Kymberly D. Young
5356 East 81st St. #1311
Tulsa, OK 74137
kyoung@laureateinstitute.org
(407) 405-4820
EDUCATION:
American University, Washington DC
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology: Behavior, Cognition and Neuroscience, December 2009
Master of Arts in Psychology: Behavior, Cognition and Neuroscience, December 2007
Overall GPA: 4.0
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology, May of 2005
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Overall GPA: 3.96
Class Rank: 3/536
PUBLICATIONS:
Young, K. D., Peynircioğlu, Z.F., & Hohman, T.J. (2009). Revelation effect in metamemory.
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 16(5), 952-956.
Young, K., Drevets, W.C., Schulkin, J., & Erickson, K. (2011). Dose-dependent effects of hydrocortisone
infusion of autobiographical memory recall. Behavioral Neuroscience, 125(5), 735-741.
Young, K., Erickson, K., Nugent, A., Fromm, S., Mallinger, A., Furey, M., & Drevets, W.C. (2012).
Functional anatomy of autobiographical memory recall deficits in depression. Psychological Medicine,
42(2), 345-358.
Young, K.D., Bellgowan, P.S.F., Bodurka., J., & Drevets, W.C. (2013). Functional neuroimaging of sex
differences in autobiographical memory recall. Human Brain Mapping, 34, 3320-3332.
Young, K., Erickson, K., Drevets, W.C. (2012). Differential effects of emotionally versus neutrally cued
autobiographical memories on performance of a subsequent cognitive task: Effects of task difficulty.
Frontiers in Psychology: Emotion Science, 3, 229.
Young, K., Erickson, K., Drevets, W.C. (2012). Match between cue and memory valence during
autobiographical memory recall in depressed subjects versus healthy controls. Psychological Reports,
111, 129-148.
Young, K., Bellgowan, P.S.F., Bodurka, J., Drevets, W.C. (2013). Behavioral and neuropsychological
correlates of autobiographical memory deficits in depressed subjects and individuals at high risk for
depression. Journal of the American Medical Association: Psychiatry.
Young, K., Preskorn, S.H. (2013). Neuroscience basis of corticosteroid-induced changes in human
cognitive and emotional processing: Implications for affective illness. Journal of Psychiatric Practice.
19(4), 309-315.
Zotev, V., Phillips, R., Young, K., Drevets, W., Bodurka, J. (2013). Prefrontal control of the amygdala
during real-time fMRI neurofeedback training of emotion regulation. PLoS One, 8(11), e79184.
PRESENTATIONS
Young, K., Bellgowan, P.S.F., Bodurka, J., & Drevets, W.C. (2013, June). fMRI of autobiographical
memory recall deficits in patients remitted from depression. Poster presented at the 19th Annual Meeting
of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Seattle, Washington.
Young, K., Phillips, R., Zotev, V., Yuan, H., Misaki, M., Drevets, W.C., & Bodurka, J. (2013, May).
Successful self-modulation of amygdala hemodynamic activity alters depressive symptoms and emotional
processing biases. Poster presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry,
San Francisco, California.
Young, K., Phillips, R., Zotev, V., Drevets, W.C., & Bodurka, J. (2012, December). Self-regulation of
amygdala activity with real-time fMRI neurofeedback in patients with depression. Oral presentation and
poster presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology,
Hollywood, Florida.
Young, K., Bellgowan, P.S.F., Bodurka, J., & Drevets, W.C. (2012, June). fMRI of autobiographical
memory deficits in individuals with, and at risk for, developing depression. Poster presented at the 18th
Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Beijing, China.
Young, K. (2012, March). Behavioral and neurophysiological correlates of autobiographical memory
deficits associated with depression and family history of depression. Talk given at the 86th Annual
Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Southwestern and Rocky Mountain
Division, Tulsa, OK.
Young, K., Bellgowan, P.S.F., Bodurka, J., & Drevets, W.C. (2011, December). The behavioral and
functional anatomical correlates of autobiographical memory deficits associated with depression extend to
individuals at high risk for developing depression. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Waikola, Hawaii.
Young, K., Bellgowan, P.S.F., & Drevets, W.C. (2011, June). Gender differences in autobiographical
memory recall. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain
Mapping, Quebec City, Canada.
