Last updated: February 2018
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email [email protected]
EDUCATION
May 2012 – Aug 2015 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Ph.D., Psychological & Brain Sciences
Advisor: Peter C. Holland
Aug 2010 – May 2012 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
M.A., Psychological & Brain Sciences
Advisor: Peter C. Holland
Jan 2008 – May 2010 Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Honors B.A., Behavioral Neuroscience
summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Aug 2006 – Dec 2007 Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
worked toward B.A., Psychology
worked toward B.A., Business Management
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
University of California, Irvine
Aug 2015 – Oct 2017 Postdoctoral Scholar, “Temporal Organization of Memories”
Principal Investigator: Norbert J. Fortin
Johns Hopkins University
Aug 2010 – Aug 2015 Graduate Research Fellow, “Learning, Memory, and Motivation”
Advisor: Peter C. Holland
Doctoral Dissertation: Spatial Learning Strategy Selection in the Submerged T-Maze
Master’s Thesis: The Effect of High-Fat Diet on the Renewal of Memory in Extinction
Purdue University
Aug 2009 – May 2010 Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Obesity and Memory”
Advisors: Terry L. Davidson, James S. Nairne
Aug 2008 – May 2009 Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Vision and Perception”
Advisor: Gregory Francis
AWARDS AND HONORS
University of California, Irvine
2017 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
2015 - 2017 National Institutes of Health (NIH) and
Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (MIND)’s
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) T32 Training Grant Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University
2014 Mary D. Ainsworth Outstanding Female Graduate Student Award
2013 - 2014 Dean’s Teaching Fellowship
2013 Walter L. Clark Service Award
2010 - 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF)
2010 - 2012 Owen Scholars Fellowship
Purdue University
2010 Hadley Research Award
2010 Colloquium Best Poster Award
2010 Outstanding Senior in Psychology Award
2009 Phi Beta Kappa
2008 - 2010 Black Caucus Faculty & Staff Award
2008 Golden Key International Honour Society
2008 Literary Awards Honorable Mention
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
2006 YWCA Woman of Promise Award
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapter
Asem, J.S.A., and Fortin, N.J. (2017). Memory for Space, Time, and Episodes Mammals. Chapter in Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference. 2nd edition.
Journal Articles
Elias, G.A., Asem, J.S.A., Ng, C-W., Quirk, C.R., Allen, T.A., and Fortin, N.J. (in prep). Distinct contributions of hippocampal, prefrontal, perirhinal, and nucleus reuniens regions to the memory for sequences of events.
Ng, C-W., Elias, G.A., Asem, J.S.A., Allen, T.A., and Fortin, N.J. (2017). Nonspatial sequence coding varies along the CA1 transverse axis. Behavioural Brain Research, available online pre-print.
Figley, C.R., Asem, J.S.A., Levenbaum, E.L., and Courtney, S.M. (2017). Effects of body mass index and body fat percent on default mode, executive control, and salience network structure and function. Frontiers in Neuroscience.
[Featured in a National Post article by Sharon Kirkey on July 7th, 2016.]
Asem, J.S.A.*, Schiffino, F.L.*, and Holland, P.C. (2015). Dorsolateral striatum is critical for the expression of surprise-induced enhancements in cue associability. European Journal of Neuroscience, 42, 2203-2213.
Asem, J.S.A., and Holland, P.C. (2015). Dorsolateral striatum implicated in the acquisition, but not expression, of immediate response learning in rodent submerged T-maze. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 123, 205-216.
Holland, P.C., Asem, J.S.A., Galvin, C., Hepps Keeney, C., Hsu, M., Miller, A., and Zhou, V. (2014). Blocking in autoshaped lever-pressing procedures with rats. Learning and Behavior, 42, 1-21.
Asem, J.S.A., and Holland, P.C. (2013). Immediate response strategy and shift to place strategy in submerged T-maze. Behavioral Neuroscience, 127(6), 854-859.
