Peer‑reviewedPublications(31)
†DenotesCo‑firstAuthorship,*DenotesStudentSupervisee 2024
• Rutherford,S.E.,Lasagna,C.A.,Blain,S.D.,Marquand,A.F.,Wolfers,T.,Tso,I.F.(2024).SocialCognitionand FunctionalConnectivityinEarlyandChronicSchizophrenia. BiologicalPsychiatry:CognitiveNeuroscience andNeuroimaging. Link.
• Tan,Y.,Wang,X.,Blain,S.D.,Qiu,J.(2024).ContributionsofCopingFlexibilityandAssociatedFunctional BrainConnectivitytoResilientTrajectoriesofMentalHealthDuringtheCOVID‑19Pandemic. Clinical PsychologicalScience. Link.
• Lasagna,C.A.,Tso,I.F.,Blain,S.D.,Pleskac,T.J.(Inpress).DelineatingtheMechanismsofSelf‑Referential GazePerceptioninPsychosisandBipolarDisorder:InsightsfromComputationalCognitiveModeling. SchizophreniaBulletin. Link.
• DeYoung,C.G.,Blain,S.D.,Latzman,R.D.,Grazioplene,R.G.,Haltigan,J.D.,Kotov,R.,Michelini,G., Venables,N.C.,Docherty,A.R.,Goghari,V.M.,Kellen,A.,Martin,E.A.,Palumbo,I.M.,Patrick,C.J.,Perkins, E.,Shackman,A.J.,Snyder,M.,Tobin,K.E.,andtheHiTOPNeurobiologicalFoundationsWorkgroup.(In press).TheHierarchicalTaxonomyofPsychopathologyandthesearchforneurobiologicalsubstratesof mentalillness. JournalofPsychopathologyandClinicalScience. Link.
• Wang,X.,Shao,S.,Cai,Z.,Ma,C.,Jia,L.,Blain,S.D.,Tan,Y.(Inpress).Thereciprocaleffectsbetween negativeaffectandemotionregulationindailylife. BehaviourResearchandTherapy. Link.
• Ma.,C.,Wang,X.,Blain,S.D.,Tan,Y.(Inpress).TheAdaptivenessofEmotionRegulationVariabilityand InteroceptiveAttentioninDailyLife. PsychosomaticMedicine. Link.
• Wu,C.,Tan.,Y.,Blain,S.D.,Shao,S.,Jia,L.,Wang,X.(Inpress).EmotionRegulationDifficultiesin DepressionandAnxiety:EvidencefromDynamicInteractionsbetweenContextsandRegulatoryStrategies. JournalofContextualBehavioralScience. Link.
• Wang,X.,Cheng,H.,Blain,S.D.,Tan,Y.,Qiu,J.(Inpress).EffectsofCognitiveFlexibilityonDynamicsof EmotionRegulationandNegativeAffectinDailyLife. Anxiety,Stress,andCoping. Link.
2023
• Blain,S.D.,Taylor,S.F.,Rutherford,S.E.,Lasagna,C.A.,Yao,B.,Angstadt,M.,Green,M.F.,Johnson,T.D., Peltier,S.,Diwadkar,V.A.,Tso,I.F.(2023).NeurobehavioralIndicesofGazePerceptionareAssociatedwith SocialCognitionacrossSchizophreniaPatientsandHealthyControls. JournalofPsychopathologyand ClinicalScience,132(6),733–748. Link.
• Blain,S.D.,Taylor,S.F.,Lasagna,C.A.,Angstadt,M.,Rutherford,S.E.,Peltier,S.,Diwadkar,V.A.,Tso,I.F. (2023).AberrantEffectiveConnectivityduringEyeGazeProcessingisLinkedtoSocialFunctioningand SymptomsinSchizophrenia. BiologicalPsychiatry:CognitiveNeuroscienceandNeuroimaging,8(12), 1228‑1239. Link.
• Blain,S.D.,Snodgress,M.A.,Nummenmaa,L.,Peterman,J.,Glerean,E.,Park,S.(2023).SocialBodies: PreliminaryEvidencethatAwarenessofEmbodiedEmotionsisAssociatedwithRecognitionofEmotionsin theBodilyCuesofOthers. JournalofConsciousness:Theory,Research,andPractice. Link.
