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].
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.
*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
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