(updated 06/01/2020) Ryan J. Brady
Emory University Department of Psychology Neuroscience and Animal Behavior 36 Eagle Row Atlanta, GA, 30322 [email protected] Education Emory University PhD, in Psychology, 2020 Dissertation title: An assessment of cognitive control in rhesus monkeys and orangutans. Research Advisor: Dr. Robert Hampton
Emory University M.A. in Psychology, 2016 Thesis title: Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) shift working memory resources to prioritize the maintenance of relevant information. Research Advisor: Dr. Robert Hampton
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.S. Psychology, 2014 Minor Cognitive Science, 2014 Honors Thesis: On the temporal onset of irrelevant sequence learning Research Advisor: Dr. Kelly Giovanello
Current Projects
Auditory discrimination without awareness in rhesus monkeys. Laboratory of Comparative Cognition, Emory University Advisor: Dr. Rob Hampton August 2019- Present
Dynamic interplay between metacognition and cognitive control in rhesus monkeys. Laboratory of Comparative Cognition, Emory University Advisor: Dr. Rob Hampton June 2019- Present
Investigating the interaction between working memory and familiarity in orangutans and rhesus monkeys. Zoo Atlanta, GA. Laboratory of Comparative Cognition, Emory University Advisor: Dr. Rob Hampton Jan 2018- Present
Temporal resolution of source memory in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) Laboratory of Comparative Primate Cognition Advisor: Dr. Rob Hampton Jan 2018 - Present
The effect of affect induction on time estimation in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) Laboratory of Comparative Primate Cognition, Emory University Laboratory of System Neurophysiology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México Advisor: Dr. Rob Hampton Collaborator: Dr. Hugo Merchant Jan 2017- Present
Empirical Papers
Brady, R.J. & Hampton, R.R (In Prep). Dynamic interplay between metacognition and cognitive control in rhesus monkeys.
Brady, R.J., Mickelberg, J., & Hampton, R.R (In Prep) Investigating the interaction between working memory and familiarity in orangutans and rhesus monkeys.
Brady R.J, Basile B.M, Hampton R.R (2019) Hippocampal damage attenuates habituation to videos in monkeys. Hippocampus. 2019;1–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23155
Brady, R.J. & Hampton, R.R. (2018) Nonverbal Working Memory for Novel Images in Rhesus Monkeys, Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.025
Brady, R.J. & Hampton, R.R. (2018). Post-encoding control of working memory enhances processing of relevant information in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Cognition. 175:26–35. DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2018.02.012
Book Chapters & Commentaries
Hampton, R.R., Engleberg, J.W.M, & Brady, R.J. (2020) Explicit memory and cognition in monkeys. Neuropsychologia. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107326.
Invited & Conference Talks
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. Comparing working memory and familiarity in orangutans and rhesus monkeys. ( 2019, September) Invited Lecture Series, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga.
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. Double dissociation of working memory and familiarity in rhesus monkeys. (2019, April) Conference Talk, Comparative Cognition Conference, Melbourne Fl.
Brady, R.J., Basile, B., Hampton, R.R. Hippocampal removal attenuates habituation to videos. (2018, April) Conference Talk, Comparative Cognition Conference, Melbourne Fl.
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. Post-encoding control of working memory enhances processing of relevant information in rhesus monkeys. (2017, June) International talk, Summer Memory Workshop, Weggis, Switzerland.
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. Conditions for working memory rehearsal in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). (2016, November) International talk, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México
Brady, R.J., Lindquist, K, Bliss-Moreau, E. Affective Responding in Lemurs. (2013, August) Duke Lemur Center Research Symposium.
Poster Presentations and Panels Discussions
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. (2019, April). Double dissociation of working memory and familiarity in rhesus monkeys. University of Texas at Austin Learning and Memory conference , 2019 Austin, Texas
Invited speaker at South Eastern Psychological Association 2019 conference. Workshop: Building Community Connections: Enhancing Psychology Education Through the Zoo
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. (2017, April). Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) show evidence of working memory rehearsal for novel stimuli in the match to sample paradigm. Bi-National Mechanisms of Learning Forum, 2017 Queretaro, Mexico.
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. (2017, April). Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) show evidence of working memory rehearsal for novel stimuli in the match to sample paradigm. Comparative Cognition Conference, 2017 Melbourne Beach, Fl
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. (2017, March). Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) shift working memory resources to prioritize the maintenance of relevant information. South Eastern Primate Evolution and Behavior Conference, 2017 Atlanta,GA.
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. (2016, April). Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) shift working memory resources to prioritize the maintenance of relevant information. Annual Conference on Comparative Cognition 2016, Melbourne Beach, Fl.
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. (2016, April). Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) shift working memory resources to prioritize the maintenance of relevant information. Mechanisms of Learning Forum 2016, Atlanta, GA.
Brady, R.J., Hampton, R.R. (2016, March). Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) shift working memory resources to prioritize the maintenance of relevant information. Indiana University Animal Behavior Conference 2016
Brady, R.J., Foster, C., Giovanello, K. (2014, April). On the temporal onset of irrelevant sequence learning. North Carolina Cognition Conference 2014
Awards, Honors, and Research Support Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Post-doc Fellowship 2020 Deans Teaching Fellowship Emory University 2019 Back Yard Brains Travel Scholarship -University of Texas at Austin Travel Award 2019 CIFAR Winter School on the Neuroscience of Consciousness Travel Award 2018 Swiss Center for Learning, Memory, and Cognition Summer Workshop Travel Grant 2017 South Eastern Primate Evolution and Behavior Best Poster Award 2017 Binational Mechanisms of Learning Conference Travel Award 2016 Animal Behavior Conference Fellowship Award, Indiana University 2016 Independent Field Researcher Fellowship, Duke Lemur Center 2012 Duke Undergraduate Research Support, Duke University 2012 Molly-Glanders Undergraduate Research Award, Duke University 2012 Psychology Honors and Distinction Recognition, UNC Chapel Hill 2012 Department of Undergraduate Research Spotlight on Undergraduate Research Award 2012
Lab Experience Zoo Atlanta Primate Cognitive Research Program August 2017- Present Advisor: Dr. Robert Hampton Visiting Researcher
Laboratory of Comparative Primate Cognition August 2014- Present Advisor: Dr. Robert Hampton Graduate Student
Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory Research Lab September 2012 - May 2014 Advisor: Dr. Kelly Giovanello Undergraduate Independent Research Course/Senior Honors Thesis
Development and Evolution of Numerical Cognition Lab September 2012-May 2013 Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Brannon Undergraduate Independent research
Carolina Affective Science Laboratory Duke Lemur Center May 2013-August 2014 Advisor: Dr. Kristen Lindquist & Dr. Eliza Bliss-Moreau Independent Field Researcher
Teaching Experience
Full Courses:
Exploring Animal Minds: Psychology at the Zoo 2020 (Spring) Psychology 385 Emory University Deans Teaching Fellowship
Guest Lectures
Evolution of memory in animals and humans 2019 (Sep) Psychology 350 Agnes Scott College
Introduction to learning and classical conditioning 2019 (Sep) Psychology 110 Emory University
The evolution of multiple memory systems 2018 (Oct) Psychology 320 Emory University
Sleep and Emotion 2017 (Nov) Psychology 111 undergraduate class Emory University
Pain, Touch, and Hearing 2017 (Nov) Psychology 111 undergraduate class Emory University
What lemurs can teach us about the challenges of research 2017 (March) Psychology 270 undergraduate class Emory University
Immediate, Short-Term, & Long-Term Memory 2016 (June) Psychology 111 undergraduate class Emory University
Attention & Working Memory 2016 (April) Psychology 110 undergraduate class Emory University
Human & Non-Human Intelligence 2015 (Feb) Psychology 110 undergraduate class Emory University
The Evolution of Social Perception 2014 (July) Motivated Perception Lab Summer Internship Program New York University
The Social Intelligence Hypothesis 2014 (April) Psychology 101 undergraduate class UNC Chapel Hill
Teaching Assistantships
- Psych 111: Introduction to Psychobiology and Cognition. Fall 2019 Instructor: Dr. Robert Hampton
- PSCY 110: Introduction to Psychology I: Psychobiology and Cognition. Fall 2017. Instructor: Dr. Andrew Kazama.
- PSCY 270: Research Methods in Psychology. Spring 2017. Instructor: Dr. Jessica Barber.
- PSCY 110: Introduction to Psychology I: Psychobiology and Cognition. Spring 2016. Instructor: Dr. Andrew Kazama.
-PSYC 320: Animal Behavior. Fall 2015. Instructor : Dr. Harold Gouzoules
Mentoring Experience Supervised undergraduate student projects including literature review and project design, data collection, analysis and presentation.
-Liz Haseltine, Zoo Atlanta: Research assistant Summer, 2019- 2020 Accepted to graduate school at Georgia State University
-Nora Hundertmark, Emory University: Undergraduate research assistant Summer, 2019- Present Completing honors thesis
-Wenying Zhu, Emory University: Undergraduate research assistant Spring, 2017- Spring, 2019 completed honors thesis, graduated with highest honors, accepted to graduate school at CalTech computational neurosystems program
-Zoe Fowler, Emory University. Undergraduate research assistant Fall, 2015- Spring, 2016 Accepted to graduate school at SUNY psychology program
Training
Touch-screen computer training in the Zoo environment with gorillas, and orangutans Training experienced and naive great apes to use touch screen computers to complete memory tasks Zoo Atlanta (partnership with Emory University) 2017(May-Present)
Touch-screen computer training with naive monkeys Training naive monkeys to use touch screen computers to complete basic memory tasks. Hugo Merchant Lab, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México 2016 (Nov-Dec)
Teaching Practicum Course Pedagogical course in teaching, developing active learning exercises, writing syllabi, lesson plans, and creating exams. Emory University 2014 (Fall)
Scientific Service
Reviewer for empirical article at journal American Society for Primatology 2019 (Aug)
Reviewer for empirical article at journal Proceedings B 2019 (May)
Reviewer for empirical article at journal Cognition 2017 (Dec)
BRAINY DAYS volunteer science educational program Fernbank Elementary School, Atlanta, Georgia. 2015 (May)
Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots volunteer science education program. 2015 - Present Teaching environmental protection methods to elementary school children once every two weeks during the school year.