Judy L. Thompson, Ph.D.
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Judy L. Thompson, Ph.D.
About Me
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Research (SMD)
Assistant Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Post-doctoral Training & Residency
Postdoctoral Schizophrenia Research Fellowship: Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2006 - 2009
APA-Accredited Psychology Internship: Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois-Chicago, Psychology Intern 2005 - 2006
Education
PhD | University of Pittsburgh. Clinical Psychology. 2006
Awards
Loan Repayment Program Recipient. 2008 - 2010
Honorable Mention, Smadar Levin Award. 2006
Bassell Student Publication Award. 2005
Honorable Mention, Smadar Levin Award. 2004
A. David Lazovik Research Award. 2004
Bassell Student Publication Award. 2004
Outstanding Graduate Student Award. 1997
Outstanding Graduate Student Award. 1996
Graduate Research Grants. 1995 - 1997
Phi Beta Kappa. 1992
Research
Clinical Trials
An EEG Study of Auditory Processing in People with and without Schizophrenia
Lead Researcher: Judy Thompson
The purpose of our study is to better understand how the brain processes sounds, including speech. We are investigating this in people with and without psychiatric conditions. One of our primary aims is to determine how these processes may relate to ...
The purpose of our study is to better understand how the brain processes sounds, including speech. We are investigating this in people with and without psychiatric conditions. One of our primary aims is to determine how these processes may relate to specific experiences and symptoms in conditions such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophreniform disorder, with the goal of using this knowledge to develop more effective treatments. In order to study how the brain processes sounds, we use a technique called electroencephalography, or EEG. For EEG, a person wears a comfortable elastic cap with sensors attached to it that are able to record brain activity. In these sessions, subjects listen to short audio clips while EEG is recording; this allows us to measure brain responses to sounds. This study also includes interviews about current and past psychiatric symptoms and treatment, as well as a few short tasks, questionnaires, and a hearing test. The study typically involves 4-5 visits, with each about 2-3 hours long. Subjects are paid $30 an hour, as well as a $30 bonus if they complete all study activities. Transportation costs are also covered, and free snacks are provided. People between the ages of 18-55 with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, or no psychiatric diagnosis may be eligible to participate.
Publications
Journal Articles
Bilgrami ZR, Castro E, Agurto C, Liebenthal E, Ennis M, Baker JT, Scott I, Colton BL, Cho KIK, Li L, Tamayo Z, Henecks M, Rahimi Eichi H, Henry T, Addington J, Alameda LK, Arango C, Breitborde NJK, Broome MR, Cadenhead KS, Calkins ME, Chen EYH, Choi J, Conus P, Cornblatt BA, Ellman LM, Fusar-Poli P, Gaspar PA, Gerber C, Glenthøj LB, Horton LE, Hui C, Kambeitz J, Kambeitz-Ilankovic L, Keshavan MS, Kim SW, Koutsouleris N, Kwon JS, Langbein K, Mamah D, Diaz-Caneja CM, Mathalon DH, Mittal VA, Nordentoft M, Pearlson GD, Perez J, Perkins DO, Powers AR, Rogers J, Sabb FW, Schiffman J, Shah JL, Silverstein SM, Smesny S, Stone WS, Yassin W, Strauss GP, Thompson JL, Upthegrove R, Verma S, Wang J, Wolf DH, McGorry PD, Kahn RS, Kane JM, Anticevic A, Bearden CE, Dwyer D, Billah T, Bouix S, Pasternak O, Shenton ME, Woods SW, Nelson B, Cecchi GA, Corcoran CM, Wolff PM
Schizophrenia.. 2025 October 1511 (1):125. Epub 10/15/2025.
Giersch A, Ferri F, Park S, Thompson JL, Humpston CS
Schizophrenia bulletin.. 2025 October 651 (Supplement_3):S241-S252. Epub 1900 01 01.
Papaioannou O, Clark K, Ogbuagu NN, Silverstein SM, Thompson JL, Erickson MA
NeuroImage. Clinical.. 2025 July 348 :103839. Epub 07/03/2025.
