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JADE QI WU, MA
648 BEACON ST 6th Fl ▪ BOSTON, MA 02215
617.353.9610 ▪ JQW@BU.EDU
Education
Boston University - Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston, MA
Clinical Psychology PhD Program, Expected 2017
Primary Advisor: Stefan G. Hofmann, PhD
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
BA summa cum laude, Psychology, 2011
Honors Thesis: The Role of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Memory Interference and
Selective Memory Inhibition.
Research Experience
2012-Present
Boston University—Psychotherapy and Emotion Research
Laboratory
Stefan G. Hofmann, PhD, Principal Investigator.
Doctoral Student
Research interests: Transdiagnostic investigation of emotion
regulation, sleep and cognitive executive functioning.
Current projects:
1. Sleep quality and emotion regulation in emotional
disorders
2. Episodic simulations of future events and executive
functioning in generalized anxiety disorder
3. Development of CBT protocol in NIH-funded R01
comparing effectiveness of CBT and yoga in treating
generalized anxiety disorder.
2011
Zurich University Hospital (Switzerland)—Department of
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Chantal Martin-Soelch, PhD, Director of Research.
Intern
Primary projects: Physiological assessment of emotion
regulation in traumatized refugees; PET, fMRI and
neurophysiological investigations of the reward system.
Tasks: Behavioral and imaging experimentation, drug
administration, PET, fMRI and behavioral data analysis
using SPSS and SPM, literature research, experiment
design, proposal writing, manuscript preparation.
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Summer, 2010, 2011
National Institute of Mental Health—Section on Bipolar
Spectrum Disorders
Ellen Leibenluft, MD, Principal Investigator.
Research Assistant
Primary project 2011: Life events and social cognition in
children with bipolar disorder and severe mood
dysregulation.
Primary project 2010: Emotion recognition and frustration
in preschool children at risk for bipolar disorder.
Skills: Literature research, experiment design, data analysis,
poster publication and presentation, database
creation/management.
2009 – 2011
Cornell University—Lab of Neurobiology of Learning and
Memory
David M. Smith, PhD, Principal Investigator.
Project Leader, Lab Technician
Primary project: The role of the prefrontal cortex in
selective memory inhibition; creation of an animal model
based on human neuropsychology research.
Skills: Grant writing, literature research, experiment design,
behavioral data collection, data management and
analysis, histology, poster and thesis publication,
presentation at conferences, leadership/teaching, and
technical biological laboratory skills.
Summer, 2009
Mayo Clinic—Lab of Neuropsychopharmacology
Elliott Richelson, MD, Principal Investigator.
Research Assistant
Primary Project: Neurotensin analogs as antipsychotic
agents.
Tasks: Behavioral experimentation, animal brain dissection,
solutions preparation, biological assays, data
processing/reporting, and scientific presentations.
2008-2011
Cornell University—Psychology, Human Development and
Communications Departments
Lab Manager, Research Assistant
Tasks: Human subject data collection, behavioral response
coding, lab management (subject scheduling, recruitment
and training of RAs, supplies management), general
administrative tasks.
Teaching and Mentoring Experience
2013
Boston University—Psychology Department
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Teaching Fellow
Experimental Psychology: Personality (4 cr.)
Graduate Assistant
Psychology of War and Peace (4 cr.)
2012-present
Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory
Graduate Mentor
 Technical & clinical skills training
 Study design & proposal writing training
 Data analysis & reporting training
 Professional development
Sheina Godovich – Honors thesis: Executive functioning and
future episodic simulations in generalized anxiety disorder.
Shelley Kind, B.A. – Independent research: Comparing induction
of humor versus positive affect in emotion regulation success.
Joseph Houchins, B.A. – Research contribution: Bidirectional
relationship between sleep and emotion regulation.
Jamie Sturm, B.A. – Research contribution: Executive functioning
and future episodic simulations in generalized anxiety disorder.
Elysa Greenberger, B.A. - Research contribution: Executive
functioning and future episodic simulations in generalized
anxiety disorder.
James Steinberg – Directed study: Mechanisms of action in
mindfulness based therapies.
Meredith Schreier – Directed study: An overview of quality of life
as a clinical assessment tool.
Anita Singh – Directed study: The efficacy of CBT on quality of
life after pharmacological intervention: proposal for a metaanalysis.
