Manoj Doss
University of Chicago
Department of Psychology
5848 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
469-387-5797
mkdoss@uchicago.edu
PROFILE
I am a graduate student at the University of Chicago in the Memory Research
Laboratory (MRL) under Professor David Gallo. I am currently investigating the
relationship between different mechanisms of false recollection and estimates of
recollection and familiarity. My other research interests include emotional
memory, systems consolidation, and psychopharmacology.
EDUCATION
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
PhD in Psychology (Integrative Neuroscience program), 2013-present
Consists of a range of psychology and neuroscience classes for the first
two years, a qualifying exam, and a dissertation.
University College London
London, UK
MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2010-2011
Consisted of a research project and eight modules involving current issues
in cognitive neuroscience, structure of the human brain, neuroimaging,
lesion approaches, translational research, and statistics.
Overall Mark: 66 (Merit)
Research Project: 67 (Merit)
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
B.S. in Psychology (Minor in Spanish), 2006-2010
Consisted of a range of classes in psychology, including cognitive and
behavioral neuroscience, as well as biology, chemistry, and genetics.
GPA: 3.784
Honors: College Scholar (2009 & 2010), Graduated with Honors
Study Abroad: Suffolk University Madrid Campus, Fall 2007
Madrid, Spain
University College London, Spring 2008
London, UK
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
09/2013-present, Student Researcher, UChicago, MRL
Chicago, IL
I am currently working on a project that aims to dissociate two
mechanisms that lead to false recollections. Another goal of this project is
to find a relationship between these mechanisms and recollection and
familiarity. Eventually I would like to investigate the effects of recreational
drugs on false recollection, true recollection, and familiarity.
09/2011-2013 Junior Specialist, UC Davis, DML
Davis, CA
As well as working on projects that involved the dependency of context
and reward on memory, I aided other lab members by programming
experiments, analyzing data, and scanning subjects. I also organized lab
meetings, managed expenditures, administered the server, and renewed
IRB protocols.
01/2011-08/2011
Master’s Project, UCL, CPU
London, UK
The project’s aim was to investigate the effects of low, oral doses of
cannabidiol (CBD) on a novel emotion recognition task with dynamic
expressions in high trait anxious participants. The project involved
screening participants, administering and scoring questionnaires, handling
and administering CBD, administering behavioral tests, drawing blood,
and entering and analyzing data.
08/2009-08/2010
Research Assistant, Preston Lab, UT Austin
Austin, TX
I created stimuli for fMRI studies, administered behavioral tests, traced the
basal ganglia for a region of interest analysis, managed data on the
server, scanned participants, and tested eye-tracking in the scanner.
KEY SKILLS
Programming experiments in Psychtoolbox
fMRI data analysis with SPM
Receiver operating characteristic analysis
Statistical analysis with R
Phlebotomy
Microsoft Office proficient
Photo and video editing with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere
Fluent in Spanish
CONFERENCES/ORGANIZATIONS
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA, April 2013
Presented the poster “Time-dependent changes in contextual facilitation
of memory retrieval.”
Memory Disorders Research Society, Davis, CA, September 2012
Organized and managed an invitation only conference on memory.
The British Association of Psychopharmacology, Harrogate, UK, July 2011
Attended conference on psychopharmacology in the UK.
Psi Chi, UT Austin, 2009-2010
Psychology honor society; fundraising and volunteer work.
Texas Student Psychological Association, UT Austin, 2009-2010
Psychology organization; discussed current matters in psychology and
organized social events.
REFERENCES
Dr. David Gallo
Professor
Memory Research Laboratory
University of Chicago
Department of Psychology
5848 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
dgallo@uchicago.edu
Relationship: Current Principal Investigator
Dr. Charan Ranganath
Professor
Dynamic Memory Lab
Center for Neuroscience/Department of Psychology
University of California, Davis
1544 Newton Court
Davis, CA 95618
cranganath@ucdavis.edu
Relationship: Previous Principal Investigator
Dr. Celia Morgan
Senior Lecturer
Department of Psychology
The University of Exeter
Exeter, Devon UK
celia.morgan@exeter.ac.uk
Relationship: Master’s Project Supervisor
Dr. Alison Preston
Associate Professor
Preston Lab
Center for Learning and Memory/Departments of Psychology and Neurobiology
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station C7000
Austin, TX 78712
apreston@mail.clm.utexas.edu
Relationship: Previous Principal Investigator