CURRICULUM VITAE NATALIE C. EBNER, Ph.D. DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA P.O. BOX 112250 GAINESVILLE, FL 32611, USA PHONE: (1) 203-691-0371 EMAIL:
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EDUCATION AND DEGREES 2005
Dr. phil. (equivalent to Ph.D.), Psychology (summa cum laude) Free University Berlin, Germany
2001
Diploma (equivalent to M.A.), Psychology Free University Berlin, Germany
1998
Pre-Diploma (equivalent to B.S.), Psychology Free University Berlin, Germany
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 2011-present
Assistant Professor Department of Psychology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2013-present
Adjunct Faculty (joint appointment) at Cognitive Aging and Memory Clinical Translational Research Program (CAM-CTRP) Institute on Aging Department of Aging & Geriatric Research College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2013-2015
Junior Scholar in Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Institute on Aging Department of Aging & Geriatric Research College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2010-2011
Associate Research Scientist Department of Psychology Yale University, New Haven, USA
2007-2010
Post-Doctoral Fellow Department of Psychology Yale University, New Haven, USA
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2004-2007
Post-Doctoral Fellow Center for Lifespan Psychology Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
2001-2004
Pre-Doctoral Fellow Center for Lifespan Psychology Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany Fellow in graduate program Neuropsychiatry and Psychology of Aging Free University Berlin, Germany Fellow in International Max Planck Research School: The Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Dynamics (LIFE) Free University Berlin, Germany, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany, and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
1999-2001
Research Assistant Center for Lifespan Psychology Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
1998-1999
Research Assistant Department of Psychology Free University Berlin, Germany
1999
Clinical Internship Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics, San Francisco, USA
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS 2015-present
Kavli Fellow National Academy of Sciences
2015
Invited to participate as speaker and co-chair in a session for the National Academy of Sciences’ 27th annual Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium
2015-2016
Research Grant: Enhanced Operating System Level User Profile Extraction Role: PI (co-PIs: Oliveira, Matthews, Porada, Schult) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory $88,000
2015-2019
Research Grant: Developer Crowdsourcing: Capturing, Understanding, and Addressing Security-related Blind Spots in APIs Role: PI (co-PIs: Brun, Cappos, Oliveira, Zhuang) National Science Foundation SaTC Medium $1,185,930
2015-2017
Research Grant: Effects of Gardening Activities on Brain Activation and Health in Women Role: co-I (PI: Guy) National Foliage Foundation $13,065 2
2014
International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course (LIFE) Outstanding Alumni Award (APA Board of Educational Affairs Award to Advance Interdisciplinary Education and Training in Psychology)
2014-2016
Research Grant: Age-Targeted Automated Security Cueing Against Web-Based Social Engineering Attacks Role: PI (co-PI: Oliveira) National Science Foundation SaTC EAGERs NSF 13-037 $245,497
2014-2015
Research Grant: Improving Emotional Dysregulation in Advanced Age: A Neurofeedback Approach Role: PI Cognitive Aging and Memory Clinical Translational Research Program (CAMCTRP) & University of Florida Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (sponsored by NIH/NIA) $15,000
2014-2015
Research Grant: The Role of Oxytocin in Prosocial Decision Making in Aging Across Humans and Monkeys Role: PI (co-PI: Chang) Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging (SRNDNA; sponsored by NIH/NIA) $32,624
2014
Conference Travel Award: Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging Translational Workshop Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging (SRNDNA; sponsored by NIH/NIA)
2014
Conference Travel Award: Lifespan Approach to Affective Science Questions (Preconference of inaugural conference Society for Affective Science) NIH/NIA
2013-2017
Research Grant: Neurobehavioral and Emotional Deficits in Male and Female Alcoholics Role: co-I (PI: Nixon) NIH/NIAAA (1R01AA022456-01) $1,600,000
2013-2017
Research Grant: Effects of Oxytocin on Socioemotional Aging: Studies on Brain Function and Behavior Role: PI (co-PI: Fischer) Swedish Research Council $480,000
2013-2016
Research Grant: Effects of Oxytocin on Physical and Cognitive Functioning in the Elders Role: PI University of Florida Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (sponsored by NIH/NIA) $65,000 3
2013-2014
Brain Initiative Program Development Award: Improving Neural Dysregulation in Advanced Age: A Neurofeedback Approach Role: PI University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute $1,000
2013
Instrumentation Grant: Acquiring Human Whole-Brain Phosphorous Magnetic Resonance Imaging Capabilities in the McKnight Brain Institute Role: co-I (PI: Woods) University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute $59,000
2013-2014
Research Grant: Effects of Oxytocin on Health-Related Decision Making in Aging Role: PI Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging (SRNDNA; sponsored by NIH/NIA) $29,800
2013
Open Access Publishing Fund: Oxytocin and Socioemotional Aging – Current Knowledge and Future Trends University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries Women’s Health/Sex & Gender Differences in Health $1,023
2013
Conference Travel Award: Mechanisms of Motivation, Cognition, and Aging Interactions Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging (SRNDNA; sponsored by NIH/NIA)
2012-2013
Research Grant: Neuro-Behavioral Effects of Oxytocin on Decisions of Trust in Aging Role: PI University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI; sponsored by NIH/NCATS) $20,000
2011
Research Grant: Neural Mechanisms of Social Memory in Young and Older Adults Role: PI University of Florida, Department of Psychology, 2011 Michael L. & Judith D. Woodruff $6,000
2010
Conference Travel Award: Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
2009
Conference Travel Award: Annual Meeting of Association for Psychological Science German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
2008
Conference Travel Award: Cognitive Aging Conference German Science Foundation, Germany 4
2007
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Motivational Orientation in Adulthood German Science Foundation, Germany
2006
Conference Travel Award: Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology German Science Foundation, Germany
2006
Research Award: Heinz-Heckhausen-Jungwissenschaftlerpreis (Young Research Scientist Award) German Psychological Association, Germany
2005
Research Award: Poster Award Developmental Psychology of the German Psychological Association German Psychological Association, Germany
2004
