Joshua M. Olivier

Personal Information

Email: joshuamolivier@gmail.com
Website: https://josholivier.com

Education

BS, Psychology, Brigham Young University
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.  (accepted for publication). 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.  (in press). 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. Neurobiology of Aging. 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]. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2025 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, 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.
Morris, J.*, Olivier, J. M., Kamhout, S., Brimhall, H., Wood, H., & Nielsen, J. A. (2021, April 8). Anxious traits in college students do not correlate with visual perception [Poster presentation]. Mary Lou Fulton Conference, Provo, UT, United States.
Brimhall, H.*, Olivier J. M., Kamhout. S., Morris, J., Black, B., Wood, H., Nielsen, J. A. (2021, April 8). Autistic and socially anxious conditions: Changes to visual perception [Poster presentation]. Mary Lou Fulton Conference, Provo, UT, United States.
*Presenter

Research Experience

Functional Neuroimaging of Memory Lab, University of Texas at Dallas
Apr 2024 – Present
Mentor: Michael Rugg, PhD
Title: Lab Manager/Research Assistant II
Duties:
  • Supervised daily lab operations
  • Coordinated research subject recruitment and scheduling
  • Managed research data storage, organization, and compliance with security and privacy protocols
  • Trained and coordinated with all lab personnel, including postdoc researchers, graduate students, research assistants, and master’s and undergraduate level interns
  • Ensured adherence to institutional and federal regulations for human subjects research, including IRB protocol management
  • Created and coordinated subject recruitment advertisements on social media platforms and in local news publications
  • Acted as liaison between the lab and external departments, collaborators, and organizations
  • Managed inventory of lab supplies
  • Coordinated lab member travel to international, national, and regional conferences
  • Maintained all responsibilities outlined in the Research Assistant role below
Functional Neuroimaging of Memory Lab, University of Texas at Dallas
Jun 2021 – Apr 2024
Mentor: Michael Rugg, PhD
Title: Research Assistant I
Duties:
  • Administered neuropsychological tests
  • Collected fMRI and behavioral data
  • Presented conference posters
  • Processed and analyzed MRI data using MATLAB, SPM12, and FreeSurfer
  • Analyzed statistical data using SPSS and R
  • Represented lab research at community outreach events
Nielsen Brain & Behavior Lab, Brigham Young University
Aug 2018 – Apr 2021
Mentor: Jared Nielsen, PhD
Title: Research Assistant
Duties:
  • Contributed to a peer-reviewed manuscript as a co-first author
  • Obtained funding through three undergraduate research grants
  • Contributed to an IRB application
  • Administered tasks to adult research subjects
  • Administered questionnaires using Qualtrics
  • Analyzed data using R
  • Presented a conference poster
  • Quality-checked MRI data using FreeSurfer
Ladle Lab, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
May 2018 – Jul 2018
Mentor: Brian Ladle, MD, PhD
Title: Research Assistant/Oncology Staff
Duties:
  • Conducted cancer treatment research analyzing the effectiveness of histone deacetylase inhibitors on osteosarcoma cells from mice
  • Utilized molecular techniques such as DNA and RNA isolation, cDNA, PCR, and qPCR
  • Isolated immune tissue from mice tumor samples
  • Maintained laboratory records
  • Processed and analyzed data

Grants & Fellowships

Psychology Experiential Learning Grant, Brigham Young University
Apr 2020
Award: $1500
Psychology Experiential Learning Grant, Brigham Young University
Jan 2020
Award: $1500
Psychology Experiential Learning Grant, Brigham Young University
Aug 2019
Award: $1500

Honors, Awards & Certificates

Portuguese Language Certificate, Advanced Level, Brigham Young University Center for Language Studies
Apr 2020
Academic Half-Tuition Scholarship, Brigham Young University
Aug 2017

Professional Affiliations

Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Society for Neuroscience
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society

Skills

Extensive experience with the following software:

  • R Studio
  • SPSS
  • MATLAB
  • SPM12
  • FreeSurfer
  • PsychoPy
  • Qualtrics
  • Zotero
  • REDCap
  • Excel

Programming experience with the following languages:

  • Python
  • R
  • MATLAB
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS

Web development experience with:

  • Astro
  • React
  • Preact
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Markdown
  • Git
  • Netlify
  • Node.js

Experience administering the following neuropsychological tests:

  • WMS-IV
  • CVLT-II
  • HVLT-R
  • BVMT-R
  • MMSE
  • SDMT
  • Digit Span
  • Trail Making Test
  • Letter Fluency
  • Category Fluency
  • TOPF
  • Raven's APM

Languages spoken:

  • English (Fluent)
  • Portuguese (Fluent)