This $196,560 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (CFDA 93.279 - Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs) supports a clinical psychologist, Dr. Katherine McCurry, in launching an independent research career focused on affective neuroscience, predictive modeling, and neuromodulation approaches to substance use disorder (SUD) prevention and early intervention. The key objectives are to: 1) Identify multivariate neurosignatures predictive of problematic substance use in adolescents, 2) Elucidate links between different types of childhood trauma (deprivation vs. threat), aberrant neurosignatures, and SUD risk, and 3) Assess adolescents' ability to modulate reward/threat-related neurosignatures using real-time fMRI neurofeedback. This work leverages data from the large-scale Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study and will collect pilot neurofeedback data from 50 adolescents. Successful completion of specialized training in neurodevelopment, predictive analytics, neurofeedback, and clinical trial design will enable the candidate to establish an independent translational research program addressing substance use issues in trauma-exposed youth.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $196.6k | 5/13/25 |