# Development of Psychopathology: From Brain and Behavioral Science to Intervention

> **NIH NIH T32** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $346,057

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
This application is for a 5-year renewal of the T32 Training Program in the Development of Psychopathology:
From Brain and Behavior to Intervention. Because mental and substance abuse disorders are more likely to
arise early in life, early identification of risk processes and early intervention are crucial (Insel, 2014). As the field
has been shifting from a behavioral to a neurodevelopmental focus, this training program also has evolved to
reflect important advances in human brain development. The major thrust of this interdisciplinary program is to
produce scientists who will (1) contribute to the state of knowledge about neurobiological and psychosocial
mechanisms underlying the development and maintenance of psychopathology, and (2) translate findings from
basic research to the construction of empirically-based interventions for the prevention and amelioration of
psychopathology and for the promotion of mental health. This training program provides individual mentoring in
multidisciplinary science complemented by didactic activities. A personalized training plan is developed for each
fellow and re-evaluated each semester. In the last five years, we have continued to increase training on
multidisciplinary research on neurobiological, psychophysiological, genetic, and psychosocial mechanisms
underlying psychiatric illness. To this end, we have made some changes to our core, training faculty. All 24
faculty are currently funded, with 75% as PIs on at least one grant, and the others serving as co-PIs or
investigators. Two-thirds of our current training faculty are actively involved in neuroscience research. Another
54% of our faculty conduct intervention studies aimed at reducing or preventing psychiatric problems including
depression, anxiety, and substance use. In the last decade, all of our 26 pre- and 10 post-doctoral trainees
have continued to contribute to the field through scholarly research, teaching, and administration. Three predocs
remain in training on this T32; 2 former trainees are working on their dissertations; 4 are doing their required
clinical internship. All 17 remaining former predoc trainees have completed their PhDs; 4 are engaged in research
intensive faculty positions in academic departments of psychology or medicine; 3 are doing research intensive
postdoctoral fellowships. The remaining 10 former predoc trainees are doing some research related work
including teaching, supervision, or administration. Of the 10 postdoctoral fellows, 2 are still in training; 6 of the 8
(75%) former postdocs are actively involved in research intensive faculty positions and all have received some
kind of external funding (e.g., K’s; R01, Foundations). In the past 10 years, 22% of all trainees were from under-
represented ethnic minority or economically disadvantaged groups; 83% are female. This renewal application
proposes to again support 4 predoctoral and 2 postdoctoral trainees annually. Goals for the next 5 years are to
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10877019
- **Project number:** 5T32MH018921-35
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Kathryn Leigh Humphreys
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $346,057
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1989-07-01 → 2025-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10877019

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10877019, Development of Psychopathology: From Brain and Behavioral Science to Intervention (5T32MH018921-35). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10877019. Licensed CC0.

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