• Pasion,R.,Goghari,V.,Martin,E.,Wilson,S.,Haltigan,J.D.,Ruocco,A.C.,Blain,S.D.,Patrick,C.J.(2023). ModelingRelationsofEventRelatedFactorswithBroaderVersusNarrowerDimensionsofExternalizing Psychopathology. JournalofPsychopathologyandClinicalScience. Link.
• Rogers,M.A.,Elison,J.T.,Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.(2023).ACyberneticTheoryofAutism:Autismasa ConsequenceofLowTraitPlasticity. JournalofPersonality,91(4),1035‑1050). Link.
• Sassenberg,T.†*,Xi,M.†*,Zhao,D.*,Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.(2023).IntelligencePredictsSensory DiscriminationAbilitybutnotImplicitRewardLearning. J.IndividualDifferences,44(3),173‑180. Link.
2023(Continued)
• Tan,Y.,Wang,X.,Blain,S.D.,Qiu,J.(2023).InteroceptiveAttentionFacilitatesEmotionRegulationStrategy Use. InternationalJournalofClinicalandHealthPsychology,23(1). Link.
• Torregrossa,L.,Blain,S.D.,Snodgress,M.A.,Park,S.(2023).MultidimensionalSchizotypyandEmbodied Emotions. FrontiersinPsychology. Link.
• Nitin,R.,Gustavson,D.E.,Aaron,A.,Boorom,O.A.,Bush,C.T.,Wiens,N.,Vaughn,C.,Persici,V.,Blain,S.D., Soman,U.,Hambrick,D.Z.,McAuly,J.D.,Gordon,R.G.(2023).ExploringExploringIndividualDifferencesin MusicalRhythmandGrammarSkillsinSchool‑agedChildrenwithTypicallyDevelopingLanguage. Scientific Reports,13,2201. Link.
• Persici,V.,Blain,S.D.,Iversen,J.,Key,A.P.,Kotz,S.A.,McAuley,J.D.,Gordon,R.L.(2023).Individual DifferencesinNeuralMarkersofBeatProcessingRelatetoSpokenGrammarSkillsinSix‑year‑oldChildren. BrainandLanguage,246. Link.
2022
• Udochi,A.L.†*,Blain,S.D.†,Sassenberg,T.*,Burton,P.C.,Medrano,L.*,DeYoung,C.G.(2022).Activationof theDefaultNetworkduringaTheoryofMindTaskPredictsIndividualDifferencesinAgreeablenessand SocialCognitiveAbility. Cognitive,Affective,andBehavioralNeuroscience,22(2),383‑402. Link.
2021
• Blain,S.D.,Sassenberg,T.*,Xi,M.*,Zhao,D.*,DeYoung,C.G.(2021).ExtraversionbutnotDepression PredictsRewardSensitivity:RevisitingtheMeasurementofAnhedonicPhenotypes. JournalofPersonality andSocialPsychology,121(2),e1‑e18. Link.
• Wang,X.†,Blain,S.D.†,Meng,J.†,Liu,Y.,Qiu,J.(2021).VariabilityinEmotionRegulationStrategyUseis NegativelyAssociatedwithDepressiveSymptoms. CognitionandEmotion,35(2),324‑340. Link.
2020
• Blain,S.D.,Grazioplene,R.G,Ma,Y.,DeYoung,C.G.(2020).TowardaNeuralModelofthe Openness‑PsychoticismDimension:FunctionalConnectivityintheDefaultandFrontoparietalControl Networks. SchizophreniaBulletin,46(3),540‑551. Link.
• Blain,S.D.,Longenecker,J.M.,Grazioplene,R.G.,Klimes‑Dougan,B.,DeYoung,C.G.(2020).Apopheniaas theDispositiontoFalsePositives:AUnifyingFrameworkforOpennessandPsychoticism. Journalof AbnormalPsychology,129(3),279‑292. Link.
• Wang,X.†,Blain,S.D.†,Wei,D.,Yang,W.,Yang,J.,Zhuang,K.,He,L.,DeYoung,C.G.,Qiu,J.(2020).TheRole ofFrontal‑subcorticalConnectivityintheRelationbetweenCopingStylesandReactivityand DownregulationofNegativeEmotion. BrainandCognition,146. Link.
• Aaron,R.V.,Blain,S.D.,Snodgress,M.A.,Park,S.(2020).QuadraticRelationshipbetweenAlexithymiaand Interoception,andResultsfromaPilotMindfulnessIntervention. FrontiersinPsychiatry,11,132. Link.
