Date: May 2017
Curriculum Vitae
Dominik Mischkowski
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Affective Neuroscience and Pain Section
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda,
Maryland 20982
Email:
Phone: (301) 496-3244
Education
Since August 2015Postdoc at the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
December 2015PhD in psychology, The Ohio State University
March2012Master of Art in Psychology, The Ohio State University
September2008-August 2010Doctoral student in Social Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
December 2008Diploma of Psychology/Master of Science in Psychology, University of Konstanz
Grants and Fellowships
June 2014 – May 2015Alumni Grant for Graduate Research and Scholarship – The Ohio State University Graduate School
July 2012 – May 2013 The Ohio State University Thomas M. Ostrom Graduate Research Fellowship 2012
October 2010 – June 2009 Distinguished University Fellowship – The Ohio State University Graduate School
September 2010 College of Social and Behavioral Science Fellowship- The Ohio State University Graduate School
Honors and Awards
The Ohio State University Thomas M. Ostrom Graduate Research Award 2012
The Brewer Graduate Research Award 2014
Professional Association Memberships
Association for Psychological Science (APA)
Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA)
Social & Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS)
Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
Publications
Mischkowski, D., Crocker, J., & Way, B. M. (2016). From painkiller to empathy killer: Acetaminophen (paracetamol) reduces empathy for pain. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.
According to altmetric scores comparing this paper to all other papers published in SCAN, this paper has received the second strongest response in public media and social networks in the journal’s history.
Selected press coverage:
Interview at NPR
CBS News
CNN
Forbes
Fortune
Huffington Post
Washington Post
Niiya, Y., Crocker, J., & Mischkowski, D. (2013). Compassionate and self-image goals in the United States and Japan. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.
Burson, A., Crocker, J., & Mischkowski, D. (2012). Two types of value-affirmation: Implications for self-control following social exclusion. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3(4), 510-516.
Mischkowski, D., Kross, E., & Bushman, B. J. (2012). Flies on the wall are less aggressive: Self-distancing “in the heat of the moment” reduces aggressive thoughts, angry feelings and aggressive behavior. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48(5), 1187-1191.
Selected press coverage:
ABC News
Prevention Magazine
The Wall Street Journal
Crocker, J., Niiya, Y., & Mischkowski, D. (2008). Why does writing about important values reduce defensiveness? Self-affirmation and the role of positive other-directed feelings. Psychological Science, 19(7), 740-747.
Manuscripts under Review or inPreparation
Kimel, S., Mischkowski, D., Uchida, Y., & Kitayama, S. (revised and resubmitted). How did you feel when they wouldn’t let you in? Cultural differences in the anger response to ostracism. Submitted to the Journal of Cross-Cultural Research.
Mischkowski, D., Welker, K. M., Crocker, J., Roberts, I. D., Malarkey, W. B., Lambert, N. M., . . . Dewall, C. N., & Way, B. M., (manuscript in preparation.). Acetaminophen (paracetamol) increases harmful behavior.
Mischkowski, D., & Crocker, J. (manuscript in preparation). Social exclusion decreases working memory capacity.
Mischkowski, D., Crocker, J. (manuscript in preparation). Broaden-and-build: Compassionate goals predict increased growth goals through increased positive affect.
Mischkowski, D., Palacios-Barrios, E., Banker, L., Dildine, T. C., & Atlas, L. Y. (manuscript in preparation). Beyond objective nociception: Autonomic arousal is related to subjective pain.
Mischkowski, D., Stavish, C., & Atlas, L. Y. (manuscript in preparation). Mindfulness reduces retrospective, but not concurrent pain reports.
Presentations and Symposia
Mischkowski, D., Dildine, T. C., Palacios-Barrios, E., Banker, L., & Atlas, L. Y. (2017, March). Trait mindfulness is related to retrospective but not current pain. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society, Los Angeles, CA.