Research Award: Graduate Student Poster Award Society for Personality and Social Psychology, USA
2004
Conference Travel Award: Society for Personality and Social Psychology Society for Personality and Social Psychology, USA
2003
Research Award: Student Research Award of Division 20 in the American Psychological Association American Psychological Association, USA
2002
Workshop Travel Award: Workshop on Scientific Writing German Psychological Association, Germany
PUBLICATIONS: JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS Dark-Freudeman, A. R., Ebner, N. C., & West, R. L. (in press). Psychosocial aspects of aging. In K. E. Light (Ed.), Geriatric Rehabilitation. F.A. Davis. Ebner, N. C., Bailey, P. E., Horta, M., Joiner, J., & Chang, S. W. C. (in press). Multidisciplinary perspective on prosociality in aging. In J. Sommerville & J. Decety (Eds.), Social Cognition, for the Frontiers in Developmental Science Series (Psychology Press | Taylor and Francis Group). Anton, S., Woods, A. J., Ashizawa, T., Barb, D, Buford, T. W., Carter, C. S., Clark, D. J., Cohen, R. A., Corbett, D. B., Cruz-Almeida, Y, Dotson, V., Ebner, N. C., Efron, P. A., Fillingim, R. B., Foster, T. C., Gundermann, D. M., Joseph, A.-M., Karabetian, C., Leeuwenburgh, C., Manini, T. M., Marsiske, M., Mutchie, H. L., Perri, M. G., Ranka, S., Sandesara, B., Scarpace, P. J., Sibille, K. T., Solberg, L. M., Someya, S.; Uphold, C., Wu, S. S., & Pahor, M. (2015). Successful aging: Advancing the science of physical independence in older adults. Ageing Research Reviews, 24, 304327. DOI:10.1016/j.arr.2015.09.005 Ebner, N. C., Horta, M., Lin, T., Feifel, D., Fischer, H., & Cohen, R. A. (2015). Oxytocin modulates meta-mood as a function of age and sex. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 7, 175. DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00175 Ebner, N. C., Kamin, H., Diaz, V., Cohen, R.A., & MacDonald, K. (2015). Hormones as "difference makers" in cognitive and socioemotional aging processes. Frontiers in Emotion Science, 5, 1595. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01595 5
Henningsson, S., Zettergren, A., Hovey, D., Jonsson, L., Svärd, S., Cortez, D. S., Melke, J., Ebner, N. C., Laukka, P., Fischer, H., & Westberg, L. (2015). Association between polymorphisms in NOS3 and KCNH2 and social memory. Frontiers in Neuroscience/Neurogenomics, 9, 393. DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00393 Lin, T., Lendry, R., & Ebner, N. C. (2015). Face likeability mediates the memory-enhancing effect of face attractiveness in young but not older adults. Memory. DOI:10.1080/09658211.2015.1117109 Sun, R., Bishop, M., Ebner, N. C. , Oliveira, D., & Porter, D. E. (2015). The case for unpredictability and deception as OS features. ;login:, 40, 12-17 Ebner, N. C., & Fischer, H. (2014a). Studying the various facets of emotional aging: Introduction to the current Frontiers research topic. Frontiers in Emotion Science, 5, 1007. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01007 Ebner, N. C., & Fischer, H. (2014b). Emotion and aging: Evidence from brain and behavior. [Research topic] Frontiers in Emotion Science, 5, 996. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00996 Voelkle, M. C., Ebner, N. C., Lindenberger, U., & Riediger, M. (2014). A note on age differences in mood-congruent versus mood-incongruent information processing in faces. [Research topic] Frontiers in Emotion Science, 5, 635. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00635 Ebner, N. C., Johnson, M. R., Rieckmann, A., Durbin, K., Johnson, M. K., & Fischer, H. (2013). Processing own-age vs. other-age faces: Neuro-behavioral correlates and effects of emotion. NeuroImage, 78, 363-371. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.04.029. Ebner, N. C., Maura, G., MacDonald, K., Westberg, L., & Fischer, H. (2013). Oxytocin and socioemotional aging – Current knowledge and future trends. [Research topic] Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7(487), 1-14. DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00487 Lovén, J., Svärd, J., Ebner, N. C., Herlitz, A., & Fischer, H., (2013). Face gender modulates women’s brain activity during face encoding. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. [Epub ahead of print] DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst073 Voelkle, M. C., Ebner, N. C., Lindenberger, U., & Riediger, M. (2013). Here we go again: Anticipatory and reactive mood responses to recurring unpleasant situations throughout adulthood. Emotion, 13(3), 424-433. DOI: 10.1037/a0031351 Ebner, N. C., Johnson, M. K., & Fischer, H. (2012). Neural mechanisms of reading facial emotions in young and older adults. [Special section] Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience / Emotion Science, 3, 1-19. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00223 West, R. L., Ebner, N. C., & Hastings, E. C. (2012). Linking goals and aging: Experimental and life-span approaches. In E. A. Locke & G. P. Latham (Eds.), New developments in goal setting and task performance (pp. 439-459). London, UK: Routledge Academic Ebner, N. C., He, Y., Fichtenholtz, H. M., McCarthy, G. & Johnson, M. K., (2011). Electrophysiological correlates of processing faces of younger and older individuals. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 6, 526-535. DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsq074
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Ebner, N. C., Gluth, S., Johnson, M. R., Raye, C. L., Mitchell, K. M., & Johnson, M. K. (2011). Medial prefrontal cortex activity when thinking about others depends on their age. [Special issue] Neurocase, 17, 260-269. DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2010.536953 Ebner, N. C., He, Y., & Johnson, M. K. (2011). Age and emotion affect how we look at a face: Visual scan patterns differ for own-age versus other-age emotional faces. [Special section] Cognition & Emotion. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2010.540817 He, Y., Ebner, N. C., & Johnson, M. K. (2011). What predicts the own-age bias in face recognition memory? Social Cognition, 29, 97–119. Riediger, M., Voelkle, M., Ebner, N. C., & Lindenberger, U. (2011). Beyond "happy, angry, or sad?": Age-of-poser and Age-of-rater effects on multi-dimensional emotion perception. [Special section] Cognition & Emotion. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2010.540812 Voelkle, M. C., Ebner, N. C., Lindenberger, U., & Riediger, M. (2011). Let me guess how old you are: Effects of age, gender, and facial expression on perceptions of age. Psychology & Aging. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1037/a0025065 Ebner, N. C., & Johnson, M. K. (2010). Age-group differences in interference from young and older emotional faces. Cognition & Emotion, 24, 1095–1116. DOI: 10.1080/02699930903128395 Gluth, S., Ebner, N. C., & Schmiedek, F. (2010). Attitudes toward younger and older adults: The German Aging Semantic Differential. