Education

PhD 2010 Duke University, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience
Advisors: David C. Rubin & Roberto Cabeza
Cognitive & Neural Correlates of Specificity in Autobiographical Memory

HBS 2003 University of Toronto, Department of Psychology
Psychology Research Specialist, English Minor
With Distinction
Advisor: Brian Levine
Aging & Emotion in Autobiographical Memory


Funding

2009 Myra and William Waldo Boone Fellowship, Duke University, US $54,000

2009 Katherine Goodman Stern Fellowship, Duke University, US $54,000 (declined)

2008 Phillip Jackson Baugh Fellowship, Duke University, US $18,980
2007 Leadership in Aging Society Award, Duke University, US $3500
2006-08 Vertical Integration Fellowship, Duke University, US $3600
2006 NSERC Post Graduate Scholarship, CAD $63,000 (declined, untenable in US)
2004 Ontario Graduate Scholar, CAD $15,000 (declined, untenable in US)
2002-03 NSERC Summer Award, University of Toronto, CAD $4500


Publications

 
In Review

St. Jacques, P.L., Rubin, D.C., & Cabeza, R. Age-related differences in the functional

activations and interactions in the autobiographical memory retrieval network: Dissociating search and elaboration processes.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Conway, M., & Cabeza, R. Gender differences in autobiographical memory for everyday events: Retrieval elicited by SenseCam Images vs. Verbal Cues.

 

St. Jacques, P.L. & Cabeza, R. Neural correlates of autobiographical memory. In S. Ghetti &

P.J. Bauer (Eds.), Origins and development of recollection. Oxford UP.

 

Schryer, E., Ross, M., St. Jacques, P.L., Levine, B. & Fernandes, M. Age Differences in the Emotional Language of Autobiographical Recall.

 

Janssen, S.M.J., St. Jacques, P.L. & Rubin, D.C. Temporal Distribution of Recollective Memory.

 

 

In Press

St. Jacques, P.L., Bessette-Symons, & Cabeza, R. Functional Neuroimaging Studies of Aging and Emotion: Fronto-Amygdalar Differences during Emotional Perception and

Episodic Memory . Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. PDF

 

 

2009

St. Jacques, P.L., Dolcos, F., Cabeza, R. (2009). Effects of aging on functional connectivity of the amgydala during subsequent memory for negative pictures: A network analysis of fMRI data. Psychological Science, 20(1), 74-84. PDF

 

 

2008

St. Jacques, P., Dolcos, F., Cabeza, R. (2008). Effects of aging on functional connectivity of the amgydala during negative emotional evaluation: A network analysis of fMRI data. Neurobiology of Aging. In press. PDF

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Rubin, D.C., LaBar, K., & Cabeza, R. (2008). The short and long of it: Neural correlates of temporal-order memory for autobiographical events. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 20(7), 1341-1367. PDF

 

 
2007

Cabeza, R. & St. Jacques, P. (2007). Functional neuroimaging of autobiographical memory. Trends in Cognitive Science. 11, 219-227. PDF


Chow, T. W., Takeshita, S., Honjo K., Pataky, C.E., St. Jacques, P.L., Kusano,, M.L., Caldwell C.B., Ramirez, J., Black, S., Verhoeff, N.P.L.G. (2007). Comparision of manual and semi-automated delineation of regions of interest for radioligand PET imaging analysis. BMC Nuclear Medicine, 7:2, 1-11. PDF


St. Jacques, P.L., & Levine, B. (2007). Ageing and autobiographical memory for emotional and neutral events. Memory. 15, 129-144. PDF

 

 

In Prep

St. Jacques, P.L., Conway, M.A., Lowder, M., & Cabeza, R. Watching your life unfold: An fMRI study using a novel SenseCam technology to elicit the personal past.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Lowder, M., Rubin, D.C., & Cabeza, R. Neural correlates of temporal-context vs. item memory for autobiographical events: An fMRI study using a novel photo paradigm.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Botzung, A., Miles, A., & Rubin, D.C., Functional neuroimaging of autobiographical memory in post-traumatic stress disorder.


