Jon e. grant
Director, ACID Research Program
Jon Grant, MD, JD, MPH, is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago and directs the ACID research lab at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, IL. Dr. Grant completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, a master’s degree at the University of Chicago, a law degree from Cornell University, a medical degree from Brown University, and a masters degree in public health from Harvard University. Dr. Grant is a board-certified psychiatrist.
Dr. Grant has written over 400 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the phenomenology and pharmacological management of substance use disorders and impulse control disorders, including pathological gambling, kleptomania, and grooming disorders. He is the author of “Stop Me Because I Can’t Stop Myself”, a book on impulse control disorders published by McGraw-Hill (2002) (co-authored with Dr. Suck Won Kim), and is the co-editor (along with Marc Potenza) of two books published by the American Psychiatric Association, “Pathological Gambling: A Clinical Guide to Treatment” (2004) and “A Textbook of Men’s Mental Health”. He also authored a book (with Brian Odlaug and Chris Donahue) on the treatment of impulse control disorders using evidence-based cognitive behavior therapy. Dr. Grant’s research is funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health.
RESEARCH COORDINATORS
Sophie Boutouis
Research Coordinator
Sophie Boutouis is a Research Coordinator at the ACID Lab in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Dallas with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She has previously worked as a Research Assistant at the Filbey Lab at UT Dallas and participated in summer research programs at Ohio University and the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is excited about performing clinical research and is particularly interested in shared and differential mechanisms across various addictive, compulsive, and impulsive disorders.
Laurie Avila
Research Coordinator
Laurie Avila is a Research Coordinator at the ACID Lab in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago. She graduated from Carleton College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a minor in Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies. She previously worked as a Lab Manager for the Perception Lab at Carleton College and participated in summer research for the Alcohol Research Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is excited about joining the ACID lab and is particularly interested in exploring novel pharmacotherapies for the treatment of various addictive, impulsive and compulsive disorders.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Marion Caffey
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Marion Caffey is a Research Assistant at the ACID Lab in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago. She is a fourth year undergraduate student at the University of Chicago majoring in Psychology and minoring in Computer Science. Her future interests include Clinical Psychology with a possible focus in Adolescent Psychology.