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 34, 147– 158. DOI: 10.1177/0165025409350947 Ebner, N. C., & Freund, A. M. (2009). Annäherungs- vs. Vermeidungsmotivation [Approach vs. avoidance motivation]. In V. Brandstätter & J. H. Otto (Eds.), Handbuch der Allgemeinen Psychologie: Motivation und Emotion [Handbook of General Psychology: Motivation and Emotion] (pp. 72–78). Goettingen: Hogrefe. Ebner, N. C., & Johnson, M. K. (2009). Young and older emotional faces: Are there age-group differences in expression identification and memory? Emotion, 9, 329–339. DOI: 10.1037/a0015179 Ebner, N. C., Riediger, M., & Lindenberger, U. (2009). Schema reliance for developmental goals increases from early to late adulthood: Improvement for the young, loss prevention for the old. Psychology and Aging, 24, 310–323. DOI: 10.1037/a0015430 Mitchell, K. J., Raye, C. L., Ebner, N. C., Tubridy, S. M., Frankel, H., & Johnson, M. K. (2009). Age-group differences in medial cortex activity associated with thinking about self-relevant agendas. Psychology and Aging, 24, 438–449. DOI: 10.1037/a0015181 Ebner, N. C. (2008). Age of face matters: Age-group differences in ratings for young and old faces. Behavior Research Methods, 40, 130–136. DOI: 10.3758/BRM.40.1.130 Ebner, N. C., & Freund, A. M. (2007). Personality theories of successful aging: The role of goals and goal-related processes for adaptive development. In J. A. Blackburn & C. N. Dulmus (Eds.), Handbook of gerontology: Evidence-based approaches to theory, practice, and policy (pp. 87–116). New York: Wiley & Sons. Greve, W., & Ebner, N. C. (2007). Intentional self-development—Genetically framed. European Journal of Developmental Sciences, 1, 82–94. 7
Riediger, M., & Ebner, N. C. (2007). A broader perspective on three lifespan theories: Comment to Boerner and Jopp. Human Development, 50, 196–200. DOI: 10.1159/000103359 Ebner, N. C., Freund, A. M., & Baltes, P. B. (2006). Developmental changes in personal goal orientation from young to late adulthood: From striving for gains to maintenance and prevention of losses. Psychology and Aging, 21, 664–678. DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.21.4.664 Ebner, N. C. (2005). Striving for gains and preventing losses: Multi-method evidence on the differences in personal goal orientation in early and late adulthood. Doctoral dissertation, Free University Berlin. . Freund, A. M., & Ebner, N. C. (2005). The aging self: Shifting from promoting gains to balancing losses. In W. Greve, K. Rothermund, & D. Wentura (Eds). The adaptive self: Personal continuity and intentional self-development (pp. 185–202). Ashland, OH: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
MANUSCRIPTS IN REVISION & UNDER REVIEW Anton, S. D., Ebner, N. C., Dzierzewski, J. M., Zlatar, Z. Z., Mutchie, M., Dotson, V., Kirton, J., Marsiske, M., & Manini, T. M. (under review). Effects of 90 days of resveratrol supplementation on cognitive function in older adults. Chen, H., Zhao, B., Porges, E. C., Cohen, R. A., & Ebner, N. C. (under review). Edgewise and subgraph level tests for brain networks. Ebner, N. C., Chen, H., Porges, E., Lin, T., Feifel, D., Fischer, H., & Cohen, R. A. (in revision; Psychoneuroendocrinology). Oxytocin affects resting connectivity as a function of age and sex. Ebner, N. C., Maura, G., Luedicke, J., Feifel, D., Carter, S., & Cohen, R. A. (under review). Role of oxytocin and vasopressin in cognition and socioemotional functioning in young and oder men and women. Ebner, N. C., Luedicke, J., Voelkle, M. C., Riediger, M., & Lindenberger, U. (under revision). Perceptions of facial attractiveness and distinctiveness vary by age, gender, and emotion. Oliveira D., Ebner, N. C., Rocha H., Weir, D. H., Yang H., & Dommaraj S. (under review). An age-group analysis of the use of psychological weapons of influence and life domains in spam. Strickland-Hughes, C., M., West, R. L., Smith, K., A., & Ebner, N. C. (under review). False feedback and beliefs influence name memory in younger and older adults. Szymkowicz, S. M., Persson, J., Fischer, H., & Ebner, N. C. (under review). Insula and hippocampal brain volume predict improved face recognition and facial emotion identification in older adults. Tasdemir-Ozdes, A., Strickland-Hughes, C. M., Bluck, B., & Ebner, N. C. (under revision). The effect of multilevel future perspective on healthy lifestyle choices in younger and older adults. Westberg, L., Zettergren, A., Lovén, J., Svärd, J., Milding, J., Hovey, D, Lin, T., Ebner, N. C., & Fischer, H. (under review). Oxytocin's role in face recognition: A brain-gene-behavior analysis. Ziaei, M., Hippel, W., Henry, J., Ebner, N. C., & Burianová, H. A. (under review). Neural correlates of emotional expressions and eye gaze. 8
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Horta, M., Lin, T., Gulliford, D., & Ebner, N. C. (November, 2015). Dynamic emotion identification: Effects of age and oxytocin. Poster at Gerontological Society of America's 68th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA. Rocha H., Weir, D. H., Dommaraj S., Yang H., Oliveira D., & Ebner, N. C. (November, 2015). Internet spam: User age influences the type of social engineering attacks. Poster at Gerontological Society of America's 68th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA. Ziaei, M., Hippel, W., Henry, J., Ebner, N. C., & Burianová, H. A. (October, 2015). Neural correlates of emotional expressions and eye gaze. Poster at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, USA. Penman, C., Ma, J., Diehl, E., Nixon, S. J., Ebner, N. C., Guo, Y., Lai, S., Tisher, C. C., & Guy, C. (October, 2015). Influence of gardening on the brain activity and quality of life of healthy women. Poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Horticultural Therapy Association, Portland, OR, USA. Horta, M., Lin, T., Fischer, H., Cohen, R. A., Feifel, D. & Ebner, N. C. (September, 2015). Effects of age and intranasal oxytocin on prosocial decision-making. Poster at the 6th Annual Spotlight on Aging Research, Gainesville, FL, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., Tasdemir-Ozdes, A., Bluck, B., & Ebner, N. C. (September, 2015). The effect of multilevel future perspective on healthy lifestyle choices in younger and older adults. Poster at the 6th Annual Spotlight on Aging Research, Gainesville, FL, USA. Szymkowicz, S. M., Persson, J., Fischer, H., & Ebner, N. C. (September, 2015). Hippocampal volume predicts accuracy and speed of emotional face recognition in older adults. Poster at the 6th Annual Spotlight on Aging Research, Gainesville, FL, USA. Weir, D. H., Rocha H., Dommaraj S., Yang H., Oliveira D., & Ebner, N. C. (September, 2015). Internet spam: User age influences the type of social engineering attacks. Poster at the 6th Annual Spotlight on Aging Research, Gainesville, FL, USA. Persson, N., Ebner, N. C., Lin, T., & Fischer, H. (October, 2015). Functional correlates of personality and facial perception in young and older adults. Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, USA. Ebner, N. C., Luedicke, J. M., Riediger, M., Voelkle, M., & Lindenberger, U. (May, 2015). Age, gender, and emotion: What influences perceptions of facial attractiveness? Talk at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, USA. Dillon, K., Strickland-Hughes, C. M., West, R. L., & Ebner, N. C. (May, 2015). Own-age bias in face-name associations: Evidence from memory and visual attention in younger and older adults. Poster at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, USA.
