Dominic Fareri | Faculty Profiles

Diplomas/Degrees

Ph.D., Psychology, Rutgers University (2013)

M.A., Psychology, Rutgers University (2011)

B.A., Psychology, New York University (2005)

Recent Courses

Advanced Topics In Neuropsychology & Neuroscience

Cognitive Neuroscience

Directed Individual Research Emerging Scholars Program

Directed Individual Research Neuroscience Capstone

Doctoral Thesis Supervision I

Doctoral Thesis Supervision II

Doctoral Thesis Supervision III

Doctoral Thesis IV: Dissertation Supervision

Integrative Neuroscience Seminar (interdisciplinary)

Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Research Practicum I I

Professional Development Portfolio

Courses Previously Taught

Interdiscplinary Neuroscience Research Practicum I

Specialization/Interests

Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Neuroscience, Decision-Making, Research Methods/Statistics

Research Interests

Our environment is full of incentives that serve as important motivators of our behavior. Incentives are often associated with varying degrees of value (e.g., positive, negative), which can guide our choices to either pursue or avoid them––do I choose to eat a salad or a burger? do I choose to invest in a safe or risky stock? Importantly, as our decisions often occur within social environments, many such incentives are social in nature (e.g., approval from others). My research seeks to understand how the social contexts of our daily environment shape our decisions and subjective experiences of incentives. For example, how do we learn about others from social incentives (e.g., reciprocation of trust), and use this information to differentially value social stimuli (e.g., close friends versus acquaintances, a trustworthy versus an untrustworthy partner)? How do prior expectations about a person shape our impressions and decisions to interact with them? What are the neural structures and mechanisms supporting incentive-based behaviors and how to they develop? I employ behavioral, physiological and multimodal neuroimaging methods in conjunction with approaches and theory from social, cognitive and affective neuroscience, neuroeconomics and developmental affective neuroscience to address specifically: 1) the influence of social factors on incentive value; 2) the development of neural systems supporting incentive valuation; 3) behavioral and neural mechanisms sustaining social interactions.

Chapters

Fareri DS, Chang LJ, Delgado MR. Neural mechanisms of social learning. In Gazzaniga MS, Mangun GR, & Poeppel D. The Cognitive Neurosciences, 6^th Edition. MIT Press. (in press).

Fareri DS, Delgado MR. (2018). The affective nature of social interactions. In Fox AS, Lapate RC, Shackman AJ, & Davidson RJ (Eds.). The Nature of Emotion: Fundamental Questions, Neurobiological Bases, and Implications for Health and Disease, 2nd Edition

Fareri DS & Delgado MR (2012). Reward Learning: Contributions of corticobasal ganglia circuits to reward value signals. In Armony J & Vuilleumier P (Eds.). The Cambridge Handbook of Human Affective Neuroscience. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Articles

Park B, Fareri DS, Delgado MR, Young L. (accepted). How right temporoparietal junction processes prediction error across relationship contexts. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.

Fareri DS, Smith DV, Delgado MR. (in press). The role of relationship closeness on default mode network connectivity during social interactions. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. https://academic.oup.com/scan/advance-article/doi/10.1093/scan/nsaa031/5813716

Fareri DS. (2019). Neurobehavioral mechanisms supporting trust and reciprocity. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00271

Callaghan BL, Gee DG, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Telzer E, Humphreys KL, Goff B, Shapiro M, Flannery JE, Lumian DS, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N. Decreased amygdala reactivity to parent cues protects against anxiety following early adversity: an examination across 3-years. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

Gee DG, Hanson C, Calgar L, Fareri DS, Goff B, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Mills-Finnerty C, Caldera C, Lumian DS, Flannery J, Hanson SJ, Tottenham N. Experimental Evidence for a Developmental Switch in Human Amygdala-Prefrontal Cortex Communication. (under review).

Fareri DS, Gabard-Durnam L, Goff B, Flannery J, Gee DG, Lumian DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N. (2017). Differences in ventral striatal-medial prefrontal functional connectivity and social problems following early caregiving adversity. Development and Psychopathology, 29(5): 1865-76.

Silvers JA, Goff B, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Gee DG, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N. Vigilance, the amygdala and anxiety in youth with a history of institutional care. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2(6):493-501.

