Curriculum Vitae Laura M. Jelsone-Swain
Assistant Professor Department of Psychology University of South Carolina Aiken
laurasw@usca.edu EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1999 - 2003 University of South Carolina, Columbia
B.S. in psychology, with cognate in neuroscience • magna cum laude (3.75 for USC, 4.0 for major) 2003 - 2005 University of South Carolina, Columbia
M.A. in experimental psychology, concentrated in cognitive neuroscience
• Thesis: The effect of stimulus duration and motor response in visual neglect.
• Dr. Gordon C. Baylis, D.Phil., Department of Psychology 2005 - 2008 University of South Carolina, Columbia
Ph.D. in experimental psychology, concentrated in developmental cognitive neuroscience
• Dissertation: Temporal information processing in adolescents compared to adults: an fMRI study.
• Dr. Gordon C. Baylis, D.Phil., Department of Psychology 2009 - 2013 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, concentrated in cognitive neuroscience • Cortical and cognitive changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. • Dr. Robert C. Welsh, Ph.D., Departments of Radiology &
Psychiatry ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2008 - 2009 College of Charleston, South Carolina
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology 2013 - University of South Carolina Aiken
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology RESEARCH POSITIONS
2005 Wayne State University, Detroit Research Assistant
• Facial affect processing in patients with social phobia.
2006 - 2007 University of South Carolina, Columbia Research Assistant
• Cortical plasticity and language function after hemispherectomy. • Dr. Stella DeBode, Ph.D., Communication Sciences Department GRANT SUPPORT
2011 - 2013 MICHR Postdoctoral Translational Scholars Program; PI
Mirror neuron functioning and theory of mind in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
$100,000
2011 - 2013 fMRI Pilot Grant; PI
Protocol development and pilot funding; Mirror neuron functioning and theory of mind in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
$12,960
2014 Research Initiative for Summer Engagement; PI
Affective processing impairment and the positivity effect in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
$5,000
2014 Advanced Support Program for Infrastructure in Research
Excellence - III: PI The advancement of neuroscience research involving interdisciplinary collaborations to investigate cognition and brain function using electroencephalogram (EEG) at University of South Carolina Aiken $99,956
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Cognitive and social-cognitive functioning associated with cortical motor network systems during brain sensitive states, such as during development or when
damaged.
• Motor system processing influences in attention, perception, and language. HONORS AND AWARDS
1999 Recipient of in-state tuition academic scholarship, University of South Carolina 1999 Recipient of half-tuition academic scholarship, University of South Carolina 2000 - 2002 Dean’s Honor List for two semesters (3.5+ semester GPA)
2000 - 2003 President’s Honor List for five semesters (4.0 semester GPA)
2005 Nominee for the Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award 2007 Invited panel speaker for the Graduate Student Teaching Workshop 2007 Nominee for the Outstanding Graduate Teacher of the Year Award 2012 Invited panel speaker for UROP mentor program
HONORARY SOCIETIES
1999 - National Society for Collegiate Scholars 1999 - All American Scholars Society
2000 - Golden Key International Honor Society 2001 - Psi Chi Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2002 – 2006 Cognitive Neuroscience Society
2003 – 2008 Psychology Graduate Student Association 2007 – 2008 Society for Neuroscience
2009 - 2013 Organization for Human Brain Mapping 2010 - 2014 Society for Neuroimaging in ALS 2015 Southeastern Psychological Association PEER-REVIEW SERVICE
2011 Grant Reviewer, Practice Oriented Research Training Program, University of Michigan
2012 Abstract Reviewer, Annual Meeting, Organization for Human Brain Mapping
2013 Manuscript Reviewer, PLoS One
2013 Grant Reviewer, Center for Research Excellence Connections Project, University of South Carolina Aiken
COMMITTEE SERVICE
2001 – 2003 Community Service Chair Golden Key International Honor Society 2006 – 2007 Student Representative Psychology Department Faculty Board 2006 – 2007 Student Representative Psychology Executive Committee
2006 – 2007 President Psychology Graduate Student Association 2006 – 2008 Director St. Thomas Moore Vacation Bible School 2007 – 2008 Student Representative Experimental Psychology Committee
2007 Director Columbia Sail Club Adult Sailing Clinic
2006 – 2009 Director Columbia Sail Club Youth Program 2009 - 2013 President South Carolina Alumni Association of MI 2011 - Alumnus Representative Gamecock Alumni Recruitment Network FACULTY COMMITTEE SERVICE
2013 - Faculty Member C-NERVE (neuroscience community) 2014 - Faculty Advisor Cognitive Neuroscience Club
2014 - Non-Department Member Nursing School Search Committee 2014 - Committee Member Honors, Awards, and Scholarship
PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS
(Names in bold indicate student collaborators under my mentorship.)