 

Presentations & Invited Talks

Cabeza, R., St. Jacques, P., Lowder, M., & Conway, M.A. (November, 2008). Reliving Autobiographical Memories for Everyday Events: An fMRI Study Using a Novel SenseCam Technology. Paper presented at the annual Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, D.C.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Miles, A., LaBar, K., Cabeza, R., & Rubin, D. C. (November, 2008). How Quickly They Are Recovered: Characterizing the Time-Course of Neurocognitive Activity During the Retrieval of Autobiographical Memories. Paper presented at the annual Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, D.C.

 

St. Jacques, P., Dolcos, F., & Cabeza, R. (2008, November). Effects of aging on functional connectivity of the amgydala for subsequent memory of negative pictures. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD.


St.Jacques, P., Cabeza, R., & Conway, M.A., (2008). An fMRI study of SenseCam. Paper presented to the SenseCam Meeting Group, Microsoft Research Laboratory,Cambridge, England, June 2008.

 

St. Jacques, P.L. (2007, December). Effects of aging on functional connectivity of the amgydala during emotional evaluation and subsequent memory: A network analysis of fMRI data. Paper presented at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Colloquium, Duke University, Durham, NC.

 

St. Jacques, P. L. (2007, April). Functional neuroimaging of autobiographical memory. Paper presented at the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Cognitive and Affective Social Neuroscience Colloquium, Duke University, Durham, NC.

 

St. Jacques, P. L., Rubin, D.C., & Cabeza, R. (2005, May). Time in Autobiographical Memory. Paper presented at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Lunchbox Series, Duke University, Durham, NC.

 

St. Jacques, P. L., & Levine, B. (2003, May). The effect of emotion on autobiographical memory in young and old adults. Paper presented at the Ontario Undergraduate Psychology Thesis Conference, Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, ON.


Conference Posters

St. Jacques, P.L., Rubin, D.C., & Cabeza, R. (March, 2009). A reduction in sustained hippocampal activity underlies age-related deficits in the episodic richness of autobiographical memories.Poster to be presented at the 19th Annual Rotman Research Institute Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Rubin, D.C., Kragel, P., & Cabeza, R. (March, 2009). Age-Related deficits in the episodic richness of autobiographical memories reflect a reduction in prefrontalhippocampal interactions. Poster to be presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Miles, A., LaBar, K., Cabeza, R., & Rubin, D. C. (April, 2008). Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Autobiographical Memory Retrieval in Aging. Poster presented at the Biennial Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Miles, A., LaBar, K., Cabeza, R., & Rubin, D. C. (November, 2008). Common and unique patterns of activation during the search and elaboration of autobiographical memories. Poster presented at the North Carolina Cognition Group, Raleigh, NC.

 

Houghtling, A.S., St. Jacques, P., & Rubin, D. C. (November, 2008). Emotion and autobiographical memory retrieval. Poster presented at the North Carolina Cognition Group, Raleigh, NC.

 

St. Jacques, P.L. (July, 2007). Age-related differences in the episodic richness of emotional autobiographical events. Poster presented at the Annual Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Bates, ME.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Dolcos, F., Cabeza, R. (May, 2007). Effects of aging on functional connectivity of the amgydala during emotional evaluation: A network analysis of fMRI data. Poster presented at the Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Conference, New York, NY.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Rubin, D., LaBar, K., & Cabeza, R. (October, 2006). Neural correlates of temporal-context vs. item memory for autobiographical events: An fMRI study using a novel photo paradigm. Poster presented at the annual Society for Neuroscience Conference, Atlanta, GA.

 

Pataky, C.E., St. Jacques, P., Davidson, P., Grady, C., Chow, T.W., (September, 2006). Alexithymia in dementia. Poster presented at the UCSF 5th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementia, San Francisco, CA.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Dolcos, F., & Cabeza, R. (April, 2006). Effects of aging on subsequent memory for emotional pictures: An event-related fMRI study. Poster presented at the Biennial Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Rubin, D., LaBar, K., & Cabeza, R. (November, 2005). Neural correlates of temporal-order memory for autobiographical events: An fMRI study using a novel photo paradigm. Poster presented at the annual Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, DC.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., & Levine, B. (2005, May). Age-Related Differences Persist in Autobiographical Memory Recall of Emotional Events. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.

