James Li, PhD, Waisman Center investigator and A.A. Alexander Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, has been selected to receive a Vilas Associates Award. The recognition, given to 24 faculty members, comes from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.”
Recipients are chosen competitively by the divisional research committees based on a detailed proposal. Winners receive up to two-ninths of research salary support (including the associated fringe costs) for the summers of 2026 and 2027, as well as a $12,500 flexible research fund in each of the two fiscal years. Faculty paid on an annual basis are not eligible for the summer salary support but are eligible for the flexible fund portion of this award.
Li’s research focuses on bridging clinical science, quantitative psychology, genomics, and developmental psychopathology to study the causes of neurodevelopmental and externalizing conditions, features, and behaviors, with a particular focus on childhood ADHD and autism.