Joshua M. Olivier

Education 🎓

2021 B.S., Psychology
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Publications 📝

Olivier, J. M., Srokova, S., Hill, P. F., & Rugg, M. D. (submitted; preprint under review). Moderating effects of cortical thickness, volume, and memory performance on age differences in neural reinstatement of scene information (p. 2025.02.06.636759). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.06.636759

de Chastelaine, M., Srokova, S., Monier, S., Olivier, J. M., & Rugg, M. D. (submitted; preprint under review). Effects of age in the strategic control of recollected content as reflected by modulation of scene reinstatement (p. 2025.01.16.633416). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.16.633416

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, 14. 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

Poster Presentations 📊

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. 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. 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. 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. Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., United States.

Olivier, J. M.*, Srokova, S., & Rugg, M. D. (2022, February 25–27). Age and retrieval-related scene reinstatement: moderating effects of cortical thickness. 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. 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. 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. 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. Mary Lou Fulton Conference, Provo, UT, United States.

*Presenter

Research Experience 🔬

April 2024–
Present Functional Neuroimaging of Memory Lab
University of Texas at Dallas
Mentor: Dr. Michael Rugg, PhD
Title: Lab Manager/Research Assistant II

June 2021–
April 2024 Functional Neuroimaging of Memory Lab
University of Texas at Dallas
Mentor: Dr. Michael Rugg, PhD
Title: Lab Manager/Research Assistant II

August 2018–
April 2021 Nielsen Brain & Behavior Lab
Brigham Young University
Mentor: Dr. Jared Nielsen, PhD
Title: Research Assistant

May 2018–
July 2018 Ladle Lab
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Brian Ladle, MD, PhD
Title: Research Assistant/Oncology Staff

Grants & Awards 🏆

2020 (Spring/Summer Terms) BYU Psychology Experiential Learning Grant
Project: Binocular Rivalry Switch Rate Across a Range of Autistic and Anxious Traits
Status: Funded, $1,500

2020 (Winter Semester) BYU Psychology Experiential Learning Grant
Project: Binocular Rivalry Switch Rate Across a Range of Autistic and Anxious Traits
Status: Funded, $1,500

2019 (Fall Semester) BYU Psychology Experiential Learning Grant
Project: Binocular Rivalry Switch Rate Across a Range of Autistic and Anxious Traits
Status: Funded, $1,500

2017–2019 Academic Half-Tuition Scholarship
Brigham Young University

Service & Activities 🤝

2021–2024 Volunteer Crisis Counselor
Crisis Text Line

2023 Out of the Darkness Community Walk Volunteer
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Arlington, TX

2023 Functional Neuroimaging of Memory Lab Community Outreach Presenter
Hope for the Caregiver Conference, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, TX

2019–2021 Part Time Student Secretary
Brigham Young University Neuroscience Center

2020 Undergraduate Journal Editor
Chiasm: Brigham Young University Undergraduate Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 12, Provo, UT

2017 English as a Second Language Tutor
Brigham Young University International Network of Tutors of Languages, Provo, UT

Academic Affiliations 📚

Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Society for Neuroscience
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society

Technical Skills 🛠️

Software

R Studio
SPSS
MATLAB
SPM12
FreeSurfer
PsychoPy
Microsoft Excel
REDcap
Qualtrics
Zotero

Programming Languages

Bash
R
MATLAB
Python
JavaScript

Web Development

HTML
CSS
React
Astro

Neuropsychological Tests Administered

MMSE
CVLT II
SDMT
Digit Span
Trail Making Test
Letter Fluency
Category Fluency
TOPF
WMS Logical Memory
Raven’s APM
BVMT-R
HVLT-R

Languages

English Native speaker

Portuguese Advanced
(Awarded Brigham Young University Center for Language Studies Portuguese Language Certificate, Advanced Level)

Spanish Beginner