Staci Gruber

Education and Career

• Received B.S. from Tufts University and B.Mus. from New England Conservatory of Music in 1991.
• Earned Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1995.
• Obtained M.S. from Tufts University in 2000.
• Earned Ph.D. from Tufts University in 2002.
• Currently an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Research Focus

• Focuses on impact of cannabis and cannabinoids on health outcomes.
• Explored neurobiological risk factors for psychopathology.
• Founded Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) program.
• Conducts studies on medical cannabis effects, particularly on women’s health.

Funding and Publications

• Research funded by government grants, philanthropy, and industry.
• Published research on impact of marijuana use on executive function.
• Conducted pilot study on medical marijuana’s impact on executive function.
• Explored effects of marijuana on cognition, brain structure, and function.
• Conducted observational study on cognition in medical cannabis patients.
• Published findings in various scientific journals.

Personal Life

• Lives in Massachusetts with spouse Patricia Cornwell.
• Married in 2006.
• Pursues singing as a hobby.
• Recorded 1 album as of 2016.

Contributions and Recognition

• Information available on McLean Hospital’s website.
• Published thesis on Stroop performance in schizophrenic and bipolar patients.
• Received grants for cannabis research.
• Testified before the United States Congress on psychiatric effects of cannabis.
• Advisor to the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation.

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