Young, K., Erickson, K., Nugent, A., Fromm, S., Mallinger, A., Furey, M., & Drevets, W.C. (2010,
November). Differential hemodynamic response during autobiographical memory recall in depressed
subjects versus healthy controls. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
Young, K., Erickson, K., Nugent, A., Fromm, S., Mallinger, A., Furey, M., & Drevets, W.C. (2010, June).
Hemodynamic response in patients with MDD and healthy subjects during autobiographical memory
recall. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping,
Barcelona, Spain.
Young, K. (2008, September). The Effect of Low and High Dose Hydrocortisone Infusion on
Autobiographical Memory Specificity. Poster presented at the 12th Annual National Institute of Mental
Health Division of Intramural Research Programs Scientific Retreat, Gettysburg, PA.
Young, K. (2008, August). Effect of Cue Valence on Autobiographical Memory Recall in Healthy
Subjects and MDD Patients: A Pilot Study. Poster presented at the 2008 National Institutes of Health
Summer Research Program Student Poster Day, Bethesda, MD.
Young, K. & Peynircioglu, Z. (2006, November). The Revelation Effect in Metamemory. Poster
presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Huston, TX.
Kimbrough, T., Young, K., & Rauhut, A. S. (2005, November). Effects of bupropion on
acquisition and expression of nicotine-conditioned place aversion in rats. Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.
Young, K. & Rauhut, A. (2005, April). Understanding the Caffeine Cue: The Role of the Alpha1Adrenergic Receptor in Caffeine-Induced Conditioned Taste Avoidance in Rats. Poster presented at the
16th Annual Saint Joseph's University Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.
Young, K. & Rauhut, A. (2005, February). Understanding the Caffeine Cue: The Role of the Alpha1Adrenergic Receptor in Caffeine-Induced Conditioned Taste Avoidance in Rats. Poster presented at the
5th Annual Biology Student Research Symposium, Carlisle, PA.
Young, K., Bierbaum, K., Gortakowski, M., Honig, D., Karp, J., McKnight, T., Rockman, L., & Abrams,
R. (2004, November). Unconscious gender priming enabled by a non-gender practice task. Poster
presented at the Undergraduate Science Research Symposium, Haverford, PA.
Youngk, K., Bierbaum, K., Gortakowski, M., Karp, J., McKnight, T., Rockman, L., & Abrams, R.L.
(2004, April). Testing the subword limits of unconscious processing: The Nest-Hero-Lord experiment.
Poster presented at the 15th Annual Saint Joseph's University Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium,
Philadelphia, PA.
Rauhut, A. S., Velluto, J. L., Young, K. D. Gardner-Kutzy, L., Lawson, M. H., Hunter, L. R., Giacobbe,
S., Gower, D. M., Fiedeldey, S. & Psychology 380 Class Participants. (2004, April). Bupropion attenuates
nicotine-induced hypoactivity but does not alter nicotine-conditioned
place preference. Presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
Washington, DC.
DiClemente, D. F., Young, K., Grinspan, J., Clyman, N., Winoker, M., Stephens, M., Meloni, A., Serafin,
L., Branham, A., Fleming, M., Jackowski, M., Smith, P., Shea, K., Stangl, B., Pregmon, J. J., Breitenbach,
M., & Bonneau, L. (2003, May). Increasing Student Motivation While Improving Customer Service at a
Supermarket. Paper presented at The 28th Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis
International, San Francisco, CA.
Pente, M., Boghossian, L., Young, K., & DiClemente, D. F. (2003, May). Is It Worth the Wait? The
Effect of Product Desire and Waiting on Internet Shopping. Poster presented at The 28th Annual Meeting
of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Francisco, CA.
Young, K. (2003, April). Video Game Violence and Aggression in Elementary and Preschool Children: A
Review of the Literature. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Social
Research Conference, Grantham, PA.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Postdoctoral Associate, Tulsa, OK (February 2010 – Present)
Responsible for researching and designing experiments using fMRI to study autobiographical memory in
patients with primary and secondary mood disorders, and examine the role of the stress hormone cortisol
in the deficits seen in these patients. Analyze fMRI data using AFNI, analyze behavioral data using SPSS
and SYSTAT, write and present papers based on the results of these studies.
