Research Interests

I study the development of visual attention in infants and young children. I am specifically interested in developmental changes in attention, the role of attentional processes in how infants learn about the world around them and how they interact with other people, and what individual differences in infant attention may tell us about social and cognitive development when the infant is older. In my lab, we study both behavioral (i.e., look duration and reaction time) and physiological (i.e., heart rate and respiration rate) measures of attention, using both global and microanalytic coding techniques.

My lab includes a stimulus presentation computer with a 31 inch monitor, 3 videocameras, a video-mixer for creating split-screen images, equipment for synchronizing each frame of videotape with a time code, two videotape coding computers, and a bioamplifier for measuring heart rate and respiration rate. Much of our work involves painstaking analysis of videotape records of testing sessions with babies previously recorded. You can learn more about research studies we are doing in our lab by clicking here to visit our lab web page. 

Visit this link to read about one of my lab's recent research studies that showed that the hormone cortisol may operate differently in infants and adults. The article, published in the journal Developmental Psychobiology, was recently covered on ScienceDaily and in the UGA Columns Online Newspaper

Selected Professional Activities

I am a member of the Editorial Board of Infancy, the leading infant development journal in my field. I am active in undergraduate advising and have a number of students who work in my lab. I received our department's undergraduate teaching award in 1997, 2007, 2008, and 2009 and was selected as a UGA Lilly Teaching Fellow in 1999-2000, and was selected as a Senior Teaching Fellow and elected to the UGA Teaching Academy in 2007. Finally, I am active in technology-related issues in the department.

Selected Publications

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Varga, K., Frick, J.E., Kapa, L.L., & Dengler, M.J. (2010). Developmental changes in inhibition of return from 3 to 6 months of age. Infant Behavior and Development.

Frick, J.E., Dengler, M., & Hammond, B.R. (2009). Effects of dietary intake of lutein and zeaxanthin on maturation of the human visual system. Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech, 20, 18-20.

Hammond, B. R., & Frick, J. E. (2007). Nutritional protection of the developing retina. The Hong Kong Practicioner, 29, 200-207.

Abelkop, B. S., & Frick, J. E. (2003). Cross-task stability in infant attention: New perspectives using the still-face procedure.Infancy, 4, 567-588.

Frick, J. E., & Adamson, L. B. (2003). One still-face, many visions.Infancy, 4, 499-501.

Adamson, L. B., & Frick, J. E. (2003). The still-face: A history of a shared experimental paradigm. Infancy, 4, 451-473.

Frick, J. E., & Richards, J. E. (2001). Individual differences in infants' recognition of briefly presented visual stimuli. Infancy, 2, 331-352.

Frick, J. E., Colombo, J., & Allen, J. R. (2000). Temporal sequence of global-local processing in 3-month-old infants. Infancy, 1, 375-386.

Frick, J. E., Colombo, J., & Saxon, T. F. (1999). Individual and developmental differences in disengagement of fixation in early infancy. Child Development, 70, 537-548.

Stoecker, J. J., Colombo, J., Frick, J. E., & Allen, J. R. (1998). Long- and short-looking infants' recognition of symmetrical and asymmetrical forms. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 71, 63-78.

Frick, J. E., & Colombo, J. (1996). Individual differences in infant visual attention: Recognition of degraded visual forms by four-month-olds. Child Development, 67, 188-204.

Former Advisees

Krisztina Varga, Ph.D. 2009, M.S. 2007, dissertation on development of attention and symbolic representation throughout infancy and toddlerhood

Melissa Bright, M.S. 2009, master's thesis on toddlers' attentional inhibition and understanding of scale models

Melissa Dengler, M.S. 2008, master's thesis on the development of contrast enhancement in human infants

Melissa M. Whitehead, M.S. 2005, master's thesis on attention regulation in 3-6 month old infants

Jill Sullivan, M.S. 2002, master's thesis on visual anticipations in 9-12 month old infants

Shayle Abelkop, M.S. 2000, master's thesis on infant visual attention in the still-face procedure (i.e., during social interaction)

 

I am also certified with the UGA Safe Space program.

 

EthoCebus Field Project

Education

BS Duke University, 1972

MA University of California, Davis, 1975

Ph.D. University California-Davis, 1978

Research Interests

Flexible instrumental behavior (problem-solving), perception, manipulation, and skill learning in primates. I consider the developmental bases of flexible behavior, and the contribution of social learning and social context to the expression of flexible behavior. I study primarily capuchin monkeys (Sapajus and Cebus; South American monkeys) and adopt ecological and embodied perspectives to study behavior. I collaborate with many colleagues studying wild tool-using capuchin monkeys in Brazil, and in laboratory studies of spatial cognition, perception and action.

Selected Publications

Refereed Publications (from 2000 - present) Please note that these articles are for personal use only. More details can be found at my SCOPUS profile,

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2000

Adams-Curtis, L.E., Fragaszy, D.M., & England, N. 2000. Prehension in infant capuchins (Cebus apella) from six weeks to twenty-four weeks: Video analysis of form and symmetry. American Journal of Primatology, 52, 55-60.

Christel, M., & Fragaszy, D. 2000. Manual function in (Cebus apella). Digital mobility, preshaping, and endurance in repetitive grasping. International Journal of Primatology 21, 697-719.

Cooper, M., Bernstein, I., Fragaszy, D., and de Waal, F. 2000. Integration of new males into four social groups of tufted capuchins (Cebus apella). International Journal of Primatology, 226, 663-683.

Dettmer, E., and Fragaszy, D. 2000. Determining the value of social companionship to captive tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 3, 293-304.

Fragaszy, D., & Visalberghi, E. 2000. Recognizing a swan: Socially-biased learning. Psychologia, 44, 82-98.

2001

Johnson-Pynn, J., & Fragaszy, D. 2001. Do apes and monkeys rely upon conceptual reversibility? A review of studies using seriated nesting cups in children and nonhuman primates.Animal Cognition, 4, 315-324.

2002

Fragaszy, D., Galloway, A., Johnson-Pynn, J., Hirsh, E., & Brakke, K. 2002. The sources of skill in seriating cups in children, monkeys, and apes. Developmental Science, 5, 118-131.

2003

Fragaszy, D., Johnson-Pynn, J., Hirsh, E., & Brakke, K. 2003. Strategic navigation of two-dimensional alley mazes: Comparing capuchin monkeys and chimpanzees. Animal Cognition, 6, 149-160.

Johnson-Pynn, J., Fragaszy, D.M., & Cummins-Sebree, S. 2003. Common territories in comparative and developmental psychology: The quest for shared means and meaning in behavioral investigations. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 16, 1-27.

Leighty, K., & Fragaszy, D. 2003. Joystick acquisition in tufted capuchin (Cebus apella) Animal Cognition, 6, 141-148.

Leighty, K., & Fragaszy, D. 2003. Primates in cyberspace: Using interactive computer tasks to study perception and action in nonhuman animals. Animal Cognition, 6, 137-139.

Fragaszy, D. 2003. Making space for traditions. Evolutionary Anthropology, 12, 61-70.

2004

Fragaszy, D.M., & Visalberghi, E. 2004. Socially biased learning in monkeys. Learning and Behavior, 32, 1, 24-35.

Leighty, K.A., Byrne, G., Fragaszy, D.M., Visalberghi, E., Welker, C., & Lussier, I. 2004. Twinning in tufted capuchins (Cebus apella): Rate, survivorship, and physical development. Folia Primatologica, 75, 14-18.

Fragaszy, D.M., Izar, P., Visalberghi, E., Ottoni, E.B., & Gomes De Oliveira, M. 2004. Wild capuchin monkeys (Cebuslibidinosus) use anvils and stone pounding tools. American Journal of Primatology, 64, 359-366.

2005

Rosengart, C. R., and Fragaszy, D.M. 2005. Experience and materials affect combinatorial construction in tufted capuchins monkeys. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 119, 166-178.

alloway, A., Addessi, E., Fragaszy, D., and Visalberghi, E. 2005. Social facilitation of eating familiar food in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebusapella): Does it involve behavioral coordination? International Journal of Primatology, 26, 181-189.

Cummins-Sebree, S., and Fragaszy, D. 2005. Choosing and using tools: Capuchins use a different metric than tamarins. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 119, 210-219.

Takeshita, H., Fragaszy, D., Mizuno, Y., Matsuzawa, T.,Tomonaga, M., and Tanaka, M. 2005. Exploring by doing. How young chimpanzees discover surfaces through action with objects.Infant Behavior and Development, 28, 316-328

Matheson, M.D., Fragaszy, D.M., Johnson-Pynn, J.S. 2005. Response to novel housing in two groups of captive tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Primates, 46, 235-240.

Fragaszy, D., and Cummins-Sebree, S. 2005. Relational spatial reasoning by a nonhuman: The example of capuchin monkeys.Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience Reviews, 4, 282-306.

2006

Izar, P.,Verderane M.P., Visalberghi E. , Ottoni E.B. , Gomes De Oliveira M, Shirley J ; Fragaszy D. 2006. Cross-genus adoption of a marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) by wild capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus): case report. American Journal of Primatology, 68, 692-700.

2007

Visalberghi, E., D. Fragaszy, E. Ottoni, P. Izar, M. G. de Oliveira, F. R. D. Andrade. 2007. Characteristics of hammer stones and anvils used by wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) to crack open palm nuts. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 132(3), 426-444.

Brakke, K., Fragaszy, D, Simpson, K., Hoy, E., and Cummins-Sebree, S. 2007. The production of unimanual and bimanual percussion in 12- to 24-month-old children. Infant Behavior and Development 30, 2-15.

Fragaszy, D. 2007. Relational spatial reasoning and tool use in capuchin monkeys. A primatologia no Brasil 10, 521-546.