2018
• Aaron,R.V.,Snodgress,M.A.,Blain,S.D.,Park,S.(2018).AffectLabelingandOtherAspectsofEmotional ExperiencesinRelationtoAlexithymiafollowingStandardizedEmotionInductions. PsychiatryResearch, 262. 115‑123. Link.
• Corbett,B.A.,Blain,S.D.,Edmiston,E.K.(2018).TheRoleofContextinPsychosocialStressamong AdolescentswithAutismSpectrumDisorder:PilotingaSemi‑structured,Videogame‑basedParadigm. JournalofIntellectualandDevelopmentalDisability,43,20‑28. Link.
2017
• Blain,S.D.,Peterman,J.,Park,S.(2017).SubtleCuesMissed:ImpairedPerceptionofEmotionfromGaitin RelationtoSchizotypyandAutismSpectrumTraits. SchizophreniaResearch,183,157‑160. Link.
• Corbett,B.A.,Blain,S.D.,Ioannou,S.,Balser,M.*(2017).ChangesinAnxietyfollowingaRandomized ControlTrialofaTheatre‑basedInterventionforYouthwithAutismSpectrumDisorder. Autism:The InternationalJournalofResearchandPractice,21(3),333‑343. Link.
• Edmiston,E.K.,Blain,S.D.,Corbett,B.A.(2017).SalivaryCortisolandBehavioralResponsetoSocial EvaluativeThreatinAdolescentswithAutismSpectrumDisorder. AutismResearch,10(2),346‑358. Link.
2016
• Corbett,B.A.,Muscatello,R.A.,Blain,S.D.(2016).ImpactofSensorySensitivityonPhysiologicalStress ResponseandNovelPeerInteractioninChildrenwithandwithoutAutismSpectrumDisorder. Frontiersin Neuroscience,10,278. Link.
BookChapters(2)
• Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.(Invited).PersonalityandSocialCognition.InRobinson,M.,Pringle,T.,& Wilkowski,B.(Eds.) HandbookofPersonalityProcesses. Cheltenham:EdwardElgarPublishing.
• DeYoung,C.G.,Blain,S.D.(2020).Personalityneuroscience.InCorr,P.J.,&Matthews,G.(Eds.) The CambridgeHandbookofPersonalityPsychology(2ndEdition). NewYork:CambridgeUniversityPress.
PapersinReview(4)
InReview
• Blain,S.D.,Kent,J.,Allen,T.,Lasagna,C.A.,Udochi,A.L.,PeyromauredeBord,C.A.,Sponheim,S.,DeYoung, C.G.,Tso,I.F.(Inreview).ConstructsAcrossaHierarchical,DimensionalModelofPsychopathologyShow DifferentialAssociationswithSocialandGeneralCognitiveAbility. PLOSOne.
• Moe,A.M.,Blain,S.D.,Kalathil,A.,Peltier,S.,Colombi,C.,Thakkar,K.N.,Burton,C.Z.,Tso,I.F.(Inreview). ContributionsofthePosteriorCerebellumtoMentalizingandSocialFunctioning:ATransdiagnostic Investigation. BiologicalPsychiatry:CognitiveNeuroscienceandNeuroimaging.
• Blain,S.D.,Weisberg,Y.,Condon,D.,DeYoung,C.G.(Inreview).Affiliation:Aconsequential,interstitialtrait. Collabra:Psychology.
• DeYoung,C.G.,Sassenberg,T.A.,Abend,R.,Allen,T.A.,Beaty,R.E.,Bellgrove,M.A.,Blain,S.D.,etal. (Invited).Reproduciblebrain‑wideassociationstudiesdonotalwaysrequirethousandsofindividuals. JournalofCognitiveNeuroscience.
• Blain,S.D.†,Kemp,K.†,DeStefani,S.,Zehra,S.,Locarno,L.,Mathis,K.,Lasagna,C.,Moe,A.M.,Burton,C., Tso,I.F.(Inpreparation).SexDifferencesinSocialCognition:InsightsfromaSampleEnrichedforSocial Dysfunction.
• Blain,S.D.,Kent,J.S.,PeyromauredeBord,C.A.,Sponheim,S.R.,Tso,I.F.(Inpreparation).SocialCognitive DeficitsinSchizophrenia,BipolarDisorder,andFirst‑DegreeRelatives:ALarge‑Sample,Multi‑Task Investigation.
