Curriculum Vitae
Jennifer Rose St.Onge
June 2011
Personal Information
Address:
Department of Psychology
2136 West Mall
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada, V6T 1Z4
Phone:
(604) 822-7550
Email:
stonge@interchange.ubc.ca
Place of Birth:
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Citizenship:
Canadian
Academic History
current
Doctor of Philosophy Candidate, University of British Columbia
Department: Psychology
Thesis: Contribution of Mesocorticolimbic Circuitry to Risk-Based Decision
Making
Supervisor: Dr. Stan B. Floresco
2008
Master of Arts, University of British Columbia
Department: Psychology
Thesis: Dopaminergic Modulation of Risk-Based Decision Making
Supervisor: Dr. Stan B. Floresco
2006
Bachelor of Arts (High Honours), University of Regina
Major: Psychology
Thesis: Alexithymia and Executive Function
Supervisor: Dr. Dennis P. Alfano
2001
Thom Collegiate Advanced Program
Regina, Saskatchewan
Teaching Experience (see Teaching Dossier for full detail)
2011
Teaching Fellow: Lab Instructor for PSYC 218 “Analysis of Behavioural
Data”, Undergraduate Psychology (Winter)
2010
Teaching Fellow: Lab Instructor for PSYC 217 “Research Methods in
Psychology”, Undergraduate Psychology (Fall)
2009-10
Teaching Fellow: Lab Instructor and Project Coordinator for PSYC 366
“Methods in Research”, Undergraduate Psychology (Fall and Winter)
2008-09
Teaching Fellow: Lab Instructor and Project Coordinator for PSYC 366
“Methods in Research”, Undergraduate Psychology (Fall and Winter)
2007
Teaching Fellow: Lab Instructor for PSYC 366 “Methods in Research”
Undergraduate Psychology (Fall)
Mentoring/Supervisory/Tutoring Experience
2009-10
UBC Science Tri-Mentoring Program
Tutor, Psyc 218: Introductory Statistics (1 student)
Supervision of one undergraduate research assistant
Supervision of two 4th year directed studies students
Supervision of two 4th year undergraduate research assistants
2008-09
UBC Psychology Mentorship Certificate Program
Supervision of two 3rd year undergraduate students in PSYC 366 “Methods in
Research”.
Supervision of one volunteer undergraduate student
Teaching Awards
2011
Nominated for the UBC Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award by the
Department of Psychology.
2010
Nominated for the UBC Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award by the
Department of Psychology.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Projects
Cantor, A., Crozier, T., Proudfoot, K., & St. Onge, J. R. (2010). Intercultural Understanding
and Inclusivity in the Teaching and Learning Environment: Perspectives from Senior
Undergraduate Students at UBC. Talk Presented at Teaching and Academic Growth,
St.Onge
UBC, May 20, 2010.
*all authors contributed equally
Teaching Training
Major Workshops/Programs
Year
2010-2011,
2009-10
2011
2009-10
2009
2009
2010-2011,
2009-2010
2009
Title
Teaching Fellow Development Group (UBC Psychology Dept.)
Course Design Intensive (Centre for Teaching, Learning and
Technology, CTLT)
Graduate Student Certificate Program in Teaching in Higher Education
(UBC Center for Teaching and Academic Growth [TAG])
Teaching Assistant Development Workshop (UBC Psychology Dept.)
Instructional Skills Workshop (UBC TAG)
Portfolio Community of Practice (UBC TAG)
What is Global Citizenship in Teaching and Learning: Exploring the
Five-Path Model (UBC TAG)
Minor Workshops/Programs
2009
2008
2008
2009
2009
TAG Graduate Refresher Series Workshops (0.5 days each)
“Inclusivity in the Classroom”
“Teaching in Large Classrooms”
“Marking & Evaluation”
“Using Discussions”
“Facilitative Instruction”
“Reaching Resistant Learners”
“TA’ing in the Lab”
UBC Psychology Department Workshops (0.5 days each)
“Clickers in the Classroom”
“Small Groups”
“Cultivating Academic Integrity: Tools You Can Use”
“Emerging Technologies--Extending the CMS.”
