Alexander J. Shackman, Ph.D.
Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience
Waisman Laboratory for
Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior
Telephone:
1-608-358-5025
FAX: 1-608-265-2875
Email: shackman@wisc.edu
http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/~shackman
Professional
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2010 – |
Postdoctoral
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Supervisor: Bradley
R. Postle, Ph.D.
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2008 – 2009 |
Postdoctoral
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Supervisor:
Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D. |
Education
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2008 |
Ph.D. |
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Biological
Psychology (Neuroscience Minor) |
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University of
Wisconsin-Madison |
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Major Professor:
Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D. |
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Dissertation
Committee: John J. Curtin, Joseph P. Newman, Jack B. Nitschke,
Bradley R. Postle |
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1997 |
Bachelor of
Arts, cum laude |
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Psychology (Honors) |
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University of
Wisconsin-Madison |
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Manuscripts Under
Review
Nusslock, R., Shackman, A. J., Coan, J. A., Harmon-Jones, E.,
Alloy, L. B. & Abramson, L. Y. Relations between cognitive and neurophysiological vulnerability to depression. [Depression]
Shackman, J. E, Shackman, A. J., Jenness, J.
Shackman*,
A. J., McMenamin*,
B. W., Maxwell, J. S., Greischar, L. L. &
Davidson, R. J. Identifying robust and sensitive electroencephalogram (EEG)
frequency bands. * joint first authorship [Methods]
Shackman,
A. J., Nusslock,
R., McMenamin, B. W., Greischar,
L. L., Davidson, R. J. & Kovacs, M. The functional
significance of tonic prefrontal activity in major depression. [Depression]
Peer Reviewed
Empirical Publications
Heller, A. S., Johnstone, T., Shackman, A. J.,
Light, S., Peterson, M. J., Kolden, G. G., Kalin, N. H. & Davidson, R. J. (in press) Reduced capacity to sustain positive emotion in major
depression reflects diminished maintenance of fronto-striatal
brain activation. Proceedings
of the National
McMenamin*, B.
W., Shackman*, A. J., Maxwell, J. S., Bachhuber, D. R. W., Koppenhaver,
A. M., Greischar, L.L. & Davidson, R. J. (in press) Validation of ICA-based myogenic artifact correction for
scalp and source-localized EEG. Neuroimage. * joint first authorship [Methods]
Shackman, A. J., McMenamin,
B. W., Maxwell, J. S., Greischar, L. L. &
Davidson, R. J. (in press). Right dorsolateral
prefrontal cortical activity and behavioral
inhibition. Psychological
Science. [Cognition x Emotion]
Shackman, J. E.,
Shackman, A. J. & Pollak,
S. D. (2007). Physical abuse amplifies attention to threat and increases
anxiety in children. Emotion, 7, 838-852. [Cognition
x Emotion]
Peterson, C. K., Shackman, A. J.
& Harmon-Jones, E. (2007). The role of asymmetrical frontal cortical
activity in aggression. Psychophysiology, 45, 56-92. [Cognition
x Emotion]
Shackman, A. J., Sarinopoulos,
I, Maxwell, J. S., Pizzagalli, D. A., Lavric, A., & Davidson, R. J. (2006). Anxiety
selectively disrupts visuospatial working memory. Emotion,
6, 40-61. [Cognition x Emotion]
Peer Reviewed
Commentaries and Reviews
Davidson, R. J. Maxwell, J. S. & Shackman, A. J. (2004). The privileged status of emotion in the
brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 101,
11915-11916. [Cognition x Emotion]
Davidson, R. J., Shackman, A. J.
& Maxwell, J. S. (2004). Asymmetries in face and brain related to
emotion. Trends in the Cognitive Sciences, 8, 389-391. [Cognition
x Emotion]
Edited Book
Chapters
Conference
Presentations
Fox, A.S.,
Salomons, T.V., Shackman, A.J., Winter, J., Nacewicz, B., &
Davidson, R.J. (2008). Dorsal ACC is involved in affective processing:
Examining the functional subdivisions of anterior cingulate
cortex using quantitative meta-analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting
of the Society for Neuroscience,
Nusslock, R., Shackman, A.J., McMenamin, B.W., Greischar, L.L., Kovacs, M. & Davidson, R.J. (2008).
