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Internship Program in Clinical Psychology Department of Clinical and Health Psychology in the College of PHHP
Peter J Lang

Peter J Lang, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

Department: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Business Email: langp@phhp.ufl.edu
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About Peter J Lang

Dr. Peter J. Lang is Graduate Research Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention. The Center’s research core is a basic emotion science program, studying cognition & attention in affect processing, that is the foundation for translational studies of patients with anxiety and mood disorders. Current projects–following the NIMH RDoC initiative–aim to define biomarkers that could better distinguish among internalizing disorders, determining their physiological diathesis, and potentially defining more precise targets for treatment. Methods include assessment of cortical circuits (fMRI, EEG), stress hormones, genes, and autonomic & somatic reflexes.

Accomplishments

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. CLP7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  2. CLP7979 – Advanced Research

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  3. CLP6971 – Research for Master’s Thesis

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  4. CLP6946 – Advanced Practicum in Applied Medical Psychology

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  5. CLP6945 – Advanced Practicum in Neuropsychology

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  6. CLP6943 – Core Practicum in Clinical Psychology

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

Research Profile

Our Center’s research focus is the study of anxiety and mood disorders. Current projects–following the NIMH RDoC initiative–aim to define biomarkers that could better distinguish among disorders, determining their physiological diathesis, and potentially defining more precise targets for treatment. Methods include assessment of cortical circuits (fMRI, EEG), stress hormones, genes, and autonomic & somatic reflexes. Center research also includes a significant basic research program, providing a foundation in emotion science from which translational investigations with patients are developed

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Affective Stimulus Paradigms Consulting for Research Domain Criteria Field Test Battery

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIDA

  2. Anxiety and aversive learning: Neural mechanics of generalization and patterns of disorder pathology

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH

  3. Developing a novel pupillometric assessment of autonomic function: Testing targeted individual differences in BMI, temperament & aerobic fitness

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH

  4. From fear to anxious misery: Developing a defense circuit dimensional classifier

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH

  5. Anxiety, comorbidity, negative affect and fear circuit activation

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH

  6. Florida Trauma Rehabilitation Center for Returning Military Personnel

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF DEFENSE

Education

  1. Ph.D. Psychology

    University of Buffalo

  2. M.A. Romance Languages

    University of Buffalo

  3. B.A. Psychology

    Denison University

Contact Details

Emails:
Business:
langp@phhp.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
UF Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention
P.O.Box 112766
 GAINESVILLE FL 32611
Business Street:
BLDG 772, SURGE
3063 Longleaf Rd
 GAINESVILLE FL 32611