• Blain,S.D.,Udochi,A.L.*,Allen,T.A.,Xi,M.*,DeYoung,C.G.(Inpreparation).TheoryofMindandthe Agreeableness‑antagonismDimension:DifferentialAssociationswithCallousness,Aggression,and Manipulativeness.
• Gu,P.*†,Blain,S.D.†,Lasagna,C.,Burton,C.,Suzuki,T.,Tso,I.F.(Inpreparation).EffectsofSensoryNoise onSelf‑referentialBiasandPrecisionofEyeContactPerception.
• Moe,A.M.†,Blain,S.D.†,Kalathil,A.,Tso,I.F.(Inpreparation).Cerebellum‑cerebrumConnectivityduring GazeProcessingisAlteredinSchizophreniaandRelatedtoSocialCognitionandFunctioning.
• Marsh,M.,Udochi,A.L.*,Blain,S.D.,Miller,S.*,Xuan,L.*,Syed,M.,DeYoung,C.G.(Inpreparation).Life StoriesandLanguageUse:AssociationsAcrossthePersonalityTraitHierarchy.
Skills
• Statistics: Psychometrics,MachineLearning,BayesianAnalysis,ItemResponseTheory,FactorAnalysis, StructuralEquationModeling,CanonicalCorrelationAnalysis,GrowthCurveModeling,SignalDetection Theory.
• SubjectMatterExpertise: MentalHealth,Psychometrics,Neuroscience,Psychiatry,Psychology.
• ComputingSoftware: R,MPLUS,MATLAB,SPSS.
• TechnicalWriting: Authored30+peer‑reviewedpublications.
• TeamScience: Authoredcollaborativepublicationswithatotalof50+co‑authors.
• ScienceCommunication: Gave10+talkstonon‑expertaudiencesatmuseums,schools,andcommunity centers.
• EducationalContentWriting: Prepared75+uniquepsychologylessonsand1000+educationalassessment items.
• ProjectManagement: Managedmultipleprimarydatacollectionprojects,includingastudyinvolving13 undergraduateresearchassistantsand400humansubjects.
• GraphicDesign: LaTex,PowerPoint,Word.
• GeneralScientificandProfessionalSkills: Peer‑reviewedPublications,JournalReviewing,Grant Reviewing,Evidence‑basedClassroomTeaching,Mentorship.
CoursesTaught(16classsectionstotal)
PersonalityPsychology‑UMNTwinCities Minneapolis,MN Instructor(Two120‑studentsections) Spring2020,Spring2021
PersonalityPsychology‑AugsburgUniversity Minneapolis,MN Instructor(One30‑studentsection) Spring2021
AbnormalPsychology‑AugsburgUniversity Minneapolis,MN Instructor(Two30‑studentsections) Fall2019,Fall2020
IntroductoryPsychology‑AugsburgUniversity Minneapolis,MN Instructor(Ten30‑studentsections) Fall2017‑Fall2020
ClinicalPsychology‑AugsburgUniversity Minneapolis,MN Instructor(One10‑studentsection) Summer2018
TeachingAssistantships(3classsectionstotal)
ResearchMethods‑UMNTwinCities Minneapolis,MN SectionLeader Fall2020
PersonalityPsychology‑UMNTwinCities Minneapolis,MN TeachingAssistant Fall2020
SeniorProjectinChildPsychology‑UMNTwinCities Minneapolis,MN TeachingAssistant Spring2017
OtherPedagogicalExperienceandTraining
EquityandInclusionInitiatives‑AugsburgUniversity Minneapolis,MN DiversityandInclusionCertificate Fall2020
CenterforEducationalInnovation‑UMNTwinCities Minneapolis,MN PreparingFutureFacultyProgramTrainee Spring2019‑Spring2020
CreativeResearchCommunications Denver,CO BlastOfftoStellarSlidesTrainee Spring2019‑Fall2020
VanderbiltUniversityStudentAthleticsTutoring Nashville,TN TutorinPsychologyandStatistics Spring2015‑Fall2015
VanderbiltUniversityWritingStudio Nashville,TN WritingConsultant Fall2014‑Spring2016
EuropeanUnionComission Brussels,Belgium SeminaronMentalHealthPolicyAttendee(Funded) Summer2014
KentuckyAssociationforAcademicCompetition Frankfort,KY IndependentContractor 2012‑2021
InvitedTalks(5)
2022
• Blain,S.D.(2022).Multi‑modalInvestigationsofDimensionalPsychopathology.VanderbiltUniversity ClinicalPsychologyBrownBag,Nashville,TN.
