Presentations and Publications:

Presentations

Haut, K. M., Johnson, M. K, Hegeman, B. M., Goghari, V. M. & MacDonald, A. W. (March 2007). Cognitive Remediation and Changes in Prefrontal Cortical Function in Schizophrenia: Behavioral vs Functional Sensitivity to Change. Poster presented at the 11th Biennial International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, CO.

Huber, D., Johnson, M., & MacDonald III, A.W.(April 2007). Conceptualizing dimensions of trust. Poster presented at the University of Minnesota Undergraduate Symposium, Minneapolis, MN.

Johnson, M.K. & MacDonald, A.W. (April 2006). The neural basis of suspiciousness: A discordant twin study. Presented at the NIMH Training Grant Annual Research Day, Minneapolis, MN.

Johnson, M.K., MacDonald, A.W, III, Aizenstein, H., Carter, C.S. (April 2001). An Fmri Study of Anterior Cingulate Cortex during Conditions of Increased Response Conflict. Poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, .

Johnson, M.K., Rustichini, A., MacDonald, A.W. (April 2005). Game theoretical indicators of suspiciousness. Poster presented at the 10th Biennial International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, Savannah, GA.

MacDonald, A.W., III, Johnson, M.K., Becker, T.M. & Carter, C.S. (April 2003). Context processing deficits associated with hypofrontality in the healthy relatives of schizophrenia patients: an event-related fMRI study. Poster presented at the 9th Biennial International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, CO.

MacDonald, A.W., III, Pogue-Geile, M.K., Johnson, M.K. & Carter, C.S. (November 2001). Context processing in the unaffected siblings of patients with schizophrenia: Test of a differential deficit. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meetings of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Madison, Wisconsin. Smadar Levin Award, Runner-up MacDonald

Johnson, M. K., Walter, R., Carter, C. S., MacDonald, A. W. (March 2007). Dissociating the Neural Basis of Suspiciousness from Rational Mistrust and Risk Aversion: An fMRI Study of the Minnesota Trust Game. Poster presented at the 11th Biennial International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, CO.

Wilkie M.E., MacDonald III, A.W., & Johnson, M. (April 2007). Suspicion: Frequency Judgments and Ratings of Perceived Intent. Poster presented at the University of Minnesota Undergraduate Symposium, Minneapolis, MN.

Publications

Aizenstein, H. J., Stenger, V.A., Cochran, J.L., Johnson, M.K., Nebes, R.D. & Carter, C.S. (2004). Regional brain activation during concurrent implicit and explicit sequence learning. Cerebral Cortex, 14, 199-208.

Brambilla, P., MacDonald, A.W., Sassi, R.B., Johnson, M.K., Mallinger, A.G., Carter, C.S., & Soares, J.C. (2007). Context processing performance in bipolar patients. Bipolar Disorder, 9 (3), 230-237.

Johnson, M.K., Rustichini, A., MacDonald, A.W. (manuscript in progress). Economic decision-making differentiates suspiciousness from rational mistrust and risk aversion.

Kerns, J.G., Cohen, J.D., MacDonald, A.W., Johnson, M.K., Stenger, A.V., Aizenstein, H., Carter, C.S. Decreased Conflict- and Error-Related Activity in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Subjects With Schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry. 162(10):1833-1839.

MacDonald, A.W., III, Pogue-Geile, M.F, Johnson, M.K. & Carter, C.S (2003). A differential deficit in context procesing associated with the genetic liability to schizophrenia: A sibling study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 60, 57-65.

MacDonald, A.W., III, Johnson, M.K., Becker, T.M. & Carter, C.S. (2003). Context processing deficits associated with hypofrontality in the healthy relatives of schizophrenia patients: an event-related fMRI study. Schizophrenia Research, 60, 228.

MacDonald, A.W., III, Pogue-Geile, M.F., Thompson, J.L., Ross, L.R., Allen, T., Johnson, M.K., Lollo, N.D., Marquetter, A.R., Yablonski, E.J., & Caster, C.S. (2000). Differential deficit in working memory, not attention, associated with liability to schizophrenia: a sibling study of the expectancy AX-CPT. BehaviorGenetics, 30, 411.

Teaching Experience:

Abnormal Psychcology Teacher's Assistant 9/2006-12/2006 & 1/2007-5/2007 Department of Psychology University of Minnesota

Guest Lecturer for Abnormal Psychology 10/24/2006 Topic: Schizophrenia Department of Psychology University of Minnesota

Psychology Honors Research Practicum Mentor 1/2006 - 5/2006 University of Minnesota As a mentor I am provided studetnts with first-hand experience in conducting research by helping to develop a research question, analyze data and, write a research report. This course serves as preparation for psychology student's honors thesis.

Honors and Awards:

Gough Travel Award 3/2007 Psychology Department University of Minnesota The travel award prodives students with $350 towards travel and expenses associated with conference attendence.

William F. Stout Fellowship Nominee 12/2006 University of Minnesota Nominated as the Psychology Department's applicant for the University wide William F. Stout Fellowship

Graduate Research Partnership Program 5/2006-8/2006 University of Minnesota The program provides GRPP Fellows with a summer research stipend of $5,000 plus $1,000 for travel and supplied.