Florida International University

Psychology PhD

PhD

Department of Psychology · Miami, Florida

FIU's psychology doctoral program spans clinical science, developmental science, cognitive neuroscience, legal psychology, and industrial-organizational tracks. The Center for Children and Families is a nationally recognized hub for ADHD and disruptive behavior disorder research.

APA-accredited (clinical track)

Concentrations

  • Clinical Science
  • Developmental Science
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Legal Psychology
  • Industrial-Organizational

NIH-funded faculty

Investigators identified from NIH RePORTER award records at this program. Faculty without NIH funding are not listed — check the official page for the full roster.

  • Eric F Wagner

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Health Disparities in Mental Health · Alzheimer's and Dementia

    3 active NIH grants · $11M

  • Raul Gonzalez

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroimaging · Child and Adolescent Development · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

    5 active NIH grants · $6.3M

  • Andres G Gil

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Health Disparities in Mental Health

    3 active NIH grants · $6.0M

  • Adam Wayne Carrico

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Depression · Neuroimaging · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience · Human Factors and Attention

    7 active NIH grants · $5.8M

  • Jeremy W Pettit

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Anxiety Disorders · Human Factors and Attention · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Child and Adolescent Development · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    4 active NIH grants · $4.7M

  • Wasim Maziak

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience

    7 active NIH grants · $3.2M

  • Hoshang Jehangir Unwalla

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Emotion and Affective Neuroscience · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

    4 active NIH grants · $2.6M

  • George Arthur Buzzell

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Anxiety Disorders · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience · Child and Adolescent Development · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Social Neuroscience

    4 active NIH grants · $2.4M

  • Lorraine E Bahrick

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Human Factors and Attention · Autism Spectrum Disorder

    4 active NIH grants · $2.4M

  • Gregory A Fabiano

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    ADHD · Learning and Memory · Human Factors and Attention

    4 active NIH grants · $2.2M

  • Zoran Bursac

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Learning and Memory · Alzheimer's and Dementia · Health Disparities in Mental Health

    3 active NIH grants · $2.0M

  • Michelle Marie Hospital

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Emotion and Affective Neuroscience

    4 active NIH grants · $1.7M

  • Daniel Marc Bagner

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Child and Adolescent Development · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    3 active NIH grants · $1.6M

  • Anuradha Godavarty

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Learning and Memory

    3 active NIH grants · $1.6M

  • Shayl Griffith

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Child and Adolescent Development · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Human Factors and Attention

    3 active NIH grants · $1.5M

  • Shanna L Burke

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Alzheimer's and Dementia · Health Disparities in Mental Health · Cognitive Aging · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    3 active NIH grants · $1.2M

  • Ellen Leslie Brown

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Depression · Human Factors and Attention · Learning and Memory · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

    4 active NIH grants · $1.1M

  • Diana Montserrat Sheehan

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Health Disparities in Mental Health

    2 active NIH grants · $1.1M

  • Victor Buitron

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Suicide and Self-Harm

    2 active NIH grants · $948K

  • Aaron Mattfeld

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Anxiety Disorders · Learning and Memory · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Child and Adolescent Development

    1 active NIH grant · $932K

  • Jessica Liberles

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Learning and Memory

    3 active NIH grants · $786K

  • Mark J Macgowan

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    PTSD and Trauma · Anxiety Disorders · Depression · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Health Disparities in Mental Health

    2 active NIH grants · $700K

  • Melissa Kari Ward

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Addiction and Substance Use

    3 active NIH grants · $547K

  • Gladys Eulalia Ibanez

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Depression · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

    1 active NIH grant · $484K

  • Brittany Morgan Merrill

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    ADHD · Human Factors and Attention

    2 active NIH grants · $443K

  • Stacy L Frazier

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Health Disparities in Mental Health

    1 active NIH grant · $434K

  • Ali Giusto

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Depression

    2 active NIH grants · $263K

  • Erin L Thompson

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Health Disparities in Mental Health · Child and Adolescent Development · PTSD and Trauma

    2 active NIH grants · $225K

  • Taleed El-Sabawi

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Addiction and Substance Use

    2 active NIH grants · $179K

  • Jessica L. Adler

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Human Factors and Attention · Health Disparities in Mental Health

    2 active NIH grants · $100K

  • Dana L Mcmakin

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Anxiety Disorders · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Learning and Memory

    1 active NIH grant · $83K

  • Jennifer Vanessa Chavez

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Depression · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $46K

  • Anya Urcuyo

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    PTSD and Trauma

    1 active NIH grant · $43K

  • Melissa Lynn Hernandez

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Social Neuroscience · Child and Adolescent Development

    2 active NIH grants · $43K

  • Jessica Nicole Mason-Smith

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    ADHD · Child and Adolescent Development

    1 active NIH grant · $39K

  • Kathleen E Feeney

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    ADHD · Neuroimaging · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $32K

Before you apply

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