Slivers JA, Lumian DS, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Gee DG, Goff B, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Flannery J, Telzer EH, Humphreys KL, Tottenham N (2016), Previous institutionalization is followed by broader amygdala-hippocampal-PFC network connectivity during aversive learning in human development. The Journal of Neuroscience, 36, 6420-6430.

Fareri DS & Tottenham N (2016), Effects of early life stress on amygdala and striatal development. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.

Gabard-Durnam LJ, Gee DG, Goff B, Flannery J, Telzer E, Humphreys KL, Lumian DS, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N (2016), Stimulus-Elicited Connectivity Influences Resting-State Connectivity Years Later in Human Development: A Prospective Study. The Journal of Neuroscience, 36, 4771-4784.

Fareri DS*, Chang LJ*, Delgado MR (2015), Computational substrates of social value in interpersonal collaboration. The Journal of Neuroscience, 35, 8170-8180.

Fareri DS, Gabard-Durnam L, Goff B, Flannery J, Gee DG, Lumian DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N (2015), Normative development of ventral striatal resting-state connectivity in humans. NeuroImage, 118, 422-437.

Gee DG*, Gabard-Durnam L*, Telzer EH, Humphreys KL, Goff B, Shapiro M, Flannery J, Lumian DS, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N (2014), Maternal buffering of human amygdala-prefrontal circuitry during childhood. Psychological Science, 25, 2067-2078.

Fareri DS, Delgado MR (2014), Differential reward responses during competition against in- and out-of-network others. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9, 412-420.

Fareri DS, Delgado MR (2014), The importance of social rewards and social networks in the human brain. The Neuroscientist, 20, 387-402.

Fareri DS, Chang LJ, Delgado MR (2012), Effects of direct social experience on trust decisions and neural reward circuitry. Frontiers in Decision Neuroscience, 6.

Fareri DS*, Niznikiewicz MA*, Lee VK, Delgado MR (2012), Social network modulation of reward-related signals. The Journal of Neuroscience, 32, 9045-9052.

Stanley DA, Sokol-Hessner P, Fareri DS, Perino MT, Delgado MR, Banaji MR, Phelps EA (2012), Perceived racial group trustworthiness influences the neural correlates of trust decisions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 367, 744-53.

Fareri DS, Martin LN, Delgado MR (2008), Reward related processing in the human brain: Developmental considerations. Development and Psychopathology, 20, 1191-1211.

Callaghan BL, Gee DG, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Telzer E, Humphreys KL, Goff B, Shapiro M, Flannery JE, Lumian DS, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N. Decreased amygdala reactivity to parent cues protects against anxiety following early adversity: an examination across 3-years. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

Conference Presentations

Smith DV, Henninger NM, Hackett K, Kelly V, DeSalme D, Muzekari B, Katta S, Giovannetti T, Fareri DS. (June, 2019). Fairness increases connectivity between the executive control network and medial prefrontal cortex. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Rome, Italy.

Fareri DS, Kelly V, Henninger NM, Hackett K, DeSalme D, Muzekari B, Katta S, Reeck C, Giovannetti T, Smith DV. (May, 2019). The influence of close relationships on shared reward processing in older and younger adults. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society, Miami, FL.

VanTieghem M, Korom M, Flannery J, Varman L, Choy T, Caldera C, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Goff B, Gee DG, Humphreys KL, Telzer E, Shapiro M, Louie J, Fareri DS, Bolger N, Tottenham N. (2019, March). Developmental Trajectories of Stress Physiology and Subcortical Neurobiology Following Early Caregiving Adversity. 2019 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development.

*Stasiak J, Fareri DS. (2019, February). Dissociating the reward value of social and non-social experiences. 92^nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Chen A, Fareri DS, Güroglu B, Delgado MR, Chang LJ. (2018, November). Towards a neurometric-based construct validity of trust. 48^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.

VanTieghem M, Korom M, Flannery J, Varman L, Choy T, Caldera C, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Goff B, Gee DG, Humphreys KL, Telzer E, Shapiro M, Louie JY, Fareri DS, Bolger N, Tottenham N. (2018, November). Developmental trajectories of stress physiology and subcortical neurobiology following early caregiving adversity. 51^st Annual Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology.

