PABI Plan - The Sarah Jane Brain Project

Subcontract with Duke University $23,474
National Institutes of Health/NIDA
Frontal Function in Adolescent Cannabis Use Disorders
5 Year cross-sectional investigation with 1 year prospective follow-up to further understanding of the
neurobiological consequences of adolescent onset cannabis use disorder. We will comprehensively evaluate the
effects of marijuana on the adolescent brain and on cognitive development.
Role: Investigator
5R01 DA022308-02 (DeBellis) 06/01/08 - 04/30/2013 1.91 cal months
Subcontract with Duke University $16,714
National Institutes of Health/NIDA
Prefrontal Function in Adolescent Limited vs. Life Course Persistent SUD
Adolescents from the Smoky Mountain Study will be examined with fMRI and neurocognitive procedures to
determine cognitive and psychiatric contributors to substance use disorder.
Role: Investigator
P30 HD03110 (Piven) 08/22/08 - 06/30/13 0.30 cal months
NICHD $842,061
UNC Developmental Disabilities Research Center
The major goal of this project is to support and promote research relevant to understanding the pathogenesis and
treatment/prevention of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Role: Investigator
R01HD038819 (Roberts) 05/01/2007 - 03/31/2012 0.30 cal months
National Institutes of Health $287,891
Pragmatic Skills of Young Males and Females with Fragile X Syndrome
This study compares the developmental trajectories of pragmatic skills among girls and boys with fragile X
syndrome (FXS), Down syndrome (DS), and typical development (TD) and boys with autism spectrum disorder
only (ASD-O) to determine whether individual differences in language relate to FXS, MR, or ASD.
Role: Investigator
R01 HD044935 (Roberts) 07/07/2003 - 10/30/2009 0.30 cal months
National Institutes of Health $279,996
Speech of Young Males with Fragile X Syndrome
The specific objectives of this study are to: a) compare the development of phonological, prosodic, and
segmental factors in the speech of males with FXS, males with DS, and TD males; b) identify the phonological,
prosodic, and segmental factors affecting the speech intelligibility in conversational speech of males with FXS
and determine if similar patterns of association are observed among males with DS and TD males; and c) to
identify the motor speech/FMRP, cognitive/linguistic, and communicative contextual factors associated with
speech intelligibility in conversational speech among males with FXS.
Role: Investigator
R40 MC05488 (Roberts) 09/01/2005 - 08/31/2009 0.24 cal months
Maternal and Child Health $160,477
School Competence of African American High School Youth
This study examines how selected youth, peer, family, and school factors serve as risk and protective factors for
African American youth’s school competence during the transition to high school.
Role: Investigator
O1DK66174 (Furth and Warady) 09/30/2003 - 07/31/2013 1.11 cal months
NIH/NIDDK $35,600
Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Prospective Cohort Study
This is a multisite longitudinal study designed to assess the risk factors for progression of mild chronic kidney
disease in 540 children and to document the changes in cognition, cardiovascular, and growth over time.
Role: Investigator