Marina Bornovalova
Her research focuses on borderline personality disorder (BPD), substance use disorders, and their interrelationship. She also conducts research on the factors governing sexual risk-taking (condom non-use, multiple sexual partners, exchange of sex for drugs/money). She is especially interested in how problems with emotion regulation and inhibitory control (a.k.a. “impulsivity”) underlie the development of these phenomena. Her research has been published in journals including the American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychological Assessment, Journal of Personality Disorders, and Development and Psychopathology. She received scholar awards for her graduate work from the Association of Cognitive and Behavioral therapies, the American Association of University Women, and the University of Maryland. She has also received several grants from the National Institute of Drug Abuse.
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Marina Bornovalova is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Mental Health Law and Policy. Dr. Bornovalova received her Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Clinical Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she was mentored by Dr. Carl Lejuez. Dr. Bornovalova completed her post-doctoral training at the University of Minnesota under the NIMH fellowship, “Neurobehavioral aspects of personality and psychopathology” under the direction of Dr. William Iacono and Dr. Matt McGue, two internationally recognized leaders in the field of behavioral genetics, disinhibition, and substance abuse.