Jessica Schachtner

I am a clinical psychology doctoral student working with Dr. John Allen at the University of Arizona. My research broadly aims to improve treatment efficacy for severe, complex, and treatment-resistant clinical populations. My clinical emphasis compliments my research through adaptively delivering evidence-based treatments to these populations across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Research Interests:

• Enhance patient outcomes through developing effective, neural mechanistically-informed, and non-invasive treatments for severe, complex, and treatment-resistant clinical populations.
• Identify individual differences in neural characteristics, symptom presentation, and relevant biopsychosocial factors that impact treatment response.
• Leverage identification of individual differences to inform treatment devlopment, presciption, and delivery.

Publications:

• Schachtner, J. N., Dahill-Fuchel, J. F., Zhang, D., Allen, K. E., Bawiec, C. R., Hollender, P. J., Ornellas, S. B., & Allen, J. J. (2025). The impact of transcranial Focused Ultrasound for Depression on the Default Mode Network. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, 1722575. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1722575 
• Schachtner, J. N., Dahill-Fuchel, J. F., Allen, K. E., Bawiec, C. R., Hollender, P. J., Ornellas, S. B., & Allen, J. J. (2025). Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Targeting the Default Mode Network for the Treatment of Depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, 1451828. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1451828 
• Schachtner, J.N.*, Gallen, C.*, Anguera, J., & Gazzaley, A (2023). Influence of game features on attention in adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1123306. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1123306 (*Co-first authors)
• Anguera, J., Schachtner, J., Simon, A.J., Volponi, J., Javed, S., Gallen, C., & Gazzaley, A. (2021). Long-term maintenance of multitasking abilities following video game training in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging.103: 22-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.02.023.
• Simon, A. J., Schachtner, J., & Gallen, C. L. (2019) Disentangling expectation from selective attention during perceptual decision-making. J Neurophysiology. March;121: 1977–1980

Presentations: 

• Schachtner, J. N., Jacob F. Dahill-Fuchel, BA., Christopher R. Bawiec, PhD., Peter J. Hollender, PhD., Soren D. Konecky, PhD., Katja E. Allen, Dipl.-Psych., John J.B. Allen, PhD. (July 2026) Default Mode Network Neuromodulation to Treat Depression via Non-Invasive Transcranial Focused Ultrasound: Acute and Sustained Effects. NYC Neuromodulation Conference, New York, NY. 
• Schachtner, J., Dahill-Fuchel, J., Allen, K., Bawiec, C., Hollender, P., Ornellas, S., Soren D. Konecky, PhD., Katja E. Allen, Dipl.-Psych., & Allen, J. (May 2024) Improving Depression Symptoms using Non-invasive Transcranial Focused Ultrasound. Association for Psychological Science Conference, San Francisco, CA. 
• Schachtner, J. N., Gallen, C., Anguera, R., Anguera, J. A., & Gazzaley, A. (March 2021) * Podium Presentation* The Influence of ADHD Symptoms and Gamification on Attention-based Performance. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference. Virtual.
• Schachtner, J. N., Anguera, J. A., Javed, S. V., & Gazzaley, A. (2018) The persistence of Cognitive Enhancement Benefits 6 Years Later. Bay Area Memory Meeting. Davis, CA.

Master's Project:

• The Effect of Non-invasive Transcranial Focused Ultrasound on Depression and the Default Mode Network

Courses Taught:

• PSY 290A - Research Methods (2026)
• PSY 300 - Cognitive Neuroscience: A Guide to Mind and Brain (2026)
• PSY 381 - Abnormal Psychology (2024)

TA for:

• PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology (2026)
• PSY 290A - Research Methods (2026)
• PSY 300 - Cognitive Neuroscience: A Guide to Mind and Brain
• PSY 340 - Introduction to Cognitive Development (2025)
• PSY 342 - Dementias & Chronic Conditions in Older Adults (2025)
• PSY 352 - Personality (2026)
• PSY 389 - Advanced Methods in Psychological Research
• PSY 463 - Forensic Assessment: Intervention & Treatment
• PSY 489 - History and Systems of Psychology (2025)

*Year listed indicates when this individual last worked in the specified course.

Awards and Recognitions:

• Galileo Circle Scholar (2026)
• Psychology Graduate Poster Session winner (2024)
• NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Fellowship (2022)

Updated: 09/29/26