Current Research

Current research projects include:

Project:  Interventions for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:  Transitioning Science to Community Projects
Investigator:   Mary J. O'Connor, Ph.D., ABPP (Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency:  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Funding Period:  2005-2009

Project:  Neighborhood Alcohol and HIV Prevention in South African Townships
Investigators:  Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator), Mary J. O'Connor, Ph.D., ABPP (Co-Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency:  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Funding Period:  2007-2012

Project: Mapping the Brain, the Face, and Neurocognitive Function in FASD
Investigators: Elizabeth Sowell, M.D. (Principal Investigator), Mary J. O'Connor, Ph.D., ABPP (Investigator)
Funding Agency:  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Funding Period:  2007-2012

Project: Longitudinal MRI in Prenatal Methamphetamine or Alcohol Exposure
Investigators:  Elizabeth Sowell, M.D. (Principal Investigator), Mary J. O'Connor, Ph.D., ABPP (Investigator)
Funding Agency:  Drug Abuse
Funding Period:  2004-2009 

Project:  Improving Medical Students’ Behavioral Science Learning, Teaching and Assessment
Investigator:  Margaret Stuber, M.D. (Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency:  2005-2010  
Funding Period:  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine/National Institutes of Health

Project:  Lanterman Psychology Training Program
Investigator:  Mary J. O'Connor, Ph.D., ABPP (Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency:  2006-2008  
Funding Period:  California Department of Developmental Services