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Medical and Clinical Psychology: Faculty
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Medical and Clinical Psychology
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799
Phone: (301) 295-9673
FAX: (301) 295-3034
E mail: neil.grunberg@usuhs.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Pubmed Listing
Neil E. Grunberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Medical & Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine
Professor of Neuroscience, School of Medicine
Professor, Graduate School of Nursing
Course Director, Medical Psychology, School of Medicine
Education: B.S. (1975) in Medical Microbiology and Psychology, Stanford University; M.A. (1977), M.Phil. (1979), and Ph.D. (1980) in Physiological and Social Psychology, Columbia University; National Research Service Award in Pharmacology (1976-1979), Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Research and Teaching
Research Topics: Dr. Grunberg and his research group study addictive behaviors and appetitive behaviors (including nicotine and tobacco use, alcohol, caffeine, and food consumption), stress, effects of mild traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and strategies to attenuate stress-related health effects. Most psychobiological research uses rodents as subjects; human studies are currently being planned.
Methods and Approach: Laboratory-based experiments; behavioral, cognitive, and biological measures (including biochemistry, proteomics, and receptor biology); clinic-based studies.
Current Grant Support: CNRM, SRNT, USU
Medical Student Teaching: Course Director for Medical Psychology throughout the School of Medicine four-year curriculum. Lectures include: Principles of social psychology and learning relevant to medical practice; Stress and medical practice; Tobacco use; Substance use and abuse; Behavioral health and the military health system; Behavioral factors in preventive medicine; Communication and medical practice.
Graduate Student Teaching: Graduate courses in Medical & Clinical Psychology (Social Psychology, Appetitive & Addictive Behaviors, Psychopharmacology, Physiological basis of behavior); lectures in Introduction to Neuroscience, Advanced Topics and Techniques in Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Traumatic Brain Injury Neurobiology, Introduction to Molecular and Cell Biology.
Mentoring: Dr. Grunberg has supervised 29 doctoral dissertations in Medical Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Neuroscience. He currently is training four Ph.D. students in his laboratory. Dr. Grunberg also mentors faculty, undergraduates, and high school students.
Selected Recent Publications
Cole, J.T., Yarnell, A.M., Kean, W.S., Gold, E., Lewis, B., Ren, M., McMullen, D.C., Jacobowitz, D., Pollard, H.B., O'Neill, J.T., Grunberg, N.E., Dalgard, C.L., Frank, J,. & Watson, W.D. (2011). Craniotomy: True sham for traumatic brain injury, or a sham of a sham? Journal of Neurotrauma, 28(3), 359-69.
Grunberg, N.E., Berger, S.S., & Starosciak, A. (2011). Tobacco use: Psychology, neurobiology, and clinical implications. In Baum, A., Revenson, T., and Singer, J.E. (Eds.) Handbook of Health Psychology (2nd Edition). NY: Psychology Press.
Kamnaksh, A., Kovesdi, E., Kwon, S-K., Wingo, D., Ahmed, F., Grunberg, N.E., Long, J., & Agoston, D. (2011). Factors Affecting Blast Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 28(10), 2145-53.
Prager, E. M., Bergstrom, H. C., Grunberg, N.E., & Johnson, L. R. (2011). The importance of reporting housing and husbandry in rat research. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 5, 38.
Cole, J.T., McMullen, D.C., Kean, W.S., Yarnell, A., Lucky, J.J., Selak, M.A., Buonora, J., Grunberg, N.E., Verma, A., Watson, W.D. (2012). Manipulating thyroid status impairs endoplasmic reticulum calcium homeostatic mechanisms in rat brain. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 50: 7-18.
Gomes P.X., de Oliveira G.V., de Araújo F.Y., de Barros Viana G.S., de Sousa F.C., Hyphantis T.N., Grunberg, N.E., Carvalho A.F., Macêdo D.S. (2012). Differences in vulnerability to nicotine-induced kindling between female and male periadolescent rats. Psychopharmacology. 225(1), 115-26.
Sharma, P., Yan, A., Hu, X., Li, X., Barry, E.S., Grunberg, N.E., Zhang, L., (2012) Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury on Mitochondrial Targeted Genes in Rat Hippocampus. International Journal of Critical Illness & Injury Science, 2(3), 172-179.
Kamnaksh, A., Kwon, S.K., Kovesdi, E., Ahmed, F., Barry, E.S., Grunberg, N.E., Long, J., Agoston, D. (2012). Neurobehavioral, cellular, and molecular consequences of single and multiple mild blast exposure. Electrophoresis. 33(24), 3680-92.
Yarnell, A.M, Shaughness, M.C., Barry, E.S., Ahlers, S.T., McCarron, R.M., Grunberg, N.E. (2013). Blast traumatic brain injury in the rat using a blast overpressure model. Current Protocols in Neuroscience. Chapter 9, Unit 9.41.
Ariyannur, P.S., Arun, P., Barry, E.S., Andrews-Shigaki, B., Bosomtwi, A., Tang, H., Selwyn, R., Grunberg, N.E., Moffett, J.R., Namboodiri, M.A. (in press). Do reductions in brain N-Acetylaspartate levels contribute to the etiology of some neuropsychiatric disorders? Journal of Neuroscience Research.
Professional Activities
Selected Professional Activities: Dr. Grunberg is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, and Society for Behavioral Medicine. He is a founding member of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, and a member of the Association for Psychological Science and the Society for Neuroscience. He has been an editor for Addiction, Annals of Behavioral
Medicine, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, and US Surgeon Generals' Reports. He serves as a scientific consultant to the Maryland Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Resource Center, the Maryland Smoking Cessation Quitline (MD Quit), and the Maryland State Mental Health and Substance Abuse treatment programs. He is a member of the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Wisdom Council, the editorial board of Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, and a contributing reviewer to F1000 (an electronic biomedical research journal source).
Selected Awards
American Psychological Association's Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology (1989), Centers for Disease Control Awards (1988, 1990), US Surgeon General's Medallion (1990), USU Outstanding Biomedical Graduate Educator Award (1999, 2008), US FDA Research Award (2005),Society of Behavioral Medicine Distinguished Scientist Award (2006), USU Center for Health Disparities Building Partnerships for Better Health Award (2006), USU Carol J. Johns Award to enhance USU programs, faculty, and reputation (2007), USU Cinda Helke Award for Graduate Student Advocacy (2008), USU awards for Medical Student Teaching, Research Mentoring, Distinguished Service, and Outstanding Performance, Sigma Xi (2010), and Washington, D.C. Academy of Medicine (2012).
Operating Status
OPEN