Mathalon DH, Nicholas S, Roach BJ, Billah T, Lavoie S, Whitford T, Hamilton HK, Addamo L, Anohkin A, Bekinschtein T, Belger A, Buccilli K, Cahill J, Carrión RE, Damiani S, Dzafic I, Ebdrup BH, Izyurov I, Jarcho J, Jenni R, Jo A, Kerins S, Lee C, Martin EA, Mayol-Troncoso R, Niznikiewicz MA, Parvaz M, Pogarell O, Prieto-Montalvo J, Rabin R, Roalf DR, Rogers J, Salisbury DF, Shaik R, Shankman S, Stevens MC, Suen YN, Swann NC, Tang X, Thompson JL, Tso I, Wenzel J, Zhou JH, Addington J, Alameda L, Arango C, Breitborde NJK, Broome MR, Cadenhead KS, Calkins ME, Castillo-Passi RI, Chen EYH, Choi J, Conus P, Corcoran CM, Cornblatt BA, Diaz-Caneja CM, Ellman LM, Fusar-Poli P, Gaspar PA, Gerber C, Glenthøj LB, Horton LE, Hui CLM, Kambeitz J, Kambeitz-Ilankovic L, Keshavan MS, Kim M, Kim SW, Koutsouleris N, Kwon JS, Langbein K, Mamah D, Mittal VA, Nordentoft M, Pearlson GD, Perez J, Perkins DO, Powers AR, Sabb FW, Schiffman J, Shah JL, Silverstein SM, Smesny S, Stone WS, Strauss GP, Upthegrove R, Verma SK, Wang J, Wolf DH, Zhang T, Bouix S, Pasternak O, Cho KK, Coleman MJ, Dwyer D, Nunez A, Tamayo Z, Wood SJ, Kahn RS, Kane JM, McGorry PD, Bearden CE, Nelson B, Woods SW, Shenton ME, Light GA
Schizophrenia.. 2025 June 611 (1):85. Epub 06/06/2025.
Wigman JTW, Ching AE, Chung Y, Eichi HR, Lane E, Langholm C, Vaidyam A, Byun AJS, Haidar A, Hartmann J, Nunez A, Dwyer D, Nasarudin AA, Borders O, Scott I, Tamayo Z, Matneja P, Cho KI, Addington J, Alameda LK, Arango C, Breitborde NJK, Broome MR, Cadenhead KS, Calkins ME, Chen EYH, Choi J, Conus P, Corcoran CM, Cornblatt BA, Diaz-Caneja CM, Ellman LM, Fusar-Poli P, Gaspar PA, Gerber C, Glenthøj LB, Horton LE, Hui CLM, Kambeitz J, Kambeitz-Ilankovic L, Keshavan MS, Kim SW, Koutsouleris N, Langbein K, Mamah D, Mathalon DH, Mittal VA, Nordentoft M, Pearlson GD, Perez J, Perkins DO, Powers AR, Rogers J, Sabb FW, Schiffman J, Shah JL, Silverstein SM, Smesny S, Yassin W, Stone WS, Strauss GP, Thompson JL, Upthegrove R, Verma S, Wang J, Wolf DH, Wolff P, Rowland LM, D'Alfonso S, Pasternak O, Bouix S, McGorry PD, Kahn RS, Kane JM, Bearden CE, Woods SW, Shenton ME, Nelson B, Baker JT, Torous J
Schizophrenia.. 2025 June 311 (1):83. Epub 06/03/2025.
Tran T, Keane BP, Thompson JL, Robinson B, Kenney J, Williams TF, Waltz JA, Levin JA, Kafadar E, Gold JM, Schiffman J, Ellman LM, Walker EF, Strauss GP, Mittal VA, Zinbarg RE, Corlett PR, Powers AR, Woods SW, Silverstein SM
Schizophrenia.. 2025 May 1211 (1):74. Epub 05/12/2025.
Addington J, Liu L, Braun A, Auther A, Calkins ME, Cornblatt BA, Corcoran CM, Fusar-Poli P, Kerr MJ, Mourgues-Codern CV, Nunez AR, Oliver D, Strauss GP, Walsh BC, Alameda LK, Arango C, Breitborde NJK, Broome MR, Cadenhead KS, Carrion RE, Chen EYH, Choi J, Coleman MJ, Conus P, Diaz-Caneja CM, Dwyer D, Ellman LM, Faghankhani M, Gaspar PA, Gerber C, Glenthøj LB, Horton LE, Hui C, Jacobs GR, Kambeitz J, Kambeitz-Ilankovic L, Keshavan MS, Kim SW, Koutsouleris N, Kwon JS, Langbein K, Lewandowski KE, Mamah D, Marcy PJ, Mathalon DH, Mittal VA, Nordentoft M, Pearlson GD, Penzel N, Perez J, Perkins DO, Powers AR, Rogers J, Sabb FW, Schiffman J, Shah JL, Silverstein SM, Smesny S, Stone WS, Thompson A, Thompson JL, Upthegrove R, Verma S, Wang J, Wastler HM, Wickham A, Rossum IW, Wolf DH, Bouix S, Pasternak O, Kahn RS, Bearden CE, Kane JM, McGorry PD, Buccilli K, Nelson B, Shenton ME, Woods SW, Yung AR
Schizophrenia.. 2025 April 311 (1):54. Epub 04/03/2025.
