Nathan Mann

Jayhawk
  • Graduate Student

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Education —

Master of Professional Studies in Clinical Psychological Science, University of Maryland, 2023
B.S. in Psychological Science, Ball State University, 2022

Research —

Advisor: Melisa Rempfer, PhD
Research Lab: Rempfer Lab

Nathan is a first 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 Sciences 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.

Their research interests focus on severe mental illness (SMI) - particularly schizophrenia spectrum disorders. They are especially interested in understanding risk factors for SMI and tailoring interventions for these individuals. Nathan currently works under the mentorship of Dr. Melisa Rempfer, contributing to projects examining psychotic-like experiences in young adults.

Clinically, Nathan is committed to providing evidence-based care, with an eye towards mindfulness-based interventions for individuals more at risk for suicide. His long-term goal is to integrate research and clinical practice before influencing policy change to make healthcare more accessible.

Selected Publications —

(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.

(In prep) Kippenhan, J.S., Eisenberg, D.P., Wei, S.M., Mann, N.S., Nash, T.A., Berman, K.F. (tentative 2025). Developmental Trajectories of Hemispheric Asymmetry: LIMK1 Haplotype as a Molecular Mediator of Lateralized Brain Architecture. Nature Neuroscience.

Selected Presentations —

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.

Ritchey, K. & Mann, N. (2022, April 21). Reducing Stigma Through Text [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.


 

Awards & Honors —

  • 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 —

  • 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