High School Science Teacher

• Apr 2017 - Present

Certifications (NJ): Chemistry, Biology, Business: Finance/Economics/Law. Courses Taught: Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Marine Science, Financial Literacy, Business Law & Investing. Courses taught via Rutgers University School of Health Professions Health Science Careers (high school program): Anatomy and Physiology, Scientific Principles of Nutrition, Nutrition and the Lifespan, Emergency and Clinical Care, Fundamentals of Health and Wellness. Certifications (NJ): Chemistry, Biology, Business: Finance/Economics/Law. Courses Taught: Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Marine Science, Financial Literacy, Business Law & Investing. Courses taught via Rutgers University School of Health Professions Health Science Careers (high school program): Anatomy and Physiology, Scientific Principles of Nutrition, Nutrition and the Lifespan, Emergency and Clinical Care, Fundamentals of Health and Wellness.

Assistant Professor

• Oct 2006 - Jun 2010

NEURO-GENETIC RESEARCH: Neural and genetic markers of vulnerability to post-traumatic stress symptoms among survivors of the World Trade Center attacks. Olsson A, Kross E, Nordberg SS, Weinberg A, Weber J, Schmer-Galunder S, Fossella J, Wager TD, Bonanno GA, Ochsner KN. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2015 Jun;10(6):863-8. PMID: 25338633 A gene-brain-cognition pathway: prefrontal activity mediates the effect of COMT on cognitive control and IQ. Green AE, Kraemer DJ, Deyoung CG, Fossella JA, Gray JR. Cereb Cortex. 2013 Mar;23(3):552-9. PMID: 22368081 Neurogenetics and pharmacology of learning, motivation, and cognition. Frank MJ, Fossella JA. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011 Jan;36(1):133-52. PMID: 20631684 Genetics as a tool for the dissociation of mental operations over the course of development. Fossella JA, Guise K, Fan J. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Mar;1191:110-32. PMID: 20392278 Assessing the molecular genetics of the development of executive attention in children: focus on genetic pathways related to the anterior cingulate cortex and dopamine. Brocki K, Clerkin SM, Guise KG, Fan J, Fossella JA. Neuroscience. 2009 Nov 24;164(1):241-6. PMID: 19344637 Using genetic data in cognitive neuroscience: from growing pains to genuine insights. Green AE, Munafò MR, DeYoung CG, Fossella JA, Fan J, Gray JR. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2008 Sep;9(9):710-20. PMID: 19143051 Dopamine transporter genotype conveys familial risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through striatal activation. Durston S, Fossella JA, Mulder MJ, Casey BJ, Ziermans TB, Vessaz MN, Van Engeland H. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 Jan;47(1):61-7. PMID: 18174826 The functional integration of the anterior cingulate cortex during conflict processing. Fan J, Hof PR, Guise KG, Fossella JA, Posner MI. Cereb Cortex. 2008 Apr;18(4):796-805. PMID: 17652463 Genes, brain, and behavior: bridging disciplines. Fossella JA, Casey BJ. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2006 Mar;6(1):1-8. PMID: 16869224 Show less

Research Assistant Professor

• Apr 2003 - Sep 2006

Postdoctoral Fellow

• Jun 2001 - Mar 2003

NEURO-GENETIC RESEARCH:A shift from diffuse to focal cortical activity with development.Durston S, Davidson MC, Tottenham N, Galvan A, Spicer J, Fossella JA, Casey BJ.Dev Sci. 2006 Jan;9(1):1-8.PMID: 16445387Specificity of the effect of a nicotinic receptor polymorphism on individual differences in visuospatial attention.Greenwood PM, Fossella JA, Parasuraman R.J Cogn Neurosci. 2005 Oct;17(10):1611-20.PMID: 16269100 Differential effects of DRD4 and DAT1 genotype on fronto-striatal gray matter volumes in a sample of subjects with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, their unaffected siblings, and controls.Durston S, Fossella JA, Casey BJ, Hulshoff Pol HE, Galvan A, Schnack HG, Steenhuis MP, Minderaa RB, Buitelaar JK, Kahn RS, van Engeland H.Mol Psychiatry. 2005 Jul;10(7):678-85.PMID: 15724142Differential cingulate and caudate activation following unexpected nonrewarding stimuli.Davidson MC, Horvitz JC, Tottenham N, Fossella JA, Watts R, Uluğ AM, Casey BJ.Neuroimage. 2004 Nov;23(3):1039-45.PMID: 15528104Maternal separation suppresses TGF alpha mRNA expression in the prefrontal cortex of male and female neonatal C57BL/6 mice.Romeo RD, Fossella JA, Bateup HS, Sisti HM, Brake WG, McEwen BS.Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 2004 Aug 18;152(1):73-7.PMID: 15283997Exploring genetic influences on cognition: emerging strategies for target validation and treatment optimization.Fossella JA, Bishop S, Casey BJ.Curr Drug Targets CNS Neurol Disord. 2003 Dec;2(6):357-62.PMID: 14683463Synaptogenesis and heritable aspects of executive attention.Fossella JA, Sommer T, Fan J, Pfaff D, Posner MI.Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2003;9(3):178-83. PMID: 12953297Assessing the heritability of attentional networks.Fan J, Wu Y, Fossella JA, Posner MI.BMC Neurosci. 2001;2:14. Epub 2001 Sep 14.PMID: 11580865 Show less

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Aug 1999 - May 2001

Hospital Corpsman

• May 1987 - Apr 1993

U.S. Marine Corps infantry corpsman. Operation Desert Storm 1991. U.S. Marine Corps infantry corpsman. Operation Desert Storm 1991.