Harms MP, Cho KK, Anticevic A, Bolo NR, Bouix S, Campbell D, Cannon TD, Cecchi G, Goncalves M, Haidar A, Hughes DE, Izyurov I, John O, Kapur T, Kim N, Kotler E, Kubicki M, Kuperman JM, Laulette K, Lindberg U, Markiewicz C, Ning L, Poldrack RA, Rathi Y, Romo PA, Tamayo Z, Wannan C, Wickham A, Yassin W, Zhou JH, Addington J, Alameda L, Arango C, Breitborde NJK, Broome MR, Cadenhead KS, Calkins ME, Chen EYH, Choi J, Conus P, Corcoran CM, Cornblatt BA, Diaz-Caneja CM, Ellman LM, Fusar-Poli P, Gaspar PA, Gerber C, Glenthøj LB, Horton LE, Hui CLM, Kambeitz J, Kambeitz-Ilankovic L, Keshavan MS, Kim SW, Koutsouleris N, Kwon JS, Langbein K, Mamah D, Mathalon DH, Mittal VA, Nordentoft M, Pearlson GD, Perez J, Perkins DO, Powers AR, Rogers J, Sabb FW, Schiffman J, Shah JL, Silverstein SM, Smesny S, Stone WS, Strauss GP, Thompson JL, Upthegrove R, Verma SK, Wang J, Wolf DH, Kahn RS, Kane JM, McGorry PD, Nelson B, Woods SW, Shenton ME, Wood SJ, Bearden CE, Pasternak O
Schizophrenia.. 2025 April 211 (1):52. Epub 04/02/2025.
Allott K, Yassin W, Alameda L, Billah T, Borders O, Buccilli K, Carrión RE, Castillo-Passi RI, Cho KIK, Chin K, Coleman MJ, Colton BL, Corral S, Dwyer D, Gundersen KB, Gur RC, Hoftman GD, Jacobs GR, Kelly S, Lewandowski KE, Marcy PJ, Matneja P, McLaughlin D, Nunez AR, Parsa S, Penzel N, Ray S, Reinen JM, Ruparel K, Sand MS, Santorelli G, Seitz-Holland J, Spark J, Tamayo Z, Thompson A, Tod S, Wannan CMJ, Wickham A, Wood SJ, Zoupou E, Addington J, Anticevic A, Arango C, Breitborde NJK, Broome MR, Cadenhead KS, Calkins ME, Chen EYH, Choi J, Conus P, Corcoran CM, Cornblatt BA, Ellman LM, Fusar-Poli P, Gaspar PA, Gerber C, Glenthøj LB, Horton LE, Hui CLM, Kambeitz J, Kambeitz-Ilankovic L, Keshavan M, Kim SW, Koutsouleris N, Kwon JS, Langbein K, Mamah D, Diaz-Caneja CM, Mathalon DH, Mittal VA, Nordentoft M, Pearlson GD, Perkins DO, Perez J, Powers AR, Rogers J, Sabb FW, Schiffman J, Shah JL, Silverstein SM, Smesny S, Strauss GP, Thompson JL, Upthegrove R, Verma SK, Wang J, Wolf DH, Pasternak O, Bouix S, McGorry PD, Kane JM, Kahn RS, Bearden CE, Shenton ME, Woods SW, Nelson B, Stone WS
Schizophrenia.. 2025 March 2411 (1):49. Epub 03/24/2025.
Kaiser KA, Thompson JL, Butler PD, Ahmed AO, Seitz AR, Sobeih T, Silverstein SM
Schizophrenia research.. 2025 March 277 :57-64. Epub 02/27/2025.
Thompson JL, Silverstein SM, Papathomas TV, Keane BP
Schizophrenia research.. 2024 December 274 :21-23. Epub 09/08/2024.
Bergson Z, Ahmed AO, Bell J, Butler PD, Gordon J, Seitz AR, Silverstein SM, Thompson JL, Zemon V
Schizophrenia research.. 2024 December 274 :396-405. Epub 10/30/2024.
Jayakumar S, Ahmed AO, Butler PD, Silverstein SM, Thompson JL, Seitz AR
Vision research.. 2024 June 219 :108394. Epub 04/04/2024.
Blose BA, Lai A, Crosta C, Thompson JL, Silverstein SM
Schizophrenia bulletin.. 2023 September 749 (5):1316-1324. Epub 1900 01 01.
