Prof. Rita Z. Goldstein, PhD

ACADEMIC HOSTS
Prof. Nira Liberman
School of Psychological Sciences

IAS Distinguished Scholar
11.5.26-20.5.26

Education

• BA, Psychology and French (cum laude), Tel Aviv University (1992)
• PhD, Health Clinical Psychology, University of Miami (1999)
• Clinical Neuropsychology Internship, Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1998–1999)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIH-funded), Brain Imaging and Alcohol Abuse, SUNY Stony Brook & Brookhaven National Laboratory (1999–2002)
• Licensed Clinical Psychologist, New York State (2001)

Experience

• Mount Sinai Professor in Neuroimaging of Addiction (Endowed Chair), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2021–present)
• Professor (Tenure), Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2013–present)
• Tenured Scientist → Assistant Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory (2002–2012)
• Fellowships
• NIDA U01 ABCD Consortium Leadership Award (2015–2017)
• NIDA R01 Investigator Grants (multiple awards, active and past) (2008–present)
• NIH-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship, Brain Imaging and Alcohol Abuse (1999–2002)

Awards

• Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Neurobiology of Drug Addiction (2028)
• Vice Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Neurobiology of Drug Addiction (2026)
• FBI Neuroscience Mentorship Distinction Award (2025)
• Fellow, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (2015)
• Society for Neuroscience Jacob P. Waletzky Award (2013)
• ACNP Joel Elkes Research Award (2012)
• Outstanding Alumni Award, University of Miami (2012)

Editorial

• Scientific Council Member, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (2022–present)
• NIH Study Section Member (NIDA NPAS) (2015–2019)
• Ad hoc reviewer and advisory roles for NIH, MRC (UK), and international funding agencies (2009–present)

Research

• Principal Investigator, Multiple NIH R01 grants on addiction neuroimaging and cognition (2008–present)
• Founder & Chief, Neuroimaging of Addictions and Related Conditions (NARC), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2013–present)
• Research focus: impaired response inhibition and salience attribution (iRISA), addiction neurocircuitry, biomarkers, and recovery mechanisms (2002–present)