2008

Gunst, N., Boinski, S., and Fragaszy, D. 2008. Acquisition of foraging competence in wild brown capuchins (Cebus apella), with special reference to conspecifics' foraging artefacts as an indirect social influence. Behaviour 45(2), 195-229.

Hoy Kennedy, E., and Fragaszy, D. 2008. Analogical reasoning in a capuchin monkey. Journal of Comparative Psychology. 122(2), 167-175

Leighty, K., Menzel, C.,and Fragaszy, D. 2008. How young children and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) perceive objects in a 2D display: Putting an assumption to the test. Developmental Science. 11(5), 778-792

Visalberghi, E, Sabbatini, G, Spagnoletti, N, Andrade, FRD, Ottoni, E, Izar, P, Fragaszy, D. 2008. Physical properties of palm fruits processed with tools by wild bearded capuchins (Cebus libidinosus). American Journal of Primatology 70(9), 884-891.

Resende, B., Ottoni, E.B., and Fragaszy, D. 2008. Ontogeny of manipulative behavior and nut-cracking in young capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella): A Perception-action perspective.Developmental Science 11(6), 828-840.

2009

Liu, Q., Simpson, K., Izar, P., Ottoni, E., Visalberghi, E., and Fragaszy, D. 2009. Kinematics and energetics of nut-cracking in wild capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) in Piaui, Brazil.American Journal of Physical Anthropology 138(2), 210-220.

Visalberghi, E., Addessi, E., Truppa, V., Spagnoletti, N., Ottoni, E., Izar, P., and Fragaszy, D. 2009. Selection of effective stone tools by wild bearded capuchin monkeys. Current Biology 19, 213-217.

Visalberghi, E., Spagnoletti, N., Ramos da Silva, E. D., Andrade, F. R. D., Ottoni, E., Izar, P., Fragaszy, D. (2009). Distribution of potential suitable hammers and transport of hammer tools and nuts by wild capuchin monkeys. Primates, 50, 95-104.

Crast, J., Fragaszy, D., Hayashi, M., and Matsuzawa, T. 2009. Dynamic in-hand movements in adult and young juvenile chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 138(3), 274-285.

Fragaszy, D., Kennedy, E., Murnane, A., Menzel, C., Brewer, G., Johnson-Pynn, J., Hopkins, W. 2009. Navigating two-dimensional mazes: Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and capuchins (Cebus apella sp.) profit from experience differently. Animal Cognition12, 491-504.

Lucas, P., Constantino, P., Chalk, J., Ziscovici, C., Wright, B., Fragaszy, D., Hill, D., Lee, J., Chai, H., Darvell, B., Lee, Pl, Yuen, T. (2009). Fallback foods: field assessment of mechanical properties and their potential effect on the dentition. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 114, 643-352.

Wright, B. W., Wright, K. A., Chalk, J., Verderane, M. P., Dragaszy, D., Visalberghi, E., Izar, P., Ottoni, E. B., Constantino, P., & Vinyard, C. (2009). Fallback Foraging as a Way of Life: Using Dietary Toughness to Compare the Fallback Signal Among Capuchins and Implications For Interpreting Morphological Variation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 140, 687-699.

2010

Gunst, N.Boinski, B., & Fragaszy, D. (2010). Development of skilled detection and extraction of embedded preys by wild brown capuchin monkeys (Cebus Apella). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 124, 194-204.

Gunst, N., Leca, J-B., Boinski, S., & Fragaszy, D. (2010). The Ontogeny of Handling Hard-to-Process Food in Wild Brown Capuchins (Cebus apella apella): Evidence From Foraging on the Fruit of Maximiliana maripa. American Journal of Primatology, 72, 960-973.

Fragaszy, D., Pickering, T., Liu, Q., Izar, P., Ottoni, E., and Visalberghi, E.  2010.  Bearded capuchin monkeys’ and a human’s efficiency at cracking palm nuts with stone tools: Field experiments.  Animal Behaviour, 79, 321-332.

Fragaszy, D. M., Greenberg, R., Visalberghi, E., Ottoni, E. B., Izar, P., & Liu, Q. (2010). How wild bearded capuchin monkeys select stones and nuts to minimize the number of strikes per nut cracked. Animal Behaviour, 80, 205-214

Crast, J., Hardy, J., & Fragaszy, D. 2010.  Inducing traditions in captive capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella).  Animal Behaviour, 80, 955-964.

2011

Simpson, E., Varga, K., Frick, J., & Fragaszy, D. 2011.  Infants experience perceptual narrowing for nonprimate faces.  Infancy, 16(3), 318–328.  doi: 10.1111/j.15327078.

Liu, Q., Fragaszy, D., Wright, B., Wright, K., Izar, P. & Visalberghi E. (2011).  Wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) place nuts in anvils selectively.  Animal Behaviour 81, 297-305.

Pan, J., Kennedy, E.H., Pickering, T., Menzel, C., Stone, B.W., & Fragaszy, D.M. 2011.  Development of maze navigation by tufted capuchins (Cebus apella).  Behavioural Processes,  86, 206–215. Doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2010.11.006

Fragaszy, D., & Simpson, E. (2011). Understanding emotions in primates: In honor of Darwin's 200th birthday.  American Journal of Primatology, 73, 1-4. doi:10.1002/ajp.20933 

Colbert- White, E.N., Covington, M.A., & Fragaszy, D.M. (2011). Social context influences the vocalizations of a home-raised African Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus).  Journal of Comparative Psychology, 125(2), 175-184. doi:10.1037/a0022097

Fragaszy, D., Deputte, B., Cooper, E., Colbert-White, E., & Hemery, C. (2011).  When and how well can human-socialized capuchins match actions demonstrated by a familiar human? American Journal of Primatology, 73 (7), 643–654.  DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20941

Souto, A., Bione, C.B.C., Bastso, M., Bezerra, B., Fragaszy, D., & Schiel, N. (2011). Critically endangered blonde capuchins fish for termites and use new techniques to accomplish the task.Biology Letters,7(4), 532-535. 

Spagnoletti, N., Visalberghi, E., Ottoni, E., Izar, P., & Fragaszy, D. (2011). Stone tool use by adult wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus). Frequency, efficiency and tool selectivity.Journal of Human Evolution, 62(1), 97-107.   [clear] doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.02.010 

Fragaszy, D., Stone, B., Scott, N., & Menzel, C. (2011).  How tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella spp) and common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) align objects to surfaces: insights into spatial reasoning and implications for tool use.  American Journal of Primatology.   DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20966

Izar, P., Verderane, M., Peternelli-dos-Santos, L., Mendonca-Furtado, O., Presotto, A., Tokuda, M., Visalberghi, E., & Fragaszy, D. (2011). Flexible and Conservative Features of Social Systems in Tufted Capuchin Monkeys: Comparing the Socioecology of Sapajus libidinosus and Sapajus nigritus. American Journal of Primatology, 73, 1–17. DOI 10.1002/ajp.20968

Izar, P., Verderane, M., Peternelli-dos-Santos, L., Mendonça-Furtado, P., Presotto, A., Tokuda, M., Visalberghi, E., & Fragaszy, D. (2011). Flexible and conservative features of social systems in tufted capuchin moneys: comparing the socioecology of Sapajus libidinosus and Sapajus nigritus. American Journal of Primatology, 74, 315-331.

2012

Massaro, L., Liu, Q., Visalberghi, E., & Fragaszy, D. (2012). Wild bearded capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus) select hammer tools on the basis of both stone mass and distance from the anvil. Animal Cognition. Doi: 10.1007/s10071-012-0530-x.

Spagnoletti, N., Visalberghi, E., Verderane, M.P., Ottoni, E.B., Izar, P., Fragaszy, D. 2012. Stone tool use in wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus). Is it a strategy to overcome food scarcity? Animal Behaviour, 83, 1285-1294.

Fragaszy, D. (2012). Community resources for learning: How capuchin monkeys construct technical traditions. Biological Theory. DOI: 10.1007/s13752-012-0032-8.

Duarte, M., Hanna, J., Liu, Q., Fragaszy, D. (2012). Kinematics of bipedal locomotion while carrying a load in the arms in beaded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus). Journal of Human Evolution. DOI:10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.10.002

2013

Fragaszy, D.M., Liu, Q., Wright, B.W., Allen, A., Brown, C.W. (2013). Wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus)strategically place nuts in a stable position during nut-cracking. PLOS ONE, 8(2): E56182. DOI: 10, 1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0056182.

Verderane, M.P., Izar, P., Visalberghi, E., Fragaszy, D.M. (2013). Socioecology of wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus): an analysis of social relationships among female primates that use tools in feeding. Behaviour, 150, 659-689.

Visalberghi, E., Haslam, M., Spagnoletti, N., Fragaszy, D. (2013). Use of stone hammer tools and anvils by bearded capuchin monkeys over time and space: Construction of an archeological record of tool use. Journal of Archeological Science, 40, 8, 3222-3232.

LaCour, L., Stone, B., Hopkins, W., Menzel, C., Fragaszy, D. (2013). What limits tool use in nonhuman primates? Insights from tufted capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.) and chimpanzees(Pan troglodytes) aligning three-dimensional objects to a surface. Animal Cognition, DOI 10.1007/s10071-013-0643-x.

Colbert-White, E.N., McCord, E.M., Sharpe, D.I., & Fragaszy, D.M. (2013). String-pulling behavior in a Harris’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus. The International Journal of Avian Science, doi: 10, 1111/ibi.12040.

Fragaszy, D., Biro, D., Eshchar, Y., Humle, T., Izar, P., Resende, B., and Visalberghi, E. 2013. The fourth dimension of tool use: temporally enduring artifacts aid primates learning to use tools. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 368, 20120410.

2014

LaCour, L., Stone, B., Hopkins, W., Menzel, C., Fragaszy, D. 2014. What limits tool use in nonhuman primates?  Insights from tufted capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) aligning three-dimensional objects to a surface. Animal Cognition 17, 113-125.

