Western Regional Training Center for FASDs
Semel Institute
760 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles CA 90095
Support for the WRTC for FASDs has been provided by the CDC
Current Research Projects
- Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Youth Exposed to Alcohol Prenatally
- Interventions for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Transitioning Science to Community Projects
- Mapping the Brain, the Face and Neurocognitive Function in FASD
- Project Step Up: Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Youth Exposed to Alcohol Prenatally
- Reducing Health Disparities Among Children with FASDs
- SEEDS Program at UCLA
Research
Recent research projects include:
Project: Fostering Self-Regulation in Infants and Toddlers with FASDs
Investigator: Blair Paley, Ph.D (Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Funding Period: 2009-2012
Project: Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Youth Exposed to Alcohol Prenatally
Investigator: Mary J. O’Connor, Ph.D, ABPP (Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Funding Period: 2009-2012
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
