Johnson, David
Assistant Professor
Behavioral Sciences
Phone: 718-262-2618
Office Location:
djohnson10@york.cuny.edu
https://davidcharlesjohnson.com
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Online | by appointment |
Education
Degree | Institution | Field | Dates |
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PhD | Weill Cornell Medical College | Neuroscience | 2015 |
BA | New York University | Psychology | 2008 |
Areas of Expertise
- Learning, Memory, Emotion
Books in Field Of Expertise
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Articles in Field Of Expertise
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Divencha, I., Drysdale, A. Hartley, C.A., Johnson, D.C.*, Glatt, C., Lee, F.S., & Casey, B.J.. "FAAH genetic variation enhances fronto-amygdala function in mouse and human.." Nature Communications. 6 2015: 6395.
Johnson, D.C. & Casey, B.J.. "Extinction during memory reconsolidation blocks recovery of fear in adolescents.." Scientific Reports. 5 2015: 8863.
Johnson, D.C. & Casey, B.J.. "Easy to remember, difficult to forget: the development of fear regulation." Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 11. 11 2015: 42-55.
Pattwell, S., Duhoux, S., Hartley, C., Johnson, D.C., Jing, D., Elliott, M., Ruberry, E., Powers, A., Mehta, N., Yang, R., Soliman, F., Glatt, C., Casey, B.J., Ninan, I., & Lee, F.S.. "Altered fear learning across development in both mouse and human.." PNAS. 109 2012: 16318–16323.
Schiller, D., Monfils, M.H., Raio, C.M., Johnson, D.C., LeDoux, J.E., & Phelps, E.A.,. "Preventing the return of fear in humans using reconsolidation update mechanisms.." Nature. 463 2010: 49-53.
Schiller, D., Monfils, M.H., Raio, C.M., Johnson, D.C., LeDoux, J.E., & Phelps, E.A.,. "Addendum: Preventing the return of fear in humans using reconsolidation update mechanisms." Nature. 562 2018: E21.
Presented Papers, Lectures, and Exhibitions and Performances
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" Operationalizing Fear Memory Strength " 2020: Symposium for the Cognitive and Comparative Psychology Training Area, The Graduate Center, CUNY.
" The effect of threat reinforcement rate on strength of learning " 2020: Eastern Psychological Association.
" Operationalizing Fear Memory Strength " 2019: Gordon Research Conference on Amygdala Function in Emotion, Cognition and Disease.
" Disrupting fear: testing the limits of reconsolidation update " 2018: Association for Psychological Science, San Fransisco.
" Disrupting fear: testing the limits of reconsolidation update " 2018: Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
" The impact of shared political affiliation on observational fear learning. " 2018: Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
" The effect of sustained negative arousal on fear extinction learning " 2017: Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
" The effect of threat reinforcement rate on fear acquisition and regulation " 2017: Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
" The effect of color paper on memory " 2017: Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
" The effect of situational stress on fear extinction learning " 2017: Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
" Threat reinforcement rate mediates fear acquisition and regulation " 2017: Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
" Political Affiliation as predictor of response to uncanny valley stimuli " 2017: Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
" Threat reinforcement rate mediates fear acquisition and regulation " 2017: Manchester Undergraduate Research Conference, North Manchester, IN.
" The effect of situational stress on fear extinction learning " 2017: Manchester Undergraduate Research Conference, North Manchester, IN.
" Threat reinforcement rate mediates fear acquisition and regulation " 2017: Association of Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
" Challenging the validity of sideline concussion tests " 2016: Midwest Psychological Society, Chicago, Il.
" Variation in Endocannabinoid Signaing Modulates Frontoamygdala Connectivity, Fear Regulation, and Anxiety in Mice and Humans " 2015: Society of Biological Psychiatry, New York City.
" Reconsolidation update: a method for preventing the return of fear in adolescents " 2014: American Psychological Society, San Francisco, CA..
" Retrieval prior to extinction prevents the return of fear. " 2008: International Symposium on Attention and Performance XXII, Stowe, VT.
" Behavioral blockade of the return of fear in humans " 2008: Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
" Extinction training during memory reconsolidation prevents the return of fear in humans " 2008: Pavlovian Society Annual Meeting, Weehawken, NJ..
" The (near) future is bright: how emotion modulates simulation of everyday future events. " 2008: Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Fransisco, CA.
Grants-In-Aid
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National Institutes of Health (NIMH), Disrupting fear: reconsolidation, cue specificity and memory strength. 2019-2021: $377,000.
Other Professional Activities and Public Service
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Ad-hoc reviewer for professional academic journals: 9/2018 - present.