New York University
PhD in Experimental Psychology, 2011
Master of Arts in Psychology, 2009

Stanford University
Bachelor of Science in Symbolic Systems (concentration in Neural Systems), 1999

Research:
My research explores the mechanisms underlying individual differences in emotional learning and regulation using psychophysiology, neuroimaging, and behavioral genetics.

Peer-reviewed publications:

Hartley CA and Phelps EA. (in press). Extinction Learning. In N.M. Seel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Berlin: Springer.

Hartley CA, Fischl B, and Phelps EA. (2011). Brain structure correlates of individual differences in the acquisition and inhibition of conditioned fear.

Hartley CA and Phelps EA. (2010). Changing Fear: The Neurocircuitry of Emotion Regulation. Neuropsychopharmacology, 35(1):136-46.

Sobel N, Khan RM, Hartley CA, Sullivan EV, and Gabrieli JD. (2000). Sniffing longer rather than stronger to maintain olfactory detection threshold, Chemical Senses, 25:1-8.

Sobel N, Prabhakaran V, Hartley CA, Desmond JE, Glover GH, Sullivan EV, and Gabrieli JD. (1999). Blind smell: brain activation induced by an undetected air-borne chemical, Brain, 122:209-17.

Sobel N, Prabhakaran V, Hartley CA, Desmond JE, Zhao Z, Glover GH, Gabrieli JD, and Sullivan EV. (1998). Odorant-induced and sniff-induced activation in the cerebellum of the human. Journal of Neuroscience, 18(21):8990-9001.

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Conference Presentations:

Hartley CA, Phelps EA, Casey BJ,  Glatt CE. (April 2011).  A serotonin transporter polyadenylation polymorphism selectively modulates extinction retention in humans. Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion. Madison, WI. Poster Presentation.

Hartley CA, Phelps EA, Casey BJ,  Glatt CE. (April 2011). Genetic modulation of extinction retention, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in humans. Annual Meeting of Cognitive Neuroscience Society. San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.

Hartley CA, Gorun A, Reddan M, Phelps EA. (January 2011). Stressor Controllability Modulates Fear Expression in Humans. Determinants of Executive Function & Dysfunction Conference, Boulder, CO. Poster presentation.

Hartley CA, Phelps EA, Casey BJ,  Glatt CE. (November 2010). Serotonin Transporter Genotype Modulates Extinction Retention in Humans. Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Invited talk.

Hartley CA, Gorun A, Reddan M, Phelps EA. (October 2010). The Influence of Stressor Controllability on Conditioned Fear Expression in Humans. Baltimore, MD. Poster presentation.

Hartley CA, Phelps EA, Casey BJ,  Glatt CE. (October 2010). Serotonin Transporter Genotype Predicts Individual Differences in Extinction Retention. Social Affective Neuroscience Conference, Chicago, IL. Poster presentation.

Hartley CA, Phelps EA, Casey BJ,  Glatt CE. (September 2010). Contributions of the Serotonin Transporter Gene to Individual Differences in Extinction Retention. Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Portland, OR. Poster Presentation.

Hartley CA, Salman R, Richman A, Casey BJ, Glatt C, Phelps EA.  (October 2009). Genetic Contributions to Individual Differences in Extinction Retention.  Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. Poster presentation.

Hartley CA, Salman R, Richman A, Casey BJ, Glatt C, Phelps EA.  (October 2009). Genetic contributions to extinction retention in humans. Social Affective Neuroscience Conference, New York, NY. Poster presentation.

Hartley CA, Salman R, Phelps EA.  (June 2009). Genetic Contributions to the Retention of Fear Extinction in Humans. Third Annual Tufts University Conference on Emerging Trends in Behavioral, Affective, Social, and Cognitive (BASC) Neurosciences. Medford, MA. Poster presentation.

Hartley CA, Meltzer EP, Salman R, Szary JK, and Phelps EA. (July 2008). The role of agency in modulating conditioned arousal. Attention and Performance Conference. Stowe, VT. Poster presentation.

Hartley CA, Meltzer EP, Salman R, Szary JK, and Phelps EA. (June 2008) The role of agency in modulating conditioned arousal. 2nd Annual Social and Affective Neuroscience Conference. Boston, MA. Poster presentation.

Hartley CA, Szary JK, Fischl B, and Phelps EA. (April 2008) Brain structure correlates of individual differences in the acquisition and regulation of conditioned fear, Annual Meeting of Cognitive Neuroscience Society. San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.

Hartley CA, Szary JK, Fischl B, and Phelps EA. (September 2007) Brain structure correlates of sensitivity to anticipated aversive outcomes, Annual Meeting of The Society for Neuroeconomics. Hull, MA. Poster presentation.

Goertzel B, Silverman K, Hartley C, Bugaj S, Ross M. (April 2000) The Baby Webmind Project, Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour. Birmingham, England. Poster presentation.

Invited Talks:

Individual differences in the expression and control of conditioned fear. New York University, Memory in Brain Lecture Series. May 2011

Genetic and experiential factors underlying individual variation in conditioned fear expression. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program Meeting, February 2011

Genetic and experiential modulation of fear expression. New York University, McDonnell Foundation Network Meeting, November 2010

Individual differences in the expression and control of conditioned fear. Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Neurobiology, August 2010

Genetic contributions to the retention of extinction learning. University of Cambridge, McDonnell Foundation Network Meeting, April 2009

The role of choice in modulating conditioned fear responses. New York University, Department of Psychology Mini-Convention, September 2008

Honors and Awards :
Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship (CSURM) Travel Award for  Amygdala in Health & Disease Gordon Research Conference, 2011
Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion Travel Award, 2011
Determinants of Executive Function & Dysfunction Conference (“How do executive function and emotion interact?”), Travel Award, Notable Poster Award, 2011
APA Dissertation Research Award, 2010
Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2007
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship,
2007 – 2010
APA Diversity Program in Neuroscience Predoctoral Fellowship, 2007 (declined)
NYU McCracken Fellow, 2006 - 2011
National Merit Scholar, 1995 - 1999
National Achievement Scholar, 1995 - 1999 (declined)

TEACHING

Introduction to Psychology, Guest Lecturer, New York University, Fall 2010
Cognitive Neuroscience, Teaching Assistant, New York University, Fall 2008
Cognition, Teaching Assistant, New York University, Spring 2009

MENTORSHIP

Amanda Hersh, Research Assistant, 2009 – present
            - Recipient of Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Alyson Gorun, Research Assistant, 2008 – present
            - Recipient of Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship
            - 1st Place poster in Undergraduate Research Conference
Hazel Blackman, Center for Neural Science Summer Undergraduate Research Program, 2010
Marianne Reddan, Research Assistant , 2009 – 2010
            - Psychology Undergraduate Honors Program
            - Recipient of Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship
            - 1st Place poster in Undergraduate Research Conference
Ashley Richman, Research Assistant, 2009
Rabia Salman, Research Assistant , 2007 – 2009
            - Psychology Undergraduate Honors Program
            - Recipient of Hillary Citrin Award for Outstanding Departmental Honors Thesis
            - 1st Place poster in Undergraduate Research Conference
            - Recipient of Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Erica P Meltzer, Research Assistant , 2007 – 2009
            - Psychology Undergraduate Honors Program
            - Recipient of Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Betty Hua, Research Assistant, 2008
Janelle K Szary, Research Assistant, 2007 - 2008
Sergio Rizzo-Fontanesi, Center for Neural Science Summer Undergraduate Research Program, 2007

AD-HOC PEER REVIEW

Emotion, Psychological Science