CV

Curriculum vitae, research experience, and academic activities.

Contact Information

Name Joshua Faskowitz
Professional Title Postdoctoral Fellow
Email faskowitzji@nih.gov

Professional Summary

I study how large-scale brain organization emerges from interactions among networks, with an emphasis on edge-centric models, mesoscale structure, and the interpretation of functional MRI signals. My work combines network science, computational modeling, and neuroimaging analysis to develop methods for understanding brain structure, function, and dynamics across space and time.

Experience

  • 2022 -

    Bethesda, MD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Section on Functional Imaging Methods
    National Institute of Mental Health
    PI: Dr. Peter Bandettini
    • Develop and apply methods for characterizing fMRI correlation structure across space and time.
    • Study how preprocessing, physiology, and signal interpretation shape inferences about functional brain organization.
  • 2021 - 2022

    Bloomington, IN

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    IU Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
    PIs: Dr. Olaf Sporns and Dr. Richard Betzel
    • Extended edge-centric and community-based network models for studies of human brain organization.
    • Supported collaborative neuroimaging and network science projects through analysis, mentoring, and shared computational workflows.
  • 2016 - 2021

    Bloomington, IN

    Graduate Student
    IU Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
    PI: Dr. Olaf Sporns
    • Investigated mesoscale organization, edge-centric representations, and time-varying structure in structural and functional brain networks.
    • Collaborated across labs on methods, data sharing, and reproducible computational analyses in network neuroscience.
  • 2014 - 2016

    Los Angeles, CA

    Project Assistant
    USC Imaging Genetics Center
    PI: Dr. Paul Thompson; under supervision of Dr. Neda Jahanshad
    • Processed MRI data into analysis-ready neuroimages by designing reproducible workflows.
  • 2012 - 2014

    Los Angeles, CA

    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    USC Emotion and Cognition Lab
    PI: Dr. Mara Mather; under supervision of Dr. Allison Ponzio
    • Administered experiments over five semesters and one summer, totaling more than 800 lab hours.

Education

  • 2016 - 2021

    Bloomington, IN

    PhD
    Indiana University Bloomington
    Neuroscience and Psychology
    • Advisor: Dr. Olaf Sporns
    • Committee: Dr. Olaf Sporns, Dr. Aina Puce, Dr. Amanda Mejia, and Dr. Richard Betzel
  • 2010 - 2014

    Los Angeles, CA

    BA
    University of Southern California
    Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Research Areas

Focus: Network neuroscience; network science algorithms and applications; community detection; edge-centric modeling; fMRI analysis and interpretation; time-varying connectivity

Honors and Awards

  • 2023
    Irving J. Saltzman Award
    IU Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

    Departmental award for an outstanding recent PhD graduate.

  • 2021
    Linda and Jack Gill Graduate Student Award, Honorable Mention
    IU Gill Center

    One of four awardees selected from regional neuroscience programs at Indiana University, IUPUI, Purdue, and Notre Dame.

  • 2021
    J. R. Kantor Graduate Award
    IU Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

    Departmental award for an outstanding advanced graduate student, shared with another student.

  • 2020
    Dissertation Research Fellowship
    IU College of Arts and Sciences

    Fellowship support totaling $20,000.

  • 2016, 2019
    ACNN Travel Award
    Advanced Computational Neuroscience Network Workshop

    Travel award of approximately $300.

  • 2019
    PNS Travel Award
    Network Neuroscience satellite at NetSci

    Travel award of $800.

  • 2016
    Graduate Research Fellowship Program
    National Science Foundation

    NSF GRFP support at $34,000 per year for three years.

  • 2016
    Rebec Fellow
    IU Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

    Fellowship award of $4,000.

  • 2010
    Trustee Scholarship
    University of Southern California

    Full-tuition scholarship awarded for academics, leadership, and community service.

  • 2014
    Order of Troy
    University of Southern California

    Award for academic and leadership excellence; one of 112 undergraduate awardees.

  • 2014
    Renaissance Scholar and Discovery Scholar
    University of Southern California

    Recognition for excelling in widely separated fields of study and for conducting scholarly research.

Invited Talks

Network Outcomes, Uses, and Null Models: Spring 2022; Practical Applications of Network Neuroscience Workshop; co-organized with Dr. Jenya Chumin
Brain Networks: Close to the Edge: Spring 2022; Washington University in St. Louis, Neuroimaging in Health and Disease Seminar Series
Brain Networks: Close to the Edge: Spring 2022; Dr. Lucina Uddin Lab Meeting
fMRI Preprocessing Workshop: Summer 2022; Indiana University; three-day workshop covering workflows for processing functional neuroimaging data on IU high-performance computing resources
Publicly Available Neuroimaging Databases: Spring 2020; CUNY 2020 Workshop on Remote Data Collection

Teaching

The Consciousness Network: Summer 2023 and Summer 2024; NIH summer journal club; co-organized with Dr. Sharif Kronemer
P303: Health Psychology: Spring 2019; Indiana University; teaching assistant
P211: Methods of Experimental Psychology: Fall 2018; Indiana University; instructor of record

Workshops and Hackathons

NIMH Grant Writing Workshop: 2024 and 2025; National Institute of Mental Health; full-day overview of grantsmanship
Brainhack-Networks: May 2019; University of Vermont; pre-NetSci 2019 workshop
Brainhack Global at IU: Spring 2018; Indiana University
5th Indiana Neuroimaging Symposium and Hackathon: Fall 2017; Purdue University
Neurohackweek: Fall 2017; University of Washington eScience Institute
4th Indiana Neuroimaging Symposium and Hackathon: Fall 2016; Indiana University
OHBM Hackathon: June 2015; Honolulu, USA; pre-OHBM 2015 workshop

Open Science

Multi Atlas Transfer Tools: Fit parcellations using FreeSurfer and distributed as a Brainlife.io application; run more than 19,000 times as a Brainlife.io app
fMRI-2-Mat Tools: Tools for nuisance regression and matrix-based downstream analysis of fMRI data
Lifespan structural connectivity matrices from Faskowitz (2018): Shared dataset released for downstream reuse
Brain networks across the web: Curated collection of openly available brain-network datasets

Skills

Coding and scripting (Advanced): MATLAB, Bash, Awk, Grep, Sed, Python, R, LaTeX
Computational tools (Advanced): GitHub, HPC environments, Docker, Singularity, Unix
Neuroimaging packages (Advanced): FSL, FreeSurfer, ANTs, Dipy, fMRIPrep, MRtrix, AFNI

Professional Service

Journal peer review: Aperture Neuro; Brain Imaging and Behavior; Brain Structure and Function; Biological Psychiatry; Cerebral Cortex; Communications Biology; Human Brain Mapping; Nature Communications; Network Science; Network Neuroscience; NeuroImage; Scientific Data; Scientific Reports; The Journal of Neuroscience; Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Professional Affiliations

  • Network Science Society
  • Organization for Human Brain Mapping
  • Society for Neuroscience

Publications

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