• Blain,S.D.(2022).ElucidatingCorrelatesofSocialCognitiveDysfunctionusingfMRIandLatentVariable Analysis.MichiganNeuroimagingInitiativeMethodsMeeting,AnnArbor,MI.
2021
• Blain,S.D.(2021).Individualdifferencesinsocialcognitionandbehavior:Apersonalitypsychology perspective.PREP‑PrechterResearchMeeting,AnnArbor,MI.
2019
• Blain,S.D.(2019).Neurocognitiveprofilesofthepersonality‑psychopathologycontinuum. Ruhr‑UniversitatBochumDepartmentofBiopsychology,Bochum,Germany.
2017
• Blain,S.D.(2017).Revisitingbehavioralphenotypesofrewardsensitivity:Associationswithdepressivity, extraversion,andintelligence.MinnesotaInstituteofNeuroecomonicsandDecisionScienceSymposium, Minneapolis,MN.
ConferenceTalks
*DenotesStudentSupervisee
2021
• Blain,S.D.,Udochi,A.L.*,Sassenberg,T.A.*,Xi,M.*,DeYoung,C.G.(2021).Thepromiseoftask‑based measuresinpersonalityresearch.In:Uniquestrengthofmulti‑methodmulti‑informantapproachesin personalityassessment(ChairedbyNguyen,P.L.L.).SocietyforPersonalityandSocialPsychology,Virtual conference.
• Blain,S.D.(Chair),Udochi,A.L.(Co‑chair)*,Nguyen,P.L.L.,Syed,M.,Smith,C.A.,Matz,D.C.(2021).Your science,yourstory:BecomingapsychologyPhDstudent.ProfessionaldevelopmentsessionfortheSociety forPersonalityandSocialPsychology,Virtualconference.
• Udochi,A.L.*,Blain,S.D.,Miller,S.,Xuan,L.,Syed,M.,DeYoung,C.G.(2021).Lifestoriesandlanguageuse: Associationsacrossthepersonalitytraithierarchy.In:Uniquestrengthofmulti‑methodmulti‑informant approachesinpersonalityassessment(ChairedbyNguyen,P.L.L.).SymposiumtalkfortheSocietyfor PersonalityandSocialPsychology,Virtualconference.
2020
• Blain,S.D.,Weisberg,Y.J.,Allen,T.A.,Udochi,A.L.*,Medrano,L.*,DeYoung,C.G.(2020).Affiliationonthe brain:Neuralmechanismsofprosocialityandsocialcognition.SocietyforPersonalityandSocial Psychology,NewOrleans,LA.
2019
• Blain,S.D.,Allen,T.A.,Miller,S.*,Sati,A.*,DeYoung,C.G.(2019).Facetsoftheagreeableness‑antagonism spectrumdifferentiallypredictsocialcognition.InternationalSocietyfortheStudyofIndividual Differences,Florence,Italy.AbstractpublishedinPersonalityandIndividualDifferences,157.
• Blain,S.D.,Grazioplene,R.G.,Ma,Y.,DeYoung,C.G.(2019).Functionalbraincorrelatesofthe openness‑psychoticismcontinuum.In:Exploringthefifthdimension:Correlatesandconsequencesof openness/intellect(ChairedbyFayn,K.andDeYoung,C.G.).InternationalSocietyfortheStudyof IndividualDifferences,Florence,Italy.AbstractpublishedinPersonalityandIndividualDifferences,157.
• Blain,S.D.,Allen,T.A.,Soderberg,K.M.,Grazioplene,R.G.,Miller,S.*,Sati,A.*,Ma,Y.,DeYoung,C.G.(2019). Individualdifferencesinsocialcognitiveability:Relationstopersonality,psychopathology,andfunctional connectivity.AssociationforResearchinPersonality,GrandRapids,MI.
• Blain,S.D.,Sati,A.*,Miller,S.*,Allen,T.A.,DeYoung,C.G.(2019).Socialcognitivedeficitsandgeneral psychopathology.SocietyforInterpersonalTheoryandResearch,GrandRapids,MI.
