Jon e. grant
Director, ACID Research Program
Jon Grant, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago and directs the ACID research lab for 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, particularly 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 lead-authored a book on the treatment of impulse control disorders using evidence-based cognitive behavior therapy (with Brian Odlaug and Chris Donahue). 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.
Madison Collins
Research Coordinator
Madison Collins is a Research Coordinator at the ACID Lab in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago. She graduated magna cum laude from Carleton College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She previously conducted research with the Social Attitudes Lab at Carleton College and was a research assistant in developmental psychology labs at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. She is excited about the opportunity to work in the ACID lab, and is particularly interested in how early life experiences influence the development of various addictive, compulsive, and impulsive disorders.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Maya Wolff
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Maggie Liu
Undergraduate Research Assistant