LAUREN ANN MCDONOUGH LEBOIS, PH.D.
Cambridge, MA 02138 [email protected]
http://laurenamcdonough.weebly.com
Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience with research interests in fear-‐based disorders, stress, and emotion regulation through mindfulness. Background in neuroimaging and behavioral research as well as both undergraduate-‐ and graduate-‐level teaching. Previously co-‐taught Cognitive Mechanisms of Stress, Cognition, Statistics, Methods, and Intro Psychology courses. Recipient of a pre-‐doctoral NRSA fellowship and author of multiple peer-‐
reviewed scientific articles. EDUCATION
Emory University, Atlanta, GA Ph.D. Psychology, Cognition & Development Graduate Program, 2014 • Dissertation: Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Stress Cognition: Becoming Immersed in Stress and Disengaging from It with Mindful Attention • Advisor: Lawrence W. Barsalou Emory University, Atlanta, GA M.A. Psychology, Cognition & Development Graduate Program, 2010 • Thesis: Grounded Congruency Effects: Automaticity and ‘Strategery’ in Cognition • Advisor: Lawrence W. Barsalou University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN B.A. Psychology, cum laude; Minor: Irish Studies, 2008 • Psychology Thesis: Motor Cognition: The Link to Empathic Perception • Irish Studies Capstone Thesis: Why Trad is Rad: An Exploration of Irish Sessions and Fleadhanna Cheoil • Advisors: G.A. Radvansky, Kevin Whelan, and Luke Gibbons EMPLOYMENT
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA / Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA Postdoctoral Research Associate, Jan 2015 • Advisor: Kerry Ressler AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RECOGNITIONS
2013 – 2014 Last Updated: Oct, 2014
Laney S. Graduate School Fellowship 1
2012, 2014 Mind and Life Summer Research Institute Research Fellow 2011 – 2013 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (Parent F31) through the Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (see Grants Section) 2008 – 2011 Laney S. Graduate School Fellowship 2008 Keough Naughton Award: Alumni who best represents the spirit and values of the University of Notre Dame, as exemplified through their participation in the Dublin program. These values include: academic excellence, volunteering, collegiality in helping and supporting other students, immersion in Irish cultural life, integrity of personal behavior, and long-‐term commitment to exemplifying these values in their careers after graduation. 2008 Senior Recognition Award for Psychology 2008 Psi Chi Membership GRANTS
2011 – 2013 NIH Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (1 F31 AT007130-‐01 and 5 F31 AT007130-‐02). The Cognitive Mechanisms of Mindful Attention and Stress. Principal Investigator: Lauren McDonough Lebois ($85,600) 2007 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Grant ($900) 2007 Sweetman Family Foundation Funding ($1,500) 2007 Francis P. Beirne College Scholarship Recipient ($1,000) 2007 Nanovic Institute Research and Travel Grant ($4,000) PUBLICATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS)
Lebois, L.A.M., Wilson-‐Mendenhall, C.D., & Barsalou, L.W. (2014). Are automatic conceptual cores the gold standard of semantic processing? The context-‐dependence of spatial meaning in grounded congruency effects. Cognitive Science (in press). Manuscripts Under Review Bauer-‐Wu, S., Butler, A.J., Rajendera, J.K., Pagnoni, G., Hasenkamp, W., Wilson-‐Mendenhall, C.D., Lebois, L.A.M., Drucker, J.H., Simmons, W.K., Dunne, J.D., Ozawa-‐de Silva, B., Barrett, L.F., & Barsalou, L.W. (2014). Effects of meditation and cancer experience on responses to affective stimuli. Lebois, L.A.M., Hertzog, C., Slavich, G.M., Barrett, L.F., & Barsalou, L.W. (2014). A Grounded Last Updated: Oct, 2014
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theory of stress cognition: Description and empirical test. Lebois, L.A.M., Papies, E.K., Gopinath, K., Cabanban, R., Quigley, K., Krishnamurthy, V., Barrett, L.F., & Barsalou, L.W. (2014). A Shift in Perspective: Decentering during mindful attention to imagined stressful events. Lebois, L.A.M., Wilson-‐Mendenhall, C., Simmons, W.K., Barrett, L.F., & Barsalou, L.W. (2014). Learning emotion. In Preparation Tincher, M., Lebois, L.A.M, & Barsalou, L.W. (2014). Mindfulness reduces linguistic expectancy bias: Implications for regulating prejudice and stereotypes. Research In Progress Lebois, L.A.M, Campanella, C.C., Kim, Y., & Barsalou, L.W. (2014). Mindful attention modulates memory recall for stressful events. METHODS, PROGRAMMING, AND STATISTICAL SKILLS
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) design and analysis o AFNI – Set of programs for processing, analyzing, and displaying fMRI data o FSL – Comprehensive library of analysis tools for fMRI o tcsh programming o MRIcron – A cross-‐platform NIfTI format image viewer •
E-‐prime software – Environment for computerized experiment data collection •
Inquisit software – Tool for creating and administering experiments over the web •
Some Psychophysiological recording with Biopac system and AcqKnowledge software o Electrodermal activity (skin conductance), heart rate, and respiration acquisition and analysis •
