Ian S. Ramsay M.A. 2876 Humboldt Avenue South Apartment 105 Minneapolis, MN 55408 Email: ramsa045@umn.edu Phone: (714) 318-0761 Match Code: 23176 Education Graduate: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Area: Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research Masters in Psychology: May 2012 Dissertation Defense: Expected Spring 2015 Doctorate in Psychology: Expected May 2016 Undergraduate: University of California at Davis, Davis, California Major: Psychology, Bachelor of Arts Minors: Human Development, Nature and Culture Graduation: March 2008 Research Experience Minneapolis V.A. Health Care System Position: Graduate Assistant (August 2011 Present) Advisors: Tasha Nienow PhD., Angus W. MacDonald III PhD. Duties: I collected pre- and post-intervention fmri data on patients with schizophrenia undergoing a working memory-focused cognitive remediation intervention. I was responsible for data collection, preparation, analysis and dissemination, as well as writing and managing IRB submissions. University of MN Translational Research in Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms Lab Position: Graduate Assistant (August 2010 Present) Advisor: Angus W. MacDonald III PhD. Duties: I am responsible for overseeing behavioral and fmri studies looking at individual differences in the processing of anti-drug messages in adolescents. I collected, prepared, analyzed, and presented data related to multiple projects in this domain. I have also been responsible for conducting studies related to understanding cognitive remediation interventions in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry as well as the Minneapolis VA. Last, I have been responsible for advising undergraduate honors students on their senior thesis projects. UC Davis Psychiatry & Behavioral Science: Translational Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab (Pre-Graduate) Position: Research Assistant (April 2008 July 2010) Advisors: J. Daniel Ragland PhD., Cameron S. Carter M.D. Duties: Our laboratory was conducting translational neuroscience studies exploring the differences between relational (between item relationships) and item-specific (within item features) memory in schizophrenia using behavioral, fmri, and eye tracking techniques. I coordinated multiple studies and was also responsible for data collection, preparation, analysis, and presentation. 1
UC Davis Human Memory Lab (Pre-Graduate) Position: Research Assistant (September 2006 March 2008) Advisor: Colleen Park PhD. Duties: I was responsible for running multiple unitization studies on undergraduate controls. I also assisted in processing data, and helped to design stimuli. The unitization studies aimed to explore the ways in which the hippocampus is involved in object binding to better support memory. NIMH Child Psychiatry Branch (Pre-Graduate) Position: Special Volunteer (September 2007 December 2007) Advisor: Philip Shaw M.D. Duties: I was responsible for qualitative analysis and preprocessing of structural brain images of children with ADHD. Our study was examining cortical thickness trajectories in children with ADHD and related disorders. Clinical Experience University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry Supervisors: S. Charles Schulz M.D., Aimee Murray PsyD. Position: Clinical Rater (March 2014 September 2014) Duties: I administer the SCoRS rating scale as part of a clinical trial investigating the efficacy of a alpha-nicotinic receptor agonist to improve cognition and psychosocial functioning in patients with schizophrenia. University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry: Anxiety Disorders Clinic Supervisor: Matt Kushner PhD. LP Position: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist (September 2013 Present) Duties: I conduct manualized cognitive behavioral therapy sessions for patients with OCD, specific phobias, and other anxiety disorders. Primary techniques focus on cognitive restructuring and exposure. I also participated and gave a guest lecture in a CBT course for psychiatry residents, interns, and practicum students led by Dr. Kushner. International Adoption Children s Group Supervisor: Maria Krupina PhD. LP Position: Group Facilitator (June 2013 August 2013) Duties: I co-led a manualized executive and mindfulness training group therapy for internationally adopted children ages 5 to 12. Hennepin County Medical Center: Knapp Rehabilitation Center Supervisor: Kathleen Feil PhD. LP Position: Clinical Psychology Student (September 2012 August 2013) Duties: I serve as an on site therapist and consultant for inpatients recovering from acute physical injuries and trauma. I conduct semi-structured interviews, make diagnostic assessments, and provide psychotherapy. Additionally, I help make treatment plans in collaboration with physicians, nurses, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy teams. University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry Supervisors: Stephen Olson M.D., Alice Medalia PhD. 2
