopathology and addictive behavior to, in turn, increase service receipt, and with decreasing barriers to service. She has been a Co-Investigator on research involving community members, out-of-treatment drug users, and women in…
Her research has focused on drug and alcohol use and dependence in vulnerable populations like injection drug users, criminal offenders, women and African-Americans. She has developed internationally recognized assessment tools for drug, alcohol and nicotine use and gambling. Dr. Cottler is also known for her innovative approach to community-based research.
The long range goal of Dr. Pereira’s research program is to improve health outcomes and promote the well-being of individuals with chronic and/or life-limiting illnesses, with an emphasis on malignancies that occur commonly or exclusively among women. Grounded in the biobehavioral model of tumor growth and development, her research seeks…
Dr. Perlstein’s research interests include Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental Psychopathology, Emotion Neuroscience, Anxiety Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, Psychophysiology, Functional Neuroimaging. Full CV…
