Psychologists in the Division of Psychology are engaged in a variety of research activities. These include research on:
- Parent Child Interaction Therapy
- Behavioral therapies and autism
- School training in functional assessment
- Genetics and Huntington's Disease
- Alcohol and other substance use disorders
- Telemedicine
- Vascular disease, aging and cognition
- Cognitive functioning in pulmonary conditions
- Impulse control disorders
- Eating disorders
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- Neuropsychological aspects of brain stimulation (ECT and RTMS)
- Decisional capacity and informed consent
Some psychologists within the division are primarily research-focused and grant funded, while others carry out research and perform other clinical, consultative, and administrative duties.