Baylis, G.C., Simon-Dack, S.L, Green, K., Jelsone, L, Rorden, C. (2004). The effect of ipsilateral cues on line-bisection errors: The importance of predictive value. Neuropsychologia, 42, 175-182.
Fitzgerald, F.A., Angstadt, M., Jelsone, L.M., Nathan, P.J., Phan, K.L. (2006). Beyond threat: Amygdala reactivity across multiple expressions of facial affect.
Neuroimage, 30, 1441-1448.
Rorden, C., Jelsone, L., Simon-Dack, S., Baylis, L.L., Baylis, G.C. (2009). Visual
extinction: the effect of temporal and spatial bias. Neuropsychologia, 47, 321-329. Jelsone-Swain, L.M., Fling, B.W., Seidler, R.D., Hovatter, R., Gruis, K., Welsh, R.C.
(2010). Reduced interhemispheric connectivity in the motor cortex during rest in limb-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 4:158.
Turner, M.R., Grosskreutz, J., Kassubeck, J., Abrahams, S., Agosta, F., Benetar, M., ... Mohammadi, B. (2011). Towards a neuroimaging biomarker in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Lancet Neurology, 10, 400-403.
Jelsone-Swain, L.M., Smith, D.V., Baylis, G.C. (2012). The effect of stimulus duration and motor response in hemispatial neglect during a visual search task. PLoS One, 7, e37369.
Chapman, M.C., Jelsone-Swain, L., Fling, B.W., Johnson, T.D., Gruis, K., Welsh, R.C. (2012). Corpus callosum area in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 13, 589-591.
Jelsone-Swain, L., Persad, C., Votruba, K.L., Weisenbach, S.L., Johnson, T.D., Gruis, K.L., Welsh, R.C. (2012). The relationship between depressive and physical symptoms with cognition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Frontiers in Psychology (Special topics: Psychological Issues in ALS), 3:542.
Welsh, R.C., Jelsone-Swain, L.M, Foerster, B.R. (2013). The utility of independent component analysis and machine learning in the identification of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diseased brain. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7:251.
Chapman, M., Jelsone-Swain, L., Johnson, T. Gruis, K., Welsh, R.C. (2014). Diffusion tensor MRI of the corpus callosum in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 39(3): 641-7.
Jelsone-Swain, L., Persad, C., Burkard, D., Welsh, R.C. (accepted with minor revisions). Action processing and mirror neuron function in patients with amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis; An fMRI Study. PLoS One. INVITED TALKS
Jelsone, L. (2002). The effects of simultaneous stimuli presentation in visual extinction. Talk presented at the annual Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, University of South Carolina.
Jelsone. L. (2005). Temporally and spatially biased stimuli presentation during a visual search task in hemispatial visual neglect. One of only three graduate students chosen to represent the Psychology Department at the Graduate Student Day Research Competition, University of South Carolina.
Jelsone. L. (2006). Unconscious processing during verbal and motor responses in hemispatial visual neglect. One of only three graduate students chosen to represent the Psychology Department at the Graduate Student Day Research Competition, University of South Carolina.
Jelsone. L. (2007). The effect of methylphenidate on temporal information processing in adolescents with ADHD. One of only three graduate students chosen to represent the Psychology Department at the Graduate Student Day Research Competition, University of South Carolina.
Jelsone. L. (2008). Temporal information processing development in post-pubescent adolescents. One of only three graduate students chosen to represent the Psychology Department at the Graduate Student Day Research Competition, University of South Carolina.
Jelsone-Swain, L. (2010). Prospective reduced sensorimotor network functional
connectivity in ALS early in disease stage. Talk presented at The Neuro-Bureau, Berlin, Germany.
Jelsone-Swain, L. (2010). Sensorimotor network changes in ALS during rest. Talk presented at the annual fMRI symposium at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Jelsone-Swain, L. (2012). Motor mirror neuron involvement during action understanding and emotion processing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; A preliminary study. Talk presented at the annual fMRI symposium at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Jelsone-Swain, L. (2012). Mirror neuron function in patients with ALS. Talk presented at the annual Neuroimaging in ALS meeting at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
RESEARCH CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
(Names in bold indicate student collaborators under my mentorship.)
Jelsone, L., Simon-Dack, S.L., Rorden, C., & Baylis, G.C. (2003). The effect of spatial and temporal bias on visual extinction. Poster session presented at the annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference, NY, NY.