Colbert-White, E.N., Corballis, M.C. & Fragaszy, D.M. 2014. Where apes and songbirds are left behind: A comparative assessment of the requisites for speech. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews, doi: 10.3819/CCBR.90004.

Kuroshima, H., Kaiser, I. & Fragaszy, D.M. 2014. Does own experience affect perception of others’ actions in capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)? Animal Cognition 17, 1269-1279.

Pouydebat, E., Borel, A., Chotard, H. & Fragaszy, D. 2014. Hand preference in fast-moving versus slow-moving actions in capuchin, Sapajus spp. & squirrel monkeys, Saimiri sciureus. Animal Behaviour 97, 113- 123.

Howard, A.M. & Fragaszy, D.M. 2014. Multi-step routes of capuchin monkeys in a laser pointer traveling salesman task. American Journal of Primatology 76, 828-841.

Simpson, E., Jakobsen, K., Fragaszy, D., Okada, K. & Frick, J. 2014. The development of facial identity discrimination through learned attention. Developmental Psychobiology 56, 5, 1083-1101. DOI: 10.1002/dev.21194

Haslam, M., Cardosa, R., Visalberghi, E. & Fragaszy, D. 2014. Stone anvil damage by wild bearded capuchins (Sapajus libidinosus) during pounding tool use: a field experiment. PloS ONE 9 (11),  e111273. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111273.

2015

Wright, K.A., Wright, B.W., Ford, S.M., Fragaszy, D., Izar, P., Norconk, M., Masterson, T., Hobbs, D.G., Alfaro, M.E. & Alfaro, W. L. 2015. The effects of ecology and evolutionary history on robust capuchin morphological diversity. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 82, Part B, 455-466.

Mangalam, M., Fragaszy, D.M. 2015. Wild bearded capuchin monkeys crack nuts dexterously. Current Biology 25 (10), 1334-1339.

Howard, A.M., Nibbelink, N., Bernardes, S., Fragaszy, D.M., & Madden, M. 2015. Remote sensing and habitat mapping for (Sapajus libidinosus): landscapes for the use of stone tools. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing  9 (1), 096020-096020.

Hanna, J., Schmitt, D., Wright, Eshchar, Y., Visalberghi, E., & Fragaszy, D. M. 2015. Kinetics of bipedal locomotion during load carrying in capuchin monkeys. Journal of Human Evolution 85, 149-156.

Howard, A., Madden, M., Nibbelink, N., Fragaszy, D. 2015. Landscape influences on the natural and artificially manipulated movements of bearded capuchin monkeys. Animal Behaviour 106, 59-70.

Visalberghi, E., Sirianni, G., Fragaszy, D., & Boesch, C. 2015. Percussive tool use by Taï western chimpanzees and Fazenda Boa Vista bearded capuchin monkeys: a comparison. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 370, 20140351.

Fragaszy, DM., Kuroshima, H., & Stone, B.W. 2015. “Vision for action” in young children aligning multi-featured objects. PlosOne 10 (10), e0140033. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.014033.

2016

Mangalam, M., Izar, P., Visalberghi, E., & Fragaszy, D.M. 2016. Task-specific temporal organization of percussive movements in wild bearded capuchin monkeys.  Animal Behaviour 114, 129-137.

Fragaszy, D.M., Izar, P., Liu, Q., Eshchar, Y., Young, L.A., & Visalberghi, E. 2016. Body mass in wild bearded capuchins (Sapjus libidinosus). Ontogeny and sexual dimorphism. American Journal of Primatology 78, 389-484.

Chalk, J., Wright, B., Lucas, P., Schumacher, K., Vogel, E., Fragaszy, D.M., Visalberghi, E., Izar, P., & Richmond, B. 2016. Age-related variation in the mechanical properties of foods processed by Sapajus libidinosus. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 159, 199-209.

Colbert-White, E., Hall, H., Fragaszy, D.  2016. Variations in an African Grey parrot’s speech patterns following ignored and denied requests. Animal Cognition 19, 459–469

Massaro, L., Massa, F., Simpson, K., Fragaszy, D., Visalberghi, E. 2016. The strategic role of the tail in maintaining balance while carrying a load bipedally in wild capuchins (Sapajus libidinosus): a pilot study. Primates 57(2), 231-239. doi: 10.1007/s10329-015-0507-x.

Eshchar, Y., Izar, P., Visalberghi, E., Resende, B., & Fragaszy, D. 2016. When and where to practice: social influences on the development of nut-cracking in bearded capuchins (Sapajus libidinosus). Animal Cognition 19, 605-618.

Fragaszy, D. M., Simpson, K., Cummins-Sebree, S., Brakke, K. 2016. Ontogeny of tool use: How do toddlers use hammers?  Developmental Psychobiology 58, 759-772. DOI 10.1002/dev.21416

Visalberghi, E., Albani, A., Ventricelli, M., Izar, P., Schino, G., Fragaszy, D. 2016. Factors affecting cashew processing by wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus, Kerr 1792). American Journal of Primatology 78 (8), 799-815. DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22545

Liu, Q., Fragaszy, D.M., Visalberghi, E. 2016. Wild capuchin monkeys spontaneously adjust actions when using hammer stones of different mass to crack nuts of different resistance. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 161(1), 53-61.  DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23006

Spagnoletti, N., Cardoso, T., Fragaszy, D., Izar, P. 2016. Coexistence between humans and capuchins (Sapajus libidinosus): Comparing observational data with farmers’ perceptions of crop losses. International Journal of Primatology. DOI: 10.1007/s10764-016-9926-9

2017

Visalberghi, E., Di Bernardi, C., Marino, L. A., Fragaszy, D., Izar, P. 2017. Female bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) use objects to solicit the sexual partner. Journal of Comparative Psychology 131(3), 207-213.

Fragaszy, D.M., Eshchar, Y., Visalberghi, E., Resende, B., Laity, K., & Izar, P. 2017.  Synchronized practice helps bearded capuchin monkeys learn to extend attention while learning a tradition.  Proceedings of the National Academics of Science, USA 114(30), 7798-7805.

Haslam, M., Hernandez-Aguilar, A., Proffitt, T., Aroyyo, A., Falotico, T., Fragaszy, D., Gumert, M., Harris, J. W. K., Huggman, M. A., Kalan, A. K., Malaivijitnond, S., Matsuzawa, T., McGrew, W. C., Ottoni, E. B., Pascual-Garrido, A., Piel, A., Pruetz, J., Schuppli, C., Stewart, F., Tan, A., Visalberghi, E., & Luncz, L. (2017). Primate archaeology evolves. Nature Ecology and Evolution 1, 1431-1437.

 

2018

Book Chapters 

2000

Lacreuse, A., & Fragaszy, D.M. 2000. Exploration perceptive tactile chez les primate non humains. In Toucher pour connaitre. Psychologie cognitivede la perception tactile manuelle, eds. Hatwell, Y., Streri, A. and Gentaz, E. pp. 225-241. Presses Universitaires de France, Paris.

2002

Visalberghi, E. & Fragaszy, D. 2002. Do monkeys ape? Ten Years After. In Imitation in Animals and Artifacts, eds. K. Dautenhahn & C. Nehaniv , pp. 473-499. MIT Press, Cambridge.

2003

Fragaszy, D., & Perry, S. 2003. Towards a biology of traditions. In Traditions in Nonhuman Animals: Models and Evidence, eds. D. Fragaszy & S. Perry, pp. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

2005

Cummins-Sebree, S.E., & Fragaszy 2005. Capuchins as stone-knappers?: an evaluation of the evidence. In Knapping Stone: A Uniquely Hominid Behavior, eds. V. Roux and B. Brill, pp. 171-182. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

2006

Visalberghi, E. & Fragaszy, D. 2006. What is challenging about tool use? The capuchin's perspective. In Comparative Cognition:Experimental Explorations of Intelligence, eds. E. Wasserman & T. Zentall, pp. 529-552. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Leighty, K.A., Fragaszy, D.M., & Brown, J.M. 2006. Darwin in Cyberspace: Advances in technology give us new avenues to study the continuity of cognition across species. In Primate Perspectives, ed. D. Washburn, pp. 37-46. American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

2010

Fragaszy, D.M. & Crast, J. 2010. Monkeys and Prosimians: Social Learning. In: Breed, M.D. & Moore, J., (eds.) Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Vol. 2, pp. 468-474, Academic Press, Oxford.

Humle, T., & Fragaszy, D. 2010. Cognition and Tool Use. In: Campbell C, Fuentes A, MacKinnon K, Stumpf R, Bearder S. (eds.), Primates in Perspective, pp. 637-661. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

2011

Visalberghi, E., & Fragaszy, D. 2011. Learning how to forage. Socially biased individual learning and “niche construction” in wild capuchin monkeys. In The Primate Mind, eds. F. de Waal and P.F. Ferrari, pp. 81-98. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, pp. 81-98.

2012

Visalberghi, E., & Fragaszy, D. 2012. What is challenging about tool use. The capuchin’s perspective. In Comparative Cognition: Experimental Explorations of Intelligence, 2nd Edition, eds. E. Wasserman and T. Zentall, Oxford University Press, pp. 777-799.

Fragaszy, D. & Liu, Q. 2012. Instrumental behavior and problem solving. In N.M. Seel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (Vol. 3, pp. 1579-1582). Springer: New York, NY.

2013

Visalberghi, E. & Fragaszy, D.  2013.  The EthoCebus project.  Stone tool use by wild capuchin monkeys.  In Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Cognition and Ecology of Tool Using Behaviors, eds. Sanz, C., Call, J. & Boesch, C.  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 203-222.