Asem, J.S.A., and Holland, P. C. (2012). The effect of high-fat diet on renewal of memory in extinction. Behavioral Neuroscience, 126(3), 493-498.
POSTERS AND ABSTRACTS
University of California, Irvine
Chmielewski, N.N., Ng, C-W., Asem, J.S.A., Elias, G.A., Gao, X., Vandenberg-Rodes, A., Shahbaba, B., Ombao, H., Limoli, C.L., and Fortin, N.J. (2017). Characterizing the time course of radiation-induced brain changes in memory performance and network activity in rats. School of Medicine Symposium (Irvine, CA).
Asem, J.S.A., Aldoghmi*, M.F., Kassir*, M.H., Mirza*, N.F.B., Chmielewski, N.N., Elias, G.A., Ng, C-W., Long, J.M., Rapp, P.R., and Fortin, N.J. (2017). Age-Associated Changes in Sequence Memory Performance and Multiregional Local Field Potential Synchrony in Rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (Washington DC).
Asem, J.S.A., Kassir*, M.H., Mirza*, N.F.B., Chmielewski, N.N., Elias, G.A., Ng, C-W., Allen, T.A., and Fortin, N.J. (2016). Using DREADDs to Compare the Effects of Inactivating CA3 versus the CA3-CA1 Projection on the Memory for Sequences of Events. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (San Diego, CA).
Chmielewski, N.N., Ng, C-W., Asem, J.S.A., Elias, G.A., Gao, X., Vandenberg-Rodes, A., Shahbaba, B., Ombao, H., Limoli, C.L., and Fortin, N.J. (2016). Characterizing the time course of radiation-induced brain changes in memory performance and network activity in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (San Diego, CA).
Elias, G.A., Ng, C-W., Asem, J.S.A., Allen, T.A., and Fortin, N.J. (2016). Prefrontal neurons track ordinal position within a sequence of events. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (San Diego, CA).
Fortin, N.J., Asem, J.S.A., Ng, C-W., Quirk, C.R., Allen, T.A., and Elias, G.A. (2016). Distinct contributions of hippocampal, prefrontal, perirhinal, and nucleus reuniens regions to the memory for sequences of events. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (San Diego, CA).
Ng, C-W., Elias, G.A., Asem, J.S.A., Allen, T.A., and Fortin, N.J. (2016). Nonspatial sequence coding varies along the CA1 transverse axis. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (San Diego, CA).
Johns Hopkins University
Asem, J.S.A., and Holland, P.C. (2015). Dorsal Hippocampus is Unnecessary for the Expression of Either a Place or Response Spatial Strategy in the Rodent Submerged T-Maze. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience Conference, Chicago, IL.
Asem, J.S.A., and Holland, P.C. (2014). Role of the Dorsolateral Striatum in the Acquisition and Expression of a Response Strategy in the Rodent Submerged T-Maze. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, D.C.
Figley, C.R., Asem, J.S.A., Levenbaum, E.L., and Courtney, S.M. (2013). Individual Differences in Brain Structure and Function Associated with Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percentage Differences. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience Conference, San Diego, CA.
Asem, J.S.A., Hepps Keeney, C.M., and Holland, P.C. (2012). Type of Motivation Modulates Spatial Learning Strategy Selection. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Purdue University
Asem, J.S.A., McCrory, M.A., Nairne, J.S., and Davidson, T.L. (2010). Adiposity as a Predictor of Memory Retrieval Inhibition in Female Undergraduates. Poster presented at Purdue University Undergraduate Research Conference in Psychology, West Lafayette, IN.
Asem, J.S.A., McCrory, M.A., Nairne, J.S., and Davidson, T.L. (2010). Adiposity as a Predictor of Memory Retrieval Inhibition in Female Undergraduates. Poster presented at Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) Conference, Chicago, IL.