Office of Learning Technology Workshops (1-2 hours each)
“Wimba's Live Classroom”
“Adding and Organizing Materials in WebCT Vista”
"How Do I Build a Learning Module in Live Classroom?"
“WebCT Vista's Gradebook”
Other Workshops
Hours
Monthly
meetings
3 days
150
1 day
3 days
Ongoing
meetings
1/2 day
4
“Easing the Pain of Student Assessment”
“Holistic Teaching and Learning”
CTLT Institute 2011: Explore, Share, Engage (1-3 hours each)
“Implementing Concurrent Student Feedback on Teaching:
Benefits and Challenges”
“Peer Evaluation”
“Teaching with Technology: Wikis, WordPress & More - Hands
On”
2009
2011
Research Scholarships and Awards
2010
University of British Columbia Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (stipend:
$16,000)
2009
University of British Columbia Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (stipend:
$16,000, declined)
2009
University of British Columbia, Stanley Coren Prize in Psychology,
Best Master's Thesis ($275)
2009
Canadian Psychological Association, Certificate of Academic Excellence,
Master's Thesis
2008
University of British Columbia Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Award
($400)
2008-10
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Post
Graduate Doctoral Scholarship (stipend: $42,000)
2007
Recipient of a Young Neuroscientist Travel Award presented at the 2007
Inaugural Canadian Association for Neuroscience Meeting, May 23-25,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada ($300)
2007-09
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Junior Graduate Trainee
Award (stipend: $29,000; Research & Travel Allowance: $2500 per annum)
2006
University of British Columbia Faculty of Arts Grant Supplement Award
($4,000)
2006-08
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Post
Graduate Masters Scholarship (stipend: $34,600)
2006
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (stipend: $30,000, declined)
St.Onge
2006
Winner of the Annual Award for Undergraduate Thesis Research presented
by the Psychological Society of Saskatchewan ($500)
2006
Second Place Award for Best Research Poster at the Annual Honours Thesis
Symposium, Department of Psychology, University of Regina.
Academic Scholarship, Awards, and Distinctions
Golden Key Honour Society
(2004 – )
Faculty of Arts Dean’s List, University of Regina
(Fall 2001, 2002, 2003; Winter 2004)
University of Regina Academic Gold Scholarship ($1500)
(Fall 2002, 2003; Winter 2004)
Saskatchewan Education General Proficiency Award ($400)
(2001)
Memberships in Scientific and Professional Organizations
20092008– 09
2007 –
2007–09
2006-
Society for the Teaching of Psychology
International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Student Member
Society for Neuroscience, Student Member
Canadian Association for Neuroscience, Student Member
Prefrontal Cortex Journal Club, UBC Brain Research Centre
Memberships in Volunteer Organizations
20112011
2011
2010
2010-11
2010 20102009-10
2008-09
2007-08
Canadian Cancer Society
UBC Let’s Talk Science Presenter
Greater Vancouver Science Fair Judge
UBC Thrive Week Committee
Psychology Graduate Student Council (GSC): GSC Rep for the Safety
Committee & Liaison to the Animal Care Coordinator
UBC Farm Urban Farmers Program
Vancouver Farmer’s Markets
GSC Rep for the Safety Committee & Liaison to the Animal Care
Coordinator
GSC Rep for the Safety Committee & Liaison to the Animal Care
Coordinator
GSC Rep for Graduate Admissions/ Graduate Recruitment & Liaison to the
Animal Care Coordinator
6
2006-07
GSC Liaison to the Animal Care Coordinator
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
20102011-
Neuropsychopharmacology
Annals of Neurology
Graduate Level Coursework
2010
2009
2009
2008
2008
2008
2008
2007
2007
2006
2006
Clinical Research Design (Instructor: Sheila Woody)
Psychopathology of the Adult (Instructor: Colleen Brenner)