National Institute of Health, Research Analyst, Bethesda, MD (August 2006 – February 2010)
Responsible for researching and designing an experiment using fMRI to study autobiographical memory
in depressed patients. Assist in collecting and analyzing data for a study examining the effects of
hydrocortisol administration on cognitive and emotional processing. Analyze fMRI data using Matlab7
and SPM5.
American University, Teaching Assistant, Washington DC (August 2006 – May 2009)
Teaching assistant responsible for tutoring students and grading assignments for the following courses:
Memory and Cognition, Music Cognition, Autobiographical Memory, Behavior Principles, Research
Design and Methods: Experimental Psychology
American University, Laboratory Instructor, Washington, DC (August 2005- May 2006)
Lab instructor for Psychology as a Natural Science, lecture about various topics in psychology, prepare
and assist students with conducting labs relevant to the lectures, grade assignments.
Dickinson College, Teaching Assistant, Carlisle, PA (January 2004-May 2005)
Teaching assistant for research methods in psychology course, helped teach research concepts and SPSS
statistics program to students, graded assignments.
Dickinson College, Teaching Assistant, Carlisle, PA (August 2003-May 2005)
Teaching assistant for statistics in psychology course, helped teach concepts and SPSS statistics program
to students, designed and graded assignments.
Dickinson College, Research Assistant, Carlisle, PA (May 2004-August 2004)
Mixed drugs, cared for, injected, and ran rats in an experiment testing the effects of bupropion on
nicotine-conditioned place preference, aversion, and a caffeine-induced conditioned-taste avoidance,
analyzed data using SPSS, designed experiments using Med-PC.
Cumberland County Prison, Intern, Carlisle, PA (August 2003-December 2003)
Interviewed inmates for classification, taught “Thinking for a Change” to inmates, assisted Mental Health
Case Manager.
McEwan, Martinez and Dukes, PA, Office Clerk, Orlando, FL (February 2001-January 2004)
Handled large amounts of money and confidential documents, respected client confidentiality, performed
office/clerical duties, faxing, photocopying, reception, word processing, billing, performed reception
duties working with a 24 line switchboard.
Perkins Restaurant, Server, Orlando, FL (February 2000-September 2000).
Prepared food, served guests meals, and assured a pleasant dining experience and quality service in a fastpaced restaurant.
Universal Studios Florida, Ride/Show Attendant, Orlando, FL (May 1999-August 2001)
Acted to entertain park guests, maintained quality standards, and provided customer service in a multicultural environment involving up to 30,000 park guests per day, completed intensive training in “Service
Plus”™ Customer Oriented Service.
ACTIVITIES/AFFILIATIONS/HONORS
The Donald J. Nash Memorial Outstanding Oral Presentation Award for the 86th Annual Meeting of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science – Southwestern and Rocky Mountain
Division
Stephen D. Benson ’56 Endowed Fellowship in Psychology - In recognition for excellence in
undergraduate psychological research
The Gaylord H. Patterson Memorial Sociology Prize
The Joseph Middleton and Isabel Mullin Burns Memorial Prize for Achievement
The John Dickinson Scholarship for merit
American University College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Research Mellon Award (2006) for
travel expenses to present research at a professional conference
Golden Key International Honor Society: September 2007 - present
Phi Beta Kappa honor society: September 2005 - present
Psi Chi Psychology honor society: September 2004 - present
Alpha Lambda Delta honor society: Secretary and Web Manager: September 2002 – September 2003
WDCV college radio station DJ: August 2002 – May 2005
Mermaid Players (Dickinson college theatrical group): August 2001 – May 2005
Dickinson College Choir: August 2001 – May 2005
Dickinsonian writer (student newspaper): August 2002 – May 2005
Judge – The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Research Forum March 31, 2011
Organization for Human Brain Mapping: June 2010 – present
Society for Neuroscience: June 2008- present
Society of Biological Society: December 2012-present
Ad-hoc Reviewer
Frontiers in Neuroscience, Psychological Reports, PLOS One, Eating and Weight Disorders