Anxiety moderates relations between frontal EEG alpha asymmetry and depression.
Psychophysiology, 45, S77.
Shackman,
A.J., Maxwell, J.S., McMenamin, B.W., Fox, A.S., Greischar,
L.L. & Davidson, R.J. (2008). Parietal cortex mediates the selective
disruption of spatial working memory by threat-induced anxiety. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society,
Nusslock, R., Shackman, A.J., Greischar, L.L, McMenamin, B.W., Kovacs, M. & Davidson, R.J. (2007).
Frontal EEG alpha asymmetry in depression: The role of clinical state and
emotion regulation. Psychophysiology, 44,
S7.
Maxwell, J.S., Slagter, H.A., Shackman, A.J.
& Davidson, R.J. (2007). Cognitive and emotional influences in dorsal anterior
cingulate cortex. Poster presented at the Annual
Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting,
Slagter, H.A., Beets, I.A.M. , Johnstone,
T., Shackman, A.J., Van Reekum,
C.M. & Davidson R.J. (2007). Threat-evoked anxiety modulates attentional resource distribution. Poster presented at the
Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting,
Maxwell, J.S., Shackman, A.J., McMenamin,
B.W., Greischar, L.L., Nacewicz,
B.M. & Davidson, R.J. (2007). Detecting high-stakes deception. Poster
presented at the Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Colloquium,
Norris, C. J., van
Reekum, C. M., Greischar,
L. L., Lapate, R. C., Shackman, A. J., McMenamin, B. W., &
Davidson, R. J. (2007, January). Activation of the ventromedial
prefrontal cortex predicts psychological well-being and emotion regulation: A
source localization study. Poster presented at the 2nd annual preconference on Emotion preceding the 8th annual meeting
of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
Norris, C. J., van
Reekum, C. M., Greischar,
L. L., Lapate, R. C., Shackman, A. J., McMenamin, B. W., Beguhn, G. M., Rawlings, N. B., & Davidson, R. J.
(2006). Ventromedial prefrontal activation at
baseline and in response to affective pictures predicts positive affective
style: A source localization study. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Meeting
of the Society for Psychophysiological Research,
Nusslock, R., Coan, J.A.,
Shackman, A.J., Abramson, L.Y., Harmon-Jones,
E., Alloy, L.B., & Hogan, M.E. (2006). Frontal EEG asymmetry predicts cognitive
vulnerability to depression. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Society for Research in Psychopathology,
Nusslock, R., Coan, J.A.,
Shackman, A.J., Abramson, L.Y., Harmon-Jones,
E., Alloy, L.B., & Hogan, M.E.
(2006). Frontal EEG Asymmetry predicts cognitive vulnerability to
depression. Psychophysiology, 43, S72
Maxwell, J. S., Shackman, A. J., McMenamin,
B. W., Greischar, L. L. & Davidson, R. J. (2005).
Threat-induced anxiety alters the visual processing of non-emotional targets. Psychophysiology, 42, S86.
Shackman,
A. J., Maxwell, J. S.
& Davidson, R. J. (2005). Measuring the impact of threat-evoked anxiety on
working memory and prefrontal cortex. Poster No. E116. Abstract
Viewer/Itinerary Planner.
Maxwell, J. S., Shackman, A. J., McMenamin,
B.W. & Davidson, R. J. (2005). Threat evoked anxiety biases the
visual-cognitive processing of non-emotional information. Program No. B123.
Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner.
Maxwell, J. S., Shackman, A. J. & Davidson, R. J. (2004).
Threat evoked anxiety biases the early visual processing of non-emotional
stimuli. Program No. 547.11. Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner.
Shackman,
A. J., Maxwell, J. S.
& Davidson, R. J. (2004). Prefrontal EEG asymmetry, corrugator
EMG and self-report measures of threat-evoked anxiety. Psychophysiology, 41, S59.
Shackman,
A. J., Maxwell, J. S.
& Davidson, R. J. (2004). Predicting individual differences in
threat-evoked anxiety using resting prefrontal EEG asymmetry and self-report
measures of affective style. Psychophysiology,
41, S59.
