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As imaging becomes increasingly important to understanding the brain, related research opportunities are growing for psychologists. Among the funding organizations and agencies that support basic and applied brain-imaging research on learning disability and other aspects of learning and cognition are:
National Institute on Child Health and Human Development
Program: "Learning Disabilities: Multidisciplinary Research Centers."
Contact: Reid Lyon, (301) 496-9849, lyonr@exchange.nih.gov.
Program: "Neuroimaging and Attention and ADHD."
Contact: Lisa Freund, (301) 435-6879, freundl@exchange.nih.gov.
Program: "Neuroimaging and Autism."
Contact: Marie Bristol-Power,
(302) 402-1822, bristolm@exchange.nih.gov.
Web site: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/funding/funding.htm.
National Institute of Mental Health
Program: "Behavioral Science Research."
Contact: Mary Ellen Oliveri,
(301) 443-9400, moliveri@nih.gov.
Program: "Behavioral and Integrative Neuroscience Research."
Contact: Kevin J. Quinn,
(301) 443-1576, kquinn@helix.nih.gov.
Program: "Disruptive Behavioral/ADD."
Contact: Farris Tuma, (301)-443-5944, ftuma@mail.nih.gov.
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/locator_org.cfm.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Program: "Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience."
Contact: Cheryl Kitt, (301) 496-9964, kittc@ninds.nih.gov.
Program: "Developmental & Neurodegenerative Disorders."
Contact: Giovanna Spinella,
(301) 496-5821, spinellg@ninds.nih.gov.
Web site: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/neuroscience/default.htm.
National Science Foundation
Program: "Human Cognition and Perception," "Cognitive Neuroscience," "Social Psychology" and "Child Learning and Development" in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
Contact: Rodney Cocking,
(703) 306-1732, rcocking@nsf.gov,
Steven Breckler, sbreckle@nsf.gov,
(703) 306-1728, Diane Scott-Jones,
(703) 306-1732, dscott@nsf.gov.
Web site: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/hcp/ start.htm#gaia.
Program: "Research on Learning and Education" in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources.
Contact: Nora Sabelli, (703) 306-1650, nsabelli@nsf.gov, or Elizabeth VanderPutten, (703) 306-1650, evanderp@nsf.gov.
Web site: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/ nsf0017/nsf0017.html.
Program: "Behavioral Neuroscience" in the Directorate for Biological Sciences.
Contact: Sonya Sobrian, (703) 306-1416, ssobrian@nsf.gov.
Web site: http://www.nsf.gov/bio/ibn/ibnneuro.htm.
James S. McDonnell Foundation
Program: "Bridging Brain, Mind
and Behavior" and "McDonnell Pew Program in Cognitive Neuroscience."
Contact: Susan M. Fitzpatrick,
(314) 721-1532, cns@jsmf.org.
Web site: http://www.jsmf.org/programs/ProgramIndex.htm.
Training in imaging technologies is also increasingly available. This June, APA's Board of Scientific Affairs will sponsor an fMRI training institute for psychologists at the MGH-NMR Center in Charlestown, Mass., outside Boston. The application deadline is March 10. Complete information is available on APA's Web Site at http://www.apa.org/science/ati-info.html.
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