Faculty

Rebecca B Price, PhD

Rebecca B Price, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Website
Clinical Application of Neuroscience (CAN) Lab

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Psychology, Rutgers University
Clinical Psychology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

Associate Member, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Member, Society of Biological Psychiatry
Member, Association for Psychological Science
Member, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Selected Honors & Awards

Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award, University of Pittsburgh
Rising Star Award, Association for Psychological Science
Donald F. Klein Early Career Investigator Award, Anxiety and Depression Association of America

Research Interests

Synergistic bio-behavioral treatment combinations; Neurocognitive substrates of depression/anxiety; Rapid-acting, neuromodulation & computer treatment
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Price RB, Lane S, Gates K, Kraynak TE, Horner MS, Thase ME, Siegle GJ. Parsing heterogeneity in the brain connectivity of depressed and healthy adults during positive mood. Biol Psychiatry. 2017;81:347-357.
  2. Price RB, Gillan C, Hanlon C, Ferrarelli F, Kim T, Karim HT, Renard MP, Kaskie R, Degutis M, Wears A, Vienneau EP, Peterchev AV, Brown V, Siegle GJ, Wallace ML, Ahmari S. Experimental Manipulation of the Orbitofrontal Cortex Impacts Short-Term Markers of Human Compulsive Behavior: A Theta Burst Stimulation Study. Am J Psychiatry. 2021.
  3. Price RB, Wallace M, Kuckertz JM, Amir N, Graur S, Cummings L, Popa P, Carlbring P, Bar-Haim Y. Pooled patient-level meta-analysis of children and adults completing a computer-based anxiety intervention targeting attentional bias. Clin Psychol Rev. 2016;50:37-49.
  4. Price RB, Rosen D, Siegle GJ, Ladouceur CD, Tang K, Benoit Allen K, Ryan ND, Dahl RE, Forbes EE, Silk JS. From anxious youth to depressed adolescents: Prospective prediction of 2-year depression symptoms via attentional bias measures. J Abnorm Psychol. 2016;125(2):267-278.
  5. Price RB, Nock MK, Charney DS, Mathew SJ. Effects of intravenous ketamine on explicit and implicit measures of suicidality in treatment-resistant depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2009;66:522-526.

Clinical Interests

Depression and suicidality; Anxiety and compulsive behavior disorders; Novel rapid-acting & neuromodulatory interventions

Education Interests

Clinical psychology intern training & supervision; Supporting underrepresented groups in STEM; Medical student & resident education

Rebecca Price, PhD, Receives Society of Biological Psychiatry A.E. Bennett Award

Rebecca Price, PhD, Receives A.E. Bennett Award

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