1. Kathryn E. Young
234 Sherman Ave Phone # (860) 416 - 6179
Apartment #15 Fax # (860) 545 - 7797
Meriden, CT 06450 K473.young@gmail.com
Education
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Masters of Science in Neuroscience
Thesis: The Effect of Antioxidant and DHA enriched Diets on
the Cognitive Deficits Associated with the Ketogenic Diet.
January 2013
GPA:3.84
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT August 2009
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, cum laude Overall GPA: 3.56
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Neuroscience Research Concentration
Honors and Awards
Dean’s list, University of Hartford 2009 –2012
Dean’s list, University of Connecticut 2005-2009
Psi Chi, University of Connecticut 2008- 2009
Professional Research Experience
Clinical Research Assistant October 2013 - Present
Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital
Center Director: Dr. Godfrey Pearlson, MD Hartford, CT
Clinical Neuroscience and Development Lab, Lab Director: Dr. Michael C. Stevens, PhD
 Design and program databases and functional MRI analysis pipelines
 Analyze neurocognitive assessment, behavioral task, and fMRI data (FSL and SPM).
 Produce analyses of large datasets using SPSS
 Acting Department Database Administrator for the COINS/MIND Network.
 Co-design and validate affective state-driven aggressive impulsivity questionnaire
 Conduct literature reviews, write and edit manuscripts
 Coordinate between interdepartmental and intradepartmental Research Assistants to
facilitate recruitment of both healthy controls and clinical populations
 Train new research staff on multiple protocols
 Coordinate, maintain, recruit and administer protocols for:
 Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Hoarding Disorder.
 Novel Instrument Pilot Data through mTURK
 Neural Architecture of Emotional Regulation in Adolescent Development
 Reward Processing and Working Memory in Teens With and Without ADHD
Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in
Hoarding Disorder NIMH R01
 Analyzed fMRI group results of the Shopping and Spring Cleaning, and Resting State tasks
 Analyze Diffusion Tensor Imaging and T1 structural images
 Quality analysis of fMRI data to ensure study progress results
 Coordinated and maintained the integrity of the R01 study -
 Recruited, scheduled, and administered study protocol: informed consent,
neuropsychiatric and clinical assessments, and functional and structural MRI
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 Act as primary liaison between two collaborating departments (Olin Neuropsychiatric
Research Center and Anxiety Disorders Center at Institute of Living)
 Maintained compliance with Hartford Hospital IRB and funding agency (NIMH)
 Managed databases (SPSS/Excel) and analyze behavioral and neuropsychiatric data
 Trained other clinical research assistants on study procedures
Neural Architecture of Emotional Regulation in Adolescent
Development NIMH R01
 Initiate, coordinate, and maintain the integrity of the study
 Create and maintain database and participant self-assessment tasks in COINS
 Create and maintain fMRI database (Excel)
 Analyze fMRI data quality and maintain analysis pipelines and linux storage until
analyses can be done
 Conduct future analyses
 Recruit, schedule, and administer study protocol as needed: informed consent,
neuropsychiatric testing, functional and structural MRI sequences
Co-Investiga to r June 2010 – May 2012
Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory
Director: Dr. Jacob Harney, PhD
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Direct Supervisor: Dr. Jacob Harney, PhD
The Effect of Antioxidant and DHA enriched Diets on
the Cognitive Deficits Associated with the Ketogenic Diet Thesis
 Designed behavioral paradigm for long term DHA and antioxidant diet
 Administered behavioral tasks (Morris water maze, Elevated plus Maze, Forced Swim Task)
 Cared for rodents until one year of age, tracking diet consumption and overall health until
sacrifice
 Designed the statistical analyses for the project including ANOVAs, Univariate and
Repeated measures
 Transcribed, coded, and analyzed behavioral data
 Trained undergraduate research assistants
Research Assistant August 2010 – October 2012
Statistical Consult Business
Director: Dr. William Neace, PhD
University of Hartford
Direct Supervisor: Dr. William Neace, PhD
 Analyze (SPSS), interpret, and draft results (i.e. chi squares, correlations, descriptives,
univariate, and multivariate analyses)
 Clean and organize databases on a client-by-client basis
 Meet with clients to gain knowledge about study variable or direct the methodology to
optimum results
 Determine the appropriate methodology for each study’s analyses
 Meet with clients to explain results and help with drafting the “Analyses” and “Results” part
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Research Assistant August 2008 – August 2009
Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory
Director: Dr. John Salamone, PhD
University of Connecticut
Direct Supervisors: Patrick A Randall, PhD
Stimulant effects of adenosine antagonists on operant
behavior: differential actions of selective A2A and A1
antagonists
 Tracked rodent health and accustomed new animals to human interaction
 Administered behavioral tasks including use of operant conditioning boxes, catalepsy bars,
locomotor tasks
 Collected data tracking food consumption, and drug-induced motor habits
 Observed thesis presentations, rodent sacrifices and surgeries, and brain tissue slicing
Publications
Young, K, Ransom, J, Genova, M, Hallion, L, Tolin, D (in preparation). Ecological validity of hoarding
disorder research samples in treatment outcome and neuroimaging research.
Young, K, Harney, J, (in preparation) The Effect of Antioxidant and DHA Enriched Diets on the
Cognitive Deficits Associated with the Ketogenic Diet.
Presentations
Young, K, Ransom, J, Genova, M, Hallion, L, Tolin, D, (November 2015). Ecological validity
of hoarding disorder research samples in treatment outcome and neuroimaging research.
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Association for Cognitive Behavioral
Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Yarraguntla, K, Scichilone, J, Young, K, Charalambides, A, Butler, D, & Harney, J (October
2012). The Effect of Enriched Environment on Cognition in a Rodent Model. Poster
presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LI.
Certifications
 Risky Connections Crisis Training Certification August 2014
 American Red Cross Adult & Child CPR Certification August 2014
 CITI Training Research June 2013
Skills
 Experienced in both independent and collaborative work
 Scripting analyses commands in Linux/FSL
 Proficient with numerous analysis techniques (i.e. univariate and multivariate, etc.)
 Collaborative Informatics and Neuroimaging Suite (COINS) from Mind Research Network
 NeuroInformatics DataBase (NIDB) & All Data Online 2 (ado2) from Olin Center
 Creation and administration/data collection of assessment measures in Qualtrics, COINS and
mTURK
 Secondary Operation on research-dedicated Allegra and Skyra 3-Tesla MRI scanners
Proficiencies:
 SPSS (PASW)
 Linux/Unix
 GIMP
 Qualtrics
 SPM8
 FSL 5.0
 Paint.net
 mTURK
 Microsoft Office Suite 2010
 Adobe Photoshop: Photo Editing Software
 Gift Toolbox (ICA)
 COINS/MIND