Laurie J Compere, PhD

Research Instructor in Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.

Pittsburgh

15213

Email comperelj@upmc.edu

Education & Training

PhD

Neuropsychology, Sorbonne University

Neuropsychology and Cognitive Sciences, Sorbonne University

Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Psychology, Sorbonne University

Research Interests

Sex & gender / autobiographical memory; rtfMRI neurofeedback

Selected Research Publications & Products

Compere L, Siegle GJ & Young K. (2021) Importance of testretest reliability for promoting fMRI based screening and interventions in major depressive disorder. Transl Psychiatry 11, 387. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01507-3
Young KD & Compere L. (2020). Importance of examining stimulus type in fMRI studies of sex differences in memory recall. Cognitive Neuroscience, 1-2.
Compere L , Charron S, Gallarda T, Rari E, Lion S, Nys M, Anssens A, Coussinoux S, Machefaux S, Oppenheim S, Piolino P. (2020). Gender identity better than sex explains individual differences in episodic and semantic components of autobiographical memory: an fMRI study, NeuroImage, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117507

March 8, 2024

Publications

JAMA Network Open: Recall of Autobiographical Memories Following Odor vs Verbal Cues Among Adults With Major Depressive Disorder

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a pervasive and common illness that can severely diminish individuals’ quality of life. Among the challenges associated with major depressive disorder, individuals with MDD may have trouble recalling specific memories (a memory of a single event occurring at a specific place and time) in favor of categorical memories (a generalized memory encompassing several distinct episodes)...

August 23, 2022

Faculty

The Department of Psychiatry Welcomes Laurie Compère, PhD, and Lauren DePoy, PhD, to the Faculty

Department Welcomes Drs. Compere and DePoy

Pitt Psychiatry extends a warm welcome to two new faculty members: Laurie Compère, PhD (Research Instructor in Psychiatry) Dr. Compère earned her PhD in Psychology and completed two years of postdoctoral research training at Sorbonne University in Paris, France. In 2018, she joined the University of Pittsburgh as a postdoctoral scholar under the mentorship of Kymberly Young, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry)...