Prof. Nelly Alia-Klein, PhD

ACADEMIC HOSTS
Prof. Nira Liberman
School of Psychological Sciences

IAS Distinguished Scholar
11.5.26-20.5.26

Education

• BA, Psychology and English Literature (summa cum laude), Adelphi University (1998)
• MS, Psychology, Columbia University (2001)
• MPhil, Psychology, Columbia University (2001)
• PhD, Clinical Psychology, Columbia University (2002)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIH T32), Brain Imaging and Alcohol Abuse, Brookhaven National Laboratory (2002–2005)

Experience

• Professor (Investigator Track), Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2023–present)
• Co-Chief, Neuroimaging of Addictions and Related Conditions (NARC) Research Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2013–present)
• Associate Professor (Investigator Track), Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2013–2023)
• Scientist, Medical Research Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory (2010–2012)
• Associate Scientist, Medical Research Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory (2007–2010)
• Assistant Scientist, Medical Research Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory (2005–2007)

Fellowships

• NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Brain Imaging and Alcohol Abuse (2002–2005)
• NARSAD Young Investigator Award (2005–2007)
• Stanley Medical Research Institute Young Investigator Award (2000–2002)

Awards

• Woman of the Year in Science, Town of Brookhaven, New York (2011)
• Outstanding Mentor Award, Brookhaven National Laboratory (2010)
• NIH Loan Repayment Program Award for Clinical Research (2003–2005)

Editorial

• Guest Editor, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (special topics on Anger and Interpersonal Aggression) (2021, 2016)
• Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH (NIMH, NIDA, NIAAA), Medical Research Council (UK), European Commission, Israel Science Foundation, and others (2005–present)

Research

• Principal Investigator, “Atherosclerosis in Cocaine Addiction: Imaging Risk with PET/MR,” NIDA R01 (2022–2027)
• Co-Chief, Neuroimaging of Addictions and Related Conditions (NARC) Research Program (2013–present)
• Principal Investigator, “Genes, Brain and Behavior in Human Aggression,” NIMH R01 (2010–2015)
• Principal Investigator, Neurogenomics Project, U.S. Department of Energy / BNL (2005–2007)