Undergraduate: B.A., Psychology (Summa Cum Laude, University Honors), Loyola University Graduate: M.S., Experimental Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette In Progress: Ph.D. Brain and Behavior Sciences, Psychology Department, University of Georgia: Athens, GA Current research interests: My primary interest is the neural and genetic basis of psychosis. I am specifically interested in genes related to prefrontal function and their effect on neuroimaging measures in healthy and psychosis populations. Currently, I am evaluating the effects of genes governing g-protein and non g-protein mediated pathways on prefrontal cortex structure, function, and connectivity as measured by fMRI in healthy individuals and individuals with schizophrenia. View my CV Rodrigue, A., Austin, B., Chi, L., Pierce, J., Krafft, C., Li, Q., Dyckman, K., and McDowell, J. (in prep). Brain activation differences in schizophrenia during context dependent processing of saccade tasks. Rodrigue, A., Austin, B., Clementz, B., and McDowell, J. (in prep). Practice induced changes in prefrontal cortex connectivity in schizophrenia. Pierce, J., Krafft, C., Rodrigue, A., Bobilev, A., Lauderdale, J., & McDowell, J. (2014). Intrinsic functional connectivity networks in individuals with aniridia. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8:1013. Schaeffer, D., Krafft, C., Schwarz, N., Chi, L., Rodrigue, A., Pierce, J., Allison, J., Yanasak, N., Liu, T., Davis, C., & McDowell, J. (2014). An 8-month exercise intervention alters uncinate fasciculus white matter anisotropy in overweight children. Psychophysiology, 51(8), 728-733. Krafft, C., Schwarz, N., Chi, L., Li, Q., Schaeffer, D., Rodrigue, A., Pierce, J., Dykman, K., & McDowell, J. (2012). The location and function of parietal cortex supporting of reflexive and volitional saccades, a meta-analysis of over a decade of functional MRI data. In Parietal Cortex: Anatomy, Functions and Disorders. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers. Rodrigue, A. & Perkins, D. (2012). Divergent thinking abilities across the schizophrenic spectrum. Creativity Research Journal, 24(2-3), 163-168 Honors 2015- UGA Franklin College-University of Liverpool Doctoral Student Short-Term International Research Fellowship 2014- UGA Psychology Department Marsh Mentoring Award 2013- Ford Fellowship Honorable Mention 2013- Bursary to attend Wellcome Trust workshop on Genetic Analysis of Multifactorial Disease 2012,2013- Franklin Foundation Neuroimaging Training Program Travel Award 2012- Bursary to attend Cold Spring Harbor Workshop on Schizophrenia 2011-2013- UGA Graduate Recruitment Opportunity Fellowship