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Gutchess, A., & Ebner, N. C. (May, 2015). Current directions in socioemotional cognition and aging. Symposium at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, USA. Horta, M., Lin, T., Fischer, H., Cohen, R. A., Feifel, D. & Ebner, N. C. (May, 2015). Does Oxytocin Affect Emotional Competence and Prosocial Decision-Making in Aging? Poster at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, USA. Lin, T., Horta, M., Fischer, H., Cohen, R. A., Feifel, D. & Ebner, N. C. (May, 2015). Effects of intranasal oxytocin on trust–related decision making in aging. Poster at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, USA. Szymkowicz S., Fischer, H., Persson, J., & Ebner, N. C. (May, 2015). Hippocampal volume predicts accuracy and speed of emotional face recognition in older adults. Poster at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, USA. Ziaei, M., Hippel, W., Henry, J., Ebner, N. C., & Burianová, H. A. (April, 2015). Multivariate analysis of brain networks involved in facial gaze and emotion processing. Poster at the Annual Meeting of the Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Sydney, Australia. Ziaei, M., Hippel, W., Henry, J., Ebner, N. C., & Burianová, H. A. (June, 2015). Multivariate analysis of brain networks involved in facial gaze and emotion processing. Talk at the Annual Meeting of the Australasian Social Neuroscience Society, Brisbane, Australia Horta, M., Lin, T., Fischer, H., Cohen, R. A., Feifel, D. & Ebner, N. C. (March, 2015). Effects of age and intranasal oxytocin on prosocial decision-making. Poster at the Decision Neuroscience and Aging Conference, Miami, FL, USA. Lin, T., Horta, M., Fischer, H., Cohen, R. A., Feifel, D. & Ebner, N. C. (March, 2015). Effects of intranasal oxytocin on trust–related decision making in aging. Poster at the Decision Neuroscience and Aging Conference, Miami, FL, USA. Dillon, K., Strickland-Hughes, C. M., West, R. L., & Ebner, N. C. (February, 2015). Own-age bias in face-name associations: Evidence from memory and visual attention in younger and older adults. Poster at the ILR Student Research on Aging Exposition, Gainesville, FL, USA. Horta, M., Lin, T., Fischer, H., Cohen, R. A., Feifel, D. & Ebner, N. C. (February, 2015). Does intranasal oxytocin affect emotional competence in aging? Poster at the ILR Student Research on Aging Exposition, Gainesville, FL, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., Ebner, N. C., & West, R. L. (February, 2015). Influences of age-salient false feedback and beliefs on name memory in younger and older adults. Poster at the ILR Student Research on Aging Exposition, Gainesville, FL, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., Ebner, N. C., & West, R. L. (February, 2015). Influences of age-salient false feedback and beliefs on name memory in younger and older adults. Talk at Oak Hammock, Gainesville, FL, USA. Rana, M., Ebner, N. C., & Sitaram, R. (February, 2015). Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rtfMRI) demonstration. Poster at the 2nd International Conference on Real-time Functional Imaging and Neurofeedback, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Varan, A. Q., Rana, M., Cohen, R. A., Sitaram, R., & Ebner, N. C. (February, 2015). Executive functioning and neurofeedback success in aging. Poster at the 2nd International Conference on Real-time Functional Imaging and Neurofeedback, Gainesville, FL, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., Ebner, N. C., & West, R. L. (August, 2014). Visual attention and aging: Effects of feedback on face-name memory. Poster at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, DC, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., West, R. L., & Ebner, N. C. (June, 2014). Aging and self-stereotyping effects on face-name memory. Poster at the 5th Annual Spotlight on Aging Research, Gainesville, FL, USA. Ebner, N. C., Fischer, H., & Cohen, R. A. (April, 2014). Oxytocin and socioemotional aging. Talk at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA. Lendry, R. E., Lin, T., & Ebner, N. C. (April, 2014). Effects of face likability on memory in younger and older adults. Poster at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA. Lin, T., Ankudowich, E., Johnson, M. K., & Ebner, N. C. (April, 2014). Distancing from the ownage group: An age-group comparison. Poster at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., West, R. L., & Ebner, N. C. (April, 2014). Aging and self-stereotyping effects on face-name memory. Poster at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA. Ebner, N. C., Fischer, H., & Cohen, R. A. (April, 2014). Oxytocin and aging: Effects on social decision-making and emotion processing. Poster at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Boston, MA, USA. Fischer, H., Ebner, N. C., & Westberg, L. (April, 2014). Relation between an oxytocin receptor gene variant, face recognition and amygdala activation. Poster at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Boston, MA, USA. Tasdemir-Ozdes, A., Bluck, S. B., & Ebner, N. C. (November, 2013). Effects of mental time travel on healthy lifestyle choices in young and older adults: The role of valence. Poster at the Society for the Study of Human Development 8th Biennial Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. Westberg, L., Zettergren, A., Lovén, J., Svärd, J., Milding, J., Johansson, D., Ebner, N. C., & Fischer, H. (November, 2013). Association between an oxytocin receptor gene variant and face recognition as well as related amygdala activation. Poster at the Society for Social Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, USA. Lin, T., Johnson, M. K., Ankudowich, E., & Ebner, N. C. (September, 2013). Self vs. Others: Behavioral and Neural Evidence of the Self-Positivity Effect in Young and Older Adults. Poster at the 4th Annual Spotlight on Aging Research, Gainesville, FL, USA. Tasdemir-Ozdes, A., & Ebner, N. C. (July, 2013). Effect of mental time travel on lifestyle decisions: Does valence matter? Talk at the International Academic Conference on Social Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Högman, L., Svärd, J., Högman, W., Ebner, N. C., Makower, I., & Fischer, H. (July, 2013). Agedifferences in brain and behavior during recognition facial expressions at longer and shorter durations. Poster at the 13th European Congress of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden. Ebner, N. C., Maura, G., Westberg, L, & Fischer, H. (June, 2013). Associations of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms with brain response during reading of facial emotions in young and older adults. Poster at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Research Day, Gainesville, FL, USA. Ebner, N. C., Johnson, M. R., Rieckmann, A., Johnson, M. K., & Fischer, H. (May, 2013). Processing own-age vs. other-age faces: Neuro-behavioral correlates and effects of emotion. Poster at Mechanisms of Motivation, Cognition, and Aging Interactions Conference, Washington, DC, USA. Ebner, N. C., Johnson, M. K., & Fischer, F. (April, 2013). Neural mechanisms of reading facial emotions in young and older adults. Poster at the 20th Cognitive Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA. Ebner, N. C., Maura, G., Westberg, L, & Fischer, H. (April, 2013). Associations of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms with brain response during reading of facial emotions in young and older adults. Poster at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, USA. Högman, L., Svärd, J., Högman, W., Ebner, N. C., Makower, I., & Fischer, H. (April, 2013). Agedifferences in brain and behavior during recognition facial expressions at longer and shorter durations. Poster at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, USA. Maura, G., Westberg, L, Fischer, H., & Ebner, N. C. (March, 2013). Associations of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms with brain response during reading of facial emotions in young and older adults. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience (North Central Florida Chapter), Gainesville, USA Lin, T., Dabrowski, K., Johnson, M. K., & Ebner, N. C. (February, 2013). More open than you: Self and other personality ratings in young and older adults. Poster at the 3rd Annual Institute for Learning in Retirement Student Research on Aging Exposition and Awards Conference at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Maura, G., Westberg, L, Fischer, H., & Ebner, N. C. (February, 2013). Associations of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms with brain response during reading of facial emotions in young and older adults. Poster at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference, Gainesville, FL, USA. Skarsten, S., Bluck, S., & Ebner, N. C. (February, 2013). Mental time travel and healthy lifestyle decisions. Poster at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference, Gainesville, FL, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., Johnson, M. K., & Ebner, N. C. (February, 2013). Facial attractiveness and recognition of faces: Effects of age and gender. Poster at the 3rd Annual Institute for Learning in Retirement Student Research on Aging Exposition and Awards Conference at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Ebner, N. C. (October, 2012). Neural correlates of social and emotional evaluations of own-age and other-age others. Talk at the 34th Meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychology, Gainesville, FL, USA. Lin, T., Dabrowski, K., Johnson, M. K., & Ebner, N. C. (October, 2012). More open than you: Self and other personality ratings in young and older adults. Poster at the 34th Meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychology, Gainesville, FL, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., & Ebner, N. C. (October, 2012). Antecedents and consequences of social and emotional evaluations. Talk at the 34th Meeting of the Society of the Southeastern Social Psychology, Gainesville, FL, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., Luedicke, J., Johnson, M. K., & Ebner, N. C. (October, 2012). Effects of attractiveness and distinctiveness on attention and memory for faces. Talk at the 34th Meeting of Society of the Southeastern Social Psychology, Gainesville, FL, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., Johnson, M. K., & Ebner, N. C. (October, 2012). Facial attractiveness and recognition of faces: Effects of age and gender. Poster at the Annual National Science Foundation Graduate Student Research Day, Gainesville, FL, USA. Ebner, N. C. (July, 2012). Social and emotional processing in the aging brain. Symposium at the 30th International Congress of Psychology, Cape Town, South Africa. Ebner, N. C., Johnson, M. R., Rieckmann, A., Johnson, M. K., & Fischer, H. (July, 2012). Neural correlates of processing own-age versus other-age emotional faces. Talk at the 30th International Congress of Psychology, Cape Town, South Africa. Ebner, N. C., He Y., & Johnson, M. K. (July, 2012). Age and emotion affect how we look at a face and what emotion we see. Talk at the 30th International Congress of Psychology, Cape Town, South Africa. Voelkle, M. C., Ebner, N. C., Lindenberger, U., & Riediger, M. (July, 2012). Emotion regulation in recurrent unpleasant situations: Mood recovery in the old and mood adjustment in the young. Talk at the 30th International Congress of Psychology, Cape Town, South Africa. Lin, T., Fischer, H., Rieckmann, A., & Ebner, N. C. (April, 2012). Age differences in neural mechanisms during encoding of young and older faces. Poster at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, USA. Lovén, J., Herlitz, A., Ebner, N. C., Svärd, J., & Fischer, H., (April, 2012). Neural correlates of sex differences and women's own-gender bias in face recognition memory. Poster at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society, New York City, USA. Lovén, J., Herlitz, A., Ebner, N. C., Svärd, J., & Fischer, H., (April, 2012). Neural correlates of sex differences and women's own-gender bias in face recognition memory. Poster at the Gender Development Research Conference, San Francisco, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., Johnson, M. K., & Ebner, N. C. (April, 2012). Facial attractiveness and recognition of faces: Effects of age and gender. Poster at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, USA.
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Lin, T., Fischer, H., Rieckmann, A., & Ebner, N. C. (January, 2012). Neuro-behavioral analysis of processing own-age vs. other-age faces. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience (North Central Florida Chapter), Gainesville, USA. Ebner, N. C., Johnson, M. K., & Fischer, F. (January, 2012). Aging and the neural mechanisms of reading facial emotions. Talk at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, USA. Ankudowich, E., Ebner, N. C., Luedicke, J., Mitchell, K. M., & Johnson, M. K. (November, 2011). How do young and older adults rate the self relevance of age-typical characteristics? Poster at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, USA. Voelkle, M. C., Ebner, N. C., Lindenberger, U., & Riediger, M. (July, 2011). Age differences in mood (in)congruent information processing and mood regulation. Talk at the Plenary Meeting of the International Society for Research on Emotion, Kyoto, Japan. Freund, A. M., Ebner, N. C., & Isaacowitz, D. M. (2010). Are older adults more loss-oriented?–An examination of the positivity effect in the context of decision making. Talk at the 47th Congress of the German Psychological Association, Bremen, Germany. Freund, A. M., Ebner, N. C., & Isaacowitz, D. M. (2010). Loss avoidance and aging–Age-related differences in attending to positive and negative information relevant to a decision. Poster at the 22nd Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, USA. Ebner, N. C., Johnson, M. R., Gluth, S., Raye, C. L., & Johnson, M. K. (2010). Neural activity associated with evaluation others similar and dissimilar in age. Poster at the Dallas-ACC, Dallas, USA. Ebner, N. C., He, Y., & Johnson, M. K. (2010). Social category affects how we look at a face: Own-age versus other-age effects. Talk at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, USA. Riediger, M., Voelkle, M. C., Ebner, N. C., & Lindenberger, U. (2010). Posing emotion and reading emotional pose: How age and gender matter. Poster at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, USA. Voelkle, M. C., Riediger, M., Ebner, N. C., & Lindenberger, U. (2010). Let me guess how old you are: A developmental perspective on accuracy and bias in age estimation. Talk at the 2010 Conference of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Lusaka, Zambia, Africa. Voelkle, M. C., Riediger, M., Ebner, N. C., & Lindenberger, U. (2010). Let me guess how old you are: The effect of age and emotion upon estimation of age. Poster at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, USA. He, Y., Ebner, N. C., & Johnson, M. K. (2009). Fixation patterns predict old/new recognition for young and older faces. Poster at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, USA. Ebner, N. C., Gluth, S., Johnson, M. R., Krueger, J.-K., Raye, C. L., & Johnson, M. K. (2009). Medial prefrontal cortex activity when evaluating others depends on their age. Poster at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society, New York City, USA. 14
