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Lana L. Watkins

Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences
Box 3119 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
3119 Hosp South, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


The Effect of Reducing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms on Cardiovascular Risk

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2023

Neuromodulatory Treatments for Pain Management in Complex TBI using Mobile Technology

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2017 - 2022

Exercise and Pharmacotherapy for Anxiety in Cardiac Patients

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2022

Facility and Web-based Approaches to Lifestyle Change in Resistant Hypertension

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2021

Depression and Heart Failure Disease Progression

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2019

Stress Management and Biomarkers of Risk in Cardiac Rehabilitation

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2016

Hostility, PTSD and Physical Health Risk Factors

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2015

Depression, Estrogen Replacement, and Cardiovascular Health in the Perimenopause

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2010 - 2015

Ancillary Investigation of Mental Stress Biomarkers in Coronary Heart Disease

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2015

Coping Skills Training in Heart Failure: Outcomes and Mechanisms

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2015

IPA - Lana Watkins

ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2014

IPA - Monika Grochulski

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2014

Exercise, Depression, and Cardiac Risk

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2012

Behavioral Treatment of High Blood Pressure

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2010

Depression and Autonomic Control in Post-MI Patients

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2009

Exercise Training And Depression In Older Adults

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1998 - 2007

Stress & Myocardial Ischemia: Mechanisms & Treatment

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1998 - 2006

Stress & Congestive Heart Failure:Prognosis & Mechanisms

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2005

Anxiety & Vagal Control of the Heart in Coronary Disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2005