Position: Study Clinician (July 2012 June 2013) Duties: I administer manualized cognitive remediation therapy and an associated bridging group for patients with schizophrenia undergoing a randomized clinical trial. Patients randomized into the treatment group receive auditory-based cognitive training and an associated cognitive bridging therapy, while patients in the control condition receive matched computer exposure and a healthy behaviors bridging therapy. Midwestern Neuropsychology Clinic Supervisors: Michael Fuhrman PhD., Kirsten Mohn PhD., Daniel Goldman PhD. Position: Neuropsych Technician (May 2012 Present) Duties: I administer and score neuropsychological tests in a private practice setting. Patients vary in age, race, gender, and neuropsychiatric status, though there is particular focus on cognitive impairment associated with aging and Parkinson s disease. University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry: First Episode Psychosis Clinic Supervisor: Marc E. Mooney PhD. Position: Individual Psychotherapist (January 2012 Present) Duties: I see patients with psychosis weekly to perform individual psychotherapy focusing on psychosis oriented CBT, stress management, relapse prevention, and goal setting. Patients are primarily recovering from their first psychotic episode. University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry: First Episode Psychosis Clinic Supervisors: Marc E. Mooney PhD., Michael O Sullivan M.D., Danielle Goerke D.O. Position: Group Therapy Facilitator (September 2011 Present) Duties: Working with a team of psychologists and psychiatrists, I co-facilitate a weekly group therapy for young adults with psychosis, focusing on CBT, stress management, social skills, and vocational skills. University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry: Attention and Memory Clinic Supervisor: Marc E. Mooney PhD. Position: Neuropsychological Technician (September 2011 December 2012) Duties: I performed neuropsychological assessment to young adults with psychotic disorders and attention problems. I interpret findings, write clinical reports, and provide clients with feedback. UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute: Autism Social Skills Training Program (Pre-Graduate) Supervisor: Marjorie Solomon PhD. Position: Teen Group Leader (September 2009 June2010) Duties: I aided Dr. Marjorie Solomon in a social skills training group for kids ages 13 to 18 with autism spectrum disorders. We helped teens with ASD learn valuable skills to develop relationships and interact with people on a daily basis. I also worked with the parents of individual children to update them on their child s progress. Didactic Clinical Training Experiences Skill: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Instructor: Matt Kushner PhD. (University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry) 3
Experience: This didactic course focused on steps and skills to conduct CBT in a variety of settings with different clinical populations. Primary focus was on patients suffering from anxiety disorders and OCD. Skill: Crisis Intervention Instructor: Jim Ayers PhD. (University of Minnesota Department of Psychology/ Minneapolis Walk in Counseling Center) Experience: This didactic course focused on skills for crisis intervention in a community mental health setting. Discussion and focus was on at-risk populations, minorities, and trauma, with additional focus on couples counseling. Skill: Cognitive Remediation Training Instructor: Alice Medalia PhD (TENETS Network/Columbia University) Experience: Training to conduct cognitive training for schizophrenia using Posit Science s Auditory Training program for use in a clinical trial examining cognitive remediation in conjunction with a novel antipsychotic medication. Was also trained to conduct the associated bridging session coupled with this therapy, as well as the sham treatment condition. Skill: Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale Assessment Instructor: Ted Snyderman L.C.S.W. (Duke University) Experience: Watched all instructional videos as well as rated the practice tapes. Was then skill tested on the tool for use in a clinical trial examining cognition in schizophrenia. Skill: DSM-IV SCID Training (Pre-Graduate) Instructors: Tara Niendam PhD., J. Daniel Ragland PhD. (University of California, Davis) Experience: Watched all instructional videos as well as rated the practice tapes. Our group obtained full inter-rater reliability. Clinical Supervision Experience University of Minnesota Department of Psychology Position: Graduate Instructor (September 2013 Present) Duties: I supervised first year clinical psychology graduate students in the introductory assessment course. I conducted skills tests for neuropsychological testing, supervised neuropsych administration, supervised clinical interviews, and provided constructive criticism and feedback. Grants F31 NIMH National Research Service Award, Neural Impact of Cognitive Remediation for Schizophrenia in a Randomized Trial (June 2014 May 2015) University of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (May 2014 Deferred) Graduate Research Partnership Program Summer Fellowship (May 2014 August 2014) Center for Personalized Prevention Research Summer Fellowship (May 2013 August 2014) T32 NIMH Predoctoral Training Fellowship Recipient (August 2011 July 2012) 4