Greischar, L.L., Springborn,
K.D., Shackman, A. J. & Davidson, R. J. (2004).
Using independent component analysis to remove eye artefacts from high density
(256 channel) EEG recordings. Psychophysiology,
41, S99.
Shackman,
A. J., Maxwell, J. S.,
Skolnick, A. J., Schaefer, H. S. & Davidson, R. J. (2003). Exploiting
individual differences in the prefrontal asymmetry of approach-related affect: Hemodynamic, electroencephalographic, and psychophysiological evidence. Program No. 444.6. Abstract
Viewer/Itinerary Planner.
Pizzagalli, D., Schaefer, H. S., Hendrick,
A. M., Horras, K. A., Shackman, A. J., Anderle, M. J., Pederson, A. J.
C., Lavric, A., Sarinopoulos,
I., Zhang, R. and Davidson, R.J. (2001). Amygdalar
activation during acquisition of aversive conditioning is modulated by stimulus
contingencies: An event-related fMRI study. Psychophysiology, 38, S77.
Larson,
C.L., Irwin, W., Nitschke, J.B.,
Shackman, A. J., Slagter, H. A., Lavric,
A., Irwin, W., Sarinopoulos,
Lavric, A., Shackman, A. J., Sarinopoulos, I., Pederson, A.
J. C. & Davidson, R. J. (2000). Effects of threat-of-shock on verbal and
spatial working memory. Psychophysiology,
37, S62.
Shackman,
A. J. & Davidson, R.
J. (1999). Characterizing the inhibition of anxiety: An emotion-modulated
startle study. Psychophysiology, 36,
S105.
Sutton, S. K., Shackman, A. J. & Davidson, R. J. (1998).
Monetary incentive and working memory load modulate anterior brain activity. Psychophysiology, 35, S81.
Grants
Detection of deception in high stakes lying: Affective
and cognitive neuroscience approaches. NSA/
Fellowships
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2004 |
Predoctoral Fellowship |
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National
Institute of Mental Health |
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Training Program
in Emotion Research |
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University of
Wisconsin-Madison |
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2001 |
National Science
Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship |
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1997 |
Hilldale Fellowship |
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Senior Thesis
Research |
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1995 |
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Teaching
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2006 |
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Teaching
Assistantships
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2003 |
Experimental
Psychology |
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University of
Wisconsin-Madison |
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Instructor: John
J. Curtin, Ph.D. |
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2002 |
Experimental
Psychology |
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University of
Wisconsin-Madison |
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Instructor: Tina
Winston, Ph.D. |
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2001 |
Advanced
Parametric Statistics for Psychology Majors |
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University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Instructor:
Jackie Braun, Ph.D. |
Undergraduate
Research Supervision
Senior theses: J.
Nichols, 2004; K. Petersen, 2004; S. Blume, 2006; B. Kosobucki, 2006; A. Eggleston, 2006; E. Eggleston, 2006; B.
Kelly, 2007; J. Winter, 2007
Funded (*) and unfunded Hilldale
Undergraduate Thesis Research Fellowship applications: J. Nichols, 2003*; M. Long, 2004*; K. Springborn, 2004;
Pfizer Undergraduate Research Fellowship application: M. Long, 2004
Undergraduate independent research projects (Biology 152):
NASA Summer Scholar:
U. Amadi, 2005
University Undergraduate Research Scholars:
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Brain Topography
Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral
Neuroscience
Cognition and Emotion
Emotion
Human Brain Mapping
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Neuroinformatics
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Trends in Cognitive Sciences
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Professional
Affiliations
Cognitive
Neuroscience Society
Society for
Neuroscience
Society for Psychophysiological Research
Research Interests
- Affective neuroscience
- Neural substrates of anxiety, major depression, and
emotion regulation
- Interactions of anxiety and executive cognition
(e.g., working memory, attention, inhibition)
- Hemispheric asymmetries
- Psychophysiological
(facial EMG), electrophysiological (EEG, ERP, ERSP), and source modeling (LORETA) techniques and methodology,
including blind source separation (e.g.,
- Quantitative multivariate techniques and
psychometrics, including
Updated Novermber 2009.