Ebner, N. C., & Johnson, M. K. (2008). Age-group differences in attention and memory biases for young and older emotional faces. Talk at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, USA. Gluth, S., Ebner, N. C., & Schmiedek, F. (2008). Attitudes toward young and older persons: Extended version of the German aging semantic differential. Poster at the 29th International Conference of Psychology, Berlin, Germany. Ebner, N. C., Riediger, M., & Lindenberger, U. (2008). FACES—A database of emotional facial expressions in younger, middle-aged, and older women and men. Poster at the 29th International Conference of Psychology, Berlin, Germany. Ebner, N. C., Johnson, M. K., & Lindenberger, U. (2008). Age-group differences in attention and memory biases for younger and older emotional faces. Talk at the 29th International Conference of Psychology, Berlin, Germany. Fichtenholtz, H. M., Ebner, N. C., He, Y., McCarthy, G., & Johnson, M. K. (2008). Electrophysiological correlates of own-age bias in face processing. Poster presented at the 2nd Social and Affective Neuroscience Conference, Boston, USA. Ebner, N. C., Riediger, M., Johnson, M. K., & Lindenberger, U. (2008). FACES—A database of emotional facial expressions in younger, middle-aged, and older women and men. Poster at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, USA. Ebner, N. C., & Lindenberger, U. (2008). Age-group differences in memory for emotionalmotivational information. Poster at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, USA. Ebner, N. C., Riediger, M., Johnson, M. K., & Lindenberger, U. (2008). FACES—A database of emotional facial expressions in younger, middle-aged, and older women and men. Poster at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, USA. Ebner, N. C., Riediger, M., & Lindenberger, U. (2007). Preventing losses—young and sad but old and happy? Associations between goal orientation, emotion expression, and age. Poster at the 8th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, USA. Werheid, K., & Ebner, N. C. (2006). Emotion and motivation in late adulthood. Symposium at the 45th Congress of the German Psychological Association, Nuremberg, Germany. Freund, A. M., & Ebner, N. C. (2006). Different theoretical and empirical approaches to the investigation of approach and avoidance motivation. Symposium at the 45th Congress of the German Psychological Association, Nuremberg, Germany. Ebner, N. C., Riediger, M., & Lindenberger, U. (2006). Loss-prevention- young and sad, but old and happy? Associations between goal orientation, emotional valence, and age. Talk at the 45th Congress of the German Psychological Association, Nuremberg, Germany. Ebner, N. C., Riediger, M., & Lindenberger, U. (2006). Personal goal orientation in early and late adulthood: Evidence for increasing schema reliance. Poster at the Cognitive Aging Conference Atlanta, USA.
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Greve, W., & Ebner, N. C. (2005). Genes, brain, and self-management. Talk at the 17th Meeting of the unit for developmental psychology of the German Psychological Association, Bochum, Germany. Ebner, N. C., Riediger, M., & Lindenberger, U. (2005). Implicit goal orientation in adulthood. Poster presented at the 17th Meeting of the unit for developmental psychology of the German Psychological Association, Bochum, Germany. Ebner, N. C., & Freund, A. M. (2004). Goal orientation in adulthood: The role of goal domains, age-normative expectations, and goal-related resources. Talk at the 44th Congress of the German Psychological Association, Goettingen, Germany. Freund, A. M., & Ebner, N. C. (2004). Motivational aspects of the "aging self". Talk at the 3rd International Biennial SELF Research Conference, Berlin, Germany. Ebner, N. C., & Freund, A. M. (2004). Goal orientation in adulthood: The role of goal domains, age-normative expectations, and goal-related resources. Talk at the 3rd International Biennial SELF Research Conference, Berlin, Germany. Ebner, N. C., & Freund, A. M. (2004). Growth, maintenance, and prevention of loss: Age differences in personal goal orientation. Poster at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, USA. Ebner, N. C., & Hoppmann, C. (2003). Personal goals across the years: A life-span perspective. Symposium at the 16th Meeting of the unit for developmental psychology of the German Psychological Association, Mainz, Germany. Ebner, N. C., Freund, A. M., & Baltes, P. B. (2003). Better or not worse: Age differences in the framing of personal goals. Talk at the 16th Meeting of the unit for developmental psychology of the German Psychological Association, Mainz, Germany. Freund, A. M., & Ebner, N. C. (2003). Goals in action: Developmental processes in goal-framing. Talk at the 111th conference of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. Ebner, N. C., & Freund, A. M. (2003). Win or don’t lose: Age differences in personal goal focus. Poster at the 111th Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. Ebner, N. C., & Freund, A. M. (2002). Win or don't lose: Goal focus in young and old adults. Poster at the 43th Congress of the German Psychological Association, Berlin, Germany. Ebner, N. C., & Freund, A. M. (2002). Win or don't lose: On the differences in personal goal focus in early and late adulthood. Talk at the 4th Meeting of the European Social Cognition Network, Paris, France. Ebner, N. C., & Smith, J. (2001). Physical activity in old age: A component of successful aging. Poster at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, USA. Ebner, N. C., & Smith, J. (2001). Physical activity in old age: Associations with health and control beliefs. Talk at the 5th meeting of the unit for health psychology of the German Psychological Association, Oldenburg, Germany.
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Ebner, N. C., & Smith, J. (2001). Physical activity as a lifestyle: Associations with health and control beliefs in old age. Talk at the 15th Meeting of the unit for developmental psychology of the German Psychological Association, Potsdam, Germany. Ebner, N. C., & Smith, J. (2000). Physical activity, subjective health, functional health, and control beliefs in late life. Poster at the 42nd Congress of the German Psychological Association, Jena, Germany.
INVITED TALKS Ebner, N. C. (November, 2015). An aging perspective to the science of decision making. 2015 National Academy of Sciences Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, Irvine, CA, USA. Ebner, N. C. (June, 2015). The role of the neuropeptide oxytocin in social and affective aging. Colloquium, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Ebner, N. C. (May, 2015). The role of the neuropeptide oxytocin in social and affective aging. Symposium, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Ebner, N. C. (May, 2015). Social and emotional aging: A neuro-behavioral analysis. LIFE Outstanding Alumni Award Address, LIFE Spring Academy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Ebner, N. C. (March, 2015). The role of the neuropeptide oxytocin in social and affective aging. Colloquium Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Ebner, N. C. (March, 2015). Oxytocin, aging, and prosocial decision making. Decision Neuroscience of Aging Conference, Miami, FL, USA. Ebner, N. C. (October, 2014). Social and emotional aging: A neuro-behavioral analysis. Colloquium, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. Ebner, N. C. (June, 2014). Processing social-emotional information in aging: A neuro-behavioral analysis. Colloquium, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany. Ebner, N. C. (June, 2014). Oxytocin and socioemotional aging: Effects on social decision-making and emotion processing. Colloquium, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Ebner, N. C. (May, 2014). Oxytocin and aging: Effects on social decision-making and emotion processing. Invited workshop, Scientific Research Center on Decision Neuroscience and Aging, Tampa, FL, USA. Ebner, N. C. (February, 2014). Oxytocin and aging: Effects on social decision-making and emotion processing. External Advisory Board Meeting of Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Maura, G., & Ebner, N. C. (December, 2013). Social memory and aging. Institute for Learning in Retirement at Oak Hammock & at the PrimeTime Institute at the Senior Recreation Center, Institute of Aging Senior Health Series, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Ebner, N. C. (September, 2013). Oxytocin and socioemotional aging. 4th Annual Spotlight on Aging Research, Gainesville, FL, USA. Ebner, N. C. (June, 2013). Oxytocin and social cognition in aging. External Advisory Board Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory-Clinical Translational Research Program (CAM-CTRP), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Sitaram, R., & Ebner, N. C. (June, 2013). Emotion processing and decision making in aging: A neurofeedback approach. External Advisory Board Meeting of the Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory-Clinical Translational Research Program (CAM-CTRP), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Strickland-Hughes, C. M., & Ebner, N. C. (December, 2012). Social memory and aging. Institute for Learning in Retirement at Oak Hammock & at the PrimeTime Institute at the Senior Recreation Center, Institute of Aging Senior Health Series, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Ebner, N. C. (September, 2012). Oxytocin and socioemotional aging. McKnight Brain Institute, Age-Related Memory Loss Committee, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. Ebner, N. C. (February, 2012). Neural mechanisms of social memory in young and older adults. Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. Ebner, N. C. (February, 2011). Own-age bias in attention and memory: Behavioral and imaging evidence. Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. Ebner, N. C. (April, 2009). Age-group differences in attention and memory biases in processing of socially relevant information. Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, USA. Ebner, N. C. (December, 2009). Attention and memory biases in processing of socially relevant information. Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Ebner, N. C. (June, 2007). Cognitive processing of motivational-emotional information: Increasing schema reliance for developmental goals with advancing age. Psychology Department (Applied Psychology: Life-Management), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Ebner, N. C. (March, 2007). Personality development in adulthood: Motivational, emotional, and social-cognitive aspects. Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. Ebner, N. C. (2005). Striving for gains and prevention losses: Multi-method evidence on the differences in personal goal orientation in early and late adulthood. Aging Research Institute, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Ebner, N. C. (2005). Lifespan shift in motivational orientation: Biological substrate of age-related differences in approach-avoidance motivation. 6th Schloessmann Seminar on Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Ontogeny, Doelln, Germany. Ebner, N. C. (2005). Striving for gains and prevention losses: Multi-method evidence on the differences in personal goal orientation in early and late adulthood. Department of Psychology (Memory and Cognition Lab), Yale University, New Haven, USA. Ebner, N. C. (2004) Striving for gains and preventing losses: Personal goal orientation in early and late adulthood. Workshop "Personal Goals", University of Halle, Halle, Germany. 18
Ebner, N. C. (2003). Win or don't lose: On the differences in personal goal focus in early and late adulthood. Social Psychology Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA. Ebner, N. C. (2001). Physical activity as a lifestyle: Associations with health and control beliefs in old age. Health Psychology Department of the Free University Berlin, Germany.
COURSES AND LECTURES Courses Aging and the Human Brain, University of Florida, USA (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2014) Lifespan Developmental Psychology, University of Florida, USA (Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2015) Developmental Psychology, Yale University, USA (Summer 2009) Motivation Across the Lifespan, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany (Summer 2005) Lectures Oxytocin and Aging in Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience in course taught by Dr. Vonetta Dotson, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA (Spring 2015) Emotion and Aging in Multidisciplinary Approaches to Cognition in course taught by Dr. Lise Abrams, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA (Fall 2012) Well-being in Adulthood and Strategies of Successful Aging in Theories and Methods of Developmental Psychology in course taught by Dr. Jacqui Smith, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Summer 2005) Intelligence in Gain-Loss Dynamic in Adulthood and Old Age in course taught by Dr. Ute Kunzmann, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Summer 2004) Self and Personality in Gerontological Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Empirical Findings in course taught by Dr. Ute Kunzmann, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Winter 2003/2004) Emotion-Cognition Interactions in Psychology of Emotions: Theories and Methods in course taught by Dr. Ute Kunzmann, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Winter 2002/2003)
INTERNSHIPS, RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND THESES SUPERVISED Graduate 2015-present
Desiree Gulliford, University of Florida, Relationships between brain structure, brain function, and behavior in emotional aging
2015-present
Ian Frazier, University of Florida, Associations between oxytocin receptor gene polymorphisms and cognitive aging
2014-present
Marilyn Horta, University of Florida, Empathy and prosocial behavior in aging
2012-present
Aylin Tasdemir, University of Florida (Masters completed), Mental time travel and healthy decision making in aging 19
2011-present
Tian Lin, University of Florida (Masters completed), Social memory in aging
2011-2014
Carla Strickland-Hughes, University of Florida (Masters completed), Attentional and motivational influences of everyday memory in aging
Undergraduate 2015-present
Melis Muradoglu, University of Florida (University Scholars Program), Effects of chronic oxytocin administration on cognitive performance in older adults
2015-present
Bailey Hofmann, University of Florida (University Scholars Program), The effects of the neuropeptide oxytocin on physical function in aging
2014-2015
Andrew Varan, University of Florida (Senior thesis, University Scholars Program), Effects of executive functioning on neurofeedback success in aging
2014-2015
Katie Dillon, University of Florida (Senior thesis, University Scholars Program), Investigating own-age bias in face-name associations: A look at visual attention and memory in younger and older adults
2014-2015
Connor Volpi, University of Florida (Senior thesis, University Scholars Program), Effects of oxytocin on cognition in older males
2013-2014
Anand Desai, University of Florida (University Scholars Program, Neuroscience Major research project), Effects of oxytocin on empathy and trust in young and older adults
2013-2014
Reesa Lendry, University of Florida (University Scholars Program), Effects of face likability on memory in older and younger adults
2012-2013
Gabriela Maura, University of Florida (Senior thesis, University Scholars Program), Associations of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms with brain response during reading of facial emotions in young and older adults
2012-2013
Sondre Skarsten, University of Florida (Senior thesis, University Scholars Program), Mental time travel and healthy lifestyle decisions: A vividness mediation model
2012-2013
Mackenzie L. Green, University of Florida (Honors thesis), Memory encoding as a function of age in an elderly sample: An fMRI study
2011
Kelly Durbin, Yale University (internship), Neural correlates of processing emotional young and older faces
2009
Jenny-Kathinka Krueger, Humboldt University Berlin (internship), Medial cortex activity associated with self-referential thinking
2008
Sebastian Gluth, Humboldt University Berlin (internship), fMRI correlates of the own-age bias
2008
William Hwang, Yale University (independent research project), Gender differences in expression identification of and memory for male and female faces 20
2006
Miriam Behrenbruch, Humboldt University Berlin (Honor thesis), Mood influences encoding of emotional stimuli
2006
Sebastian Gluth, Humboldt University Berlin (Honor thesis), Attitudes toward younger and older adults: The German Aging Semantic Differential
2006
Martina Zellin, Humboldt University Berlin (internship), Relation between promotion and prevention orientation and well-being
2006
Paul Muhle-Karbe, Humboldt University Berlin (internship), Relation between promotion and prevention orientation and well-being
2006
Judith Peth, Humboldt University Berlin (internship), Brave men, cautious women? Gender differences in approach and avoidance tendencies
2006
Susanne Michalke, Humboldt University Berlin (internship), Facial expressions in faces of different ages
2005
Ruth Fahrland, University of Greifswald (internship), Gender differences in goal orientation
2005
Valeska Pannier, Free University Berlin (internship), On the relationship between resources and goal orientation in the domain of cognitive functioning: An age-group comparison
2005
Anja Böhnke, Free University Berlin (internship), Different facets of age stereotypes: An empirical study
2004
Marie Hennecke, University of Bochum (internship), Does action orientation mediate negative effects of resource loss on subjective well-being in older adults?
2003
Sanja Hodzic, Free University Berlin (internship), Age-related differences in the content of personal goals
2003
Tobias Raabe, University of Jena (internship), Satisfaction and goal focus
2002
Karl Kapitza, University of Saarbruecken (internship), Age differences in response times to stimuli related to growth and loss-prevention goals
WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION 2015
PLS fMRI Analysis Social-Cognitive and Affective Development Lab & Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (M. Ziaei)
2014
Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging Translational Workshop, St. Pete, FL, USA (Co-organizer; Head organizer: Dr. G. SamanezLarkin)
2012
fMRI Analysis in SPM, Social-Cognitive and Affective Development Lab, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (Dr. M. Johnson)
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2003
Teaching and Didactics, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany (Dr. V. Strittmatter-Haubold)
WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION 2014
Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA (Dr. A. Woods, Dr. M. Bikson, Dr. H. Knotkova)
2014
Moment-to-Moment Brain Signal Variability and Dynamics: Leveraging “Noise” as “Signal” in the Study of Human Aging and Cognition, Cognitive Aging Preconference Workshop, Atlanta, USA (Dr. D. Garrett)
2012
NSF CAREER Workshop, Office of Research and Facilities, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA (M. Hilleary, Dr. J. Curtis)
2012
Write Winning Grant Proposals, University of Florida, IFAS Dean for Research
2011
Connectivity Analysis, Yale University, New Haven, USA (Dr. G. McCarthy)
2009
Doing Emotions: Past, Present, Future—A Multidisciplinary Conference on Emotions, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
2008
fMRI Image Acquisition and Analyses Course with SPM5 and ICA, MIND Research Network, Albuquerque, USA (Drs. K. Kiehl, V. Calhoun, & T. Wager)
2005
NeuroImaging Workshop, NeuroImagingCenter Berlin, Germany
2005
Advanced Topics in MR Imaging of the Brain, F.C. Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, Netherlands (Dr. D. Norris)
2004
Personal Goals, University of Halle, Halle, Germany (Dr. J. Stöber)
2004
Spring-School on fMRI in Psychological Research, Bender Institute of Neuroimaging, Giessen, Germany (Dr. D.Vaitl)
2004
Life by the Numbers: The Science of Experience Sampling, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany (Drs. L. Feldman Barrett & M. Tugade)
2002
Structural Equation Modeling in Longitudinal Research, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany (Drs. J. J. McArdle, J. R. Nesselroade, & P. Ghisletta)
2002
Scientific Writing, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany (Dr. J. Funke)
SERVICE 2015
External examiner for Doctor of Philosophy Theses at Graduate Research School, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand 22
2014-present
Associate Editor of Emotion Science (specialty section of Frontiers in Psychology)
2014-2015
Director of Admissions, Developmental Psychology Area, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2014-2015
Merit Committee, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2013-2014
Guest Editor of Emotion Science (specialty section of Frontiers in Psychology)
2013-present
VA/UF Institute on Aging, Clinical Translational Aging Research Series Activity Planning Committee, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2013, 2015
Coordinator of Developmental Area Brown Bag, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2013
Gerber Developmental Research Award Committee, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2012-present
Departmental Space Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2012-2015
Jacquelin Goldman Fellowship & Scholarship Program in Developmental Psychology Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2011-present
University Scholars Program Faculty Member, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2011, 2015
Commencement Marshal, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2009
External examiner for Doctor of Philosophy Theses at Graduate Research School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2009
Reviewer Retirement Research Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Award in the Psychology of Aging, American Psychological Association, Division 20
2004-2005
Representative of the scientific staff in the Researchers' Council at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
2002-2003
Representative of the doctoral students at Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Ad hoc reviewer
Grants: Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program at the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Health National Science Foundation (Social Psychology Program) Swiss National Science Foundation UK SBS (Shared Business Services) Velux Stiftung
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Scientific journals: Acta Psychologica; Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition; Behavior Research Methods; Brain Research; Cognition and Emotion; Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience; Cortex; Developmental Psychology; Emotion; European Journal of Personality; European Journal of Social Psychology; European Psychologist; Experimental Psychology; Frontiers in Emotion Science; Frontiers in Perception Science; Human Brain Mapping; International Journal of Behavioral Development; International Journal of Psychology; Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance; Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences; Journal of Personality; Memory; Motivation and Emotion; Neurobiology of Aging; Neurocase; Psychological Bulletin; Psychology and Aging; Psychophysiology; Self and Identity; Social Cognition; Social Neuroscience; Social Psychological and Personality Science; Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie [Journal for Developmental and Educational Psychology] Book publishers: Pearson Education
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Psychological Association (APA) Division 20; Association for Psychological Science (APS); Social and Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS); Society for Affective Science (SAS); Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP); Society for Cognitive Neuroscience (CNS)
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