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Katie Rodriguez, M.A.

Pronouns: she, her, hers

Doctoral Student

SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Experimental Psychopathology

San Diego

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Fax
[619-594-####]

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Areas of Research

Neuromodulation, Depression, Suicidality, Electroencephalography, Blood-Based Biomarker

Bio

My program of research focuses on the therapeutic potential of neuromodulation techniques, including transcranial magnetic stimulation, for treating individuals with MDD and comorbid psychiatric conditions. She is particularly interested in identifying biomarkers that improve diagnostic accuracy and predict treatment response to neuromodulatory interventions.

Mentors

Greg Appelbaum, Ph.D.

Details

Education
  1. M.A.
    SDSU
  2. B.A.
    UCLA

Publications
  1. Wang, B., Shah, V. U., Koponen, L. M., Neacsiu, A. D., Daskalakis, Z. J., Fitzgerald, P. B., Appelbaum, L. G., Choi, J. Y., Gerlus, N., Li, Y., Hadas, I., Sun, Y., Poorganji, M., Daniels, H., Rodriguez, K., Gotsis, E. S., Bailey, N. W., Raveendran, J., Brinley, S. K., Gallo, A. T., Goetz, S. M., & Peterchev, A. V. (2025). Stochastic approximator of motor threshold (SAMT) for transcranial magnetic stimulation: Online software and its performance in clinical studies. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.03.25328918
  2. Benster, L., Stapper, N., Rodriguez, K., Daniels, H., Villodas, M. (2024). Developmental predictors of suicidality in schizophrenia: A systematic review. Brain Sci, 14(10), 995. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14100995
  3. Rodriguez, K., Musick, A., Plascencia Ibarra, I., Hoerr, J., Berry, D. (2023). Event related correlates of compassion for social pain. Social Neuroscience, 18(2), 91-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470919.2023.2208878
  4. Berry, D. R., Wall, C. S. J., Cairo, A. H., Plonski, P. E., Boman, L. D., Rodriguez, K., Brown, K.W. (2023). Brief mindfulness instruction predicts anonymous prosocial helping of an ostracized racial outgroup member. Mindfulness, 14(2), 378-394. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-02058-4
  5. Berry, D. R., Rodriguez, K., Tasulis, G., Behler, A.M.C. (2022). Mindful attention as a skillful means toward intergroup prosociality. Mindfulness, 14, 2471-2484. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01926-3
  6. Calvillo, D., Rodriguez, K., Nguyen, T. (2021). A within-subjects test of ego depletion and potential moderators. Journal of General Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2021.1922341
  7. Berry, D. R., Cesko, C., Alayoubi, A., Carpio, K., Zirzow, H., Walters, W., Hoerr, J.P., Scram, G., Rodriguez, K., Beaver, V. (2020). Mindfulness training without explicit ethics-based instruction promotes prosocial behaviors: a meta-analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 46(8), 1247- 1269. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167219900418

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Grants
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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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