Mixed effect regression and multilevel modeling •
Null hypothesis testing using JZS Bayes Factor CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Lebois, L.A.M., Papies, E.K., Gopinath, K., Cabanban, R., Quigley, K., Krishnamurthy, V., Barrett, L. F., & Barsalou, L. W. (Oct 2014) Mindful attention modulates immersion in stressful thoughts. International Symposium for Contemplative Science, Boston, MA [Poster Presented by L. Lebois]. Lebois, L.A., Wilson-‐Mendenhall, C.D., & Barsalou, L.W. (Sep 2014) Are automatic conceptual cores the gold standard of semantic processing? The context-‐dependence of spatial meaning in grounded congruency effects. Meeting of the European Social Cognition Network (ESCON), Louvain-‐la-‐Neuve, Belgium [Presented by L. Barsalou]. Last Updated: Oct, 2014
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Lebois, L.A., Wilson-‐Mendenhall, C.D., & Barsalou, L.W. (Aug 2014) Are automatic conceptual cores the gold standard of semantic processing? The context-‐dependence of spatial meaning in grounded congruency effects. Conference on Embodied and Situated Language Processing (ESLP), Rotterdam, Netherlands [Presented by L. Barsalou]. Lebois, L.A.M., Papies, E.K., Gopinath, K., Cabanban, R., Quigley, K., Barrett, L.F., & Barsalou, L.W. (Jun 2014) Mindful attention modulates immersion in stressful thoughts. Mind and Life Summer Research Institute, Garrison, NY [Poster Presented by L. Lebois]. Lebois, L.A.M., Papies, E.K., Cabanban, R., Quigley, K., Gopinath, K., Barrett, L.F., Barsalou, L.W. (Apr 2014) Mindful attention modulates immersion in stressful thoughts. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA [Poster Presented by L. Lebois]. Lebois, L.A.M., Papies, E.K., Gopinath, K., Barrett, L.F., & Barsalou, L.W. (Nov 2013) Cognitive Mechanisms of Mindful Attention and Stress: When the space between your ears seems real. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA [Poster Presented by L. Lebois]. McDonough, L., Wilson-‐Mendenhall, C., Simmons, W. K., Barrett, L.F., & Barsalou, L.W. (Oct 2012) Learning Emotion. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA [Poster Presented by L. McDonough]. McDonough, L., Hertzog, C., Barrett, L.F., & Barsalou, L.W. (Jun 2012) Stress, Subjective Realism, and the Self. Mind and Life Summer Research Institute, Garrison, NY [Poster Presented by L. McDonough]. McDonough, L., Wilson-‐Mendenhall, C., & Barsalou, L.W. (Aug 2010) Grounded Congruency Effects Between Vertical Meaning and Vertical Responding: Not Replicated. Cognitive Science Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA [Poster Presented by L. McDonough]. McDonough, L., Wilson-‐Mendenhall, C., Barrett, L.F., Simmons, W.K., Lake, J. & Barsalou, L.W. (Apr 2010) Acquisition of Situated Emotion Concepts. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada [Poster Presented by L. McDonough]. Wilson, C.D., McDonough, L., Barrett, L.F., Simmons, W.K., & Barsalou, L.W. (Jul 2009). Situated conceptualization of emotion and abstract concepts. Presentation at the Embodied and Situated Language Processing Meeting, Rotterdam, Netherlands [Poster Presented by C.D. Wilson]. McDonough, L. (May 2008). Motor Cognition: The Link to Empathic Perception. Undergraduate Scholars Conference: Morality, Ethics, and Empathy. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN [Presentation by L. McDonough]. McDonough, L. (Nov 2007). Why “Trad is Rad”: An Exploration of Folk Music through Irish Sessions and Fleadhanna Cheoil. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting: Invited First Rites: Innovative Undergraduate Research. Washington, DC, [Poster presented by L. McDonough]. McDonough, L., & Strickland, K. (Oct 2007). The Invisibility of the Famine in Irish Archaeology. Bridging the Atlantic: Undergraduate Perspectives on Irish-‐American Heritage. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN [Poster presented by L. McDonough & K. Strickland]. Last Updated: Oct, 2014
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INVITED TALKS
McDonough, L. (Aug 2012). Cognitive mechanisms of stress: When the mental space between your ears seems real. Emory University Fall Research Festival, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. McDonough, L. (Oct 2011). Conceptualizing emotion and stress. Grady Trauma Project (PI: Ressler & Bradley), Grady Memorial Hospital & Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE
2014 Spring/Fall 2014 Spring/Fall Graduate Supervisor: Undergraduate Student Honor’s Thesis Mentored Moses Tincher through the research process including design, data collection, analysis, and publication with his own independent behavioral research experiment. Graduate Supervisor: Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory (SIRE) Student Mentored Julie Kim through the research process including design, data collection, and scholarly presentations. 2012 Spring Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Psychology Delivered several lectures during the semester. Provided feedback on papers and exams. Co-‐lead exam review sessions. Mentored students considering psychology as their major. 2011 Fall Co-instructor: The Cognition of Stress, Emory Univ. Graduate-‐level seminar focused on interdisciplinary examination of the representations and processes that mediate stressors and stress responses. Co-‐led discussions and lecture components. 2011 Spring Teaching Assistant: Cognition Delivered several lectures during the semester. Provided feedback on papers and exams. 2010 Fall Co-instructor: Research Methods, Emory Univ. Taught weekly lab sessions on current methods for running observational, survey, and experimental studies, as well as how to write psychology research papers. Guided students through research process and development of their own group projects; provided feedback and graded research manuscripts to cultivate student writing skills 2010 Spring Teaching Assistant: Applied Statistics for Psych, Emory Univ. Last Updated: Oct, 2014
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Taught weekly lab sessions on using SPSS to analyze and understand data, reviewed course material, graded lab reports, and mentored students 2009 Summer Teaching and Resident Assistant: UK and Ireland Psychology Summer Abroad Program, Emory Univ. Supervised data collection and instructed on research methods and writing results. Graded daily experience journals, provided feedback on research papers, met with students, helped organize extracurricular activities, and fostered cross-‐cultural relationships Instructional Development Training 2009 August Teaching Assistant Training and Teaching Opportunity Program, Emory Univ. Rigorous university-‐wide workshop designed to ensure graduate students proficiency with teaching fundamentals including: active learning, syllabus-‐writing, grading, lecturing, leading discussion, classroom technology, troublesome students 2009 Spring Teaching Practicum, Psychology Department, Emory Univ. Weekly seminar on current techniques in college level instruction; developed active learning and web-‐based exercises; included a taped and class-‐evaluated teaching sample Guest Lectures 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2009 2008 Jul Mar Mar Mar Jan Feb Sep Cognitive Representation (Cognition) Consciousness, Contemplative Sci, and Sleep (Intro Psychology) Language Comprehension (Cognitive Psychology) Properties of Language (Cognitive Psychology) Intro to Perception and Action (Cognitive Psychology) Survey Studies (Psych Methods) Intro to Irish Fiddle Music (Irish Music) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Affiliations Cognitive Neuroscience Society Cognitive Science Society Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture Society for Neuroscience Academic Service Last Updated: Oct, 2014
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2012 – 2013 2010 – 2011 2010 – 2012 2010 – 2011 2009 – 2010 2008 – 2013 2008 – 2014 Advisory Committee Graduate Student • Acted as a liaison with the director of graduate studies to discuss and have a direct influence on program structure and policies. Ethics Committee Graduate Research Interdisciplinary Team of Scholars, President • Led committee meetings, dinner, and discussion series to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. • Recruited graduate student speakers across campus. • Coordinated advertisement of Dinner and Discussion Series Talks. Graduate Research Interdisciplinary Team of Scholars, Secretary • Recorded meeting minutes and organized communication. • Organized multidisciplinary talks featuring graduate students. • Explored various initiatives to foster interdisciplinary discussion and learning. Graduate Research Interdisciplinary Team of Scholars, Committee Graduate Student Instructors in Psychology Dept., Committee MUSICAL ACTIVITIES
2012 2009 – 2014 2008 – 2013 2007 2006 2004 – 2008 Last Updated: Oct, 2014
Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert Southeast Regional Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Arts and Entertainment Fiddler, Ballybeg Band (Irish Music) Fiddler, Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert All Ireland Traditional Music Session Group Champion, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Violinist, Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra with the Chieftains at Carnegie Hall Violinist, Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra 7
REFERENCES
Lawrence Barsalou, Ph.D. Emory University Department of Psychology 36 Eagle Row Atlanta, GA 30322 Phone: (404) 727-‐4338 Email: [email protected] Robyn Fivush, Ph.D. Emory University Department of Psychology 36 Eagle Row Atlanta, GA 30322 Phone: (404) 727-‐ 4124 Email: [email protected] G.A. Radvansky, Ph.D. University of Notre Dame Department of Psychology 118 Haggar Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 Phone: (574) 631-‐6473 Email: [email protected] Last Updated: Oct, 2014
Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D. Northeastern University Department of Psychology 125 Nightingale Hall Boston, MA 02115-‐5000 Phone: (617) 373-‐3076 Email: [email protected] Stella Lourenco, Ph.D. Emory University Department of Psychology 36 Eagle Row Atlanta, GA 30322 Phone: (404) 727-‐7448 Email: [email protected] 8