• Blain,S.D.,Longenecker,J.M.,Grazioplene,R.G.,DeYoung,C.G.(2019).Apopheniaandthe openness‑schizotypyspectrum:TestingtypeIerrortendencieswithnon‑self‑reportmeasures. InternationalConsortiumforSchizotypyResearch,NewOrleans,LA.
• Torregrassa,L.,Blain,S.D.,Snodgress,M.A.,Park,S.(2019).Positiveschizotypypredictsheightenedbodily sensationofemotions.TalkfortheInternationalConsortiumforSchizotypyResearch,NewOrleans,LA.
2017
• Gordon,R.L.,Blain,S.D.,McAuley,J.D.(2017).Whyweshouldtakerhythmandworkingmemoryinto accountwheninvestigatinggrammarskillsinchildren.InvitedSymposiumfortheInternationalCongress fortheStudyofChildLanguage,Lyon,France.
• Margulis,K.,Aaron,A.,Vaughan,C.,Blain,S.D.,Chern,A.,McAuley,J.D.,Gordon,R.L.(2017).Auditory workingmemoryandmusicalrhythmasapredictorofgrammaroutcomes.TalkfortheSocietyforthe MusicPerceptionandCognition,SanDiego,CA.
Posters
2024
• Blain,S.D.,Kent,J.,PeyromauredeBord,C.A.,Sponheim,S.,Tso,I.F.(2022)..SocietyforResearchin Psychopathology,Montreal,CA.
• Blain,S.D.,Moe,A.M.,Locarno,L.,Mathis,K.,Lasagna,C.A.,Angstadt,M.,Peltier,S.,Colombi,C.,Burton, C.Z.,Takkar,K.N.,Tso,I.F.(2024).IlluminatingNeuralSubstratesofTransdiagnosticMentalizingDeficits. SocietyofBiologicalPsychiatry,Austin,TX.
2023
• Blain,S.D.,Taylor,S.F.,Angstadt,M.,Lasagna,C.A.,Rutherford,S.E.,Peltier,S.,Diwadkar,V.A.,Tso,I.F. (2023).Socialcognitivedeficitsinpsychosispatientsandtheirfirst‑degreerelatives:Ahigh‑powered, multi‑taskinvestigation.SocietyforResearchinPsychopathology,St.Louis,MO.
• Blain,S.D.,Taylor,S.F.,Angstadt,M.,Lasagna,C.A.,Rutherford,S.E.,Peltier,S.,Diwadkar,V.A.,Tso,I.F. (2023).Aberranteffectiveconnectivityduringeyegazeprocessingislinkedtosocialfunctioningin schizophrenia.SchizophreniaInternationalResearchSociety,Toronto,Canada.
• Blain,S.D.,Taylor,S.F.,Angstadt,M.,Lasagna,C.A.,Rutherford,S.E.,Peltier,S.,Diwadkar,V.A.,Tso,I.F. (2023).Aberranteffectiveconnectivityduringeyegazeprocessingislinkedtosocialfunctioningin schizophrenia.SocietyofBiologicalPsychiatry,SanDiego,CA.AbstracttobepublishedinBiological Psychiatry.
2022
• Blain,S.D.,Lasagna,C.A.,Kent,J.,PeyromauredeBord,C.A.,Sponheim,S.,DeYoung,C.G.,Tso,I.F.(2022). ClarifyingAssociationsofPsychopathologyDimensionswithSocialandGeneralCognition.Societyfor ResearchinPsychopathology,Philadelphia,PA.
• Blain,S.D.,Taylor,S.F.,Rutherford,S.E.,Lasagna,C.A.,Yao,B.,Angstadt,M.,Green,M.F.,Johnson,T.D., Peltier,S.,Diwadkar,V.A.,Tso,I.F.(2022).ElucidatingmechanismsofsocialcognitivedeficitsthroughfMRI andlatentvariableanalysis.AlbertJ.SilvermanResearchConference,AnnArbor,MI.
• Blain,S.D.,Taylor,S.F.,Rutherford,S.E.,Lasagna,C.A.,Yao,B.,Angstadt,M.,Green,M.F.,Johnson,T.D., Peltier,S.,Diwadkar,V.A.,Tso,I.F.(2022).ElucidatingmechanismsofsocialcognitivedeficitsthroughfMRI andbayesianlatentvariableanalysis.SchizophreniaInternationalResearchSociety,VirtualConference. AbstractpublishedinSchizophreniaBulletin.
