James A. Waltz, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Date: March 7, 2014
Contact Information
Business Address:
University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC)
P.O. Box 21247
Baltimore, MD 21228
USA
Business Phone Number: (410) 402-6044
Business Fax: (410) 402-7198
E-mail: jwaltz[at]mprc.umaryland.edu
Languages: English (native), German (fluent)
Education
1990 – 1994 BA, Psychology (Cognitive Science), Yale University, New Haven, CT
1994 – 1995 MA, Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience), UCLA
1995 – 1999 PhD, Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience), UCLA Post Graduate Education and Training
Post Graduate Education and Training
1999 – 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurophysiology Department, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
2000 Course in experimental animal basics and animal experimental methods Academy for Supplementary Education at the Universities of Heidelberg and Mannheim,Germany
2004 – 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept Psychiatry/MPRC, UMSOM2007 Course in Neuropharmacology: Basic to Clinical Approaches (GPiLS 604), UMB Graduate Program in the Life Sciences
Academic Appointments
2006 – present Assistant Professor, Dept Psychiatry/MPRC, UMSOM
Professional Memberships
1995 – present Society for Neuroscience
1995 – present Cognitive Neuroscience Society
2008 American Psychological Society
Honors and Awards
1990 – 1994 National Merit Scholarship
1990 – 1994 Academic Scholarship, McDermott, Inc.
1994 – 1995 University Fellowship, University of California
1995 Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
1996 Honorable Mention, Department of Defense Graduate Research Fellowship
1996 Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
1996 – 1997 Ursula Mandel Fellowship, University of California
1998 – 1999 National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health
1998 – 1999 Predoctoral Fellowship, John Douglas French Foundation for Alzheimer's Research
1999 Joseph A. Gingerelli Award for the Distinguished Dissertation, Psychology Dept, UCLA
1999 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (declined)
1999 – 2000 Postdoctoral Fellowship, John Douglas French Foundation for Alzheimer's Research
1999 – 2003 Postdoctoral Fellowship, McDonnell-Pew Program in Cognitive Neuroscience
2003 – 2004 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
2004 – 2006 Postdoctoral Fellowship, UMSOM/MPRC
2009 H. McKee Jarboe Award for Outstanding Research in Psychiatry, UMSOMAdministrative Service
Administrative Service
Institutional Service
2007 - 2008 Member, UMSOM Institutional Review Board
2012 - present Member, UMSOM Council
2013 Grant Reviewer and Study Section Member, UMB-UMCP Seed Grant Competition
2013 Grant Reviewer and Study Section Member, UMB-UMBC Seed Grant Competition
National/International Service
Ad-hoc Journal Reviewer:
2003 - present Cerebral Cortex
2005 - present Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
2008 - present Schizophrenia Bulletin
2009 - present Biological Psychiatry; Schizophrenia Research; Human Brain Mapping
2010 - present Cognition 2011 – present JAMA Psychiatry; Public Library of Science - ONE
2012 - present Psychiatry Research; Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
2013 - present Molecular Psychiatry; Neuropsychopharmacology; Frontiers in Human Neuroscience; Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience; Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience; Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews; Progress in NeuroPsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry
Journal Action Editor:
2013 Schizophrenia Bulletin, Frontiers in Schizophrenia
Ad-hoc Grant Reviewer:
2010 Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
2011 National Science Foundation
2014 Polish National Science Centre
Other:
2013 Young Investigator Mentor, International Congress on Schizophrenia Research
Teaching Service
UCLA:
6/1995 - 8/1995 Teaching Assistant, Psychology 120, Cognitive Psychology
1/1996 - 6/1996 Teaching Assistant, Psychology 120, Cognitive Psychology
1/1997 - 4/1997 Teaching Assistant, Psychology 42, Research Methods
4/1997 - 6/1997 Teaching Associate, Psychology 116, Laboratory for Behavioral Neuroscience
9/1997 - 12/1997 Teaching Associate, Psychology 85, Introduction to Cognitive Science
1/1998 - 3/1998 Teaching Associate, Psychology 121, Laboratory for Cognitive PsychologyJohann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
9/2001 – 5/2002 Lecturer, Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2 hours/week, 15 students
9/2002 – 5/2003 Lecturer, Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2 hours/week, 15 studentsUMSOM
9/2007 Lecturer, CAPP Med Student Psychiatry Mini-Elective, 2 hours, 6 students
4/2009 Lecturer, CAPP Med Student Psychiatry Mini-Elective, 2 hours, 6 students
4/2011 Lecturer, CAPP Med Student Psychiatry Mini-Elective, 2 hours, 6 students
4/2012 Lecturer, CAPP Med Student Psychiatry Mini-Elective, 2 hours, 6 students
4/2013 Lecturer, CAPP Med Student Psychiatry Mini-Elective, 2 hours, 6 students
4/2013 Lecturer, GPLS 781, Translational Psychiatry, 2 hours, 12 students
Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt a.M., Germany:
9/2001 – 5/2002 Lecturer, Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2 hours/week, 15 students
9/2002 – 5/2003 Lecturer, Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2 hours/week, 15 studentsUMSOM
9/2007 Lecturer, CAPP Med Student Psychiatry Mini-Elective, 2 hours, 6 students
4/2009 Lecturer, CAPP Med Student Psychiatry Mini-Elective, 2 hours, 6 students
4/2011 Lecturer, CAPP Med Student Psychiatry Mini-Elective, 2 hours, 6 students
4/2012 Lecturer, CAPP Med Student Psychiatry Mini-Elective, 2 hours, 6 students
4/2013 Lecturer, CAPP Med Student Psychiatry Mini-Elective, 2 hours, 6 students
4/2013 Lecturer, GPLS 781, Translational Psychiatry, 2 hours, 12 students Mentoring
Mentoring
1 Post-doctoral Research Fellow, for a total of 1 year
1 Post-baccalaureate Research Analyst, for a total of 1 year
3 Post-baccalaureate Research Assistants, for a total of 5 years
Grant Support
Active Grants
4/1/2012 – 3/31/2017
Principal Investigator (40% effort, 40% salary support)
"Neurocomputational and fMRI Studies of Motivational Deficits in Schizophrenia"
NIH R01 MH094460-01A1
Annual Direct Costs: $400,286
Total Direct Costs: $2,001,428
8/1/2013 – 7/31/2018 Co-Investigator (25% effort, 25% salary support; PI: J. Gold)
"Clinical and Computational Studies of Dopamine Function in Schizophrenia"
NIH 2 R01 MH080066-06A1
Annual Direct Costs: $500,000
Total Direct Costs: $2,500,000
Completed Grants
3/1/2010 – 2/29/2012 Principal Investigator (20% in Year 1, 40% in Year 2)
"Neuroimaging of Food Reinforcer Processing in Schizophrenia"
NIH R21 MH086739 (PI: J. Waltz)
Received funds for research assistant and operational costs
Annual Direct Costs: $206,250
Total Direct Costs: $412,500
7/15/2006 – 7/14/2011 Project PI (Contract PI: D. Kelly)
Contract Title: Residential Research Support Services
Project Title: Neuroimaging of Reward-based Learning in Schizophrenia
Contract No. HHSN271200599091C/ADB; Contract No. N0 1DA-5-9909
Received funds for research assistant and operational costs
Annual Direct Costs (Project): $291,806/4 years
Total Direct Costs (Project): $291,806/4 years
Total Costs (Grant): $13,074,663/7 years
7/15/2006 – 7/14/2011 Project PI (75%; PI: A. Shuldiner)
Program Title: UM SOM Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career DevelopmentProgram
Project Title: Neuroimaging of Reward-based Learning in Schizophrenia
NIH 5 K12 RR023250-02
Received funds for research assistant and operational costs
Annual Direct Costs (Project): $425,166/5 years
Total Direct Costs (Project): $425,166/5 years
Total Costs (Grant $13,285,225/5 years
updated April 2014