Research Projects & Grants

Federal

• Mindfulness and Parent Stress Reduction: Improving Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (04/2018 - 03/2023) Status: Closed
• IMPACT - Integrated Medical Home for Patients: Access, Cost and Targeted management, Role: Smoking Cessation Curriculum Lead, Bureau of Health Professions/Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS, (07/2016 - 06/2022) Status: Closed

Internal

• Stress-reduction Techniques for Effective Parenting skills (STEPS) project, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (03/2025 - 03/2026) Status: Approved
• Heart-focused anxiety and cardiac treatment adherence, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (10/2021 - 10/2022) Status: Completed
• Video game addiction, ADHD symptomatology and video game reinforcement, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (08/2021 - 08/2022) Status: Completed
• Ethnic differences in sociocultural attitudes towards appearance, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (05/2020 - 05/2021) Status: Completed
• Opinions on new articles and health topics, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (02/2019 - 02/2020) Status: Completed
• Food response training for binge eating disorder, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (01/2019 - 01/2020) Status: Completed
• In vivo investigation of the relationship between anxiety and cigarette smoking, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (09/2018 - 09/2019) Status: Completed
• The adolescent smoking prevention project: Examining program outcomes and the influence of culture on smoking, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (06/2018 - 06/2019) Status: Completed
• Predictors of cognitive functioning in heart disease patients, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (01/2014 - 01/2015) Status: Completed

Other Research

• Co-Investigator (10% FTE; PI: Dr. Cameron Neece). Mindfulness and parent stress reduction improving outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder. NIH R15 (Funded; Award: $465,324).   (2018)