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Joshua M. Olivier
Personal Information
Website: https://josholivier.com
Education
BS, Psychology, Brigham Young University (GPA: 3.59)
Sep 2017 – Apr 2021 Relevant coursework:
- Abnormal Psychology
- Psychological Statistics
- Behavioral Neurobiology
- Psychometrics
- Clinical Psychology
- Stress Psychobiology
- Cognition
- Writing Within Psychology
Publications
Olivier, J. M., Srokova, S., Hill, P. F., & Rugg, M. D.
(2025). Effects of cortical thickness, volume, and memory performance on age differences in neural reinstatement of scene information. Cerebral Cortex.
https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhaf213
de Chastelaine, M., Srokova, S., Monier, S., Olivier, J. M., & Rugg, M. D.
(2025). Effects of age on the strategic control of recollected content as reflected by modulation of neural correlates of scene retrieval. Neurobiology of Aging.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2025.06.005
Kamhout, S.*, Olivier, J. M.*, Morris, J., Brimhall, H. R., Black, B. L., Gabrielsen, T. P., South, M., Lundwall, R. A.**, & Nielsen, J. A.**
(2023). Binocular rivalry in autistic and socially anxious adults. Frontiers in Psychiatry.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1181797
*These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
**These authors jointly supervised this work and share senior authorship
Presentations
Olivier, J. M.*, Hou, M., Bergamino, M., de Chastelaine, M., & Rugg, M. D.
(2025, November 15–19). Differential associations of fornix fractional anisotropy and free water with memory performance and future memory decline [Poster presentation].
Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, United States.
Olivier, J. M.*, Srokova, S., & Rugg, M. D.
(2025, March 29–April 1). Moderating effects of cortical thickness, volume, and memory performance on age differences in neural reinstatement of scene-related information [Poster presentation].
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Boston, MA, United States.
Olivier, J. M.*, Srokova, S., & Rugg, M. D.
(2025, February 20–22). Moderating effects of cortical thickness, volume, and memory performance on age differences in neural reinstatement of scene-related information [Poster presentation].
Dallas Aging and Cognition Conference, Dallas, TX, United States.
de Chastelaine, M.*, Monier, S., Olivier, J. M., Srokova, S., & Rugg, M. D.
(2024, October 5–9). Goal-dependent attenuation of retrieval-related scene reinstatement in young and older adults [Poster presentation].
Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, United States.
Olivier, J. M.*, Srokova, S., & Rugg, M. D.
(2023, November 11–15). Moderating effects of cortical volume and thickness on retrieval-related scene reinstatement [Poster presentation].
Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., United States.
Olivier, J. M.*, Srokova, S., & Rugg, M. D.
(2023, February 25–27). Age and retrieval-related scene reinstatement: moderating effects of cortical thickness [Poster presentation].
Dallas Aging and Cognition Conference, Dallas, TX, United States.
Olivier, J. M.*, Srokova, S., & Rugg, M. D.
(2022, November 12–16). Age and retrieval-related scene reinstatement: moderating effects of cortical thickness [Poster presentation].
Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, United States.
Olivier, J. M.*, Morris, J., Kamhout, S., Black, B., Wood, H., Brimhall, H., & Nielsen, J. A.
(2021, April 8). Autistic traits do not predict binocular rivalry switching rate [Poster presentation].
Mary Lou Fulton Conference, Provo, UT, United States.
*Presenter
Research Experience
Functional Neuroimaging of Memory Lab
Apr 2024 – Present University of Texas at Dallas
Mentor: Michael Rugg, PhD
Title: Lab Manager/Research Assistant II
- Conducted independent research projects examining cognitive and neural aging
- Managed daily activities of 4-6 research assistant staff
- Oversaw training of 3 new staff and 6 new volunteer research assistants
- Coordinated subject recruitment and public outreach efforts
Functional Neuroimaging of Memory Lab
Jun 2021 – Apr 2024 University of Texas at Dallas
Mentor: Michael Rugg, PhD
Title: Research Assistant I
- Conducted independent research projects examining cognitive and neural aging
- Collected, processed, and analyzed task-based fMRI and neuropsychological test data
- Assisted in training 4 new staff and 5 new volunteer research assistants
Nielsen Brain & Behavior Lab
Aug 2018 – Apr 2021 Brigham Young University
Mentor: Jared Nielsen, PhD
Title: Research Assistant
- Conducted independent research project examining visual perception and social anxiousness
- Developed visual stimuli and co-designed experimental task
- Collected and analyzed data from behavioral and cognitive measures
Ladle Lab
May 2018 – Jul 2018 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentor: Brian Ladle, MD, PhD
Title: Research Assistant/Oncology Staff
- Conducted research examining effectiveness of histone deacetylase inhibitors on osteosarcoma cells
- Applied molecular techniques including DNA and RNA isolation, cDNA synthesis, PCR, and qPCR
- Isolated immune tissue from mice tumor samples
Grants & Fellowships
Psychology Experiential Learning Grant
Apr 2020 Brigham Young University
Award: $1500
Psychology Experiential Learning Grant
Jan 2020 Brigham Young University
Award: $1500
Psychology Experiential Learning Grant
Aug 2019 Brigham Young University
Award: $1500
Honors, Awards & Certificates
Portuguese Language Certificate, Advanced Level
Apr 2020 Brigham Young University Center for Language Studies
Academic Half-Tuition Scholarship
Aug 2017 Brigham Young University
Service, Work & Activities
Volunteer Crisis Counselor
Oct 2021 – Present Crisis Text Line
Student Secretary
Dec 2019 – Apr 2021 BYU Neuroscience Center
English as a Second Language Tutor
Sep 2017 – Dec 2017 BYU International Network of Tutors of Languages, Provo, UT
Professional Affiliations
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Society for Neuroscience
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society
Skills
Software
Proficiency with the following software:
- FreeSurfer
- Qualtrics
- SPM12
- MATLAB
- R Studio
- SPSS
- PsychoPy
- REDCap
- Zotero
Programming
Experience with the following languages:
- MATLAB
- Python
- R
Neuropsychological Tests
Experience administering and scoring neuropsychological tests with healthy and clinical adult participants (ages 18-85+) in a research setting, including:
- BVMT-R
- HVLT-R
- SDMT
- Category Fluency
- Letter Fluency
- TOPF
- CVLT-II
- MMSE
- Trail Making Test
- Digit Span
- Raven's APM
- WMS-IV