Asem, J.S.A., McCrory, M.A., Nairne, J.S., and Davidson, T.L. (2010). Adiposity as a Predictor of Memory Retrieval Inhibition in Female Undergraduates. Poster presented at Purdue University Honors Colloquia, West Lafayette, IN.
Asem, J.S.A., and Francis, G. (2009). Afterimages from Invisible Colors. Poster presented at Purdue University Undergraduate Research Conference in Psychology, West Lafayette, IN.
INVITED TALKS
University of California, Irvine
Asem, J.S.A. (2016). Neural Mechanisms underlying Age-Associated Memory Impairments in the Memory for Sequences of Events. Invited speaker to the Training Retreat for T32 Training Grant on Neurobiology of Aging. University of California – Irvine, Irvine, CA.
Asem, J.S.A. (2015). The Neurobiology of the Memory for Sequences of Events: A Synergistic Approach in Rats and Humans. Invited speaker to Mini-Symposium for T32 Training Grant on Neurobiology of Aging. University of California (Irvine). Irvine, CA.
Johns Hopkins University
Asem, J.S.A. (2015). A Taste of Research. Talk given to Advanced Placement Biology students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Asem, J.S.A. (2014). A Taste of Research. Talk given to Advanced Placement Biology students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Asem, J.S.A. (2013). Motivational Modulation of Spatial Learning Strategy Selection. Invited speaker to graduate student and faculty symposia. Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, American University, Washington, D.C.
Asem, J.S.A. (2013). Effects of High-Fat Diet on the Brain. Talk given to Advanced Placement Biology students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Asem, J.S.A. (2013). Motivational Modulation of Spatial Learning Strategy Selection. Invited speaker to Chesapeake Area Memory and Learning study group, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD.
Asem, J.S.A. (2012). Effects of High-Fat Diet on the Brain. Talk given to Advanced Placement Biology students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Asem, J.S.A. (2011). Exploring the Brain. Talk given to freshman Biology students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Purdue University
Asem, J.S.A., and Zaleski, N.J. (2010). The Effect of High-Fat Diet on the Body and Brain. Invited speaker to University Place Senior Living Community, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Asem, J.S.A. (2010). Dietary Factors, Adiposity, and Memory Retrieval Inhibition. Talk given at Butler Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Asem, J.S.A. (2009). Afterimages from Invisible Colors. Talk given at Butler Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (with approximate undergraduate class size)
Palomar College (Palomar, CA)
Spring 2018 Introduction to Psychology (50 students)
Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, CA)
Spring 2018 Biological Psychology (10 students)
Cerritos College (Cerritos, CA)
Spring 2018 Psychobiology (50 students)
Fall 2017 Psychobiology (30 students)
University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)
Summer 2017 Brain and Behavior (45 students)
Coastline Community College (Newport Beach, CA)
Spring 2018 Abnormal Psychology (50 students)
Spring 2018 Development across the Life Span (100 students)
Spring 2017 Psychobiology (10 students)
Johns Hopkins University
Jan 2015 Your Lifestyle, Your Memory (20 students)
Fall 2014 Episodic Memory in Human and Nonhuman Animals (25 students)
Jan 2014 Your Lifestyle, Your Memory (20 students)
Jan 2013 Your Lifestyle, Your Memory (25 students)
Fall 2013 Research Methods in Experimental Psychology (100 students total, 20 per section)
Fall 2012 Research Methods in Experimental Psychology (100 students total, 20 per section)
Spring 2013 Introduction to Psychology (200 students; Teaching Assistant)
Spring 2012 Animal Behavior (200 students; Teaching Assistant)
Fall 2011 Introduction to Physiological Psychology (100 students; Teaching Assistant)
(now titled Foundations of Brain, Behavior, and Cognition)
Spring 2011 Introduction to Social Psychology (300 students; Teaching Assistant)
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION (selected students)
University of California, Irvine
Mawaheb Kassir B.S., Neurobiology, 2017
Honors: Excellence in Research, 2016-2017 (empirical thesis paper, private oral defense, public poster presentation of research findings)
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Research, May 2017
Best Paper for Excellent Academic Writing in Science and Technology
(an Upper-Division Writing Award), April 2017
Carol Becker McGaugh Award (for outstanding research as a junior), Summer 2016
