F. Gerard Moeller, M.D.

F. Gerard Moeller, M.D.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Texas-Houston Medical School

Member Since: 2003, Founding Member

Service to the International Society for Research on Impulsivity: President 2006-2007, 2004-2005; Managing Board 2003-2004; Conference Planning Committee 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Education:
1988 Postdoc Clinical Psychopharmacology, University of California-San Diego
1985  M.D.  University of Texas Health Science Center At Houston
1981 B.A. Liberal Arts, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX

Area of Expertise:  Dr. Moeller has dedicated his career to clinical research and education in the field of neurobiology of impulsivity, especially as it relates to substance abuse.

Current Projects: 
Dr. Moeller is the Director for two NIDA center grants:

  • Project 1 of the Translational Center for Serotonin and Stimulant Addiction (TCSSA; P 20 DA024157).  The goal of project 1 is to examine the relationship between 5-HT2R function, impulsivity and cue reactivity in cocaine-dependent subjects.
  • Substance Abuse Research Medications Development Center (P50 DA009262).  The UT Houston Substance Abuse Research-Medication Development Center (SAR-MDC) focuses on examining behavioral and neurochemical mechanisms of replacement therapy to drive novel medication development for cocaine dependence.  Besides being PI of the center, Dr. Moeller is the PI of Project 4, which a human imaging project utilizing fMRI and DTI as predictors of treatment response.

 

Selected Impulsivity Publications:


Psychiatric aspects of impulsivity
Moeller, F.G., Barratt, E.S., Dougherty, D.M., Schmitz, J.M., Swann, A.C. (2001).
American Journal of Psychiatry 158:1783-1793

Reduced anterior corpus callosum white matter integrity is related to increased impulsivity and reduced discriminability in cocaine-dependent subjects: diffusion tensor imaging.
Moeller FG, Hasan KM, Steinberg JL, Kramer LA, Dougherty DM, Santos RM, Valdes I, Swann AC, Barratt ES, Narayana PA. (2005)
Neuropsychopharmacology, 30, 610-617.

Diffusion tensor imaging in MDMA users and controls: association with decision making.
Moeller FG, Steinberg JL, Lane SD, Buzby M, Swann AC, Hasan KM, Kramer LA, Narayana PA. (2007).
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 33, 777-789.

Relationship between impulsivity and decision making in cocaine dependence.
Kjome KL, Lane SD, Schmitz JM, Green C, Ma L, Prasla I, Swann AC, Moeller FG.
Psychiatry Research, 178, 299-304.

Relationship between attentional bias to cocaine-related stimuli and impulsivity in cocaine-dependent subjects.
Liu S, Lane SD, Schmitz JM, Waters AJ, Cunningham KA, Moeller FG. (2011).
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 37, 117-122.