Mischkowski, D. (2016, May). The role of physical pain in social processes: a “social-pharmacological” approach. Invited paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Mischkowski, D., Dildine, T. C., Palacios-Barrios, E., Banker, L., & Atlas, L. Y. (2016a, April). Autonomic arousal mediates the effect of stimulus intensity on pain. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society, New York, NY.
Mischkowski, D., Dildine, T. C., Palacios-Barrios, E., Banker, L., & Atlas, L. Y. (2016b, April). Autonomic arousal mediates the effect of stimulus intensity on pain. Poster presented at the annual retreat of the National Center of Complementary and Integrative Health, Washington, DC.
Mischkowski, D., & Crocker, J., & Way, B. M. (2016, January). The social side-effects of acetaminophen. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Mischkowski, D., & Crocker, J., & Way, B. M. (2015, April-May). Acetaminophen decreases responsiveness to the pain of others. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Mischkowski, D., & Crocker, J., & Way, B. M. (2015, February). Acetaminophen increases social pain. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Beach, CA.
Mischkowski, D., & Crocker, J. (2014, February). Working memory capacity in social psychology: New directions. Symposium at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Mischkowski, D., & Crocker, J. (2014, February). Working memory capacity explains the effects of social exclusion on reduced cognitive and social functioning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Mischkowski, D., & Crocker, J. (2013, May). Affective and cognitive mechanisms underlying the effects of social exclusion. Symposium at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Mischkowski, D., & Crocker, J. (2013, May). Working memory capacity mediates the effects of social exclusion on reduced cognitive and social task performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Mischkowski, D., & Crocker, J. (2013, January). Working memory capacity mediates the effects of social exclusion on reduced cognitive and social task performance. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Mischkowski, D., Crocker, J., Niiya, Y., Canevello, A., & Moeller, S. (2012, January). Benefits of compassionate goals for relationships: Increased academic growth and engagement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Mischkowski, D., Kross, E., & Bushman, B. (2011, January). Stepping back in the heat of the moment: Self-distancing reduces aggressive affect and cognition. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Mischkowski, D., Rosen, E., Niiya, Y., & Crocker, J. (2010, April). The association between compassionate goals and interdependent self-construal differs between U.S. and Japan. Poster presented at the Conference of Cultural Neuroscience, Ann Arbor, MI.
Reviewer Experience
Journal review:
Behavior Research Methods
British Journal of Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Personality and Social Psychological Bulletin
Grant review:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS)
Teaching and Mentoring Experience
Fall semester 2012, 2013, & 2014,Graduate student course instructor of Introduction to Social
Spring semester, 2014 & 2015Psychology at The Ohio State University (class size: 21-28 undergraduate students)
Spring quarter 2012Graduate student teaching assistant of The Self (Class instructor: Jennifer Crocker, PhD) at The Ohio State University (class size: 80 undergraduate students)
Winter quarter 2012Graduate student teaching assistant of Introduction to Emotions (Class instructor: Will Cunningham, PhD) at The Ohio State University
Fall quarter 2011Graduate student course instructor of Introduction to Social Psychology at The Ohio State University (class size: 26 undergraduate students)
Fall semester 2009, Graduate student teaching assistant of Introduction to Social
Winter/Spring semester 2010Psychology at the University of Michigan for two sections each semester (class size: 26-30 undergraduate students each)
Summer semester 2006Undergraduate student course instructor of Introduction to Social Psychology at the University of Konstanz, Germany (class size: approximately 30 undergraduate students)
2009, 2012-2014Mentoring 4 undergraduate research thesis projects (Supervising study design, data collection, data-analysis, and thesis write-up)
2008-2014Supervising over40 undergraduate research assistants (Training them in data-collection, data-analysis, study design, literature search, and in supervising other undergraduate research assistants)
References
Lauren Atlas, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, U.S.A.; email to:
Jennifer Crocker, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Department of Psychology, 1835 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.A.; email to:
Baldwin Way, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Department of Psychology, 1835 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.A.; email to:
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