Advanced Topics in Biopsychology: PhD (Instructors: S.Floresco, C.Rankin)
Functional Human Neuroanatomy: CNS (Instructor: Victor Viau)
Biopsychology of Motivation (Instructor: John Pinel)
Advanced Topics in Biopsychology: MA (Instructors: S.Floresco, C.Rankin)
Comparative Neurobiology (Instructor: Vanessa Auld)
Special Topics in Cognitive Psychology (Instructor: Peter Graf)
Analysis of Variance (Instructor: Jeremy Biesanz)
Developmental Biopsychology (Instructor: Catharine Rankin)
Introduction to Research Methods (Instructor: Ralph Hakstian)
Animal Care Training
2010
2010
2009
2008
2007
“Principles of Stereotaxic Surgery” (UBC Animal Care Centre [ACC],
Vancouver, BC)
“General Principles of Rodent Surgery” (UBC ACC, Vancouver, BC)
“Anesthesia of the Rodent” (UBC ACC, Vancouver, BC)
“Biology and Husbandry of the Laboratory Rodent” (UBC ACC, Vancouver,
BC)
Chemical Safety (UBC)
Research Experience
2005 – 06
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Neuropsychology Laboratory
Department of Psychology, University of Regina
Supervisor: Dr. Dennis P. Alfano
Research: The neuropsychological examination of emotion and executive
function in humans
2005 – 06
Study Coordinator
Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Project Title: A New Approach to the Earlier Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer:
A Pilot Project.
Investigators: Dr. A. Verma, Dr. E. Paluck, and Mr. J. Slater.
St.Onge
Responsibilities: Served as the primary liaison between physicians, patients,
and other contributing members; assisted with the development of the study
protocol, data collection, data analysis, and writing the report and
manuscript.
2004 – 06
Research Assistant
Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Supervisor; Dr. Derrick Larsen & Dr. Elan Paluck
Responsibilities: Assisted with literature reviews, study design, and data
collection, entry, and analysis for various projects.
Published Manuscripts
St.Onge, J. R., Abhari, H., & Floresco, S. B. (in press) Dissociable contributions by
prefrontal D1 and D2 receptors to risk-based decision making. Journal of
Neuroscience.
St. Onge, J. R., & Floresco, S. B. (2010). Prefrontal Cortical Contribution to Risk-Based
Decision Making. Cerebral Cortex, 20, 1816-28.
St. Onge, J. R., Chiu, YC, & Floresco, S. B. (2010). Differential effects of dopaminergic
manipulations on risky choice. Psychopharmacology (Berl), 211, 209-21.
Ghods-Sharifi, S*., St.Onge, J. R*., & Floresco, S. B. (2009). Fundamental contribution
by the basolateral amygdala to different forms of decision making. Journal of
Neuroscience, 29, 5251-59.
*contributed equally
St. Onge, J. R., & Floresco, S. B. (2009). Dopaminergic modulation of risk-based
decision making. Neuropsychopharmacology, 34, 681-97
Floresco, S. B., St. Onge, J. R., Ghods-Sharifi, S., & Winstanley, C. A. (2008). Cortico
limbic-striatal circuits subserving different forms of cost/benefit decision making.
Cognitive Affective Behavioral Neuroscience, 8, 375-389.
Invited Talks
St. Onge, J. R. & Floresco, S. B. (2009). Contribution of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine
system in decision making about risks and rewards. Talk presented at the Gordon
Research Seminar on Catecholamines, August 8-9, Biddeford, Maine, USA.
Research Poster Presentations
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St. Onge, J. R. & Floresco, S. B. (2010). Functional disconnection of prefrontal-amygdalastriatal circuitry alters risk-based decision making. Presented at the Brain Research
Centre Neuroscience Extravaganza, December 2, 2010, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada.
St. Onge, J. R. & Floresco, S. B. (2010). Functional disconnection of prefrontal-amygdalastriatal circuitry alters risk-based decision making. Presented at the Society for
Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 13-17, San Diego, California, USA.
