Academic Training
Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Rutgers University-Newark
Advisor: Travis Baker, PhD
2023 - present
M.A. in Psychology in Education (Clinical Psychology), Teachers College, Columbia University
09/2019 - 12/2020
B.S. in Psychology and Molecular and Cellular Boiology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
08/2015 - 05/2019
Academic Appointment
09/2023 - present
Graduate Assistant, Rutgers University-Newark
Research Associate/EEG Technician, New York State Psychiatric Institute
12/2019 - 07/2023
01/2022 -07/2023
Research Assistant, Soterix Medical Inc.
Research Assistant, Teachers College, Columbia University
01/2020 - 12/2020
Research Assistant, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
01/2018 - 01/2019
Publication
Manuscript
Kayser, J., Gao, Y., Panier, L.Y.X., Posner, J.E., Weissman, M.M., Bruder, G.E. (in preparation). Six-year temporal stability of neuronal generator patterns at scalp elicited by lateralized aversive pictures.
Gao, Y., Panier, L.Y.X., Gameroff, M.J., Auerbach, R.P., Posner, J., Weissman, M.M., Kayser, J. (2023). Feedback negativity and feedback-related P3 in individuals at risk for depression: Comparing surface potentials and current source densities. Psychophysiology, 00, e14444. doi:10.1111/psyp.14444
Posters and Presentations (presenter indicated with *)
Kayser, J. *, Gao, Y., Wilson, T., Rinaldi-Rose, R., Aceto, C., Hollon, S.D., Bruder, G.E., Kishon, R. (symposium submitted). Targeting mechanisms of emotion regulation during cognitive behavioral therapy in depression: preliminary ERP findings during lateralized presentations of aversive pictures. [Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Psychophysiological Research (SPR), September 27 – October 1, New Orleans, LA.]
Kayser, J. *, Gao, Y., Wilson, T., Rinaldi-Rose, R., Aceto, C., Hollon, S.D., Bruder, G.E., Kishon, R. (to be presented). Targeting mechanisms of emotion regulation during cognitive behavioral therapy in depression: preliminary ERP findings during lateralized presentations of aversive pictures. [Presented at the 21st World Congress of Psychophysiology, June 26 - 29, Geneva, Switzerland.]
Truong, D.Q. *, Gao, Y., Thomas, C., Valter, Y., Martinez, A., Huang, Y., Berman, J., Datta, A., Javitt, D.C. (2023). Parcel-guided TMS: virtual and online neuronavigation. [Presented at the 5th International Brain Stimulation Conference of the Clinical TMS Society, February 19 – 22, Lisbon, Portugal.]
Gao, Y. *, Panier, L.Y.X., Gameroff, M.J., Auerbach, R.P., Posner, J., Weissman, M.M., Kayser, J. (2022). Feedback negativity and feedback-related P3 during the monetary incentive delay task in individuals at high and low family risk for depression. Psychophysiology, 59(S1), S126-S127. [Presented at the 62nd Hybrid Annual Meeting of the Society of Psychophysiological Research (SPR), September 28 – October 2, Vancouver, Canada.]
Gao, Y. *, Tay, C. (2021). A longitudinal study on the relationship between perceived threat due to COVID-19, psychological distress and subclinical psychotic experiences. [Presented at the 33rd Virtual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), May 26 – 27, online.]
Honors and Awards
Graduate School Application Scholarship, American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology
2022
Honorable Mention of Master’s Thesis, Teachers College, Columbia University
2021
Dean’s List, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2019
Inducted into Psi Chi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2017
Professional Affiliations
Reviewer, Graduate Student Journal of Psychology
2022 - present
Member, Society for Psychophysiological Research
2020 - present
Ad-hoc reviewer, International Journal of Psychophysiology
2022
2021 - 2022
Member, Association for Psychological Science
2019 - 2020
Member, Society for Psychotherapy Research