Shelby Bachman, PhD

Graduate Research Fellow

Davis School of Gerontology
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, USA

sbachman [at] usc [at] edu

Education

2018-2022 Ph.D., Gerontology (Concentration: Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging)
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Thesis: Structure and function of the locus coeruleus across the lifespan

2017-2018 Doctoral coursework
New York University, New York, NY, USA
Courses in psychology, neural science & statistics

2015-2017 M.Sc., Mind and Brain
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Thesis: Locus coeruleus MRI contrast and cortical thickness across the lifespan

2009-2013 B.S., Neuroscience
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Thesis: Aging as a model of structural decline in the amygdala-vPFC pathway

Basic research

2018-present Doctoral research
Emotion & Cognition Lab, Davis School of Gerontology
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PI: Dr. Mara Mather

2017-2018 Doctoral research
Phelps Lab, Department of Psychology
New York University, New York, NY, USA
PI: Dr. Elizabeth Phelps

2016-2017 Master thesis research
Center for Lifespan Psychology
Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
PI: Dr. Ulman Lindenberger

2015-2017 Student research assistant
Center for Adaptive Rationality
Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
PI: Dr. Ralph Hertwig

2011-2013 Undergraduate research assistant
Emotion & Cognition Lab, Davis School of Gerontology
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PI: Dr. Mara Mather

Applied research

2013-2015 Trauma program assistant
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PI: Dr. Jeffrey Upperman

Funding & Awards

2020-2022 Predoctoral Trainee, T32 Multidisciplinary Training in Gerontology Program

2017-2022 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

2017-2022 NYU Henry M. MacCracken Graduate Fellowship (accepted for 1 year)

2016-2017 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Graduate Study Scholarship

2013 USC Emily Josephine Bradley Bovard Award

2012 Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

2009-2013 USC Trustee Scholarship

Peer-reviewed publications

Min J, Nashiro K, Yoo HJ, Cho C, Nasseri P, Bachman SL, Porat S, Thayer JF, Chang C, Lee T-H, Mather M (2022). Emotion down-regulation targets interoceptive brain regions while emotion up-regulation targets other affective brain regions. Journal of Neuroscience, JN-RM-1865-21. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1865-21.2022 / preprint

Clewett D, Dunsmoor J, Bachman SL, Phelps E, Davachi L (2022). Survival of the salient: Emotion rescues otherwise forgettable memories via neural reactivation and post-encoding hippocampal connectivity. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 187, 107572. doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2021.107572 / preprint

Bachman SL, Dahl MJ, Werkle-Bergner M, Düzel S, Forlim CG, Lindenberger U, Kühn S, Mather M (2021). Locus coeruleus MRI contrast is associated with cortical thickness in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 100, 72-82. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.12.019 / preprint

Kurvers RHJM, de Zoete A, Bachman SL, Ostelo R, Algra PR, Kurvers RH (2018). Combining independent decisions increases diagnostic accuracy of reading lumbosacral radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging. PLoS One, 13(4), e0194128. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194128

Arbogast H, Patao M, Demeter N, Bachman S, Devietti E, Upperman JS, Burke RV (2018). The effectiveness of installing a speed hump in reducing motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians under the age of 21. Journal of Transport & Health, 8, 30-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2017.11.004

Bachman SL, Salzman GA, Burke RV, Arbogast H, Ruiz P, Upperman JS (2016). Observed child restraint misuse in a large, urban community: results from three years of inspection events. Journal of Safety Research, 56, 17-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2015.11.005

Bachman SL, Arbogast H, Ruiz P, Farag M, Demeter NE, Upperman JS, Burke RV (2015). A school-hospital partnership increases knowledge of pedestrian and motor vehicle safety. Journal of Community Health, 40(6), 1057-64. doi: 10.1007/s10900-015-0031-3

Lin AC, Salzman GA, Bachman SL, Burke RV, Zaslow T, Piasek CZ, Edison BR, Hamilton A, Upperman JS (2015). Assessment of parental knowledge and attitudes toward pediatric sports-related concussions. Sports Health, 7(2):124-9. doi: 10.1177/1941738115571570

Bachman SL, Demeter NE, Lee GG, Burke RV, Valente TW, Upperman JS (2014). The impact of trauma systems on disaster preparedness: A systematic review. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 15(4), 296-308. doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2014.09.004

Burke RV, Kim TY, Bachman SL, Iverson EI, Berg BM (2014). Using mixed methods to assess pediatric disaster preparedness in the hospital setting. Prehospital Disaster Medicine, 29(6), 1-7. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X14001137

Clewett D, Bachman S, Mather M (2014). Age-related reduced prefrontal-amygdala structural connectivity is associated with lower trait anxiety. Neuropsychology, 28(4), 631-42. doi: 10.1037/neu0000060

Preprints (not peer-reviewed)

Bachman SL, Attanti S, Mather M (2022). Isometric handgrip exercise speeds working memory responses in younger and older adults. PsyArXiv doi: 10.31234/osf.io/2bpn3

Bachman SL, Nashiro K, Yoo HJ, Wang D, Thayer JF, Mather M (2022). Associations between locus coeruleus MRI contrast and physiological responses to acute stress in younger and older adults. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2022.03.12.484104

Bachman SL, Cole S, Yoo HJ, Nashiro K, Min J, Mercer N, Nasseri P, Thayer JF, Lehrer P, Mather M (2022). Daily heart rate variability biofeedback training decreases locus coeruleus MRI contrast in younger adults. medRxiv doi: 10.1101/2022.02.04.22270468

Nashiro K, Min J, Yoo HJ, Cho C, Bachman SL, Dutt S, Thayer JF, Lehrer P, Feng T, Mercer N, Nasseri P, Wang D, Chang C, Marmarelis VZ, Narayanan S, Nation DA, Mather M (2022). Increasing coordination and responsivity of emotion-related brain regions with a heart rate variability biofeedback randomized trial. medRxiv doi: 10.1101/2021.09.28.21264206

Gallant SN, Kennedy BL, Bachman SL, Huang R, Lee T-H, Mather M (2021). Behavioral and fMRI evidence that arousal enhances bottom-up attention and memory selectivity in young but not older adults. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2021.07.02.450802

Conference presentations & other talks

Bachman SL. Linking locus coeruleus integrity to cortical thickness in aging. University of Southern California Center for Lifespan Health Trainee Talks. Virtual, 2021.

Bachman SL, Dahl MJ, Werkle-Bergner M, Düzel S, Lindenberger U, Kühn S, Mather M. Locus coeruleus integrity is associated with cortical thickness in older adults. To be presented at the 2020 Cognitive Aging Conference (cancelled due to COVID-19).

Bachman SL, Dahl MJ, Werkle-Bergner M, Düzel S, Lindenberger U, Kühn S, Mather M. Locus coeruleus MRI contrast is associated with cortical thickness in older adults. 2nd Locus Coeruleus Imaging Meeting. Magdeburg, Germany, 2019.

Conference posters

Bachman SL, Attanti S, Kwan M, Mather M. Isometric handgrip exercise speeds working memory responses in younger and older adults. Harvard Women in Psychology’s Trends in Psychology Summit. Virtual, 2021.

Bachman SL, Attanti S, Kwan M, Mather M. Isometric handgrip exercise improves working memory reaction times in younger and older adults. Society for Psychophysiological Research Annual Meeting. Virtual, 2021.

Dahl MJ, Bachman SL, Dutt S, Düzel S, Lindenberger U, Kühn S, Werkle-Bergner M, Mather M. Multimodal assessment of locus coeruleus integrity is associated with late-life memory performance. Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Virtual, 2021.

Dahl MJ, Bachman SL, Dutt S, Düzel S, Lindenberger U, Kühn S, Werkle-Bergner M, Mather M. Dopaminergic and noradrenergic integrity are differentially associated with late-life memory performance. European Cognitive Aging Society Conference. Virtual, 2021.

Gallant SN, Kennedy BL, Bachman SL, Huang R, Mather M. Arousal enhances bottom-up attention and memory selectivity in young but not older adults: Behavioral and fMRI evidence. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting. Virtual, 2021.

Gallant SN, Min J, Bachman SL, Mather M. Retroactive selective memory enhancement via emotional arousal. Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society. Montreal, Canada, 2019.

Nasseri P, Nashiro K, Yoo HJ, Min J, Cho C, Bachman SL, Lehrer P, Thayer J, Chang C, Feng T, Narayanan S, Mather M. Daily practice of heart rate variability biofeedback training affects brain activity during social decision making. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, 2019.

