Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research
Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, Suite 328
614-366-1027
Stephanie.Gorka@osumc.edu
Research Interests
- Substance Use Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Biomarker Discovery and Validation
Research Goals
The overarching goal of my lab is to develop and validate a multilayered neurobiological model of anxiety-alcohol abuse comorbidity to aid in the development of novel clinical interventions and close the gap between preclinical and clinical research.
Research Techniques
- Neuroimaging
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Clinical Assessment
Active Funding
- K23AA025111 (NIH/NIAAA; 2017 – 2022)
Education
PhD: University of Illinois at Chicago
MA: University of Illinois at Chicago
BS: University of Maryland, College Park
Professional Memberships
- Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA)
News and Media
- https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/first-the-masks-hand-sanitizer-now-the-toilet-paper-the-psychology-behind-panic-buying
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/520215/new-patient-test-could-suggest-whether-therapy-or-meds-will-work-better-anxiety
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201611/study-fear-the-unknown-compounds-many-anxiety-disorders
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161118131510.htm
- https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/17/what-dry-january-all-about-and-why-you-might-want-try-it
- WBEZ radio program, “Morning Shift.” How Fear Affects our Mind: http://bit.ly/2l13e4J