Keane BP, Krekelberg B, Mill RD, Silverstein SM, Thompson JL, Serody MR, Barch DM, Cole MW
The European journal of neuroscience.. 2023 February 57 (3):458-478. Epub 01/04/2023.
Thompson JL, Holloway K, Karyczak S, Serody MR, Lane IA, Ellison ML, Gill KJ, Davis M, Mullen MG
Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.. 2022 July 73 (7):787-800. Epub 12/08/2021.
Silverstein SM, Thompson JL, Gold JM, Schiffman J, Waltz JA, Williams TF, Zinbarg RE, Mittal VA, Ellman LM, Strauss GP, Walker EF, Woods SW, Levin JA, Kafadar E, Kenney J, Smith D, Powers AR, Corlett PR
NPJ schizophrenia.. 2021 May 177 (1):26. Epub 05/17/2021.
Beaudette DM, Gold JM, Waltz J, Thompson JL, Cherneski L, Martin V, Monteiro B, Cruz LN, Silverstein SM
The Journal of nervous and mental disease.. 2021 March 1209 (3):203-207. Epub 1900 01 01.
Thompson JL, Rosell DR, Slifstein M, Xu X, Rothstein EG, Modiano YA, Kegeles LS, Koenigsberg HW, New AS, Hazlett EA, McClure MM, Perez-Rodriguez MM, Siever LJ, Abi-Dargham A
Psychopharmacology.. 2020 September 237 (9):2649-2659. Epub 06/22/2020.
Demmin DL, Mote J, Beaudette DM, Thompson JL, Silverstein SM
Schizophrenia research.. 2020 May 219 :25-33. Epub 07/04/2019.
Demmin DL, Netser R, Roché MW, Thompson JL, Silverstein SM
Schizophrenia research.. 2020 May 219 :69-76. Epub 07/30/2019.
Silverstein SM, Thompson JL
Biological psychiatry.. 2020 February 187 (3):202-203. Epub 1900 01 01.
Silverstein SM, Seitz AR, Ahmed AO, Thompson JL, Zemon V, Gara M, Butler PD
Journal of psychiatry and brain science.. 2020 5 Epub 07/20/2020.
Butler PD, Thompson JL, Seitz AR, Deveau J, Silverstein SM
Psychiatric rehabilitation journal.. 2017 March 40 (1):43-52. Epub 08/22/2016.
Mullen MG, Thompson JL, Murphy AA, Malenczak D, Giacobbe G, Karyczak S, Holloway KE, Twamley EW, Silverstein SM, Gill KJ
Psychiatric rehabilitation journal.. 2017 March 40 (1):103-107. Epub 1900 01 01.
Girgis RR, Van Snellenberg JX, Glass A, Kegeles LS, Thompson JL, Wall M, Cho RY, Carter CS, Slifstein M, Abi-Dargham A, Lieberman JA
Journal of psychopharmacology. 2016 May 30 (5):428-35. Epub 03/10/2016.
Silverstein SM, Thompson JL
Schizophrenia research. Cognition.. 2015 June 2 (2):39-41. Epub 1900 01 01.
Van Snellenberg JX, Slifstein M, Read C, Weber J, Thompson JL, Wager TD, Shohamy D, Abi-Dargham A, Smith EE
Human brain mapping.. 2015 April 36 (4):1245-64. Epub 11/24/2014.
Slifstein M, van de Giessen E, Van Snellenberg J, Thompson JL, Narendran R, Gil R, Hackett E, Girgis R, Ojeil N, Moore H, D'Souza D, Malison RT, Huang Y, Lim K, Nabulsi N, Carson RE, Lieberman JA, Abi-Dargham A
JAMA psychiatry.. 2015 April 72 (4):316-24. Epub 1900 01 01.
Cressman VL, Schobel SA, Steinfeld S, Ben-David S, Thompson JL, Small SA, Moore H, Corcoran CM
NPJ schizophrenia.. 2015 1 :15020. Epub 07/15/2015.
van de Giessen E, Rosell DR, Thompson JL, Xu X, Girgis RR, Ehrlich Y, Slifstein M, Abi-Dargham A, Siever LJ
Journal of psychiatric research.. 2014 November 58 :147-54. Epub 08/06/2014.
Thompson JL, Rosell DR, Slifstein M, Girgis RR, Xu X, Ehrlich Y, Kegeles LS, Hazlett EA, Abi-Dargham A, Siever LJ
Psychopharmacology.. 2014 October 231 (21):4231-40. Epub 04/30/2014.
Thompson JL, Urban N, Slifstein M, Xu X, Kegeles LS, Girgis RR, Beckerman Y, Harkavy-Friedman JM, Gil R, Abi-Dargham A
Molecular psychiatry.. 2013 August 18 (8):909-15. Epub 08/07/2012.