• Blain,S.D.,Taylor,S.F.,Rutherford,S.E.,Lasagna,C.A.,Yao,B.,Angstadt,M.,Green,M.F.,Johnson,T.D., Peltier,S.,Diwadkar,V.A.,Tso,I.F.(2022).ElucidatingmechanismsofsocialcognitivedeficitsthroughfMRI andbayesianlatentvariableanalysis.SocietyofBiologicalPsychiatry,VirtualConference.Abstract publishedinBiologicalPsychiatry,91(9),S318,P566.
• Rutherford,S.,Greathouse,T.,Blain,S.D.,Marquand,A.F.,Tso,I.F.(2022).Functionalconnectivity architectureofsocialcognitioninschizophreniaandearlypsychosis.OrganizationforHumanBrain Mapping,Glasgow,Scotland.
2021
• Sassenberg,T.A.*,Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.(2021).Theneuralcorrelatesofextraversionandtheir associationswithrewardsensitivityandtemporaldiscounting.PosterfortheSocietyforPersonalityand SocialPsychology,Virtualconference.
2020
• Xi,M.*,Sassenberg,T.A.*,Zhao,D.*,Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.(2020).Extraversionpredictsimplicitreward learning.PosterfortheSocietyforPersonalityandSocialPsychology,NewOrleans,LA.(Undergradposter awardfinalist.Top10of300+).
• Blain,S.D.,Grazioplene,R.G.,Longenecker,J.M.,Ma,Y.,Udochi,A.L.*,Klimes‑Dougan,B.,DeYoung,C.G. (2020).Personalityandneurocognitivecorrelatesofpsychotic‑likeexperiences.Schizophrenia InternationalResearchSociety,VirtualConference.AbstractpublishedasSchizophreniaBulletin,46(Suppl 1),S284.
2019
• Longenecker,J.M.,Sponheim,S.R.,Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.,Klimes‑Dougan,B.(2019).Aberrantsignal detectionasthebehavioralmanifestationofapophenia.PosterfortheSocietyforResearchin Psychopathology,Buffalo,NY.
• Medrano,L.*,Udochi,A.*,Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.(2019,August).Personalitycorrelatesofneural activationduringasocialperceptiontask.PosterfortheUniversityofMinnesotaLifeSciencesSummer UndergraduateResearchProgramsResearchConference,Minneapolis,MN.
• Peddle,A.*,Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.(2019).Differentialrelationsofexternalizingtointelligenceand creativity.PosterfortheInternationalSocietyforIntelligenceResearch,Minneapolis,MN.
• Xi,M.*,Zhao,D.*,Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.(2019).Intelligence,sensorydiscrimination,andimplicit rewardlearning.PosterfortheInternationalSocietyforIntelligenceResearch,Minneapolis,MN.
2017
• Aaron,A.,Margulis,K.,Vaughan,C.,Blain,S.D.,Chern,A.,McAuley,J.D.,Gordon,R.L.(2017,June).Therole ofauditoryworkingmemoryinrhythmandlanguageperformance.PosterforNeurosciences&Music, Boston,MA.
• Vaughan,C.,Soman,U.,Blain,S.D.,Hirsch,A.,Gordon,R.L.(2017,August).ProsodyMatching:The relationshipbetweenrhythm,grammar,andprosodydiscrimination.PosterforSocietyfortheMusic PerceptionandCognition,SanDiego,CA.
2016
• Blain,S.D.,Zhao,Z.,Chan,R.,Park,S.(2016).Across‑culturalinvestigationofschizotypy,empathy,and interpersonalpleasure.SocietyforResearchinPsychopathology,Baltimore,MD.
• Blain,S.D.,Park,S.(2016).Investigatingtheroleofpersonalityinembodiedemotionwithagaitperception paradigm.AssociationforPsychologicalScience,Chicago,IL.
• Corbett,B.A.,Blain,S.D.,Ioannou,S.,Balser,M*.(2016).Adaptivechangesinanxietyandarousalaftera randomizedcontroltrialofatheatre‑basedinterventionforyouthwithautismspectrumdisorder.Poster fortheInternationalMeetingforAutismResearch,Baltimore,MD.
