Jay Fournier, PhD
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
Academic information
- Department: Psychiatry
- Division: Health Psychology
Research interests
- Functional Neuroanatomy of Depression
- Anxiety
- and Other Disorders of Negative Affect
- Links Between Dimensions of Negative Affect and Functioning in Everyday Life
- Predictors and Mechanisms of Differential Response to Treatments for Mood and Anxiety Disorders
- Development and Refinement of Individualized Treatment Strategies
About
Biography
My research program focuses on identifying patient characteristics that are associated with differential response to treatments for depression and related disorders. In addition, my work investigates the neural and behavioral mechanisms through which those characteristics either facilitate or inhibit response to relevant treatments. As such, my research bridges work in clinical interventions, mood disorders, personality and neuroscience.
The ultimate goal of my work is to develop more effective treatment strategies that can be tailored to the unique needs of individual patients.
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Psychology
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
9/1/2012 - 3/31/2013 - Fellowship - Psychology
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
9/1/2010 - 8/31/2012 - Internship - Psychology
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UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
9/1/2009 - 8/1/2010 - Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Psychology
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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
9/1/2004 - 5/1/2010
Research
Research interests
- Functional Neuroanatomy of Depression
- Anxiety
- and Other Disorders of Negative Affect
- Links Between Dimensions of Negative Affect and Functioning in Everyday Life
- Predictors and Mechanisms of Differential Response to Treatments for Mood and Anxiety Disorders
- Development and Refinement of Individualized Treatment Strategies
Awards and Honors
- Fulbright Fellowship: University of Turku, Turku, Finland - 2002
- Ken Howard Memorial Travel Award, Society for Psychotherapy Research - 2006
- Ken Howard Memorial Travel Award, Society for Psychotherapy Research - 2007
- Dean’s Scholar, University of Pennsylvania - 2008
- Award for Exemplary Service, Western Psychiatric Hospital, Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program - 2015
- Travel Fellowship Award, Society of Biological Psychiatry - 2017
- Travel Award, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 2017
Professional Activities
- Member, Society of Biological Psychiatry
- Member, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Member, Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology
- Member, Society of Clinical Psychology, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association
- Member, Anxiety and Depression Association of America