Poels EM, Girgis RR, Thompson JL, Slifstein M, Abi-Dargham A
Psychopharmacology.. 2013 July 228 (1):167-74. Epub 03/05/2013.
HPA-axis function, symptoms, and medication exposure in youths at clinical high risk for psychosis
Sugranyes, G.; Thompson, J. L.; & Corcoran, C. M.
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2012; 46(11): 1389-93.
Absolute level of gamma synchrony is increased in first-episode schizophrenia during face processing
Silverstein, S. M.; All, S. D.; Thompson, J. L.; Williams, L. M.; Whitford, T. J.; Nagy, M.; Flynn, G.; Harris, A. W. F.; Galletly, C.; & Gordon, E.
Journal of Experimental Psychopathology. 2012; 4: 702-23.
Dopamine release in chronic cannabis users: a [11C]raclopride positron emission tomography study
Urban, N. B. L.; Slifstein, M.; Thompson, J. L.; Xu, X.; Girgis, R.; Raheja, S.; Haney, M.; & Abi-Dargham, A.
Biological Psychiatry. 2012; 71(8): 677-83.
Increased prefrontal cortical D1 receptors in drug naĂŻve patients with schizophrenia: A PET study with [11C]NNC112
Abi-Dargham, A.; Xu, X.; Thompson, J. L.; Gil, R.; Kegeles, L. S.; Urban, N. B.; Narendran, R.; Hwang, D. R.; Laruelle, M.; & Slifstein, M.
Journal of Psychopharmacology. 2012; 26(6): 794-805.
Presynaptic dopamine in schizophrenia
Miyake, N.; Thompson, J.; Skinbjerg, M.; & Abi-Dargham, A.
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 2011; 17(2): 104-09.
The relationship of social function to depressive and negative symptoms in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis
Corcoran, C. M.; Kimhy, D.; Parilla-Escobar, M. A.; Cressman, V. L.; Stanford, A. D.; Thompson, J.; David, S. B.; Crumbley, A.; Schobel, S.; Moore, H.; & Malaspina, D.
Psychological Medicine. 2011; 41(2): 251-61.
Kegeles LS, Slifstein M, Xu X, Urban N, Thompson JL, Moadel T, Harkavy-Friedman JM, Gil R, Laruelle M, Abi-Dargham A
Biological psychiatry.. 2010 October 168 (7):634-41. Epub 07/31/2010.
Slifstein M, Kegeles LS, Xu X, Thompson JL, Urban N, Castrillon J, Hackett E, Bae SA, Laruelle M, Abi-Dargham A
Synapse.. 2010 May 64 (5):350-62. Epub 1900 01 01.
Increased 5-HT2A receptor availability in the orbitofrontal cortex of physically aggressive personality disordered patients
Rosell, D. R.; Thompson, J. L.; Slifstein, M.; Xu, X.; Frankle, W. G.; New, A. S.; Goodman, M.; Weinstein, S. C.; Laruelle, M.; Abi-Dargham, A.; & Siever, L. J.
Biological Psychiatry. 2010; 67(12): 1154-62.
Thompson JL, Urban N, Abi-Dargham A
Imaging in medicine.. 2009 December 11 (2):135-153. Epub 1900 01 01.
Thompson JL, Kelly M, Kimhy D, Harkavy-Friedman JM, Khan S, Messinger JW, Schobel S, Goetz R, Malaspina D, Corcoran C
Schizophrenia research.. 2009 March 108 (1-3):176-81. Epub 01/25/2009.
Temporal association of cannabis use with symptoms in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis
Corcoran, C.; Kimhy, D.; Stanford, A.; Khan, S.; Walsh, J.; Thompson, J.; Schobel, S.; Harkavy-Friedman, J.; Goetz, R.; Colibazzi, T.; Cressman, V.; & Malaspina, D.
Schizophrenia Research. 2008; 106: 286-93.
Thompson JL, Watson JR, Steinhauer SR, Goldstein G, Pogue-Geile MF
Schizophrenia bulletin.. 2005 January 31 (1):85-96. Epub 02/16/2005.
Thompson JL, Pogue-Geile MF, Grace AA
Schizophrenia bulletin.. 2004 30 (4):875-900. Epub 1900 01 01.
Books
Helping Youth on the Path to Employment Manual (HYPE) (2017)
Authors: Mullen, M.G.; Nemec, P.B.; Sullivan-Soydan, A.P.; Thompson, J.L.; Ellison, M. L.; & Banko, A.B.
Publisher: University of MA Medical School, Transitions to Adulthood Research Center, Worcester 2017