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Seo Young Yoo, B.A.

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Doctoral Student

SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Behavioral Medicine

San Diego

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Areas of Research

Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, Interpersonal Relationships, Neuroimaging, Social Behavior, Chronic Stress, Physical and Mental Health

Bio

Seo Young is broadly interested in exploring the neurocognitive and behavioral mechanisms underlying the interactions between close social connection and physical, emotional, and mental health. Through her neurobehavioral research, she hopes to highlight the importance of interacting with our social worlds, especially in populations confronting stress.

Mentors

Tristen Inagaki, Ph.D., SDSU

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Education
  1. B.A., Neuroscience
    Princeton University
Publications
  1. Bloomer, B.F.*, Parker, M.N.*, Byrne, M.E., Schvey, N.A., Brady, S.M., Bowling, A.I., Chen, K.Y., Nugent, A., Pine, D.S., Te-Vazquez, J.A., Turner, S.A., Yang, S. (in prep). A randomized control trial testing a smartphone delivered food attention retraining program in adolescent girls with overweight or obesity. Nutrients. * indicates co- first authorship
  2. Bloomer, B.F., Bolbecker, A.R., Gildea, E.L., Tullar, R.L., Kennedy, D.P., Wisner, K.M., O’Donnell, B.F., Hetrick, W.P. (in prep). Multifactor analysis of postural sway in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder.
  3. Bloomer, B. F., Larson, E. R., Tullar, R. L., Herms, E. N., Bolbecker, A. R., O’Donnell, B. F., Hetrick, W. P., & Wisner, K. M. (2024). Alterations in self-reported sensory gating and interoception in individuals frequently using cannabis. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2024.2332602
  4. Cheon, B. K., Smith, M. R., Bittner, J. M., Loch, L. K., Haynes, H. E., Bloomer, B. F., … & Yanovski, J. A. (2024). Lower subjective social status is associated with increased adiposity and self-reported eating in the absence of hunger due to negative affect among children reporting teasing distress. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, jsae024.
  5. Parker, M. N., Moursi, N. A., Adekola, P. E., Bloomer, B. F., Te-Vazquez, J., Nwosu, E. E., Lazareva, J., Jones, J. L., Yang, S. B., Turner, S. A., Brady, S. M., Chen, K. Y., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., & Yanovski, J. A. (2024). Youth’s energy intake during a laboratory-based loss-of-control eating paradigm: Associations with reported current dieting. Eating behaviors, 53, 101877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101877
  6. Smith, M. R., Bittner, J. M. P., Loch, L. K., Haynes, H. E., Bloomer, B. F., Te-Vazquez, J., Bowling, A. I., Brady, S. M., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Chen, K. Y., Yanovski, J. A., & Cheon, B. K. (2023). Independent and Interactive Associations of Subjective and Objective Socioeconomic Status With Body Composition and Parent-Reported Hyperphagia Among Children. Childhood obesity (Print), 10.1089/chi.2023.0086. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2023.0086
  7. Byrne, M.E., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Liuzzi, L., Holroyd, T., Parker, M.N., Bloomer, B.F., Nugent, A., Brady, S.M., Yang, S.B., Turner, S.A., Pine, D.S., Yanovski, J.A. (2023). Neural underpinnings of threat bias in relation to loss-of-control eating behaviors among adolescent girls with high weight. Frontiers in Psychiatry. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1276300
  8. Moursi, N.A., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Parker, M.N., Loch, L.K., Bloomer, B.F., Te-Vazquez, J.A., Nwosu, E.E., Lazareva, J., Yang, S.B., Turner, S.A., Brady, S.M., Yanovski, J.A. (2023). Changes in Food Consumption, BMI, and Body Composition in Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(18), 6796. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186796
  9. Purcell J., Brown, J., Tullar, R., Bloomer, B., Kim, D.J., Moussa-Tooks, A.M., Dolan-Bennett, K., Bangert, B., Wisner, K.M., Lundin, N.B., O’Donnell, B., Hetrick, W.P. Insular and striatal correlates of uncertain risky reward pursuit in schizophrenia. (2023). Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49(3), 726-737. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbac206
  10. Byrne, M.E., Burke, N.L., Higgins Neyland, M.K., Bloomer, B.F., Haynes, H.E., Loch, L.K., Te-Vazquez, J., Nwosu, E.E., Lazareva, J., Moursi, N.A., Schvey, N.A., Shomaker, L.B., Brady, S.M., Sbrocco, T., Tanofsky-Kraff, M. (2023). Negative Affect and Loss-of-Control Eating in Relation to Adiposity among Non-Hispanic Youth Identifying as Black or White. Eating Behaviors, 49, 101721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101721
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Awards & Honors
  1. 2024-2025: SDSU University Graduate Fellowship, San Diego State University
  2. 2024-2025: Clinical Psychology JDP Diversity Fellowship, San Diego State University/UC San Diego
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