Currently: pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of California, Riverside, expected 2022
Nur Mirza B.S., Neurobiology, 2017
Honors: Excellence in Research, 2016-2017 (empirical thesis paper, private oral defense, public poster presentation of research findings)
Best Poster Award (for research in neurobiology),
West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (WCBSURC), April 2017
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Fellowship, Summer 2016
Johns Hopkins University
Caitlin Hepps Keeney B.A., Behavioral Biology, 2014
Honors: General (university-wide) Honors degree (cumulative GPA > 3.50)
Departmental Honors degree (cumulative GPA > 3.50, public presentation of research findings)
Currently: pursuing Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), Cornell University, expected 2018
ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
University of California, Irvine
2015 – 2017 Mentor to undergraduate research assistants
Neurobiology and Behavior
Orange County, California
2017 – present Tutor in life sciences, mathematics, English, writing, and Spanish
Ball Tutoring LLC
2016 - 2017 Organizing Chair / Volunteer: Annual Brain Awareness Week
Isaac Sowers Middle School
2015 35th Annual District Science Fair Judge
2015 35th Annual Local Science Fair Judge
Johns Hopkins University
2014 Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy,
Summer Teaching Institute
2013 Invited Panelist: “Applying to Graduate School”
Omega Psi Cognitive Science Society
2012 – 2013 Co-Chair: Colloquium Committee
Psychological and Brain Sciences
2011 – 2015 Mentor to undergraduate research assistants
Psychological and Brain Sciences
2010 – 2015 Class Representative: Department Steering Committee
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Baltimore, Maryland
2015 Grand Inquisitor: 17th Annual International Brain Bee
2011 – 2015 Organizing Chair / Lecturer: Annual Brain Awareness Week
Baltimore Polytechnic High School
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email [email protected]
EDUCATION
May 2012 – Aug 2015 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Ph.D., Psychological & Brain Sciences
Advisor: Peter C. Holland
Aug 2010 – May 2012 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
M.A., Psychological & Brain Sciences
Advisor: Peter C. Holland
Jan 2008 – May 2010 Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Honors B.A., Behavioral Neuroscience
summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Aug 2006 – Dec 2007 Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
worked toward B.A., Psychology
worked toward B.A., Business Management
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
University of California, Irvine
Aug 2015 – Oct 2017 Postdoctoral Scholar, “Temporal Organization of Memories”
Principal Investigator: Norbert J. Fortin
Johns Hopkins University
Aug 2010 – Aug 2015 Graduate Research Fellow, “Learning, Memory, and Motivation”
Advisor: Peter C. Holland
Doctoral Dissertation: Spatial Learning Strategy Selection in the Submerged T-Maze
Master’s Thesis: The Effect of High-Fat Diet on the Renewal of Memory in Extinction
Purdue University
Aug 2009 – May 2010 Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Obesity and Memory”
Advisors: Terry L. Davidson, James S. Nairne
Aug 2008 – May 2009 Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Vision and Perception”
Advisor: Gregory Francis
AWARDS AND HONORS
University of California, Irvine
2017 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
2015 - 2017 National Institutes of Health (NIH) and
Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (MIND)’s
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) T32 Training Grant Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University
2014 Mary D. Ainsworth Outstanding Female Graduate Student Award
2013 - 2014 Dean’s Teaching Fellowship
2013 Walter L. Clark Service Award
2010 - 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF)
2010 - 2012 Owen Scholars Fellowship
Purdue University
2010 Hadley Research Award
2010 Colloquium Best Poster Award
2010 Outstanding Senior in Psychology Award
2009 Phi Beta Kappa
2008 - 2010 Black Caucus Faculty & Staff Award
2008 Golden Key International Honour Society
2008 Literary Awards Honorable Mention
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
2006 YWCA Woman of Promise Award
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapter
Asem, J.S.A., and Fortin, N.J. (2017). Memory for Space, Time, and Episodes Mammals. Chapter in Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference. 2nd edition.
