Faculty

R01CA244328 (Jim/Locke/Small, MPI)                                07/2022-06/2027
NIH/NCI
Neurocognitive and Patient-Reported Outcomes after Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy: A Controlled Comparison

Major Goals: The goal of the study is to better understand changes in PROs and cognition in 204 adult CAR T-cell therapy recipients compared to 102 non-cancer controls frequency-matched on age, sex, and education. Patients will be assessed at pre-CART baseline and 3 and 12 months later to capture early survivorship; controls will be assessed at similar times. Specific Aims: Aim 1: To examine baseline differences and longitudinal changes in patient-reported outcomes and cognition in CAR T-cell therapy recipients and controls; Aim 2: To identify demographic, contextual, and clinical risk factors that are associated with worse cognition in CAR T-cell therapy recipients compared to controls; and Aim 3: To determine behavioral protective factors associated with better cognition among CAR T-cell therapy recipients and controls.

R01AG068193 (Mandelblatt, PI)                                           08/01/20-04/30/24
NIH/NIA
Cognitive aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer-related cognitive decline 

Major Goals: This project examines whether risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease are related to changes in cognitive performance among women who were diagnosed and treated for breast cancer.

R01MH128676 (Pereira/Lazaro-Munoz/Storch, MPI)            09/2021-08/2025
NIH/NIMH
Polygenic Risk Scores in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Ethical, Clinical, and Legal Implications 

Major Goals: This project will examine the perceived utility of polygenic risk scores among children and adolescents with psychiatric conditions. 

2012- Outstanding Faculty Research Award, University of South Florida
2011 - Fellow, Association for Psychological Science
2007 - Sue V. Saxon Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
2005 - Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Award, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
2004 - The Margret M. Baltes Early Investigator Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology, Gerontological Society of America.
2004 - Fellow, Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging), American Psychological Association
2003 - Fellow, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of America
2002 - President’s Award for Faculty Excellence, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
2001 - Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida