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John T Mitchell

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology
Box 3527 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt Street, 7th Floor, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Grants


Mindfulness Intervention for College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Alabama · 2023 - 2026

GAMES - Guided ADHD Therapy for Managing the Extent and Severity of Symptoms

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lumos Labs, Inc. · 2022 - 2024

Paternal Transgenerational Epigenetic Legacy from Use of Cannabis

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by John Templeton Foundation · 2017 - 2022

Increasing Motivation in ADHD Via Self-activation of VTA

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2021

Bringing PrEP to Campus: Examining Strategies for PrEP Delivery to Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU)

ResearchProject PI · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2020

Mindfulness Intervention for College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Alabama · 2023 - 2026

GAMES - Guided ADHD Therapy for Managing the Extent and Severity of Symptoms

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lumos Labs, Inc. · 2022 - 2024

Paternal Transgenerational Epigenetic Legacy from Use of Cannabis

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by John Templeton Foundation · 2017 - 2022

Increasing Motivation in ADHD Via Self-activation of VTA

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2021

Bringing PrEP to Campus: Examining Strategies for PrEP Delivery to Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU)

ResearchProject PI · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2020

Effects of Nicotine Reduction on Smoking Behavior in ADHD Smokers

ResearchPsychologist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2019

mSMART: Mobile App based Personalized Solutions and Tools for Medication Adherence of Rx Pills

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Intelligent Automation Inc. · 2014 - 2019

Smoking Abstinence in ADHD and non-ADHD Smokers: Assessing the Role of Emotion Dysregulation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2018

Pilot Project: Effects of Cannabis on the Epigenome of Humans and Rats

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by John Templeton Foundation · 2016 - 2017

Mobile Application based Personalized Solutions and Tools for Medication Adherence of Rx Pills (mSMART)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Intelligent Automation Inc. · 2013 - 2014

Ecological Momentary Assessment of Ad Lib Smoking in ADHD Smokers

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2012

External Relationships


  • Akili Interactive
  • American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders
  • Guilford Publications
  • Keller Postman Law
  • Lumos Labs
  • Akili Interactive
  • American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders
  • Guilford Publications
  • Keller Postman Law
  • Lumos Labs
  • MindFit

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies, institutions, or organizations listed above. This information is available to institutional leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.