Faculty

Neil P Jones, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Psychology, Duke University, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Clinical Psychology, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Pediatric Physical Illness, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Affective Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Psychological Association
Member, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Research Interests

Emotion and cognition interactions; Stress and anxiety; Reward and cognition interactions
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Gupta, T, Karim HT, Jones NP, Ferrarelli F, Nance M, Taylor SF, Rogers D, Pogue AM, Seah THS, Phillips, ML, Ryan ND, Forbes EE. Continuous theta burst stimulation to dorsomedial prefrontal cortex in young adults with depression: Changes in resting frontostriatal functional connectivity relevant to positive mood. Behaviour Research and Therapy,2024
  2. Ojha A, Jones NP, Henry T, Versace A, Gnagy EM, Joseph HM, Molina BS, Ladouceur CD. Altered lateral prefrontal cortex functioning during emotional interference resistance is associated with affect lability in adults with persisting symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder from childhood. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2024;9(6):588-96.
  3. Jones, N. P., Schlund, M., Kerestes, R., & Ladouceur, C. D. (2020). Emotional interference in early adolescence: Positive reinforcement modulates the behavioral and neural effects of negative emotional distracters. Cereb Cortex, 30(4), 2642-2657.
  4. Jones NP, Versace A, Lindstrom R, Wilson TK, Gnagy EM, Pelham Jr WE, Molina BSG, Ladouceur CD. Reduced activation in the pallidal-thalamic-motor pathway is associated with deficits in reward-modulated inhibitory control in adults with a history of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2020;5(12):1123-33. autobiographical problem-solving deficits associated with rumination in depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 218, 210-216.
  5. Jones, N. P., Chase, H. W., & Fournier, J. (2016). Brain mechanisms of anxiety's effects on cognitive control in major depressive disorder. Psychological Medicine, 46(11), 2397-2409.

Clinical Interests

Family therapy; CBT for mood & anxiety disorders

Education Interests

Biological statistics

Biological Psychiatry – The Impact of Intravenous Ketamine on Attentional Bias: Probing Mechanisms of Rapid-Acting Antidepressant Effects in Two Clinical Studies

Biological Psychiatry

Intravenous ketamine produces reliable, fast-acting, and potent antidepressant effects even among individuals with treatment-resistant depression. Ketamine can also be a powerful experimental tool to provide a more precise evaluation of neurocognitive mechanisms underlying reduction in depression symptoms. Cognitive theorists of depression have long posited that systematic alterations in attentional bias (giving...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Promotes Neil Jones, PhD, to Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Neil Jones, PhD

We are pleased to announce that Neil Jones, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Jones earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Duke University, having completed a clinical psychology internship at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. Dr. Jones remained in Pittsburgh as a postdoctoral scholar in Pitt Psychiatry’s National Institute of...

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience Neuroimaging - Altered Lateral Prefrontal Cortex Functioning During Emotional Interference Resistance Is Associated with Affect Lability in Adults with Persisting Symptoms of ADHD from Childhood

Drs. Cecile Ladouceur and Brooke Molina

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), characterized by inattention and/or impulsivity/hyperactivity, can include emotional dysregulation (such as affect lability), especially when symptoms persist into adulthood. Some individuals with ADHD have trouble with modulating attention in the context of goal-directed behavior. They may perform significantly worse on cognitive tasks, relative to those without...

Department of Psychiatry - Juneteenth 2023

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On June 19, 2023, Juneteenth, Department of Psychiatry faculty, staff, and trainees—including a brand-new class of PGY1 psychiatry interns—gathered for a Juneteenth lunch, video presentation, and panel discussion. Following the presentation of a “The historical significance of Juneteenth,” produced by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Isaiah Crum, MD (rising PGY3 psychiatry...

Meet the Pitt Psychiatry Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Leadership & Advisory Council

Pitt Psychiatry Suite 200

The Department of Psychiatry Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) Leadership Council represents the recent step in a continued journey to enhance DEI in our community ( learn more about this work here). Composed of nine Department of Psychiatry faculty members, the Council provides continuity and dynamism to our DEI-related efforts, so that we can continue to engage our academic community in a way that matches...