Clinical & Related Experiences
Present
Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders
Graduate Clinician
 Psychodiagnostic assessment
 Neuropsychological assessment
Boston, MA
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2012
Cognitive behavioral therapy for adults (primarily anxiety
and mood disorders)
Individual and group supervision
LearningRx
St. Paul, MN
Cognitive Trainer
 Neuropsychological assessment
 One-on-one cognitive training with children and adults
Honors and Awards
2012
2012-2015
2011
2011
2011
2009-2011
2007-2011
Boston University Clara Mayo Research Award ($5,900)
Boston University Dean’s Fellowship ($22,833)
Summa cum laude graduating honors
T.A. Ryan Award for Best Honors Thesis
Phi Beta Kappa, elected member
Cornell Presidential Research Scholars Award ($5,000)
Dean’s List
Affiliations
2012-present
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2012-present
2010-2011
2009 - Present
2009 - Present
2007 - Present
2008-2011
Assoc. for Psychological Science, student member
Assoc. for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, student member
APA Div 12, Soc. of Clinical Psychology, student member
APA Div 40, Soc. of Clinical Neuropsychology, student member
Society for Neuroscience, student member
Golden Key International Honor Society, member
Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, member
National Honor Society, member
Cornell Undergraduate Society for Neuroscience, member
Publications
Wu, J. Q., Boettcher, H., Durand, V. M., & Barlow, D. H. (in press). A guide to DSM-5:
Reference for introductory psychology instructors. Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.
Hofmann, S. G., Wu, J. Q., & Boettcher, H. T. (in press). Effect of Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy for Anxiety Disorders on Quality of Life: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical
& Counseling Psychology.
Hofmann, S. G., Wu, J. Q., & Boettcher, H. T. (2013). D-cycloserine as an Augmentation
Strategy for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Anxiety Disorders. Biology of Mood and
Anxiety Disorders, 3(11).
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Hofmann, S. G., Wu, J. Q., Boettcher, H. T., & Sturm, J. C. (2013). Effect of Pharmacotherapy
for Anxiety Disorders on Quality of Life: A Meta-Analysis. Quality of Life.
Hofmann, S. G., Boettcher, H. T., & Wu, J. Q. (2013). Therapeutic Orientations. In R. BiswasDiener & E. Diener (Eds), Noba textbook series: Psychology. Champaign, IL: DEF
Publishers. DOI: www.nobaproject.com
Hofmann, S. G., Boettcher, H., & Wu, J. Q. (2013). Social Phobia Across the Lifespan. In
International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences (2nd edition). Oxford,
UK: Elsevier.
Boettcher, H., Wu, J. Q., Durand, V. M., & Barlow, D. H. (2013). A Student’s Guide to
Important Changes in DSM-5. In D. H. Barlow & V. M. Durand (Eds.), Abnormal
Psychology: An Integrative Approach (7th edition). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.
Wu, J. Q. (2010). The Search for a Human Mirror Neuron System: A Critique. The Synapse:
Undergraduate Journal of Neuroscience, 4, 55-58.
Wu, J. Q. (2009). Neurophysiological correlates of retrieval-induced forgetting in the rodent
medial prefrontal cortex: A proposal. The Synapse: Undergraduate Journal of
Neuroscience, 3, 41-43.
Manuscripts in review
Wu, J. Q., Peters, G. J., Rittner, P., Cleland, T. A. and Smith, D. M. (in review). The
hippocampal and medial prefrontal cortical role in selective memory retrieval: Evidence
from a rodent model and computational model of the retrieval-induced forgetting effect.
Hippocampus.
Abstracts and Presentations
Wu, J. Q., Boettcher, H. T., & Hofmann, S. G. (2013, November). A meta-analytic review of
quality of life changes before and after cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety
disorders. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
Boettcher, H. T., Wu, J. Q., & Hofmann, S. G. (2013, November). A meta-analytic review of
the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy in improving quality of life changes in anxiety
disorders. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
Godovich, S., Wu, J. Q., & Szpunar, K. (2013, October). Attention biases in future simulations
of emotional events in generalized anxiety disorder. Poster presented at the Boston
University Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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Wu, J. Q. (2011, August). Differences in severe mood dysregulation and bipolar disorder: Life
events and developmental trajectories in social cognition. Talk given at the Section on
Bipolar Spectrum Disorders science meeting at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Wu, J. Q., Leibenluft, E., Brotman, M.A., Kim, P. (2011, August). Age modulates emotion
labeling performance in severe mood dysregulation, but not in pediatric bipolar
disorder. Poster presented at the Section on Bipolar Spectrum Disorders science meeting
at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Wu, J. Q. (2011, April). The Role of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Memory Interference and
Selective Memory Inhibition. Poster presented at the Rawlings Cornell Presidential
Research Scholars Annual Senior Expo.
Wu, J. Q., Peters, G.J., Smith, D.M. (2011, March). Animal Model of Retrieval-Induced
Forgetting and Role of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex. Poster presented at the National
Conference on Undergraduate Research 2011.
Wu, J. Q., Peters, G.J., Smith, D.M. (2010, November). Memory retrieval, suppression and the
role of the medial prefrontal cortex. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience
Annual Meeting.
Wu, J. Q., Leibenluft, E., Brotman, M.A. (2010, August). Emotion Labeling Impairment in
Preschoolers: an Endophenotype for Bipolar Disorder. Poster presented at the annual
National Institutes of Health Summer Research Symposium.
Wu, J. Q. (2010, April). Retrieval-induced forgetting: an animal model, and the role of the
medial prefrontal cortex. Poster and presentation at the annual Cornell Undergraduate
Research Symposium.