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Mark W. Miller, PhD
Mark W. Miller is Staff Psychologist in the Behavioral Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Boston University School of Medicine. He received his B.A. in Psychology from American University and his Ph.D. in...
Lilian Dindo
Lilian Dindo, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. She has received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Iowa in 2008. Prior to completing her doctoral degree, Dindo completed a clinical internship in the...
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
When people think of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, they think of someone getting “knocked out” or feeling “fuzzy” after getting hit in the head. Indeed, doctors use these very symptoms to diagnose a concussion. TRACTS research is challenging the idea that brain injury only...
Suicidality
Suicide is a significant concern for the U.S. Military and Veteran Administration, and understanding and trying to prevent suicide is a major priority. Drs. Melissa Amick and Beeta Homaifar have begun a new study through the TRACTS Center that is examining the relationship between suicidal thoughts...
Binge Drinking
We are interested in studying the effects that binge drinking, particularly at an early age of onset, has on alcohol consumption as well as brain structure and function throughout people's lives. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines binge drinking as consuming 5 or...
Credits
Citations Munshi M, Grande L, Hayes M, Ayres D, Suhl E, Capelson R, Lin S, Milberg W, Weinger K. Cognitive dysfunction is associated with poor diabetes control in older adults. Diabetes Care 2006;29(8); 1794-9.(PMC1615865) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16873782 Harrington MB, Kraft M, Grande LJ...
White Matter Changes
Our studies have shown a number of white matter changes within the brain that are associated with various factors of alcohol abuse. This sections on this page summarize a few of our findings. If you are interested in learning more, please take a look at the relevant publications.
BAT-L: Boston Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury- Lifetime
The Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS) Center of Excellence at the VA Boston Healthcare System is a Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Research & Development supported VA Center of Excellence committed to conducting the highest quality research aimed at...
Michelle Thai, B.A.
Michelle Thai is a research assistant in the BAL Lab. She graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Psychology and Art Theory & Practice in 2014. Michelle is currently working on a project using noninvasive neurostimulation to better understand the neural mechanisms of attention. She is...