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James Tiberius Picard is a PhD candidate in Social Psychology and Neurobiology at Duke University. He has authored or co-authored 9 publications and presented his research at numerous conferences. His research focuses on the psychological effects of cognitive flexibility, order effects, and the role of emotions in learning. He has received several awards and fellowships for his work.
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- 1. Career Center JAMES TIBERIUS PICARD Curriculum Vitae 823 Chapel Hill Rd. Durham, NC 27708 (919) 555-3494 jtc@duke.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. in Social Psychology, Duke University, Expected: May 2013 Formal Concentration: Quantitative Psychology Dissertation: Complexity tolerance: Psychological effects of cognitive/social flexibility (Advisor: Dr. John W. McSimpkins) Ph.D. in Biology, Duke University, Expected: May 2013 Major Area: Neurobiology Dissertation: Corticosterone accelerates hypoxia- and cyanide-induced ATP loss in cultured hippocampal astrocytes (Advisor: Dr. Nigel Weigand) M.A. in Social Psychology, Duke University, August 2010 Thesis: The effects of order: Social implications of informational transmission (Advisor: Dr. John W. McSimpkins) B.A. in Psychology and Biology, summa cum laude, University of Notre Dame, May 2008 AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, & GRANTS Sumner Excellence in Neurobiology Award (2012) Travel Grant for Conference Presentation, awarded by Duke Social Psychology program, Spring 2012 ($200); Fall 2010 ($200); Spring 2010 ($200); Spring 2009 ($250) Teaching Recognition, Duke Psychology and Neuroscience Department, Spring 2012; Fall 2011; Fall 2010 Preparing Future Faculty Fellow, Duke University Graduate School, 2010-2011 National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 2009-2011 ($90,000) Graduate Mentor Support Grant, awarded by Duke University Office of Undergraduate Research, 2010 ($500); 2008 ($500) Rhodes Scholarship Finalist (2008) Duke Career Center • studentaffairs.duke.edu/career • 919-660-1050 • Bay 5, Smith Warehouse, 2nd Floor • 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Box 90950, Durham, NC 27708
- 2. PUBLICATIONS Picard, J. T., & Weigand, N. (in press) Corticosterone accelerates hypoxia- and cyanide-induced ATP loss in cultured hippocampal astrocytes. Brain Research, 482:153-158. Picard, J. T. (in press). The effect of order: Social Implications of informational transmission. Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 234-241. Picard, J. T., & McSimpkins, J. W. (2012). Understanding the past by looking into the future. Psychological Inquiry, 66, 1-21. Picard, J. T., Hong, S., Anderson, R, & Weigand, N. (2011) Corticosterone exacerbates hypoxic and hypoglycemic hippocampal injury in vitro: biochemical correlates and a role for astrocytes. Journal of Neurochemistry, 48:139-148. McSimpkins, J. W., & Picard, J. T. (2011). Reframing past events: The lack of learning and its implications on future actions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 453-480. Hall, G. S., Wong, C., Picard, J. T., & Saku, K. (2010). Cognitive learning varies based on emotional state. Duke Career Center • studentaffairs.duke.edu/career • 919-660-1050 • Bay 5, Smith Warehouse, 2nd Floor • 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Box 90950, Durham, NC 27708 Emotion, 34, 330-345. McSimpkins, J. W., Popus, A. L., Yang, F. H., & Picard, J. T. (2009). Social judgments of ease in recall of familiar faces. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 23, 1020-1033. Campbell, C. Jr., Wainwright, T., Packard, D., Picard, J. T., Naylor, M., & Weigand, N. (2008) Glucocorticoids inhibit glucose transport and glutamate uptake in hippocampal astro-cytes: implications for glucocorticoid neurotoxicity. Journal of Neurochemistry, 42: 1322-1327. MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Picard, J. T., Saku, K., Wong, C., Hemadi, A., & Hall, G. S. Positive emotions and the effect on cognitive learning. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Jenkins, J., Picard, J. T., & Hall, G. S. (2012). Can negative emotions spur on positive emotions? Poster presented at the Duke University Psychology and Neuroscience Department Honors Poster Session, Duke, NC. Picard, J. T. (2012). Event order does matter: Social implications of informational transmission. Poster presented at the 13th annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists, San Diego, CA. Doby, P., Picard, J. T., & Hall, G. S. (2011). Positive emotions and others. Poster presented at the 10th annual Duke University Research Day, Durham, NC.
- 3. Picard, J. T., & McSimpkins, J. W. (2011). Does order matter? Rethinking order effects. Poster presented at the 12th annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists, San Antonio, TX. Picard, J. T., & McSimpkins, J. W. (2011). Reframing past events: The lack of learning and its implications on future actions. Poster presented at the 6th annual Judgment and Decision Making Pre-Conference before the SPSP meeting, San Antonio, TX. Picard, J. T., & Hall, G. S. (2010). Positive Emotions and the effect on cognitive learning. Poster presented at 33rd annual Meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Charleston, SC. Picard, J. T., Popus, A. L., & McSimpkins, J. W. (2010). Understanding the past by looking into the future. Poster presented at the 11th annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists, Las Vegas, NV. Popus, A. L., Picard, J. T., McSimpkins, J. W., & Yang, F. H. (2010). Social election-based changes in perception over time. Poster presented at the 11th annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists, Las Vegas, NV. Picard, J. T., Popus, A. L., McSimpkins, J. W., & Yang, F. H. (2009). Reinstating ease of retrieval in subjective experiences. Poster presented at the 10th annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists, Tampa, FL. Popus, A. L., Picard, J. T., McSimpkins, J. W., & Yang, F. H. (2009). Ease of retrieval in past judgments and the effects on subjective perception. Poster presented at the 10th annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists, Tampa, FL. Popus, A. L., Picard, J. T., & McSimpkins, J. W. (2008). Ease of retrieval in past judgments. Poster presented at 30th annual Meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Durham, NC. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Fellow, Introduction to Social Psychology; Introduction to Biology, Duke University Fall 2008–Present (9 semesters) • Designed and taught independent sections of two different undergraduate courses (45 students per semester). • Established course objectives and effectively communicated through use of lectures, discussion, multimedia presentations, and in-class activities. Research Advisor, Independent Research in Psychology, Duke University Fall 2008–Present (8 semesters) • Directly supervised undergraduate research assistants and undergraduate honors thesis. • Coordinated lab meetings, assigned research tasks, and mentored students (2 students per semester).