Research
An intensive and diverse research effort on mood disorders and related conditions is being conducted at the University of Louisville. A number of different investigators from a wide range of departments and schools of the University are involved in this work. Key features of some of these research programs are highlighted here.
- Basic Science Research on Bipolar Disorder
Ranga N. Parthasarathy. Ph.D. and Rif El-Mallakh, M.D. - Principal Investigators - Improving Treatment of Depression in Primary Care
Seong-Yi Baik, R.N., Ph.D. - Principal Investigator - Clinical Research on Bipolar Disorder
Rif El-Mallakh, M.D. – Principal Investigator
Rona Roberts, M.D. – Co-investigator - Computer-assisted Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Jesse H. Wright, M.D., Ph.D. – Principal Investigator
Tracy Eells, Ph.D. and Joyce Spurgeon, M.D. – Co-investigators - Cognitive Neuroscience Research in Mood Disorders
Allan Tasman MD and Estate Sokhadze, Ph.D. – Principal Investigators
Rif El-Mallakh, M.D., Manuel Casanova, MD, and Yalchin Abdulaev, MD – Co-investigators - Cortical Mechanisms of Depression
Manuel F. Casanova, M.D. – Principal Investigator - Health Concerns and Health Information Needs of Lesbian Women
Vicki Hines-Martin PhD, CNS, RN, FAAN – Principal Investigator - Conceptualizing Depression in Psychotherapy
Tracy D. Eells, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator - Mindfulness Studies Program
Paul Salmon, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator