Postdoctoral Researcher (Prof. Jonathan Schaefer)
Dec. 6, 2024—Dr. Sylia Wilson (University of Minnesota) in the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research (MCTFR) and Dr. Jonathan Schaefer (Vanderbilt University) seek to hire a postdoctoral researcher to investigate the implications of social inequality (e.g., socioeconomic disadvantage, discrimination) on the adolescent and adult brain, and neurocognitive, psychiatric, and psychosocial functioning, using largescale, genetically informative...
12/5/2024 Ikhwan Jeon: Training convolutional neural networks with blurry images enables the learning of more human-aligned visual representations
Dec. 3, 2024—CCN Brown Bag Ikhwan Jeon Graduate Student, Tong Lab Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024 Time: 12:10PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Training convolutional neural networks with blurry images enables the learning of more human-aligned visual representations Although convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can achieve human-level object recognition performance on natural images, research has revealed systematic deviations...
Administrative Specialist, Department of Psychology
Dec. 3, 2024—Job Description The Administrative Specialist is part of the administrative staff in the Department of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. The Administrative Specialist handles expense reports, faculty appointments and re-appointments, faculty recruitment, visiting scholar appointments, visa applications, facilities, compliance, and event coordination support. This person will work primarily with Admin Manager and Psychology faculty, staff, and...
12/3/2024 Julia Lebovitz: Altered Self-Experience in Depersonalization Disorder
Nov. 20, 2024—Clinical Brown Bag Julia Lebovitz Graduate Student, Park Lab Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Altered Self-Experience in Depersonalization Disorder In this presentation, I will discuss altered self-experience in depersonalization-derealization disorder (DPD), a clinical condition characterized by a pronounced disconnection from one’s self and surroundings. Depersonalization experiences can occur transiently in the...
Research Technician (Prof. Sohee Park)
Nov. 18, 2024—The Research Technician is part of the research staff in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences at Vanderbilt University and is a direct support of the laboratory of Dr. Sohee Park and is responsible for the lab’s research activities. This position includes actively supporting a NIH...
Research Technician (Prof. Sohee Park)
Nov. 18, 2024—Position Summary: The Research Technician is part of the research staff in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences at Vanderbilt University and is a direct support of the laboratory of Dr. Sohee Park and is responsible for the lab’s research activities. This position includes actively supporting...
11/19/2024 Corinne Carlton-Smith: Reward-Related Dysfunction in Social Anxiety Disorder: Implications for Current Treatment and Future Directions
Nov. 15, 2024—Clinical Brown Bag Corinne Carlton-Smith, PhD F32 Postdoctoral Fellow Psychology and Human Development Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Reward-Related Dysfunction in Social Anxiety Disorder: Implications for Current Treatment and Future Directions Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a chronic and impairing disorder characterized by persistent fear and avoidance of social situations. SAD...
11/22/2024 Xuan Wen: Flexible Learning and Re-ordering of Context-dependent Object Sequences in Nonhuman Primates
Nov. 14, 2024—Neuroscience Brown Bag Xuan Wen PhD Candidate in Neuroscience Womelsdorf Lab Date: Friday, November 22, 2024 Time: 1:25PM-2:15PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Flexible Learning and Re-ordering of Context-dependent Object Sequences in Nonhuman Primates Intelligent behavior involves mentally arranging learned information in novel ways and is particularly well developed in humans. While nonhuman primates (NHP) will learn...
11/21/2024 Xueying (Caroline) Ren: Understanding the neural basis of math competence in both children and adults
Nov. 14, 2024—CCN Brown Bag Xueying (Caroline) Ren, PhD Postdoc, Vinci-Booher Lab Peabody College Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024 Time: 12:10PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Understanding the Neural Basis of Math Competence in both Children and Adults Developing math skills early is crucial for success in modern society, yet individuals show significant differences in math...
11/15/2024 Frank Tong: Understanding the Neurocomputational Bases of Robust Object Recognition in Humans through Modeling with Deep Neural Networks
Nov. 13, 2024—Neuroscience Brown Bag Frank Tong, PhD Centennial Professor of Psychology Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Date: Friday, November 15, 2024 Time: 1:25PM-2:15PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Understanding the Neurocomputational Bases of Robust Object Recognition in Humans through Modeling with Deep Neural Networks Deep neural networks (DNNs) trained on tasks of object classification provide the best...