Journal Articles
Elias, G.A., Asem, J.S.A., Ng, C-W., Quirk, C.R., Allen, T.A., and Fortin, N.J. (in prep). Distinct contributions of hippocampal, prefrontal, perirhinal, and nucleus reuniens regions to the memory for sequences of events.
Ng, C-W., Elias, G.A., Asem, J.S.A., Allen, T.A., and Fortin, N.J. (2017). Nonspatial sequence coding varies along the CA1 transverse axis. Behavioural Brain Research, available online pre-print.
Figley, C.R., Asem, J.S.A., Levenbaum, E.L., and Courtney, S.M. (2017). Effects of body mass index and body fat percent on default mode, executive control, and salience network structure and function. Frontiers in Neuroscience.
[Featured in a National Post article by Sharon Kirkey on July 7th, 2016.]
Asem, J.S.A.*, Schiffino, F.L.*, and Holland, P.C. (2015). Dorsolateral striatum is critical for the expression of surprise-induced enhancements in cue associability. European Journal of Neuroscience, 42, 2203-2213.
Asem, J.S.A., and Holland, P.C. (2015). Dorsolateral striatum implicated in the acquisition, but not expression, of immediate response learning in rodent submerged T-maze. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 123, 205-216.
Holland, P.C., Asem, J.S.A., Galvin, C., Hepps Keeney, C., Hsu, M., Miller, A., and Zhou, V. (2014). Blocking in autoshaped lever-pressing procedures with rats. Learning and Behavior, 42, 1-21.
Asem, J.S.A., and Holland, P.C. (2013). Immediate response strategy and shift to place strategy in submerged T-maze. Behavioral Neuroscience, 127(6), 854-859.
Asem, J.S.A., and Holland, P. C. (2012). The effect of high-fat diet on renewal of memory in extinction. Behavioral Neuroscience, 126(3), 493-498.
POSTERS AND ABSTRACTS
University of California, Irvine
Chmielewski, N.N., Ng, C-W., Asem, J.S.A., Elias, G.A., Gao, X., Vandenberg-Rodes, A., Shahbaba, B., Ombao, H., Limoli, C.L., and Fortin, N.J. (2017). Characterizing the time course of radiation-induced brain changes in memory performance and network activity in rats. School of Medicine Symposium (Irvine, CA).
Asem, J.S.A., Aldoghmi*, M.F., Kassir*, M.H., Mirza*, N.F.B., Chmielewski, N.N., Elias, G.A., Ng, C-W., Long, J.M., Rapp, P.R., and Fortin, N.J. (2017). Age-Associated Changes in Sequence Memory Performance and Multiregional Local Field Potential Synchrony in Rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (Washington DC).
Asem, J.S.A., Kassir*, M.H., Mirza*, N.F.B., Chmielewski, N.N., Elias, G.A., Ng, C-W., Allen, T.A., and Fortin, N.J. (2016). Using DREADDs to Compare the Effects of Inactivating CA3 versus the CA3-CA1 Projection on the Memory for Sequences of Events. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (San Diego, CA).
Chmielewski, N.N., Ng, C-W., Asem, J.S.A., Elias, G.A., Gao, X., Vandenberg-Rodes, A., Shahbaba, B., Ombao, H., Limoli, C.L., and Fortin, N.J. (2016). Characterizing the time course of radiation-induced brain changes in memory performance and network activity in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (San Diego, CA).
Elias, G.A., Ng, C-W., Asem, J.S.A., Allen, T.A., and Fortin, N.J. (2016). Prefrontal neurons track ordinal position within a sequence of events. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (San Diego, CA).
