Johnson, David
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Degree Institution Field Dates PhD Weill Cornell Medical College Neuroscience 2015 BA New York University Psychology 2008 Full-Time Academic Experience
Institution Rank Field Dates York College, CUNY Assistant Professor Behavioral Sciences 9/2018 - present Manchester University Assistant Professor Psychology 9/2015-9/2018 Part-Time Academic Experience
Institution Rank Field Dates Barnard College, Columbia University Adjunct Instructor Psychology 1/2015-5/2015 Baruch College, CUNY Adjunct Instructor Psychology 9/2014-5/2015 Non Academic Experience
Employment Record At This Institution
Publications 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.
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Presented Papers, Lectures, And Exhibitions And Performances
"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.
Patents
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Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships
Grants-In-Aid
GRTI Equipment Funding Grant (Round 21), Exploring gender biases in observational fear learning. 2018: $26,000.
National Institutes of Health (NIMH), Disrupting fear: reconsolidation, cue specificity and memory strength. 2019-2021: $377,000.
Institutional Service
- Service to the Department
Course Coordinator, Statistical Methods in Psychology, PSY 226: 2019 - Present.
Psychology Assessment Committee: 2019 - Present.
- Service to the School
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- Service to the Graduate Center
Admissions Committee: 03/2019 to 06/2019.
Executive Committee: 09/2019 to 08/2022.
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Offices Held In Professional Societies
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Teaching Activities At This Institution
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Course Description PSY 430 Experimental Methods PSY 226 Statistical Methods in Psychology - New courses/programs developed (list):
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