2016

Fragaszy, D., & Crast, J. 2016. Functions of the hand in primates. In The Evolution of the Primate Hand: Perspectives from Anatomical, Developmental, Functional and Paleontological Evidence. Volume 2.  Biomechanical, Experimental and Behavioral Evidence. eds. T. Kivell, D. Schmitt and P. Lemelin.  Springer, New York, pp. 313-344.

2017

Fragaszy, D.M., & Eshchar, Y. 2017. Tool Use in Nonhuman Primates: Natural History, Ontogenetic Development and Social Supports for Learning. In: Kaas, J (ed.), Evolution of Nervous Systems 2e. vol. 3.Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 317–328. 

*Dr. Eby is not accepting PhD students for 2025 admissions*

ECHO Lab Website

Enhancing Connections and Health in Organizations (ECHO)

http://www.echoresearchlab.com/

Professional Positions

Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Psychology

Education

Ph.D. University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1996

Research Interests

My research interests include employee health and well-being, with a particular emphasis on relationships inside and outside of work.

Academic Honors

Fellow, Academy of Management (2021)

Fellow, Association for Psychological Science (2021)

Fellow, American Psychological Association (2008)

Fellow, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2008)

Distinguished Scholar, Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia (2006)

Academic Awards & Recognition

Distinguished Research Professor, University of Georgia (2022)

Research Fellow, Department of Management, University of Western Australia (scheduled for fall 2023)

Southeastern Conference (SEC) Faculty Achievement Award, University of Georgia (2020)

College of Arts & Sciences Nominee and Finalist, Regents Professor, University of Georgia (2019, 2020)

Extraordinary Contributor to Work and Family Research, Work and Family Researchers Network (2018)

I-O Psychology Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia (2012, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023)

I-O Psychology Organizational Citizenship Award, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia (2017, 2019, 2020)

Best Paper published in Personnel Review (2017)

International Travel Award, Office of the Provost, University of Georgia (2016)

Finalist, Careers Division Best Student Paper Award, Academy of Management (2015)

Best Paper Award, 16th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Münster, Germany (2013)

William A. Owens Creative Research Award, Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Georgia (2013)

Recent Publications

Books and Other Editorial Work

Allen, T. D. & Eby, L. T. (2016). The Oxford handbook of work and family. Oxford University Press.

Eby, L. T. & Allen, T. D. (2012). Personal relationships: The effect on employee attitudes, behavior, and well-being. SIOP Frontiers Series, Taylor-Francis/Routledge Press.

Eby, L. T. & Allen, T. D. (Guest editors, April 2008). Bridging disciplinary divides in mentoring research. Special issue of the Journal of Vocational Behavior.

Allen, T. D. & Eby, L. T. (2007). Blackwell handbook of mentoring: A multiple perspectives approach. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

Selected Journal Publications (students indicated by *)

Gooty, J., Ruggs, E., Aguinis, H., Bergeron, D., Eby, L. T., †van Knippenberg, D., Post, C., Rupp, D., Thatcher, S. M. B., Tonidandel, S., & Yammarino, F. J. (in press). Stronger together: A call for gender inclusive leadership in business schools. Journal of Management.

Eby, L. T., Robertson, M. M., *Facteau, D. B., & *Anker, J. G. (in press). Risky business: Understanding the association between objective COVID-19 occupational risk features and worker subjective risk perceptions. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (Special Issue on COVID-19 risk)

Eby. L. T., & *Facteau, D. B. (in press). Much ado about the lack of policy implications in scholarly journals? Academy of Management Perspectives.

Gabriel, A. S., Allen, T. D., Devers, C. E., Eby, L. T., Gilson, L. L., Hebl, M., Kehoe, R. R., King. E., Ladge, J. J., Little, L. M., Ou, A. Y., †chleicher, D. J., Shockley, K. M., Klotz, A. C., Rosen, C. C. (2023). A call to action: Taking the untenable out of women professors’ pregnancy, postpartum, and caregiving demands. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 16, 187-210.

Robertson, M. M., Eby, L. T., *Facteau, D. B., & *Anker, J. (2023). Contact and impact on the frontlines: Effects of relational job architecture and workplace safety on strain and motivation outcomes during COVID-19. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 28, 20-39.

Eby, L. T. (2022). Reflections on the Journal of Applied Psychology in times of change. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107, 1-8.

Robertson, M. M. & Eby, L. T. (2021). To grandmother’s house you go: A cross-lagged test of the association between grandchild care and work-family conflict. Journal of Vocational Behavior. Advance online https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2021.103603.

Eby, L. T. (2021). Editorial. Journal of Applied Psychology, 106, 1-3.

Eby. L. T., Robertson, M. M., & *Facteau, D. (2020). Mindfulness and relational processes: An organizational perspective. Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, 38, 57-102. (invited contribution).

Eby, L. T. & Robertson, M. M. (2020). The psychology of workplace mentoring relationships. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 7, 75-100. (invited contribution),

Eby, L. T., Shockley, K. M., Bauer, T. N., Edwards, B., Homan, A. C., Johnson, R., Lang, J. W. B., Morris, S. B., & Oswald, F. I. (2020). Methodological checklists for improving research quality and reporting consistency. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 13, 76-83.

Eby, L. T., Allen, T. D., *Conley, K., *Williamson, R., *Henderson, T., & *Mancini, V. (2019). Mindfulness-based training interventions for employees: A qualitative review of the literature. Human Resource Management Review (Special Issue on Training), 29, 156-178.

Lapierre, L., Matthews, R., Eby, L. T., Truxillo, D., Johnson, R., & Major, D. (2018). Recommended practices for academics to initiate and manage research partnerships with organizations. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 11, 543-581.

*Vande Griek, O., *Clauson, M. G., & Eby, L. T. (2018). Organizational career growth and proactivity: A typology for individual career growth. Journal of Career Development, 4, 1-14.

Eby, L. T., *Robertson, M., *Williamson, R., & *Maupin, C. (2018). The development and test of a framework examining associations between gambling behavior, strain-based gambling interference with work and nonwork, cognitive disengagement, and role performance. Community, Work, & Family, 5, 1-23.

Baranik, L. E., Hurst, C. S., & Eby, L. E. (2018). The stigma of being a refugee: A mixed-method study of refugees’ experiences of vocational stress. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 105, 116-130.

Allen, T. D., Eby, L. T., Chao, G., & Bauer, T. (2017). Taking stock of two relational aspects of organizational life: Tracing the history and shaping the future of socialization and mentoring research. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102, 234-337.

Professional Activities

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Applied Psychology (2020-2026)

Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Psychology (2014-2020)

Associate Editor, Personnel Psychology (2007-2010)

 

Education

Ph.D. Brown University, 1992

Postdoctoral Training

Neuropharmacology; Experimental Therapeutics Branch; NIMH

Research Interests

My research is in the area of Psychopharmacology. My broad interests concern the neurobiological basis of motivation and emotion. More specifically, I am interested in the neurobiological mechanisms responsible for stress resilience and regulation of affective motivation. Much of this work has focused on brain noradrenergic systems and galanin, which is the major peptide coexisting with norepinephrine.

Previous research in my laboratory has focused on changes in neurotransmitter systems that occur in rodent models of depression. Other studies have examined the neurobiological basis for the comorbidity of depression and drug abuse. My current research program focuses on the neurobiological effects of exercise. This research employs rodent models to study the relationship between exercise-induced regulation of neurotransmitter function and behavior. I am particularly interested in long-term changes in gene expression in the brain caused by exercise. Recent work has focused on the neurochemical basis for the antidepressant effects of exercise. These studies demonstrate that physical activity alters brain levels of neurotransmitters and/or neurotrophic factors that may ameliorate symptoms of depression. Other studies conducted in this laboratory have shown that exercise may enhance learning and memory through a similar mechanism. More recently, we have discovered that exercise exerts neuroprotective effects, and we are currently examining the role of the neurotransmitter galanin in these effects. These findings suggest that the capacity for exercise to prevent the neural degeneration associated with aging, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, or trauma may be mediated by discrete neural systems. We are currently studying the effects of exercise on the prevention of stress-induced relapse in rodent models of addiction.

Selected Publications

Simone, J., Bogue, E.A., Bhatti, D.L., Day, L.E. Farr, N.A., Grossman, A. M., and Holmes, P.V. (2015) Ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel alter cognition and anxiety in rats concurrent with a decrease in tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the locus coeruleus and brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in the hippocampus.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, 62, 265-278.

Holmes, P. V., Reiss, J. I., Murray, P. S., Dishman, R. K., and Spradley, J. M. (2015). Chronic exercise dampens hippocampal glutamate overflow induced by kainic acid in rats. Behavioural Brain Research, 284, 19-23.

Sciolino, N. R., Smith, J. M., Stranahan, A. M., Freeman, K. G., Edwards, G. L., Weinshenker, D., and Holmes, P. V. (2015) Galanin mediates features of neural and behavioral stress resilience afforded by exercise. Neuropharmacology, 89, 255-264.

Ogbonmwan, Y. E., Schroeder, J. P., Holmes, P. V., and Weinshenker, D. (2015) The effects of post-extinction exercise on cocaine-primed and stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking in rats. Psychopharmacology, 232, 1395-1403.

Ogbonmwan, Y.E., *Sciolino, N.R., Groves-Chapman, J.L., Freeman, K.G., Edwards, G.L., Holmes, P.V., and Weinshenker, D. (2015) The galanin receptor agonist galnon attenuates cocaine-induced reinstatement and dopamine overflow in the frontal cortex.  Addiction Biology, 20. 701-713.

Monroe, D., Holmes, P., Koch, L., Britton, S., and Dishman, R. (2014) Striatal enkephalinergic differences in rats selectively bred for intrinsic running capacity. Brain Research, 1572, 11-17.

