Position Title
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and MIND Institute; Director of AIR/ADHD Laboratory; Director, UC Davis Mentored Clinical Research Training Program and Mentoring Academy for Research Excellence
Attention, Impulsivity and Regulation (AIR) Program Mentored Clinical Research Training Program CTSC TL1 Director, Mentoring Academy for Research Excellence
Research Interests
Julie Schweitzer is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and MIND Institute. She directs the Attention, Impulsivity, Regulation (AIR)/ADHD Program at the UC Davis MIND Institute. Her work is translational in nature where she uses cognitive neuroscience and behavior analytic principles to investigate attention, impulsivity and fidgeting behavior in children and adults in typical development and in ADHD. She is also developing tech-based interventions using virtual reality and game play to improve attention, self-control and academic functioning. She combines fMRI, DTI, eye-tracking, behavioral and clinical measures in her work. More recently, Dr. Schweitzer has been exploring the role of the environment on autism and ADHD outcomes in collaboration with epidemiological colleagues in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) research Program. She has been awarded several grants from the NIH and other federal agencies for work in ADHD, autism and substance use disorders.
Dr. Schweitzer is active in supporting workforce development in training translational scientists across UC Davis Health and is a member of the executive team of the NIH-funded CTSC, Director of the CTSC’s Mentored Clinical Research Training Program and is the Director of the Mentoring Academy for Research Excellence and serves as co-Director of the Clinical and Translational TL1 Training Program grant.
Mentoring
I am particularly interested in mentoring clinical psychology trainees and postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty with research interests in attention, impulsivity and hyperactivity in ADHD and other behavioral health disorders. I also enjoy provide career development mentoring and coaching for translational researchers. In addition, I work with a team to provide support for mentors and mentees at all stages through the Mentoring Academy for Research Excellence.
I am available to mentor:
- Faculty on Research
- Faculty on Career Development Path
- Postdoctoral Scholars and Research Scientists on Research
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Selected Research Projects
Revisiting ReCHARGE: ECHO Follow up on Middle Childhood and Adolescence NIH2UG3OD023365-08 Aug 15, 2023 Role: MPI
Investigation of Locus Coeruleus Function in Sustained Attention NIH/NIMH5R21MH130924 Jan 9, 2022 Role: PI
Can fidgeting lead to enhanced attention and emotional regulation in adult ADHD? NIHR21MH121901 Aug 1, 2020 - Jul 31, 2022 Role: PI
Virtual Reality Attention Management Program for Improving Attention in Children NIH/NIMH4R33MH110043-03 Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2023 Role: PI
Pre-adolescent and Late-adolescent Follow-up of the CHARGE Study Children NIHUH3OD023365 Sep 21, 2016 - Aug 31, 2023 Role: Co-PI