Phan, K.L., Fitzgerald, D.A., Cortese, B.M., Seraji-Borzorgzad, N., Jelsone, L.M., Tancer, M.E., & Moore, G.J. (2004). Response to emotionally salient faces and glutamate concentrations in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex in social phobia: Preliminary combined spectroscopic and functional magnetic resonance imaging studies at 4 tesla. Poster session presented at the annual American College of Neuropsychopharmocology conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Jelsone, L., Kraft, M., Pappas, S., Squiglia, L., Rorden, C., & Baylis, G. (2004). The effect of spatial and temporal bias on visual extinction: A follow-up report. Poster session presented at the Frontiers in Neuroscience conference, Charleston, SC. Jelsone, L., Morella, K., Bovender, W., Baylis, L., & Baylis, G.C. (2004).
Simultanagnosia and lateral bias in unilateral parietal damaged patients with and without extinction. Poster session presented at the annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference, San Francisco, CA.
Jelsone, L.,Vijayakumar, D., Bovender, W., Thompson, A., & Baylis, G. (2005). Visual neglect and the level of “unawareness” in both motoric and verbal responding. Poster session presented at the annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference, NY, NY.
Phan, K.L., Fitzgerald, D.A., Cortese, B.M., Seraji-Borzorgzad, N., Jelsone, L.M., Tancer, M.E., & Moore, G.J. (2005). Glutamate and emotion in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex in social phobia: Preliminary combined spectroscopic and functional magnetic resonance imaging studies at 4 tesla. Poster session presented at the annual Anxiety Disorders Association conference, Seattle, WA. Jelsone, L., Sullivan, K., Laird, C., Ali, A., Smith, D., Rodriguez, D., & Baylis, G.C.
(2006). Does “no” always mean “yes”? A study of visual neglect in motoric and verbal responding. Poster session presented at the annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference, San Francisco, CA.
Jelsone, L., Wyatt, J., Goetz, M., Bonilha, L., & Baylis, G. (2007). The effects of methylphenidate in ADHD teens during temporal information processing. Poster session presented at the annual Society for Neuroscience conference, San Diego, CA.
Davis, B., Fritz, S., Jelsone, L., Mathern, G.M., & deBode, S. (2007). Expansion of cortical motor representations following therapy in individuals post
hemispherectomy. Poster session presented at the annual Organization for Human Brain Mapping conference, Chicago, IL.
Jelsone-Swain L., Gruis K., Hovatter, R., Seidler R., Fling B., & Welsh R.C. (2010). Reduced motor network connectivity and cortical thickness during rest in ALS. Poster session presented at the International Symposium on ALS/MND, Orlando, FL.
Jelsone-Swain L., Fling B.W., Seidler R.D., Hovatter R., Gruis K., & Welsh R.C. (2010). Longitudinal sensorimotor network changes in early disease stage ALS. Poster session presented at the Resting State bi-annual meeting, Milwaukee, WI. Jelsone- Swain L., Fling B.W., Seidler R.D., Hovatter R., Gruis K., & Welsh R.C.
(2010). Interhemispheric motor cortex connectivity in ALS: a longitudinal resting state fMRI study. Poster session presented at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping annual meeting, Barcelona, Spain.
Jelsone-Swain L., Fling B.W., Seidler R.D., Hovatter R., Gruis K., & Welsh R.C. (2010). Interhemispheric motor cortex connectivity changes in patients
with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Poster session presented at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping annual meeting, Barcelona, Spain.
Jelsone-Swain, L., Davis, B., Bonhilla, L., & Baylis, G.C. (2010). Developmental differences between adolescents and adults during temporal information processing. Poster session presented at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping annual meeting, Barcelona, Spain.
Jelsone-Swain, L., Persad, C., Modi, P., Hammers, D., & Welsh, R.C. (2011). Language network changes during rest and covert verb-generation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Poster session presented at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping annual meeting, Quebec, Canada.
Welsh, R.C., Jelsone-Swain, L., Schoepf, V., & Peltier, S.J. (2011). Assessing (fMRI) brain computer interface stability in ALS with support vector machine. Poster session presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine annual meeting, Montreal, Canada.
Peltier, S., Wiggins, J., Swain, L., Monk, C., Seidler, R., & Welsh, R.C. (2012). Support vector classification and prediction of resting-state functional connectivity over the lifespan. Poster session presented at the 3rd biennial conference on Resting State Connectivity, Magdeburg, Germany.
Chapman, M.C., Jelsone-Swain, L., & Welsh, R.C. (2012). White matter degeneration in ALS: A multimodal study of interhemispheric connectivity. ePoster session
presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine annual meeting, Melbourne, Australia.
Jelsone-Swain, L., Burkard, D., Welsh, R.C. (2013). Mirror neuron function and action understanding in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an fMRI study. Poster session presented at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping annual meeting, Seattle, WA, USA.
Welsh, R.C., Jelsone-Swain, L., Burkard, D., Foerster, B. (2014). Longitudinal change of diffusion tensor in ALS correlated with clinical measure ALSFRS-R. Poster session presented at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping annual meeting, Hamburg, Germany.
