Announcing 2007 Integrative Medicine Pilot Grant Awards
Three pilot research projects funded

Richard Dopp, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and
Tal Shafir, PhD
Research Fellow, The Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute

Neuromuscular Stimulation in Depression: Exercise and Whole Body Vibration

Anthony P. King, PhD
Research Investigator, Department of Psychiatry

Pilot Study of a Mind-Body Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Effects on Threat Assessment and Emotional Regulation Neurocircuitry

Suzanna M. Zick, ND, MPH
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Family Medicine

A Pilot Grant to Examine the Feasibility, Efficacy and Tolerability of a Standardized Chamomile Extract in Treating Chronic Primary Insomnia in a Primary Care Setting

Previous Awards

Elizabeth Robinson, MSW, PhD
Research Assistant Professor , Department of Psychiatry

Changes in the HPA Axis associated with
Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Alcohol and Drug Dependence

Lan Yao, PhD, RN
Assistant Research Scientist, School of Nursing

Feasibility of a positive emotion-charged Tai Chi Home training
program and its effects on elders with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers