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EDUCATION
DAVID DODELL-FEDER
Department of Psychology
Harvard University
1018 William James Hall
33 Kirkland St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
feder@fas.harvard.edu
2010 - present Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Christine Hooker, Ph.D.
2010 - 2012 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
M.A. in Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Christine Hooker, Ph.D.
2004 - 2008 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
B.A. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Psychology
Honors Thesis: The effect of music training on visual attention
Thesis Advisor: Daphne Bavelier, Ph.D.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2008 Highest Honors in Research for Undergraduate Thesis and Highest Distinction in Brain
and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester
2008 Highest Distinction in Psychology, University of Rochester
2008 Summa Cum Laude, University of Rochester
2008 Phi Beta Kappa, University of Rochester
RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS
2012 Advanced Multimodal Neuroimaging Training Program, MGH/HST Athinoula A.
Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
2012 Sackler Scholar Programme in Psychobiology, Harvard University
Project: Neurobiological Endophenotypes for Schizophrenia
2010 Stimson Fund Research Grant, Harvard University
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2010 - present Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Psychology, Harvard
University

Supervisor: Christine Hooker, Ph.D.
Neuroimaging
• Collect and analyze functional and structural data with SPM, SnPM, and
Freesurfer; program custom scripts for the analysis of functional
neuroimaging and behavioral data; design and program stimulus presentation
paradigms with Matlab.
Clinical Interviewing
• Conduct clinical interviews with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM
Disorders (SCID), Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI),
Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS), Family Interview for
Genetic Studies (FIGS), Structured Interview for Prodromal Syndromes
(SIPS), and Global Functioning Scales, with patient populations, including
individuals with schizophrenia.
Neuropsychological and Cognitive Testing
• Conduct neuropsychological assessments with the MATRICS Cognitive
Consensus Battery, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), Wechsler
Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI), and custom behavioral paradigms
for the assessment of social cognition, with patient populations, including
individuals with schizophrenia.
2008 - 2010 Research Technician / Lab Manager, Department of Brain and Cognitive
Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Rebecca Saxe, Ph.D.
Administrative Duties
• Created, administered, and maintained lab protocols for the collection of
neuroimaging and behavioral data; trained new members on lab protocols;
supervised several undergraduate research assistants.
Technical Duties
• Collected and analyzed functional magnetic resonance imaging data from
several research projects; designed and programmed custom scripts for the
analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging data; designed and
programmed custom scripts for the presentation of scanner task stimuli.
Miscellaneous
• Submitted first-, second-, and third-author publications to peer-reviewed
journals and conferences; worked with several different populations including
young children aged 5-12 and individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
2007 - 2008 Honors Thesis Independent Researcher, Department of Brain and Cognitive
Sciences, University of Rochester
Supervisor: Daphne Bavelier, Ph.D.
• Designed project to investigate the effects of music training on visual
attention; collected and analyzed data from musicians on five tests of visual
attention; wrote and presented thesis that was defended before faculty.
2006 - 2007 Research Assistant, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University
of Rochester
Supervisor: Daphne Bavelier, Ph.D.

• Helped collect and analyze data for projects investigating the effect of videogame
playing on visual attention; conducted literature reviews of
neuroplasticity and cognitive training.
June-August 2006 Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Columbia University
& 2007 Supervisor: Herbert Terrace, Ph.D.
• Conducted touch-screen computer experiments with rhesus macaques;
assisted in general care of rhesus macaques; performed data entry and
analysis.
2005 - 2006 Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Rochester
Supervisor: Judith Smetana, Ph.D.
• Conducted audio transcription of clinical interviews and behavioral tasks;
performed data entry and analysis.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Interview & Assessment Skills: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID), Mini-
International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS),
Family Interview for Genetic Studies (FIGS), Structured Interview for Prodromal Syndromes (SIPS),
Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS), MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery, Wechsler
Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), Weschler Memory Scale (WMS), Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of
Intelligence (WASI), Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS)
2012 - present Practicum Student, 3East Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Intensive
Residential Unit, McLean Hospital
Supervisor: Michael Hollander, Ph.D.
2011 - 2012 Practicum Student, Prevention and Recovery in Early Psychosis Program
(PREP), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Supervisor: Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian, Ph.D.
• Cognitive-behavioral group therapy, mindfulness group therapy, individual
cognitive-behavioral therapy for social anxiety, individual strategy coaching
for cognitive remediation therapy, and neuropsychological assessment with
the MATRICS Cognitive Consensus Battery for individuals with psychotic
disorders, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder
with psychotic features, depression with psychotic features, and individuals
with comorbid substance use disorders.
January 2011 - Practicum Student, Cambridge Hospital
May 2011 Supervisor: Marla Eby, Ph.D.
• Psychotherapy didactics and observation of clinical assessments and
psychodynamic treatment of children and adults with severe mental illness.
2010 - present Clinical Interviewer and Neuropsychological Assessor, Department of
Psychology, Harvard University
Supervisor: Christine Hooker, Ph.D.

• Conduct clinical interviews with the SCID, MINI, DIGS, FIGS, SIPS, Global
Functioning Scales, and neuropsychological assessments with the MATRICS
Cognitive Consensus Battery, WAIS, and WASI.
TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2012 Teaching Fellow, “Abnormal Psychology,” Department of Psychology,
Harvard University
Fall 2012 Co-Instructor for Social Neuroscience and Psychopathology Lab Course,
Psychology Department, Harvard University
2012 - present Undergraduate Psychology Honors Thesis Advisor (with Christine Hooker)
Fall 2006 & Teaching Assistant for “Animal Minds”, Department of Brain and
Fall 2007 Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester
Instructor: Benjamin Faber, Ph.D.
PUBLICATIONS
Knobe, J., Jenkins, A. C., Dodell-Feder, D., & Saxe, R. (submitted). The group has a mind of its own:
Common neural bases for individual and group theory-of-mind.
Redcay, E., Dodell-Feder, D., Mavros, P. L., Kleiner, M. Pearrow, M. J., Gabrieli, J. D. E., & Saxe, R.
(in press). Atypical brain activation patterns during a face-to-face joint attention game in adults with
autism spectrum disorders. Human Brain Mapping.
Gweon, H., Dodell-Feder, D., Bedny, M., & Saxe, R. (in press). Theory of mind performance in
children correlates with functional specialization of brain regions recruited for thinking about thoughts.
Child Development.
Bedny, M., Pascual-Leone, A., Dodell-Feder, D., Fedorenko, E. A., & Saxe, R. (2011). Language
processing in the occipital cortex of congenitally blind adults. Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences, 108(11), 4429-4434.
Dodell-Feder, D., Koster-Hale, J., Bedny, M., & Saxe, R. (2011). fMRI item analysis in a theory of
mind task. NeuroImage, 55(2), 705-712.
Young, L., Dodell-Feder, D., & Saxe, R. (2010). What gets the attention of the temporo-parietal
junction? An fMRI investigation of attention of theory of mind. Neuropsychologia, 48(9), 2658-2664.
Redcay, E., Dodell-Feder, D., Pearrow, M. J., Mavros, P. L., Kleiner, M., Gabrieli, J. D. E., & Saxe, R.
(2010). Live face-to-face interaction during fMRI: A new tool for social cognitive neuroscience.
NeuroImage, 50(4), 1639-1647.

POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Dodell-Feder, D., Best, C., Lincoln, S. H., Tully, L. M., & Hooker, C. I. (2012, October). The neural
basis of theory of mind in individuals at familial high-risk for schizophrenia. Poster presented at the
Society for Research in Psychopathology, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Best, C., Yung, M., Dodell-Feder, D., & Hooker, C. I. (2012, October). Using fiction to assess mental
state understanding: A novel task for measuring theory of mind. Poster presented at the Society for
Research in Psychopathology, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Dodell-Feder, D., Tully, L. M., Lincoln, S. H., & Hooker, C. I. (2011, September). The neural bases of
theory of mind and their relationship to social functioning in schizophrenia. Poster presented at the
Society for Research in Psychopathology, Boston, Massachusetts.
Redcay, E., Dodell-Feder, D., Mavros, P. L., Gabrieli, J. D. E., & Saxe, R. (2011, May). The neural
bases of joint attention in autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the International Meeting for
Autism Research, San Diego, California.
Dodell-Feder, D., Bedny, M., & Saxe, R. (2010, June). fMRI item analysis in a theory of mind task.
Poster presented at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Barcelona, Spain.
Redcay, E., Dodell-Feder, D., Pearrow, M. J., Kleiner, M., Mavros, L., Wang, J., Gabrieli, J. D. E., &
Saxe, R. (2010, April). Do you see what I see?: The neural bases of joint attention during a live
interaction game. Poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Montreal, Canada.
Bedny, M., Feder, D., Fedorenko, E., Hawkins, E., Kanwisher, N., Pascual-Leone, A., & Saxe, R.
(2010, April). Left occipital cortex of congenitally blind adults responds to grammatical structure.
Poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Montreal, Canada.
Dodell-Feder, D., Young, L., & Saxe, R. (2009, October). Is the right temporo-parietal junction
selective for attention or theory of mind? An fMRI investigation. Poster presented at the Society for
Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.
Gweon, H., Dodell-Feder, D., Bedny, M., & Saxe, R. (2009, October). Developmental change in the
neural mechanisms for theory of mind. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.
Redcay, E., Dodell-Feder, D., Pearrow, M. J., Mavros, L., Gabrieli, J. D. E., & Saxe, R. (2009,
October). The neural correlates of live social interaction. Poster presented at the Society for
Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.
Dodell-Feder, D. (2008, February). The effect of music training on visual attention. Paper presented at
the Eastman/UR/Cornell Music Cognition Symposium, Rochester, NY.
WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL COURSES
2011 Freesurfer Course, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Boston, MA

2011 FSL and Freesurfer Course, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain and Martinos
Center for Biomedical Imaging, Montreal, Canada
2010 Structured Interview for Prodromal Syndromes (SIPS) Training by Barbara Walsh, Ph.D.,
Cambridge, MA