Epps, S.A., Kahn, A.B., Holmes, P.V., Boss-Williams, K.A., Weiss, J.M., Weinshenker, D. (2013) Antidepressant and anticonvulsant effects of exercise in a rat model of epilepsy and depression comorbidity. Epilepsy and Behavior, 29, 47-52.

Sciolino, N.R., Dishman, R.K., Holmes, P.V. (2012) Voluntary exercise offers anxiolytic potential and amplifies galanin gene expression in the locus coeruleus of the rat.  Behavioural Brain Research, 233, 191-200.

Groves-Chapman, J.L., Murray, P.S., Stevens, K.L., Monroe, D.C., Koch, L.G., Britton, S.L., Holmes, P.V., Dishman, R.K. (2011) Changes in mRNA levels for brain-derived neurotrophic factor after wheel running in rats selectively bred for high- and low-aerobic capacity. Brain Research, 1425, 90-97.

Grants

R01 DA027535: National Institute on Drug Abuse, "Effects of voluntary exercise on reinstatement of cocaine seeking," Principal Investigator, 2010-2015

R01 DA017963: National Institute on Drug Abuse, "Mechanism of disulfiram-induced cocaine abstinence": Co-investigator, 2006-2008

R29 MH59317: National Institute of Mental Health, "Stress reactivity, depression, and neuropeptide-Y" Principal Investigator, 1998-2004

R03 DA12120: National Institute on Drug Abuse, "New model of drug abuse and depression comorbidity": Principal Investigator, 1999-2001

R03 MH56415: National Institute of Mental Health, "Role of neuropeptide-Y in the olfactory bulbectomy syndrome": Principal Investigator, 1996-1997

 

 

Education

Ph.D. University of Georgia, 1977

Research Interests

The research conducted by my team focuses on adult outcomes of individuals with histories of sexual abuse and other forms of abuse, neglect, and trauma. We are interested in factors that put individuals at risk for abuse, as well as the psychosocial sequelae of abuse. Members of my research team are currently studying cognitive factors (e.g., attentional bias, attributions, and schemas) and emotion regulation processes as they relate to mental health and interpersonal outcomes of abuse survivors.

Selected Publications

Gay, L. E., Harding, H.G., Jackson, J. L., Burns, E.E., & Baker, B. D. (in press). Attachment style and early maladaptive schemas as mediators of the relationship between childhood emotional abuse and intimate partner violence. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma.

Harding, H. G., Burns, E.E., & Jackson, J. L. (in press) Identification of child sexual abuse survivor subgroups based on early maladaptive schemas: Implications for understanding differences in posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity.Cognitive Therapy and Research.

Leiner, A. S., Kearns, M. C., Jackson, J. L., Astin, M. C., & Rothbaum, B. O. (2012). Avoidant coping and treatment outcome in rape-related posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80, 317-321.

Burns, E. E., Fischer, S., & Jackson, J. L., & Harding, H. G. (2012). Deficits in emotion regulation mediate the relationship between childhood abuse and later eating disorder symptoms. Child Abuse and Neglect, 36, 32-39

Niehaus, A. F., & Jackson, J. L., & Davies, S. (2010). Sexual self-schemas of child sexual abuse survivors: Relationships with adolescent risky sexual behaviors and sexual assault. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39, 1359-1374.

Burns, E. E., Jackson, J. L., & Harding, H. G. (2010). Child maltreatment, emotion regulation, and posttraumatic stress: The impact of emotional abuse. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, 19(8), 1-18.

Harding, H. G., Zinzow, H. M., Hartzell, E. E., & Jackson, J. L. (2010). Attributions of responsibility in a child sexual abuse (CSA) vignette among respondents with CSA histories: The role of abuse similarity to a hypothetical victim. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 19, 171-189.

Zinzow, H. M., Seth, P., Jackson, J. L., Niehaus, A. E., & Fitzgerald, M. M. (2010). Abuse and parental characteristics, attributions of blame, and psychological adjustment in adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 19, 79-98.

Zinzow, H. M., & Jackson, J. L. (2009) Attributions for different types of traumatic events and posttraumatic stress among women. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 18, 499-515.

Fitzgerald, M. M., Schneider, R. A., Salstrom, S., Zinzow, H. M., Jackson, J. L., & Fossel, R. V. (2008). Child sexual abuse, early family risk, and childhood parentification: Pathways to current psychosocial adjustment. Journal of Family Psychology 22, 320-324.

Selected Professional Activities

Editorial Board Member: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

American Psychological Association (Division 12)

Association for Advancement of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Southeastern Psychological Association

Current Students and Recent Graduates

Lauren E. Gay, B. A. - Doctoral Student, Clinical Psychology Program

Erin Burns, Ph.D. (2012) - Post-Doctoral Fellow, Palo Alto VAMC

Hilary Harding, Ph.D. (2012) - Post-Doctoral Fellow, Hampton VAMC

Ashley Furr Niehaus, Ph.D. (2009) - Assistant Professor Clinical Track, Boston University; Field & Program Development Coordinator, Office of Mental Health Services Military Sexual Trauma Support Team, Boston VAMC

Heidi M. Zinzow, Ph.D. (2007) - Assistant Professor, Clemson University

Mentoring Philosophy

I see my role as that of helping students to develop their own programs of research by providing resources and appropriate training experiences. Students are involved in all phases of research, from data collection to manuscript submission. Students typically work on both individual and team projects. Senior students play a major role in coordinating team activities.

Education

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1983

Research Interests

In the context of I-D compensation theory (Martin, 1999), the I stands for the immediate return nature of human beings, the D stands for the delayed return nature of the societies in which most people live now, and compensation stands for the steps people take to reconcile their immediate return nature with the constraints placed on them by their modern, complex, delayed-return societies.

The theory starts with the assumption that people possess a set of sensitivities and predispositions that helped their distant ancestors survive and reproduce in the context of immediate-return societies (i.e., foragers). These societies are characterized by small temporal windows, frequent feedback regarding goal progressing, and little pressure to adhere to specific roles and justifying stories.

In complex, modern societies (i.e., delayed-return societies), on the other hand, people often have to engage in immediate effort for delayed, uncertain outcomes. This effort-outcome disjunction can lead people to experience long periods of insecurity. To cope with this insecurity, people have developed complex societal mechanisms such as legally binding contracts (along with agents to enforce them) and justifying stories such as just world beliefs.

Use of these compensatory mechanisms is associated with heightened negative affect and self-concern, which, in turn, heighten cognitive dissonance effects, self-esteem concerns, and the need for meaning in life. We have also found that people shed their delayed-return cultural values after having a wake-up call such as close brush with death, an awe experience, or a dramatic life transition.

Relevant Publications

I-D Compensation Theory 

I-D Compensation Reply 

I-D Compensation and Mindfulness

I-D Compensation and Meaning in Life

Wake-up Call from a Close Brush with Death 

Hunters and Gatherers 

Related Ideas by Others

A Real Life Wake-up Call from a Close Brush with Death 

Agriculture: Humanity's Greatest Mistake 

Xibipiio: Experiential Liminality in Hunter-Gatherers

Lab association:

Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory

Franklin Foundation Neuroimaging Program

UGA Bio-Imaging Research Center

Education

Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

M.A., University of California, San Diego

B.A. Swarthmore College, Pennslyvania

Selected Publications

Schaeffer, D. J., Chi, L., Krafft, C. E., Li, Q., Schwarz, N. F., & McDowell, J. E. (2014). Individual differences in working memory moderate the relationship between prosaccade latency and antisaccade error rate. Psychophysiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12380

Pierce, J.E., McCardel, J.B., & McDowell, J.E. (2015). Trial type probability and task switching effects on behavioral response characteristics in a mixed saccade task. Experimental Brain Research, 233(3), 959-69. doi: 10.1007/s00221-014-4170-z

Pierce, J.E., Krafft, C.E., Rodrigue, A.L., Bobilev, A., Lauderdale, J.D., & McDowell, J.E. (2014). Intrinsic functional connectivity networks in individuals with aniridia. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8: 1013. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.01013

Schaeffer, D. J., Krafft, C. E., Schwarz, N. F., Chi, L., Rodrigue, A. L., Pierce, J. E., Allison, J. D., Yanasak, N. E., Liu, T., Davis, C. L., & McDowell, J. E. (2014). The relationship between uncinate fasciculus white matter integrity and verbal memory proficiency in children. NeuroReport, 25, 921-925. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0000000000000204

Schaeffer, D. J., Krafft, C. E., Schwarz, N. F., Chi, L., Rodrigue, A. L., Pierce, J. E., Allison, J. D., Yanasak, N. E., Liu, T., Davis, C. L., & McDowell, J. E. (2014). An 8-month exercise intervention alters uncinate fasciculus white matter integrity in overweight children. Psychophysiology, 51, 728-733. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12227

Krafft, C.E., Schaeffer, D.J., Schwarz, N.F., Chi, L., Weinberger, A.L., Pierce, J.E., Rodrigue, A.L., Allison, J.D., Yanasak, N.E., Liu, T., Davis, C.L., & McDowell, J.E. (2014). Improved fronto-parietal white matter integrity in overweight children is associated with attendance in an after-school exercise program. Developmental Neuroscience. 36(1), 1-9. doi: 10.1159/000356219

Lee, J., Park, C., Dyckman, K.A., Lazar, N.A., Austin, B.P, Li, Q., McDowell, J.E. (2013). Practice-related changes in neural activation patterns investigated via wavelet-based clustering analysis. Human Brain Mapping, 34(9), 2276-91. doi: 10.1002/hbm.22066

Brown, D.A., Lazar, N.A., Dalta, G.S., Jang, W., McDowell, J.E. (2014). Incorporating spatial dependence into Bayesian multiple testing of statistical parametric maps in functional neuroimaging. Neuroimage, 84, 97-112. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.08.024

Krafft, C.E., Pierce, J.E., Schwarz, N.F., Chi, L., Weinberger, A.L., Schaeffer, D.J., Rodrigue, A.L., Camchong, J., Allison, J.D., Yanasak, N.E., Liu, T., Davis, C.L., & McDowell, J.E. (2014). An eight month randomized controlled exercise intervention alters resting state synchrony in overweight children. Neuroscience, 256, 445-455. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.09.052

 Krafft, C., Schwarz, N., Chi, L., Weinberger, A., Schaeffer, D., Pierce, J.E., Rodrigue, A., Yanasak, N., Miller, P., Tomporowski, P., Davis, C., McDowell, J. (2014). An 8-month randomized controlled exercise trial alters brain activation during cognitive tasks in overweight children. Obesity (Silver Springs), 22(1), 232-42. doi: 10.1002/oby.20518

 Schaeffer, D. J., Amlung, M. T., Li, Q., Krafft, C. E., Austin, B. P., Dyckman, K. A. and McDowell, J. E. (2013). Neural correlates of behavioral variation in healthy adults' antisaccade performance.Psychophysiology, 50, 325–333. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12030

Hamm, J.P., Dyckman, K.A., McDowell, J.E., & Clementz, B.A. (2012) Pre-cue Fronto-Occipital Alpha Phase and Distributed Cortical Oscillations Predict Failures of Cognitive Control. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(20):7034-41.

