Nathan Mann
- Graduate Student
Contact Info
1415 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66045
Biography —
Nathan is a second year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. He earned his B.S. in Psychological Science from Ball State University and his M.P.S. in Clinical Psychological Science from the University of Maryland. Before beginning doctoral training, Nathan worked at the NIMH researching the interplay of genetics, neurobiology, and cognition in schizophrenia, typically developing children, and Williams Syndrome. He aims to contribute to preventative care and research for individuals with serious mental illnesses.
Education —
Research —
Advisor: Melisa Rempfer, PhD
Research Lab: Sunflower Lab
Selected Publications —
(In prep) Kippenhan, J.S., Eisenberg, D.P., Wei, S.M., Mann, N.S., Nash, T.A., Berman, K.F. (tentative 2026). Developmental Trajectories of Hemispheric Asymmetry: LIMK1 Haplotype as a Molecular Mediator of Lateralized Brain Architecture. Nature Neuroscience.
(In progress) Mann, N., Kim, H.C., Hur, J., Smith, J., DeYoung, K.A., Anderson, A.S., Kuang, J., Tillman, R.M., Kuhn, M., Fox, A.S., and Shackman, A.J. (tentative 2026). Similar Yet Different: Discovering the Big Secret Behind Fear and Anxiety. Frontiers for Young Minds.
Selected Presentations —
Mann, N.S., Rempfer, M. (2026, August 6). Illness-Related Cognitive Decline and Real-World Functioning in SMI [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Washington D.C., United States.
Mann, N.S., Eisenberg, D.P., Tong, Y., Zoltick, B., Das, S., Bettina, J., Rhoads, C.A., Tietcheu, M.G., Gregory, M.D., Berman, K.F. (2025, April 25). Striatum activation differences during monetary loss and reward anticipation in schizophrenia spectrum illness [Poster presentation]. Society of Biological Psychiatry, Sheraton Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Mann, N.S., Eisenberg, D.P., Tong, Y., Kippenhan, J.S., Gregory, M.D., Zoltick, B., Bettina, J., Chavannes, A.S., Rhoads, C., Berman, K.F. (2024, May 11). LIMK1 haplotype and prefrontal working memory activation in healthy adults [Poster presentation]. Society of Biological Psychiatry, Austin, TX, United States.
Ilsley, A.K., Nash, T.A., Eisenberg, D.P., Gregory, M.D., Wright, D.S., Chavannes, A.S., Mann, N.S., Rhoads, C.A., Das, S., Zoltick, B., Berman, K.F. (2024, May) White Matter Integrity and Symptom Severity in People with Schizophrenia [Poster presentation]. Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, United States.
Mann, N., Smith, J., Shackman, A., Orth, R.D., Savage, G., McCarthy, J.M., Coan, J.A., Blanchard, J.J. (2023, April 5). Influence of Motivation and Pleasure on Social Regulation of Anxiety in Individuals with Psychosis: A Heart Rate Variability Study [Poster presentation]. Graduate Research Appreciation Day at University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States.
Awards & Honors —
- APA Division 51 Men’s Representation in Psychology Scholarship: (Spring 2026)
- Three Minute Talk Competition Finalist (National Institutes of Health)
- NIH Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Awardee (National Institutes of Health)
- Summa Cum Laude (Ball State University)
- Academic Honors in Writing (Ball State University)
- Senior of the Year Nominee (Ball State University)
- Presidential Scholarship (Ball State University)
- Dean's List (Ball State University)
Grants & Other Funded Activity —
University Graduate Fellowship - KU (2025-2026)
Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Awardee - NIH (2023-2025)
Honor's Thesis Funding - Ball State University (2021-2022)
Service —
- National Alliance for Mental Illness - University of Kansas
- Crisis Text Line
- NIH Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Phenotyping Service
- Inpatient Mental Health Technician
Memberships —
- Association of Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)
- Society of Biological Psychiatry (SoBP)
- PSI CHI, The International Honor Society in Psychology