Savannah Lokey, Ph.D.
Research specialist in social neuroscience and clinical psychology | Clinical expert in evidence-based therapy for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
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Publications
Endogenous visuospatial attention increases visual awareness independent of visual discrimination sensitivity
Neuropsychologia / May 01, 2019
Vernet, M., Japee, S., Lokey, S., Ahmed, S., Zachariou, V., & Ungerleider, L. G. (2019). Endogenous visuospatial attention increases visual awareness independent of visual discrimination sensitivity. Neuropsychologia, 128, 297–304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.08.015
Elevated arousal levels enhance contrast perception
Journal of Vision / Feb 28, 2017
Kim, D., Lokey, S., & Ling, S. (2017). Elevated arousal levels enhance contrast perception. Journal of Vision, 17(2), 14. https://doi.org/10.1167/17.2.14
F158. Changes in Emotion Processing Network Following Social Cognitive Training in Individuals With Schizophrenia
Biological Psychiatry / May 01, 2019
Haut, K., Galindo, B., Lee, A., Lokey, S., Nahum, M., & Hooker, C. (2019). F158. Changes in Emotion Processing Network Following Social Cognitive Training in Individuals With Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry, 85(10), S274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.695
Inability to make facial expressions dampens emotion perception
Oct 13, 2022
Japee, S., Jordan, J., Licht, J., Lokey, S., Chen, G., Snow, J., Jabs, E. W., Webb, B. D., Engle, E. C., Manoli, I., Baker, C., & Ungerleider, L. G. (2022). Inability to make facial expressions dampens emotion perception. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.11.510399
Individuals with schizophrenia display behaviour inconsistent with learned social impressions during a gambling task
British Journal of Clinical Psychology / Mar 23, 2021
Lokey, S. B., Iwanski, C. M., Demos, A. P., & Herbener, E. S. (2021). Individuals with schizophrenia display behaviour inconsistent with learned social impressions during a gambling task. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60(2), 149–159. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12284
Individuals with Schizophrenia Under-Recruit Social Brain Regions During a Theory of Mind Task
Biological Psychiatry / May 01, 2021
Lokey, S., Haut, K. M., Lee, A., Galindo, B., Pridgen, S., Saxena, A., Nahum, M., & Hooker, C. I. (2021). Individuals with Schizophrenia Under-Recruit Social Brain Regions During a Theory of Mind Task. Biological Psychiatry, 89(9), S173–S174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.02.443
Altered Connectivity in Neural Networks Underlying Social Cognition in Individuals at Risk For Psychosis
Biological Psychiatry / May 01, 2020
Haut, K., Lee, A., Galindo, B., Lokey, S., Nahum, M., & Hooker, C. I. (2020). Altered Connectivity in Neural Networks Underlying Social Cognition in Individuals at Risk For Psychosis. Biological Psychiatry, 87(9), S250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.02.646
Emotion processing deficits in Moebius Syndrome
Journal of Vision / Sep 01, 2016
Lokey, S., Japee, S., Baker, C., & Ungerleider, L. (2016). Emotion processing deficits in Moebius Syndrome. Journal of Vision, 16(12), 1256. https://doi.org/10.1167/16.12.1256
Inability to move one's face dampens facial expression perception
Cortex / Dec 01, 2023
Japee, S., Jordan, J., Licht, J., Lokey, S., Chen, G., Snow, J., Jabs, E. W., Webb, B. D., Engle, E. C., Manoli, I., Baker, C., & Ungerleider, L. G. (2023). Inability to move one’s face dampens facial expression perception. Cortex, 169, 35–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2023.08.014
P503. Improved Cognition following Targeted Cognitive Training in Individuals With Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Biological Psychiatry / May 01, 2022
Haut, K., Flynn, R., Galindo, B., Wronski, M., Lokey, S., Nahum, M., Seidman, L., & Hooker, C. I. (2022). P503. Improved Cognition following Targeted Cognitive Training in Individuals With Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Biological Psychiatry, 91(9), S291–S292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.02.740
Improvements in Cognition Following Cognitive Training in Individuals at Risk for Psychosis
Biological Psychiatry / May 01, 2021
Haut, K., Galindo, B., Lee, A., Lokey, S., Nahum, M., & Hooker, C. I. (2021). Improvements in Cognition Following Cognitive Training in Individuals at Risk for Psychosis. Biological Psychiatry, 89(9), S217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.02.549
Human visual response gain increases with arousal
Journal of Vision / Sep 01, 2015
Kim, D., Lokey, S., Guo, J., Pestilli, F., & Ling, S. (2015). Human visual response gain increases with arousal. Journal of Vision, 15(12), 567. https://doi.org/10.1167/15.12.567
Education
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science, Psychology / May, 2015
University of Illinois at Chicago
Master of Arts, Psychology / December, 2017
University of Illinois at Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology / August, 2023
Experience
National Institute of Mental Health
Intramural Research Training Fellow (IRTA) / June, 2015 — August, 2017
Laboratory of Brain & Cognition, Section on Neurocircuitry
Rush University Medical Center
Research Associate / August, 2018 — June, 2022
Social Neuroscience and Psychopathology Lab
University of California Los Angeles
Predoctoral Intern, Major Mental Illness track / July, 2022 — July, 2023
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Metropolitan Psychological Services, PLLC
Postdoctoral Resident in Clinical Psychology / April, 2024 — Present
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