Jelsone-Swain, L., Rzepecki, A., Saad, M., Burkard, D., Mikels, J., Reuter-Lorenz, P., Langenecker. ,S., Welsh. R.C. (2015). Emotional and Socio-cognitive Functioning in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
STUDENT-MENTORED RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATIONS (Names in bold indicate student collaborators under my mentorship.)
Smith, D., Laird, C., Sullivan, K., Ali, A., & Jelsone, L. (2006). Unconscious
processing in patients with visual neglect. Poster session presented at the Annual Student Discovery Day, University of South Carolina, SC.
Griffis, J., Martin, L., Paul, R., & Jelsone, L. (2008). The effects of methylphenidate on temporal information processing in adolescents with inattentive-type ADHD compared to those with combined-type ADHD. Poster session presented at the annual Student Discovery Day, University of South Carolina, SC.
Brock, M., Frohlich, S., & Jelsone, L. (2009). Temporal information processing and pre-reading ability in young children. Poster session presented at the annual Scientific Research Day, College of Charleston, SC.
Modi, P., McNair, D., Jelsone-Swain, L., & Welsh, R.C. (2010). Covert verb generation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Poster session presented at the annual
Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Michigan.
Burkard, D., Jelsone-Swain, L., & Welsh, R.C. (2011). Consistent fractional anisotropy in area III of the corpus callosum in ALS over time. Poster session presented at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Michigan. Choucair, I., Welsh, R.C., & Jelsone-Swain, L. (2011). Mirror neuron processing and
cognitive function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Poster session presented at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Michigan.
at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Michigan. Eberhardt, C., Welsh, R.C., & Jelsone-Swain, L. (2012). Emotion and cognitive
impairment in ALS. Poster session presented at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Michigan.
Frank. K., Jelsone-Swain, L., Burkard, D., Welsh, R.C. (2013). Theory of mind function impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Poster session presented at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Michigan.
Burkard, D., Welsh, R.C., Jelsone-Swain, L. (2013). Longitudinal diffusivity changes in the posterior limb of the internal capsule in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Poster session presented at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Michigan. *Recipient of First Place Student Day Research Award
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING
2004 Course: Collegiate-level teaching methods, University of South Carolina.
2008 Workshop: Engaging student interaction and discussion, College of Charleston.
2010 Course: Postdoctoral short-course on college teaching in Science and Engineering, University of Michigan. *Competitive enrolment. 2010 Seminar: Rethinking the science lecture: Using inquiry to improve
student learning, University of Michigan.
2012 Workshop: (Dis)Ability in the classroom – creating more inclusive learning environments, University of Michigan.
2012 Workshop: Strategies for handling sticky situations with students, University of Michigan.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2004 Research Methods Laboratory in Psychology; 1 course 2006 – 2007 Physiological Psychology; 2 courses
2005 – 2014 Sensation and Perception; 11 courses
2008 Introduction to Psychological Science; 2 courses 2008 – 2009 Health Psychology; 2 courses
2008 – 2009 Developmental Psychology; 3 courses 2008 – 2014 Introduction to Psychology; 8 courses 2009 Psychology of Stress; 1 course
2010 – 2011 Journal Reading (for undergraduate research assistants); 2 courses 2010 – 2012 Research Methods and Ethics; Guest Lecturer
2013 - 2014 Sensation and Perception Laboratory; 2 courses 2014 Cognitive Neuroscience and Laboratory; 1 course
MENTORSHIP
• Current thesis chair for four Master’s degree graduate students.
• Recruited and mentored total of 22 undergraduate and 5 graduate students for independent research at four different institutions.
• Secured departmental funds to send 7 undergraduate students to major conferences to present research as second through fourth authors.
• Promoted research excellence by requiring all mentored undergraduates to enlist in research competitions while under my mentorship.
• Mentor of 1st place Research Day winner
• Mentor of Magellan Scholarship Award recipient
REFERENCES 1. Robert C. Welsh, Ph.D.
Departments of Radiology and Psychiatry
3208B Medical Science Building 1 5667 1336 Catherine Street University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 734-647-6781 rcwelsh@med.umich.edu 2. Carol Persad, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy Department of Psychiatry Neuropsychology Clinic 2101 Commonwealth Boulevard, Suite C University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 734-615-8112 cpersad@umich.edu 3. Sandra Gregerman
Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
1190 Undergraduate Science Building University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 734-615-9961
sgreger@umich.edu 4. Gordon Baylis, D.Phil.
Vice President for Research Administrative Council Western Kentucky University 1906 College Heights Blvd. Bowling Green, KY 42101 (270) 745-6733
Gordon.baylis@wku.edu 5. Tom Ross, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Psychology 57 Coming Street
Charleston, S.C. 29424 College of Charleston 843-953-3339