 Li Q., Amlung M.T., Valtcheva M., Camchong J., Austin B.P., Dyckman D.A., Unsworth N., Clementz B.A., & McDowell J.E. (2012). Evidence from cluster analysis for differentiation of antisaccade performance groups based on speed/accuracy tradoffs. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 85(2):274-277.

 Hamm, J.P., Dyckman,.K.A., Ethridge., L.E., McDowell., J.E., & Clementz, B.A. (2010). Preparatory activations across a distributed cortical network determine production of express saccades in humans. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(21): 7350-7.

J. Wang, R. Brown, K.R. Dobkins, J.E. McDowell, B.A. Clementz (2009). Diminished parietal cortex activity associated with poor motion direction discrimination performance in schizophrenia. Cerebral Cortex.

L.E. Ethridge, S. Brahmbhatt, Y. Gao, J.E. McDowell, B.A. Clementz (2009). Consider the context: blocked versus interleaved presentation of antisaccade trials. Psychophysiology, 46(5): 1100-7.

J.E. McDowell, K.A. Dyckman, B.P. Austin & B.A. Clementz (2008). Neurophysiology and neuroanatomy of reflexive and volitional saccades: Evidence from studies of humans. Brain and Cognition, 38: 255-270.

J. Camchong, K.A. Dyckman, B.P. Austin, B.A. Clementz & J.E. McDowell (2008). Common Neural circuitry supporting volitional saccades and its disruption in schizophrenia patients and relatives. Biological Psychiatry, 64: 1042-1050.

B.A. Clementz, J.E. McDowell, K.R. Dobkins (2007). Compromised speed discrimination among schizophrenia patients when viewing smooth pursuit targets. Schizophrenia Research, 95, 61-65.

K.A. Dyckman, J. Camchong, B.A. Clementz & J.E. McDowell (2007). An effect of context on saccade-related behavior and brain activity. NeuroImage, 36, 774-784.

J.A. Sweeney, B. Luna, S.K. Keedy, J.E. McDowell & B.A. Clementz (2007). FMRI studies of eye movement control: Investigating the interaction of cognitive and sensorimotor brain systems. NeuroImage, 36, S2 T54-60.

B.A. Clementz, S.B. Brahmbhatt, J.E. McDowell, R. Brown & J.A. Sweeney (2007). When does the brain inform the eyes whether and where to move? An EEG study in humans. Cerebral Cortex, 17, 2634-2643.

J. Camchong, A.S. Goodie, J.E. McDowell, C.S. Gilmore & B.A. Clementz (2007). A cognitive neuroscience approach to studying the role of overconfidence in problem gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 23,185-199.

W.K. Campbell, E.A. Krusemark, K.A. Dyckman, A.B. Brunell, J.E. McDowell, J.M. Twenge & B.A. Clementz (2006). A magnetoencephalography investigation of neural correlates for social exclusion and self-control. Social Neuroscience, 1, 124-134.

J.E. McDowell, G.G. Brown, N. Lazar, R. Sharp, J. Camchong, K. Krebs-Thomson, L.T. Eyler, D.L. Braff & M.A. Geyer (2006). The neural correlates of habituation of response to startling tactile stimuli presented in a functional magnetic resonance imaging environment. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 148, 1-10.

A.H. Gutherie, J.E. McDowell & B.R. Hammond (2006). Scotopic sensitivity in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 84, 378-385.

J. Camchong, K.A. Dyckman, C.E. Chapman, N.E. Yanasak & J.E. McDowell (2006). Basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuitry disruptions in schizophrenia during delayed response tasks. Biological Psychiatry, 60, 235-241.

J.E. McDowell, J. Kissler, P. Berg, K. Dyckman, Y. Gao, B. Rockstroh & B.A. Clementz (2005). Electroencephalography/magnetoencephalography study of cortical activities preceding prosaccades and antisaccades. NeuroReport, 16, 663-668. (Note - figure from the manuscript was presented on the cover of the journal).

K.A. Dyckman & J.E. McDowell. Behavioral plasticity of antisaccade performance following daily practice (2005). Experimental Brain Research, 162, 63-69.

J.S. Bedwell, L.S. Miller, J.M. Brown, J.E. McDowell & N.E. Yanasak (2004). Functional magnetic resonance imaging examination of the magnocellular visual pathway in nonpsychotic relatives of persons with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 71, 509-510.

J.E. McDowell, G.G. Brown, M.P. Paulus, A. Martinez, S.E. Stewart, D.J. Dubowitz & D.L. Braff (2002). Neural correlates of refixation saccades and antisaccades in normal and schizophrenia subjects. Biological Psychiatry, 51, 216-223.

M.P. Paulus, N. Hozack, B. Zauscher, J. McDowell, L. Frank, G.G. Brown & D.L. Braff (2002). Parietal dysfunction is associated with increased outcome-related decision-making in schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry, 51, 995-1004.

K.S. Cadenhead, G.A. Light, M.A. Geyer, J.E. McDowell & D.L. Braff (2002). Neurobiological measures of schizotypal personality disorders: Defining an inhibitory endophenotype? American Journal of Psychiatry, 159,869-871.

B.A. Clementz, J.E. McDowell & S.E. Stewart (2001). Timing and magnitude of frontal activity differentiates refixation and anti-saccade performance. NeuroReport, 12, 1863-1868.

J.E. McDowell & B.A. Clementz (2001). Behavioral and brain imaging studies of saccadic performance in schizophrenia. Biological Psychology, 57, 5-22.

C.A. Brenner, J.E. McDowell, K. Cadenhead & B.A. Clementz (2001). Saccadic inhibition among schizotypal personality disorder subjects. Psychophysiology , 38, 399-403.

J.E. McDowell, C.A. Brenner, M. Myles-Worsley, H. Coon, W. Byerley & B.A. Clementz (2001). Ocular motor delayed-response task performance among schizophrenia patients and their biological relatives.Psychophysiology, 38, 153-156.

M.P. Paulus, N. Hozack, B. Zauscher, J.E. McDowell, L. Frank, G.G. Brown & D.L. Braff (2001). Prefrontal, parietal, and temporal cortex networks underlie decision-making in the presence of uncertainty.NeuroImage, 13, 91-100.

Education

Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2003

Google Scholar Profile

Researchgate Profile

Lab Website

Research Interests

General and pathological personality trait models; personality disorders with a specific focus on the the conceptualization and assessment of psychopathy and narcissism; externalizing behaviors (antisocial behavior; aggression, substance use; gambling).

Assessment Scales

**You do NOT need my permission to use any of the following scales.**

Five-Factor Model Antagonistic Triad Measure (FFM ATM)

Elemental Psychopathy Assessment

EPA Long Version

EPA Short Form - With Validity Scales

EPA Short Form - No Validity Scales (72 items)

EPA Super Short Form - 18 items only

Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory

Long Version (148 items)

Short Version (60 items)

Super Short Version (15 items)

Five-Factor Machiavellianism Inventory

Long Version (52 items)

Super Short Form (15 items)

IPIP-NEO PI-R 

120 IRT-based IPIP-NEO

60-item IRT based IPIP-NEO (2 items per facet)

100-item PID-5 (Maples et al., 2014)

Shortened version of the NPI

Narcissistic Personality Inventory - 13

NPI-13 Likert Version

Narcissistic Vulnerability Scale (Adjective scale that can be used as a trait or state assessment)

Scoring sheet for PID-5 domains, facets, and PDs based on Krueger et al. (2012) norms

 

Education

Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 1990

Research Interests

My research focus is on increasing the understanding of Central Nervous System mechanisms related to cognition seen in aging, aging pathology, and traumatic brain injury. This is accomplished through the use of traditional neuropsychological paradigms, structural and functional magnetic resonance brain imaging (MRI/fMRI), and cognitive intervention. Special foci of this work include geriatric aging and functional independence, aging psychopathology, concussive injury, and evaluation of data validity.

Facilities

Neuropsychology and Memory Assessment Laboratory

The Neuropsychology and Memory Assessment Laboratory is no longer actively collecting data but maintains several large databases on the following: Normal and pathological aging; concussive injury; older adult caregiver/care recipient interactions; and neuroimaging reliability and validation. Databases typically include cognitive testing, structural and functional neuroimaging, personality variables, and daily function measures.

Please contact Dr. Miller directly (lsmiller@uga.edu) for information about obtaining access to any of these databases.

Recent Publications

Note, * represents student authors

Recent Book Chapters

Miller, L.S. & Gogniat, M.A. (2022). Neuroimaging Findings in Normal and Pathological Aging. In Shane Bush and Brian Yochim (Eds.), A Handbook of Geriatric Neuropsychology: Practice Essentials, 2nd edition, (pp. pages of chapter). Routledge/Taylor & Francis. 