Clewett D, Yi D, Bachman SL, Dunsmoor J, Phelps E, Davachi L. Brain mechanisms by which emotion selectively and retroactively enhances memory for related information. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, 2018.

Arbogast H, Bachman SL, Gu Y, Arriaga A, Burke RV, Upperman JS. Increasing safety in transportation of children with special healthcare needs: A closer look at a pediatric hospital’s approach to addressing gaps. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, 2015.

Gu Y, Demeter NE, Bachman SL, Burke RV, Komlofske K, Bliss D. The association between repeat head computed tomography scan and neurosurgical intervention in pediatric traumatic brain injury. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, 2015.

Bachman SL, Arbogast H, Arriaga A. Evaluating a Pediatric Hospital’s Car Seat Loaner Program: Improving Patient Child Passenger Safety. Kidz in Motion Annual Child Passenger Safety Conference. Orlando, FL, 2015.

Lin AC, Salzman GA, Bachman SL, Burke RV, Zaslow T, Piasek C, Edison B, Hamilton A, Upperman JS. Quantitative Assessment of Parental Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Pediatric Sports-related Concussions. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, 2015.

Bachman SL, Arbogast H, Burke RV, Ruiz P, Upperman JS. An Innovative School-Hospital Partnership Increases Knowledge of Pedestrian and Motor Vehicle Safety. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, 2015.

Cleek EA, Salzman GA, Bachman SL, Burke RV, Upperman JS. Assessment of a Newly Implemented Pediatric Trauma Transfer Policy. Society of Trauma Nurses Annual Conference. Jacksonville, FL, 2015.

Bachman SL, Salzman GA, Burke RV, Arbogast H, Ruiz P, Upperman JS. Identifying Common Errors in Child Restraint Use. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, 2014.

Foertsch A, Meinders C, Bachman S, Chug, E, and Mather, M. Winners and losers: Arousal-biased competition and memory. Western Psychological Association Convention. San Francisco, CA, 2012.

Teaching

Fall 2020 Intermediate R Tutorial (tidyverse, R markdown & basic statistics). Designed for research assistants in the Mather Lab. https://shelbybachman.github.io/RA-tutorial-2020/

Summer 2019 Introductory Tutorial on R, MATLAB & Psychtoolbox. Designed for research assistants in the Mather Lab. https://shelbybachman.github.io/RA-tutorial-2019/

2013-2014 Home & Child Passenger Safety Courses, Injury Prevention Program, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

2012-2013 Supplemental Instruction Leader for Cellular & Organismal Biology (BISC 120/121), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Mentoring

2020-2021 Michael Kwan, USC undergraduate student

2019-2021 Sumedha Attanti, USC undergraduate student
Received Undergraduate Research Associates Program Fellowship in Spring 2020

2019-2021 Juliana Lee, USC master student

2018-2019 Katherine Chan, USC master student

2018-2020 Ivy Hsu, USC undergraduate student
Received USC Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Summer 2019

2018 Azeezat Siyanbola, Barnard College undergraduate student
NYU Summer Undergraduate Research Program participant

University Service

2019-2021 Senator, Graduate Student Government, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

2010-2013 Student Representative, Undergraduate Neuroscience Committee, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

2010-2012 Resident Advisor, Department of Residential Education, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Served as RA for Leadership Floor in 2010-2011 and Women in Science & Engineering Floor in 2011-2012.

Academic Service

2021 Preprint Fellow, Accelerating Science and Publication in Biology (ASAPbio)

2021-present Ambassador, Center for Open Science

Training

2021-2022 Applied Data Science in Python Specialization, University of Michigan on Coursera

2021 Future Faculty Teaching Institute, University of Southern California Center for Excellence in Teaching, virtual.

2021 Neuromatch Academy: Computational Neuroscience, virtual.

2021 Code in Place: Introductory python programming, Stanford University, virtual. final project

2020 Structural Equation Modeling with lavaan, Ghent University, Belgium

2018-2020 Data Science Specialization (Certificate), Johns Hopkins University on Coursera
(received full financial aid for all courses)

Skills

Programming: R, Python, MATLAB, Bash, SQL, HTML

Software/Tools: Git, Psychopy, Psychtoolbox, Freesurfer, FSL

Languages: English (native), German (conversational)