Fortin, N.J., Asem, J.S.A., Ng, C-W., Quirk, C.R., Allen, T.A., and Elias, G.A. (2016). Distinct contributions of hippocampal, prefrontal, perirhinal, and nucleus reuniens regions to the memory for sequences of events. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (San Diego, CA).
Ng, C-W., Elias, G.A., Asem, J.S.A., Allen, T.A., and Fortin, N.J. (2016). Nonspatial sequence coding varies along the CA1 transverse axis. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (San Diego, CA).
Johns Hopkins University
Asem, J.S.A., and Holland, P.C. (2015). Dorsal Hippocampus is Unnecessary for the Expression of Either a Place or Response Spatial Strategy in the Rodent Submerged T-Maze. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience Conference, Chicago, IL.
Asem, J.S.A., and Holland, P.C. (2014). Role of the Dorsolateral Striatum in the Acquisition and Expression of a Response Strategy in the Rodent Submerged T-Maze. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, D.C.
Figley, C.R., Asem, J.S.A., Levenbaum, E.L., and Courtney, S.M. (2013). Individual Differences in Brain Structure and Function Associated with Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percentage Differences. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience Conference, San Diego, CA.
Asem, J.S.A., Hepps Keeney, C.M., and Holland, P.C. (2012). Type of Motivation Modulates Spatial Learning Strategy Selection. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Purdue University
Asem, J.S.A., McCrory, M.A., Nairne, J.S., and Davidson, T.L. (2010). Adiposity as a Predictor of Memory Retrieval Inhibition in Female Undergraduates. Poster presented at Purdue University Undergraduate Research Conference in Psychology, West Lafayette, IN.
Asem, J.S.A., McCrory, M.A., Nairne, J.S., and Davidson, T.L. (2010). Adiposity as a Predictor of Memory Retrieval Inhibition in Female Undergraduates. Poster presented at Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) Conference, Chicago, IL.
Asem, J.S.A., McCrory, M.A., Nairne, J.S., and Davidson, T.L. (2010). Adiposity as a Predictor of Memory Retrieval Inhibition in Female Undergraduates. Poster presented at Purdue University Honors Colloquia, West Lafayette, IN.
Asem, J.S.A., and Francis, G. (2009). Afterimages from Invisible Colors. Poster presented at Purdue University Undergraduate Research Conference in Psychology, West Lafayette, IN.
INVITED TALKS
University of California, Irvine
Asem, J.S.A. (2016). Neural Mechanisms underlying Age-Associated Memory Impairments in the Memory for Sequences of Events. Invited speaker to the Training Retreat for T32 Training Grant on Neurobiology of Aging. University of California – Irvine, Irvine, CA.
Asem, J.S.A. (2015). The Neurobiology of the Memory for Sequences of Events: A Synergistic Approach in Rats and Humans. Invited speaker to Mini-Symposium for T32 Training Grant on Neurobiology of Aging. University of California (Irvine). Irvine, CA.
Johns Hopkins University
Asem, J.S.A. (2015). A Taste of Research. Talk given to Advanced Placement Biology students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Asem, J.S.A. (2014). A Taste of Research. Talk given to Advanced Placement Biology students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Asem, J.S.A. (2013). Motivational Modulation of Spatial Learning Strategy Selection. Invited speaker to graduate student and faculty symposia. Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, American University, Washington, D.C.
Asem, J.S.A. (2013). Effects of High-Fat Diet on the Brain. Talk given to Advanced Placement Biology students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Asem, J.S.A. (2013). Motivational Modulation of Spatial Learning Strategy Selection. Invited speaker to Chesapeake Area Memory and Learning study group, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD.
Asem, J.S.A. (2012). Effects of High-Fat Diet on the Brain. Talk given to Advanced Placement Biology students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Asem, J.S.A. (2011). Exploring the Brain. Talk given to freshman Biology students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Purdue University
Asem, J.S.A., and Zaleski, N.J. (2010). The Effect of High-Fat Diet on the Body and Brain. Invited speaker to University Place Senior Living Community, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Asem, J.S.A. (2010). Dietary Factors, Adiposity, and Memory Retrieval Inhibition. Talk given at Butler Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Asem, J.S.A. (2009). Afterimages from Invisible Colors. Talk given at Butler Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (with approximate undergraduate class size)
Palomar College (Palomar, CA)
Spring 2018 Introduction to Psychology (50 students)
Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, CA)
Spring 2018 Biological Psychology (10 students)
Cerritos College (Cerritos, CA)
Spring 2018 Psychobiology (50 students)
Fall 2017 Psychobiology (30 students)
University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)
Summer 2017 Brain and Behavior (45 students)
Coastline Community College (Newport Beach, CA)
Spring 2018 Abnormal Psychology (50 students)
Spring 2018 Development across the Life Span (100 students)
Spring 2017 Psychobiology (10 students)
Johns Hopkins University
Jan 2015 Your Lifestyle, Your Memory (20 students)
Fall 2014 Episodic Memory in Human and Nonhuman Animals (25 students)
Jan 2014 Your Lifestyle, Your Memory (20 students)
Jan 2013 Your Lifestyle, Your Memory (25 students)
Fall 2013 Research Methods in Experimental Psychology (100 students total, 20 per section)
Fall 2012 Research Methods in Experimental Psychology (100 students total, 20 per section)
Spring 2013 Introduction to Psychology (200 students; Teaching Assistant)
Spring 2012 Animal Behavior (200 students; Teaching Assistant)
Fall 2011 Introduction to Physiological Psychology (100 students; Teaching Assistant)
(now titled Foundations of Brain, Behavior, and Cognition)
Spring 2011 Introduction to Social Psychology (300 students; Teaching Assistant)
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION (selected students)
University of California, Irvine
Mawaheb Kassir B.S., Neurobiology, 2017
Honors: Excellence in Research, 2016-2017 (empirical thesis paper, private oral defense, public poster presentation of research findings)
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Research, May 2017
Best Paper for Excellent Academic Writing in Science and Technology
(an Upper-Division Writing Award), April 2017
Carol Becker McGaugh Award (for outstanding research as a junior), Summer 2016
Currently: pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of California, Riverside, expected 2022
Nur Mirza B.S., Neurobiology, 2017
Honors: Excellence in Research, 2016-2017 (empirical thesis paper, private oral defense, public poster presentation of research findings)
Best Poster Award (for research in neurobiology),
West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (WCBSURC), April 2017
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Fellowship, Summer 2016
Johns Hopkins University
Caitlin Hepps Keeney B.A., Behavioral Biology, 2014
Honors: General (university-wide) Honors degree (cumulative GPA > 3.50)
Departmental Honors degree (cumulative GPA > 3.50, public presentation of research findings)
Currently: pursuing Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), Cornell University, expected 2018
ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
University of California, Irvine
2015 – 2017 Mentor to undergraduate research assistants
Neurobiology and Behavior
Orange County, California
2017 – present Tutor in life sciences, mathematics, English, writing, and Spanish
Ball Tutoring LLC
2016 - 2017 Organizing Chair / Volunteer: Annual Brain Awareness Week
Isaac Sowers Middle School
2015 35th Annual District Science Fair Judge
2015 35th Annual Local Science Fair Judge
Johns Hopkins University
2014 Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy,
Summer Teaching Institute
2013 Invited Panelist: “Applying to Graduate School”
Omega Psi Cognitive Science Society
2012 – 2013 Co-Chair: Colloquium Committee
Psychological and Brain Sciences
2011 – 2015 Mentor to undergraduate research assistants
Psychological and Brain Sciences
2010 – 2015 Class Representative: Department Steering Committee
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Baltimore, Maryland
2015 Grand Inquisitor: 17th Annual International Brain Bee
2011 – 2015 Organizing Chair / Lecturer: Annual Brain Awareness Week
Baltimore Polytechnic High School