Teaching Experience Course: Abnormal Psychology Position: Guest Lecturer (September 2014) Duties: I gave a guest lectures on topics related to schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Course: Psychological Assessment Position: Graduate Instructor (September 2013 Present) Duties: I co-lead the lab portion of the graduate level assessment course for first year clinical psychology students. I was responsible for teaching and demonstrating neuropsychological tests, supervising students while they administered tests, supervising clinical interviews, and offering constructive criticism and feedback. Course: Major Project in Psychology Position: Section Leader (September 2013 May 2014) Duties: I taught senior psychology undergraduates who were taking their capstone course in the University of Minnesota Psychology Department. I was responsible for instructing students as they wrote their final theses, and facilitating discussion of psychology theory. I advised and gave constructive criticism to student papers throughout the semester-long course. Course: Abnormal Psychology Position: Teaching Assistant (September 2011 May 2013) Duties: I held weekly office hours, administered exams, and gave guest lectures on topics related to schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Awards and Honors First Prize in the Alliance for Cognitive Disorders Student Poster Competition (June 2014) Norman Garmezy Award Recipient (April 2014) Dr. David Campbell International Travel Award (October 2013) Stout-Wallace Fellowship Departmental Nomination (October 2012) David Lykken Travel Award (March 2012) Council of Graduate Studies Travel Award (March 2012) David Lykken Travel Award (April 2011) Norman Garmezy Award Recipient (October 2010) UC Davis Student Alumni Association Member & Partner Recognition (June 2008) UC Davis Dean s List (Winter 2005) Professional Memberships Schizophrenia International Research Society (October 2013 Present) Cognitive Neuroscience Society (December 2008 November 2012) Professional Service University of Minnesota MRI Users Group Listserv Coordinator (September 2011 August 2012) Peer-Revision for journals including: Biological Psychiatry, NeuroImage, Schizophrenia Bulletin, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Media Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, European Psychiatry 5
Selected Publications Ian S. Ramsay, Angus W. MacDonald III, Matthew P. Marggraf, & Tasha Nienow. (In Preparation). Neuroplastic Functional Activity Changes in Response to a Working Memory- Focused Cognitive Remediation Intervention in Schizophrenia. Ian S. Ramsay & Angus W. MacDonald III. (Under Review), Brain Correlates of Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia: Activation Likelihood Analysis Suggesting Preliminary Evidence of Neural Target Engagement Across Modalities. Ian S. Ramsay, Soyoon Kim, Marco Yzer, Kathleen Vohs, Monica Luciana, Angus W. MacDonald III. (Revise & Resubmit). Features of Health Messages Associated with Co- Activation of Affective and Executive Processing Areas. Journal of Media Psychology. Ian S. Ramsay, Tasha Nienow, & Angus W. MacDonald III. (Invited Chapter In Press). Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders. In Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Primer, Ed. S. Charles Schulz & Katharine S. Nelson, Oxford Press. Ian S. Ramsay, Marco Yzer, Monica Luciana, Kathleen Vohs, Angus W. MacDonald III. (2013). The involvement of socio-emotional and executive brain networks in the processing of persuasive anti-drug messages. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 25(7), 1136-1147. References: 3 Pedro M. Paz-Alonso, Simona Ghetti, Ian S. Ramsay, Marjorie Solomon, Jong Yoon, Cameron S. Carter, J. Daniel Ragland. (2013) Effect of implicit associative strength and explicit encoding instructions on true and false memory in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 147(2), 320-325. References: 1 MacDonald, III, Angus W, Ansam El Shaikh, Craig Moodie, Andrew Poppe, Ian S. Ramsay, Krista Wisner. Schizophrenic Disorders. In Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. Ed. Dana S. Dunn. New York: Oxford University Press. John D. Ragland, Robert S. Blumenfeld, Ian S. Ramsay, Jong Yoon, Marjorie Solomon, Andrew Yonelinas, Cameron S. Carter, Charan Ranganath. (2012). Neural Correlates of Relational and Item-Specific Encoding During Working and Long-Term Memory in Schizophrenia. NeuroImage 59(7), 1719-1726. References: 12 Deborah E. Hannula, Charan Ranganath, Ian S. Ramsay, Marjorie Solomon, Jong Yoon, Michael S. Minzenberg, Stephan Ursu, Tara A. Niendam, Cameron S. Carter, J. Daniel Ragland. (2010). Use of Eye Movements to Dissociate Item-Specific and Relational Long-Term Memory in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 68(7), 610-616. References: 9 Selected Posters and Presentations Ian S. Ramsay & Angus W. MacDonald III (September 2014). Brain Areas Supporting Neural Response to Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia: an ALE Meta-Analysis. Poster Session at Society for Research in Psychopathology, Evanston, IL. 6