• Aaron,R.V.,Snodgress,M.A.,Blain,S.D.,Park,S.(2016).Exploringsubjectiveemotionalexperiencesin alexithymiausingbehavioralmeasures.PosterfortheSocietyforAffectiveScienceNationalConference, Chicago,IL.
• Snodgress,M.A.,Aaron,R.V.,Blain,S.D.,Park,S.(2016,March).Decompositionofthealexithymiaconstruct usingLASSOregularizationandlinearregressionmodeling.PosterfortheSocietyforAffectiveScience NationalConference,Chicago,IL.
• Blain,S.D.,Corbett,B.A.(2015).Investigatingmusicalandsocialcognitioninchildrenwithautism spectrumdisorder.SocietyforSocialNeuroscience,Chicago,IL.
• Blain,S.D.,Blain,S.D.,Corbett,B.A.(2015).Musicmemoryinyouthwithautismspectrumdisorder. VanderbiltKennedyCenterScienceDay,Nashville,TN.(TopUndergraduatePosterAward.)
• Blain,S.D.,Bingham,E.L.,Corbett,C.,Corbett,B.A.(2015).Evaluatingpitchidentificationandmemoryin childrenwithautismspectrumdisorder.SocietyforMusicPerceptionandCognition,Nashville,TN.
• TheVanderbiltProgramforMusic,Mind,andSociety(2015,September).Introducingtheprograminmusic, mind,andsocietyatVanderbilt.PosterfortheVanderbiltKennedyCenterScienceDay,Nashville,TN.
Public,Outreach,andCampusPresentations
2020
• Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.(2020).Fromgeniustomadness:Neurocognitivecorrelatesofthe openness‑psychosiscontinuum.TalkfortheUniversityofMinnesotaCenterforCognitiveSciencesSpring ResearchDay,OnlineRemoteConference.
• Blain,S.D.(2020).Justseeingthings?Personalityandneurocognitivecorrelatesofpsychoticexperiences. TalkfortheSigmaXiVirtualStudentScholarsSymposium,OnlineRemoteConference.
• Blain,S.D.(2020).Affiliationonthebrain:Neuralcorrelatesofprosocialityandsocialcognition.Talkforthe UniversityofMinnesotaPsychologyGraduateStudentLiaisonCommitteeResearchBlitz,Minneapolis,MN.
2019
• Blain,S.D.(2019).Frombrainstobiographies:Whatispersonalityneuroscience?TalkforSpotlightScience: Neuroscience,attheBellNaturalHistoryMuseum,St.Paul,MN.
• Blain,S.D.,Xi,M.*,Zhao,D.*,DeYoung,C.G.(2019).Intelligence,sensorydiscrimination,andimplicit rewardlearning.PosterfortheUniversityofMinnesotaPsychologyDiversityWeekend,Minneapolis,MN.
2017
• Blain,S.D.,DeYoung,C.G.(2017).Associationsofimplicitrewardlearningwithintelligence,extraversion, anddepressivity.UniversityofMinnesotaPsychologyResearchDay,Minneapolis,MN.
2016
• Blain,S.D.,Jacoby,N.,Gordon,R.L.(2016).Auditoryworkingmemoryinchildrenwithtypicalandatypical languagedevelopment:Neuralunderpinningsandbehavioralcorrelates.PosterfortheVanderbiltMusic, Mind,andSocietyAnnualSymposium,Nashville,TN,Nashville,TN.
• Blain,S.D.,Weins,N.,Bamikole,P.,Chern,A.,Iversen,J.,Gordon,R.L.(2016).Neuralandbehavioral predictorsofindividualdifferencesincomplexsyntax.PosterfortheVanderbiltMusic,Mind,andSociety AnnualSymposium,Nashville,TN.
2015
• Blain,S.D.,Edmiston,E.K.,Corbett,B.A.(2015).Behavioralcodingofthetriersocialstresstest:Apilot project.PosterfortheVanderbiltUniversityResearchFair,Nashville,TN.(TopPsychologyPosterAward.)
• Blain,S.D.,Corbett,B.A.(2015).Therapeuticmusicprogramsforindividualsontheautismspectrum.Talk fortheTennesseeDisabilitiesMegaConference,Nashville,TN.
• Blain,S.D.,Park,S.(2015).Twoconditionsintertwined:Socialcognitivedeficitsinschizophreniaand autismspectrumdisorders.TalkfortheVanderbiltUniversityWritingSymposium,Nashville,TN.
