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

Richard Dopp, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry

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