Abhari, H., St. Onge, J. R. & Floresco, S. B. (2010). Dissociable contribution of D1 and D2
receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex to risk-based decision making. Presented at
the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 13-17, San Diego,
California, USA
Floresco, S. B. Blair, A., & St. Onge, J. R. (2010). Fundamental contribution of phasic
dopamine activity to decision making about reward magnitude. Presented at the
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 13-17, San Diego, California,
USA.
Wainwright, S., St. Onge, J. R., Floresco, S. B., Galea, L. A. M. (2010). Testosterone
modulates risk-based decision making in male rodents. Presented at the Society for
Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 13-17, San Diego, California, USA.
St. Onge, J. R. & Floresco, S. B. (2009). Functional disconnection between the medial
prefrontal cortex and the basolateral amygdala alters risk-based decision making.
Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, October 17 – 21,
Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ahn, S., St.Onge, J. R., So, K., Phillips, A. G., & Floresco, S. B. (2009) Dynamic changes
in mesoaccumbens dopamine release associated with risk-based decision making.
Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, October 17 – 21,
Chicago, Illinois, USA.
St. Onge, J. R. & Floresco, S. B. (2009). Contribution of the mesocortical dopamine system
to risk-based decision making. Poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference
on Catecholamines, August 10-14, Biddeford, Maine, USA.
St. Onge, J. R., Zhang, Y. & Floresco, S. B. (2009). The dissociable contribution of the rat
medial and orbital prefrontal cortex to risk-based decision making. Presented at the
Canadian Association for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, May 24-27, 2009,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
St. Onge, J. R. & Floresco, S. B. (2008). Dissociable roles for different subregions of the rat
prefrontal cortex in risk-based decision making. Presented at the Brain Research
St.Onge
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Centre Neuroscience Extravaganza, December 4, 2008, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada.
St. Onge, J. R. & Floresco, S. B. (2008). Dissociable roles for different subregions of the rat
prefrontal cortex in risk-based decision making. Presented at the Society for
Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 15-19, 2008, Washington, D.C., USA
Floresco, S. B., Cornfield, Z., Ghods-Sharifi, S., & St. Onge, J. R. (2008). Contribution of
the basolateral amygdala to effort and risk-based decision making. Presented at the
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 15-19, 2008, Washington,
D.C., USA
St. Onge, J. R. & Floresco, S. B. (2008). Inactivation of the rat medial prefrontal cortex
disrupts risk-based decision making. Presented at the International Behavioral
Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, June 17-22, 2008, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin
Islands.
St. Onge, J. R., & Floresco, S. B. (2007). Dopaminergic regulation of risky decision
making. Presented at the Brain Research Centre Neuroscience Extravaganza,
November 15, 2007, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
St. Onge, J. R., & Floresco, S. B. (2007). Dopaminergic regulation of risky decision
making. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 3-7,
2007, San Diego, California, USA.
St. Onge, J. R., & Floresco, S. B. (2007). Dopaminergic modulation of risky decision
making. Presented at the Inaugural Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Meeting, May 23-25, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ghods-Sharifi, S., St. Onge, J. R., & Floresco, S. B. (2006). Dopaminergic modulation of
effort and risk-based decision making. Presented at the American College of
Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting, December 3-7, 2006, Hollywood,
Florida, USA.
St. Onge, J. R., & Alfano, D. P. (2006). The frontal lobes and executive functions: A
neuropsychological perspective. Presented at the University of Regina Psychology
Department Honours Day Symposium, April 10, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
St. Onge, J. R., & Alfano, D. P. (2006). The frontal lobes and executive functions: A
neuropsychological perspective. Presented at the 1st Annual University of Regina
Graduate Students’ Research Conference, April 7-8, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Makelki, M. C., Sabir, S. M., Kesten, S. M., Allerdings, M. D., Todd, K. L., St. Onge, J. R.,
& Alfano, D. P. (2006). Research in human neuropsychology at the University of
Regina. Presented at the 1st Annual University of Regina Graduate Students’
Research Conference, April 7-8, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.