Ian S. Ramsay, Angus W. MacDonald III, Matthew P. Marggraf, & Tasha Nienow. (June 2014). Changes in Functional Activation and Neural Connectivity in Response to Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia. Poster Session at Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatry, New York, N.Y. (Poster Competition First Prize) Ian S. Ramsay, Angus W. MacDonald III, Matthew P. Marggraf, & Tasha Nienow. (April 2014). Changes in Functional Activation and Neural Connectivity in Response to Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia. Poster Session at Schizophrenia International Research Society, Florence, Italy. Ian S. Ramsay, Angus W. MacDonald III, Matthew P. Marggraf, & Tasha Nienow. (June 2013). Cognitive Skills Training Affects Brain Connectivity During Task and Rest: Preliminary Findings. Poster Session at Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatry, New York, N.Y. Ian S. Ramsay & Angus W. MacDonald III. (April 2013). Cognitive remediation training affects default mode network coherence in patients with schizophrenia. Poster Session at International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Orlando, FL. Ian S. Ramsay, Marco C. Yzer, Monica Luciana, Kathleen Vohs, Angus W. MacDonald III. (April 2012). Persuasion is characterized by simultaneous limbic and prefrontal activation. Poster Session at Cognitive Neuroscience Society. Chicago, IL. Ian S. Ramsay, Marco C. Yzer, Ronald J. Faber, Monica Luciana, Kathleen D. Vohs, Angus W. MacDonald III. (June 2011). The impact of individual differences on anti-drug advertisements: An fmri study of adolescents. Poster Session at Organization for Human Brain Mapping. Quebec, QC. Angus W. MacDonald III, Ian S. Ramsay, Madelyn Steen, Ronald J. Faber, Monica Luciana, Kathleen D. Vohs, Marco C. Yzer. (November 2010). Persuasion Neuroscience? Functional MRI of effective and ineffective anti-drug messages in adolescents. Presentation at the nanosymposium Society for Neuroscience 2010. San Diego, CA. Joshua D. Phillips, J.Daniel Ragland, Charan Ranganath, Ian S. Ramsay, Andrew C. Heusser, Tara A. Niendam, Jong H. Yoon, Marjorie Solomon, Cameron S. Carter (2010, August) Rule Maintenance Effects on Memory in Schizophrenia. Bay Area Memory Meeting, Palo Alto, CA. Laura A. Libby, Charan Ranganath, Andrew P. Haskins, Ian S. Ramsay, Cameron S. Carter, J. Daniel Ragland (May 2010). Strategies for Enhancing Episodic Memory in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry, New Orleans, LA. J. Daniel Ragland, Charan Ranganath, Ian S. Ramsay, Andrew C. Heusser, Tara A. Niendam, Jong H. Yoon, Marjorie Solomon, Cameron S. Carter (2010, May) Effect of Rule Maintenance on Episodic Memory in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry, New Orleans, LA. J. Daniel Ragland, Ian S. Ramsay, Andrew Heusser, Tara Niendam, Michael Minzenberg, Jong Yoon, Marjorie Solomon, Cameron S. Carter, Charan Ranganath (2009, December). Effect of 7
Schizophrenia on Prefrontal Control of Episodic Memory Encoding. American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Hollywood, FL. Andrew C. Heusser, Ian S. Ramsay, J. Daniel Ragland, Cameron S. Carter, Charan Ranganath (2009, October) Differential Roles of Rostrolateral and Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Cognitive Control and Memory Encoding. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Ian S. Ramsay, Andrew C. Heusser, Jong H. Yoon, Michael J. Minzenberg, Tara A. Niendam, Marjorie Solomon, Cameron S. Carter, Charan Ranganath (August, 2009). Effect of Schizophrenia on Prefrontal Control of Memory Encoding. Bay Area Memory Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Andrew C. Heusser, Ian S. Ramsay, J. Daniel Ragland, Cameron S. Carter, Charan Ranganath (2009, August) Differential Roles of Rostrolateral and Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Cognitive Control and Memory Encoding. Bay Area Memory Meeting, San Francisco, CA. J. Daniel Ragland, Robert S. Blumenfeld, Ian S. Ramsay, Marjorie Solomon, Stefan Ursu, Michael Minzenberg, Jong H. Yoon, Cameron S. Carter, Charan Ranganath (2009, March). Differential Impairment of Relational Versus Item-Specific Memory in Schizophrenia. Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA. Andrew C. Heusser, Ian S. Ramsay, J. Daniel Ragland, Cameron S. Carter, Charan Ranganath (2009, March) Prefrontal Activation During Successful Encoding of Task-relevant and Irrelevant Information. Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA. Deborah E. Hannula, Charan Ranganath, Ian S. Ramsay, J. Daniel Ragland (2008, September). Eye-Movement Based Memory Assessment of Item-Specific and Relational Memory in Schizophrenia. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Ian S. Ramsay, J. Daniel Ragland, Robert S. Blumenfeld, Jong H. Yoon, Michael Minzenberg, Stefan Ursu, Marjorie Solomon, Cameron S. Carter, Charan Ranganath (2008, August). Effect of Schizophrenia on Subsequent Memory Performance During Item-Specific and Relational Memory Tasks. Bay Area Memory Meeting, Davis, CA. Ian S. Ramsay (2007, December). ADHD and the Media: Psychiatry s Battle for the American Mind. Presentation. UCD and UCLA Undergraduate Research Conference, Washington, D.C 8