 

St. Jacques, P.L., Chow, T.W., Grady, C.L., Davidson, P.S.R., Pataky, C.E., Springer, M. (2005, April). Recognition Memory for Emotional Stimuli in Frontotemporal Dementia. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York, NY.

 

Chow, T.W., Verhoeff, N.P.L.G., Takeshita, S., St. Jacques, P.L., Freedman, M., Black, S.,Wilson, A., Hussey, D., Houle, S., Meyer, J. Depression in frontotemporal dementia is associated with decreased left temporal lobe 5HT1a receptor density. Annals of Neurology 2004: 56(S8): S17.

 

Chow, T.W., Verhoeff, N.P.L.G., Takeshita, S., St. Jacques, P.L., Freedman, M., Black, S., Houle, S., & Meyer, J. (2004, August). Reduced serotonin 1a receptors in depressed frontotemporal lobar degeneration subjects. Poster presented at the Frontotemporal Dementia Satellite Meeting in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Thomas, V.S., St. Jacques, P.L., & Chow, TW. (2004, August). Volumetric correlation of basal ganglia and physical disability in frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Poster presented at the Frontotemporal Dementia Satellite Meeting in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

 

St. Jacques, P., & Levine, B. (2003, October). Age differences in autobiographical memory and emotion. Poster presented at the Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit 3rd Annual Conference, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, ON.

 

St. Jacques, P., & Levine. B. (2003, May). Autobiographical memory and emotion in young and old adults. Poster presented at the University of Toronto Department of Psychology, Psychology Research Specialist Program Annual Poster Session, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

 

Happaney, K., Marwaha, S., & St. Jacques, P. (2003, April). Resistance to extinction in young children: A potential measure of the development of hot executive function. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, Fl.


Awards

 
2009

Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience Fellow, UCSB

 
2008

Preparing Future Faculty Fellow, Duke University
IPAM: Mathematics of Brain Imaging Award, UCLA
Center for Computational Biology (CCB) Fellow, UCLA
Graduate School Conference Travel Award, Duke University, US $500

 

2007

Advanced Neuroimaging Summer School Award, UCLA
Graduate School Conference Travel Award, Duke University, US $500

 

2006-1999

Graduate School Conference Travel Award, Duke University, US $500
American Psychological Society Travel Assistance Award
Millennium Fellows Program Award, Society for Research in Child Development
Alumnae Panhellenic Association Scholarship, University of Toronto, CAD $1000
Innis College Anniversary Scholarship, University of Toronto, CAD $500
Innis College Alumni Book Award, University of Toronto

 

Research Positions

2003-04 Rotman Research Institute
Advisor: Tiffany Chow
Serotonergic Function in Dementia using PET

2003 University of Toronto
Advisor: Morris Moscovitch
Older Adults Remember and Know Responses

2002-03 Child Study Center, University of Toronto
Advisor: Philip D. Zelazo
Executive Function in Preschoolers

 


Teaching

Guest Lecturer
2009 Vertical Integration Program, Duke University
2008 Biological Bases of Behavior, Elon University
2007 Research Methods in Psychology, Duke University
2006 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology, Duke University
2006 Human Memory, Duke University
 
Teaching Fellow
2007 Research Methods in Psychology, Duke University
2007 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology, Duke University
2006 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology, Duke University
2006 Human Memory, Duke University
2006 Psychology and Creativity, Duke University

Advising

Senior Thesis Committee Advisor

2009 Mary Tucker, Duke University

2008 Rima Sestokas, Duke University
2007 Andrea Houghtling, Duke University

Service

2007 Cognitive/Neuroscience Lunchbox Graduate Student Coordinator
2007 Psychology & Neuroscience Recruitment Graduate Student Coordinator

2005-08 Campus Representative for Association for Psychological Science

2006-07 Coordinator of Autobiographical Memory Journal Club

2006-08 Departmental Representative for Graduate & Professional Student Council


Ad-Hoc Reviewing

Applied Cognitive Psychology, Cerebral Cortex, Developmental Neuropsychology, Hippocampus, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Journal of Neuroscience, Neuropsychologia


Professional Society Membership

Association for Psychological Science, Cognitive Neuroscience Society Society for Neuroscience, Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition