Kymberly Young, PhD

Areas of Expertise

Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Real-time fMRI neurofeedback; Autobiographical memory; Neural correlates of mood disorders

Major depressive disorder onset/recovery

Research mentorship; Medical student education; Graduate student education

Misaki M, Young K, Tsuchiyagaito A, Savitz J & Guinjoan S. Clinical response to neurofeedback in major depression relates to subtypes of whole-brain activation patterns during training. Molecular Psychiatry. 2025: 30:2707-2717.
Leiker E, Riley E, Barb S, Lazzaro S, Compere L, Webb C, Canocali G & Young K. Recall of autobiographical memories following odor vs word cues among adults with depression. JAMA Network Open. 2024:7(2):e2355958.
Compere L, Siegle GJ, Riley E, Lazzaro C, Strege M, Pacoe E, Canovali G, Barb S, Huppert T & Young KD. Enhanced efficacy of CBT following augmentation with amygdala rtfMRI neurofeedback in depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2023:339:495-501.
Compere L, Siegle GJ, Lazzaro S, Strege M, Canovali G, Barb S, Huppert T, Young K. Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback training of amygdala upregulation increases affective flexibility in depression. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 2023:48(3)
Young, KD, Siegle, GJ., Zotev, V., Phillips, R., Misaki, M., Yuan, H., Drevets, WC., Bodurka, J. (2017). Randomized clinical trial of real-time fMRI amygdala neurofeedback for major depressive disorder: Effects on symptoms and autobiographical memory recall. American Journal of Psychiatry. Apr 14. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16060637.

Education

PhD, Psychology: Behavior, Cognition, Neuroscience, American University

Postdoctoral

Clinical Neuroscience, Laureate Institute for Brain Research

The Laurel E. Zaks Memorial Research Award,
Donald J. Nash Memorial Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division