Jony Sheynin, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Contact
Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
sheynin@tamu.edu
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Biography
I use multidisciplinary approach, which includes computational modeling, neuroimaging (fMRI) and behavioral analyses, to study altered processes that underlie psychopathologies, such as anxiety disorders and PTSD.
Education and Training
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, PhD, Biomedical Engineering, 2014
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, MS, Medical Sciences (Cum Laude), 2008
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, BSc, Biomedical Engineering, 2006
Professional Certifications
- University of Michigan, Postdoctoral training. Department of Psychiatry, 2018
Research Interests
- Computational Psychiatry
- Neuroimaging (functional MRI)
- Anxiety disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Avoidance behavior and approach-avoidance conflict
- Decision making
Teaching Interests
- Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Research Design and Statistics
Awards, Recognition and Service
- 2016: Trainee Professional Development Award (Society for Neuroscience);
- 2015: Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
Memberships
- Society of Biological Psychiatry
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America
- Society for Neuroscience
- Pavlovian Society