Miller, L.S. and Lindbergh, C. (2017). Neuroimaging techniques in the courtroom. In Shane S. Bush (Ed), APA Handbook of Forensic Neuropsychology, American Psychological Association, Washington DC. pp. 111-144.

Recent Journal Articles

Gogniat, M., Rodriguez, V.J., Granros, M., Jean, K.R., Robinson, T.L., & Miller, L.S. (2022). Differential Item Functioning: An Examination of the NEO-FFI by sex in older adults. Sage Open. doi: 10.1177/21582440221086607

Gogniat, M.A., Robinson, T.L., Jean, K.R., & Miller, L.S. (2022). Physical activity and fitness moderate the association between executive function and anti-correlated networks in the aging brain. Sport Sciences for Health. doi :10.1007/s11332-021-00887-9.

Gogniat, M.A., Robinson, T.L., Jean, K.R., & Miller, L.S. (2022). Physical activity moderates the association between executive function and functional connectivity in older adults.  Aging Brain, 2, 100036. doi: 10.1016/j.nbas.2022.100036

Gogniat, M.A., Mewborn, C.M., Robinson, T.L., Jean, K.J., & Miller, L.S. (2021). The Relations Between Physical Activity Level, Executive Function, and White Matter Microstructure in Older Adults. Journal of physical activity & health, 1–13. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0012

*Robinson, T., *Gogniat, M. and Miller, L.S. (2021). Frailty and cognitive function in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies. Neuropsychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-021-09497-1.

*Gogniat, M., *Robinson, T.L., Miller, L.S. (2021). Exercise interventions do not impact brain volume change in older adults: A Systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurobiology of Aging, 101, 230-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.01.025.

*Robinson, T.L., *Gogniat, MA, *Jean, KR, Miller, L.S. (2020). Pre-morbid IQ moderates the relationship between cognitive performance and performance-based functional status in older adults. The Clinical Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2020.1769784.

Schmidt, JD, Suggs, DW, Weber, ML, Bierema, L, Miller, LS, Courson, RW, Reifsteck, F. (2020). Coach, Sports Medicine, and Parent Influence on Student-Athlete Concussion Care Seeking. Journal of Clinical and Translational Research, 5. 215-226. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18053/jctres.05.2020S4.009.

*Lempke LB, *Weber Rawlins, ML, *Anderson MN, Miller LS, Lynall RC, Schmidt JD. (2020). The Influence of Socioeconomic Status and Academic Standing on Concussion-Reporting Intentions and Behaviors in Collegiate Athletes. Health Promotion and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1524839920920289.

*Gogniat, MA, *Hyatt, CS, *Jean, KR, *Rodriguez, VJ, *Robinson, TL, Miller, LS (2020). A multi-method investigation of the personality correlates of functional ability in older adults. Clinical Gerontologist, 43, 420-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2019.1709239.

 Weber Rawlins ML, Suggs DW, Bierema L, Miller LS, Reifsteck F, Schmidt JD (2020). Examination of Collegiate Student-Athlete Concussion Reporting Intentions and Behavior. Journal of Clinical and Translational Research, 5, p186-196.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc7357619/.

Schmidt JD, *Weber ML, Suggs DW, *Bierema L, Miller LS, Courson, RW, Hoff R, Dill K, Dunham J. (2020).  Improving Concussion Reporting across NCAA Divisions Using a Theory-Based, Data-Driven, Multimedia Concussion Education Intervention: A Randomized Control Trial with One-Year Retention. Journal of Neurotrauma, 37, pp 593-599.  https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2019.6637.

*Lindbergh, C.A., Zhao, B.E., *Lv, J., *Mewborn, C.M., Puente, A.N., Terry, D.P., Renzi-Hammond, L.M., Hammond, B.R., Liu, T., Miller, L.S. (2019). Intelligence moderates the relation between age and interconnectivity of resting state networks in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 78, pp 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.02.014

*Lindbergh, C.A., *Lv, J., *Zhao, Y., *Mewborn, C.M., Puente, A.N., Terry, D.P., Renzi-Hammond, L.M., Hammond, B.R., Liu, T., Miller, L.S. (2019). The effects of lutein and zeaxanthin on resting state functional connectivity in older Caucasian adults: A randomized controlled trial. Brain Imaging and Behavior. Epub ahead of print: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11682-018-00034-y.

Martin, P., Gondo, Y., Arai, Y.,Ishioka, Y., Johnson, M.A., Miller, L.S., Woodard, J., Poon, L.W., Hirose, N. (2019). Cardiovascular Health, and Cognitive Functioning Among Centenarians: A Comparison Between the Tokyo and Georgia Centenarian Studies. International Psychogeriatrics, 31, 455-465. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610218001813.

**Weber ML, Suggs DW, Bierema L, Miller LS, Reifsteck F, Schmidt JD. (2019). Collegiate Student-Athlete Sex, Years of Sport Eligibility Completed, and Sport Contact Level Influence on Concussion Reporting Intentions and Behaviors. Brain Injury, 592-597. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2019.1568573

*Jean, K.R., *Lindbergh, C.A., *Mewborn, C.M., *Robinson, T.L., *Gogniat, M.S., Miller, L.S. (in press, Oct 2018 epub). Education differentially buffers cognitive performance in Black and White Older Adults. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby116.

*Gogniat, M.A., *Robinson, T.L., *Mewborn, C.M., *Jean, K.R., Miller, L.S. (2018) Body Mass Index and its relation to neuropsychological functioning and brain volume in healthy older adults. Behavioural Brain Research, 348, 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2018.04.029.

*Mewborn, C., *Lindbergh, C., *Robinson, T., *Gogniat, M., *Terry, D., *Jean, K., Hammond, B.R., Renzi-Hammond, L. Miller, L.S. (2018). Lutein and Zeaxanthin are positively associated with visual-spatial functioning in older adults: An fMRI study. Nutrients, 10, 458; doi: 10.3390/nu10040458.

*Mewborn C., *Terry, D.P., Renzi-Hammond, L.M., Hammond, B.R., Miller, L.S. (2018). Relation of retinal and serum lutein and zeaxanthin to white matter integrity in older adults: A diffusion tensor imaging study. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 33, 861-874. https://doi.org/10.1093/acn/acx109. Epub November 17, 2017.

*Lindbergh, C.A., Renzi-Hammond, L.M., Hammond, B.R., Terry, D.P., Mewborn, C.M., Puente, A.N., Miller, L.S. (2018). Lutein and zeaxanthin influence brain function in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 24,77-90. DOI: doi 10.1017/S1355617717000534, published online on July 11, 2017.

Schmidt, J.D., *Terry, D., Ko, J., Newell, K. and Miller, L. (2018). Balance regularity among former high school football players with and without a history of concussion. Journal of Athletic Training, 2018 Jan 13. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-326-16. [Epub ahead of print].

*Terry, D.P., Miller, L.S. (2018). Repeated Mild Traumatic Brain injuries is not associated with volumetric differences in former high school football players. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 12, 631-639. doi: 10.1007/s11682-017-9719-6.

Renzi-Hammond, L.M., *Bovier, E.R., *Fletcher, L.M., Miller, L.S., *Mewborn, C.M., *Lindbergh, C.A., Baxter, J.H., Hammond, B.R. (2017). Effects of a lutein/zeaxanthin intervention on cognitive function: a randomized, double-masked, placebo- controlled trial of younger healthy adults. Nutrients 2017, 9 (11), 1246; doi: 103390/nu9111246.

Hammond, B.R., Miller, L.S., *O’Bello, M., *Lindbergh, C.A., *Mewborn, C.M., and Renzi-Hammond, L.M. (2017). Effects of a lutein/zeaxanthin supplementation on the cognitive function of community dwelling older adults: a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial. Frontiers of Aging Neuroscience,  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00254.

*Mewborn, C. *Lindbergh, C.A., Miller, L.S. (2017). Cognitive interventions for cognitively healthy, mildly impaired, and mixed samples of older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials. Neuropsychology Review, 27: 403-439. doi: 10.1007/s11065-017-9350-8.

*Collins, B., Breithaupt, L., McDowell, J.E., Miller, L.S., Thompson, J. Fischer, S.  (2017). The impact of acute stress on the neural processing of food cues in Bulimia Nervosa: Replication in Two Samples. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126, 540-551. doi: 10.1037/abn0000242.

Schmidt, J.D., *Hoffman, N.L., Ranchet, M., Miller, L.S., Tomporowski, P.D., Akinwuntan, A.E., Devos, H. (2017). Driving after Concussion: Is it Safe to Drive after Symptoms Resolve? Journal of Neurotrauma, 34, 1-8. (December, 2016, online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1089/neu.2016.4668).

*Lindbergh, C.A., *Mewborn, C., Hammond, B.R., Renzi-Hammond, L., Curran-Celentano, J., Miller, L.S. (2017). The relationship of lutein and zeaxanthin to neurocognitive functioning: An fMRI study of older adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 23, 11-22. doi:10.1017/S1355617716000850

Lindbergh, C.A., Dishman, R.K., and Miller, L.S. (2016). Functional disability in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neuropsychology Review, 26, 129-159. DOI 10.1007/s11065-016-9321-5. 

Hou, Y., *Xiao, T., *Zhang, S., *Jiang, X., Li, X., Hu, X., *Han, J., *Guo, L., Miller, L.S., Neupert, R., Liu, T, (2016). Predicting Movie Trailer Viewer’s “Like/Dislike” via Learned Shot Editing Patterns. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 7, 29-44. Doi; 10.1109/TAFFC.2015.2444371. 

Renzi-Hammond, L.M., Miller, L.S., Hammond Jr., B.R. (2016). Oral Nutrient Supplementation and cognitive function. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 315, 515-516. Doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.16443. 

Terry, D.P., Sabatinelli, D., *Puente, A.N., Lazar, N.A., Miller, L.S. (2015). A meta-analysis of fMRI activation differences during episodic memory in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment Journal of Neuroimaging, 25, 849-860. doi: 10.1111/jon.12266. 2015. 

Mewborn, C., Renzi, L.M., Hammond, B.R., Miller, L.S. (2015). Critical Flicker Fusion moderates the relationship between age and Executive Function in younger and older adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 30, 605-610.doi: 10.1093/arclin/acv054.

Terry, D., *Adams, T.E., Ferrara, M.S., Miller, L.S. (2015). FMRI Hypoactivation during Verbal Learning and Memory in Ex-Athletes with Multiple Concussions. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 30,341-355. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acv020.

Puente, A.N., *Lindbergh, C., Miller, L.S. (2015). The relationship between cognitive reserve and functional ability is mediated by executive functioning in older adults. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 29, 67-81. Doi: 10.1080/13854046.2015.1005676. 

Puente, A.N., *Lindbergh, C., Miller, L.S. (2015) Personality’s association with IADLs in community dwelling older adults. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30, 950-956.. doi: 10.1002/gps.4243. 

Rahman-Filipiak, A.A.M., Woodard, J. L., Miller, L.S., Martin, P., Davey, A., and Poon, L.W. (2015). Octogenarian and Centenarian performance on the Fuld Object Memory Evaluation. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 22, 438-451. Doi 10.1080/13825585.2014.968085.

Ahmed, F. Miller, L.S. (2015). Adequate Proverb interpretation is associated with performance on the Independent Living Scale. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 22, 376-387. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2014.952613

Ou, J., *Xie; L., *Li, X., *Zhu, D., *Terry, D., *Puente, A.P., *Jiang, R., Chen, Y., Wang, L., Shen, D., Zhang, J., Miller, L.S., Liu, T. (2015). Atomic Connectomics Signatures for Characterization and Differentiation of Mild Cognitive Impairment. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 9, 663-677. First published online 10/30/2014, doi: 10.1007/s11682-014-9320-1.

Grants (current)

Neuroimaging Research Program, John and Mary Franklin Foundation, J. McDowell, B. Clements, L.S. Miller, and H. Dailey, Co-PIs. 11/01/2013 – 10/31/2022. $450,000, funded. Description:  Multiyear funding support for a graduate student training program in neuroimaging.

Selected Professional Activities

American Psychological Association (APA), Fellow. Division 20, Division 28, Division 40

National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), Fellow

International Neuropsychological Society (INS)

UGA Institute of Gerontology Affiliate Faculty

Editorial Boards, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology; Current Psychology, Neuropsychology Review

Other Links

• Psychology Department
• Psychology Clinic
• Clinical Psychology
• BioImaging Research Center (BIRC) 
• Biomedical Health Sciences Institute (BHSI)
• BIRC Small Animal MRS/MRI Instrument (SAMMI)
• Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
• UGA Institute of Gerontology
• Family Relationships in Late Life Project 
• Franklin Foundation Neuroimaging Training Program

Medical College of Georgia:

• Psychiatry
• Alzheimer’s Research Center
• Shepherd Spinal Injury Center
• National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN)
• International Neuropsychological Society (INS)
• Society for Neuroscience (SFN)
• Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM)
• Alzheimer’s Association
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
• Whole Brain Atlas
• Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM)
• Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Current Graduate Students

Marissa Gogniat: marissa.gogniat25@uga.edu

Talia Robinson: Talia.robinson25@uga.edu

Kharine Jean: kjean@uga.edu

Past Graduate Students

Kharine Jean, Ph.D., August, 2022: kjean@uga.edu

Marissa Gogniat, Ph.D. May, 2021: marissa.gogniat25@uga.edu

Talia Robinson, Ph.D. May, 2021: talia.robinson25@uga.edu

Kharine Jean, Ph.D. expected May, 2022: kjean@uga.edu

Catherine M. Mewborn, Ph.D. 2019: cmewborn@uga.edu

Cutter A. Lindbergh, Ph.D., 2018: cutter.lindbergh@gmail.com

Douglas P. Terry, Ph.D., 2016: douglasterry1@gmail.com

Antonio N. (Nick) Puente, Ph.D., 2014: apuente22@gmail.com

Courtney Brown, Ph.D., 2013: cbrown07@uga.edu

Carlos Faraco, Ph.D., 2012: carlos.faraco@ih.gov

Fayeza Ahmed, Ph.D., 2011: ahmedfs@gmail.com

Meghan Mitchell, Ph.D., 2009: megan.mitchell2@va.gov

Amie Austin (Peloquin), Ph.D., 2008: amie.austin@gmail.edu

Yfat Kessel, Ph.D., 2008: kessel@yahoo.com

Tanja Mani, Ph.D., 2006: tanja_mani@hotmail.com

Monica Lewis, Ph.D. 2004: mlewis555@hotmail.com

Jeffrey Bedwell, Ph.D. 2004: jbedwell@mail.ucf.edu

Elizabeth Outman (Schaen), Ph.D. 2003: elizabeth.outman@va.gov

Clea Evans, Ph.D. 1999: cevans@mmrcrehab.org

Tracy Waldeck, Ph.D. 1999: waldeckt@mail.nih.gov

Scott Miller, Ph.D. 1998:  scmiller@uga.edu

Sherry Burns, Ph.D. 1997.

Past Undergraduate Students

Olivia Horn

Aleiah Mann

Sehar Mallick

Jordan Palms

Education

Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville

Research Interests

Using naturalistic perception as a model, we are interested in defining the brain mechanisms involved in the discrimination of emotional stimuli, and specifically how the recruited cortical and subcortical structures are orchestrated in real time. In addition to basic science, a secondary goal of the lab is to understand how these dynamic mechanisms contribute to disorders of emotion through collaboration with other labs.

Recent Publications

For a full list, Google Scholar Profile

Fuentes-Sánchez, N., Espino-Payá, A., Prantner, S., Sabatinelli, D., Pastor, M.C., & Junghöfer, M. (2024). On joy and sorrow: Neuroimaging meta analyses of music induced emotion. Imaging Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00425

 

Sabatinelli, D., +Farkas, A. H., & +Gehr, M. C. (2024). Moving toward reality: Electrocortical reactivity to naturalistic multimodal emotional videos. Psychophysiology, https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14526

Trotti, R.L., Parker, D.A., Sabatinelli, D., Keshavan, M.S., Keedy, S.K., Gershon, E.S., Pearlson., G.D., Hill, S.K., Tamminga, C.A., McDowell, J.E., & Clementz, B.A. (2023). Emotional Scene Processing in Biotypes of Psychosis: An ERP Study. Psychiatry Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115227.

 

+Farkas, A.H., & Sabatinelli, D. (2023). Emotional perception: Divergence of early and late ERP modulation. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01984.

 

Sabatinelli, D., Winker, C., +Farkas, A. H., Rehbein, M.A., & Junghöfer, M.J. (2023). A 5-minute paradigm to evoke robust emotional reactivity in neuroimaging studies. Frontiers in Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1102213

 

+Farkas, A.H., +Wanger, T.J., & Sabatinelli, D. (2021). Do rare emotional scenes enhance LPP modulation? Biological Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108204.

 

+Farkas, A.H., Trotti, R.L., Edge, E.A., Huang, L.Y., Kasowski, A., Thomas, O.F., Chlan, E., Granros, M.P., Patel, K.K., & Sabatinelli, D. (2021) Humor and emotion: Quantitative meta analyses of functional neuroimaging studies. Cortex, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.02.023.

 

Trotti, R.L., Abdelmageed, S., Parker, D.A., Sabatinelli, D., Tamminga, C.A., Gershon, E.S., Keedy, S.K., Keshavan, M.S., Pearlson, G.D., Sweeney, J.A., McDowell, J.E., & Clementz, B.A (2021). Neural processing of repeated emotional scenes in schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbab018.

Winker, C., Rehbein, M.A., Sabatinelli, D., & Junghöfer, M. (2020). Repeated noninvasive stimulation of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex reveals cumulative amplification of pleasant compared to unpleasant scene processing: a single subject pilot study. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222057.

 

Trotti, R.L., Parker, D.A., Sabatinelli, D., Tamminga, C.A., Gershon, E.S., Keedy, S.K., Keshavan, M.S., Pearlson, G.D., Sweeney, J.A., McDowell, J.E., Clementz, B.A. (2020). Electrophysiological correlates of emotional scene processing in bipolar disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.10.005

 

+Farkas, A.H., Oliver, K.I., & Sabatinelli, D. (2020). Emotional and feature-based modulation of the early posterior negativity. Psychophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13484

 

+Frank. D.W., Costa, V. D., Averbeck, B.B., & Sabatinelli, D. (2019). Directional interconnectivity of the human amygdala, fusiform gyrus, and orbitofrontal cortex in emotional scene perception. Journal of Neurophysiology.  https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00780.2018

 

Winker, C., Rehbein, M.A., Sabatinelli, D., Dohn, M., Maitzen, J., Roesmann, Wolters, C.H.,  Arolt, V., & Junghöfer, M. (2019). Noninvasive stimulation of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex indicates valence ambiguity in sad compared to happy and fearful face processing. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00083

 

Sabatinelli, D. & +Frank, D.W. (2019). Assessing the primacy of human amygdala-inferotemporal emotional scene discrimination with rapid whole-brain fMRI. Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.03.001.

 

+Frank, D.W. & Sabatinelli, D. (2019). Hemodynamic and electrocortical reactivity to specific scene contents in emotional perception. Psychophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13340

 

+ Graduate students under Dr. Sabatinelli's direct supervision.