Fareri DS, Sokol-Hessner P. (2018, October). Choosing for another: Social context changes computational mechanisms of risky decision-making. 2018 Society for Neuroeconomics Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Chen A, Fareri DS, Güroglu B, Delgado MR, Chang LJ. Towards a neurometric-based construct validity of trust. (2018, May). Annual Meeting of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society, Brooklyn, NY.

Stasiak J*, Fareri DS. (2018, April). Dissociating the value of social and non-social rewards. 15^th Annual Adelphi University Research Conference. Garden City, NY.

Frankl EL*, Fareri DS. (2018, April). Neural correlates of social reward processing during adolescence: An activation-likelihood meta-analysis. 15^th Annual Adelphi University Research Conference. Garden City, NY.

Stasiak J*, Fareri DS. (2018, April). Dissociating the value of social and non-social rewards. National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Oklahoma City, OK

Gee DG, Goff B, Gabard-Durnam L, Caldera C, Fareri DS, Lumian DS, Flannery J, Tottenham N. (2017, November). Experimental manipulation of prefrontal cortex differentially affects amygdala reactivity following early-life stress. Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.

Fareri DS, Smith DV, Delgado MR. (2017). Reciprocation from a friend enhances coupling between the default mode network and ventral striatum. Annual Meeting of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society. Los Angeles, CA.

Gee DG, Calgar LR, Mills-Finnerty C, Goff B, Gabard-Durnam L, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Lumian DS, Flannery J, Hanson C, Hanson SJ, Tottenham N (2016). Novel fMRI approaches reveal developmental changes in frontoamygdala circuitry with implications for the emergence of psychiatric disorders during development. In Society for Research in Psychopathology. Baltimore, MD.

Gee DG, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Goff B, Gabard-Durnam L, Monti M, Jovanovic T, Casey BJ, Tottenham N (2015). Safety Signal learning as a novel mechanism for fear reduction. In Society for Neuroscience. Chicago, IL.

Fareri DS, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Goff B, Flannery J, Gee DG, Lumian DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N (2015). Effects of early life stress on ventral striatal resting state conectivity. In Society for Neuroscience. Chicago, IL.

Gee DG, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Goff B, Gabard-Durnam L, Monti M, Jovanovic T, Casey BJ, Tottenham N (2015). Safety Signal learning as a novel mechanism for fear reduction. In Flux Congress. Leiden, Netherlands.

Fareri DS, Chang LJ, Delgado MR (2015). Mechanisms of social value in collaboration. In New York Social and Affective Neuroscience Gathering. New York University, New York, NY.

Delgado MR, Fareri DS, Chang LJ (2015). The influence of social context on reward processing and collaborative decisions. In American Psychological Society. New York, NY.

Gee DG*, Gabard-Durnam L*, Telzer EH, Humphreys KL, Goff B, Shapiro M, Flannery J, Lumian DS, Fareri DS, Caldera CJ, Tottenham N (2015). Maternal buffering of human amygdala-prefrontal circuitry during childhood but not adolescence. In Social and Affective Neuroscience Society. Boston, MA.

Fareri DS, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Goff B, Flannery J, Gee DG, Lumian DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N (2014). Normative development of ventral striatal resting-state connectivity in humans. In Society for Neuroscience. Washington, D.C..

Gabard-Durnam L, Gee DG, Goff B, Flannery, J, Telzer EH Humphreys KL, Lumian D, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Tottenham, N (2014). Hebbian-like mechanism for human amygdala-mPFC network development. In Society for Neuroscience. Washington, D.C..

Silvers JA, Lumian DS, Gabard-Durnam L, Gee DG, Goff B, Fareri DS, Caldera, C, Flannery J, Telzer EH, Humphreys KL, Tottenham, N (2014). Early maternal deprivation accelerates amygdala based fear learning in humans. In Society for Neuroscience. Washington, D.C..

Goff B, Gabard-Durnam L, Gee DG, Flannery J, Lumian DS, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N. (2014). Human chromosomal modification associated with early-life stress induced adolescent depression and nucleus accumbens hyporeactivity. In Society for Neuroscience. Washington, D.C..

Fareri DS, Chang LJ, Delgado MR (2013). How real-life prior experience influences trust decisions and reward learning mechanisms. In Cognitive Neuroscience Society. San Francisco, CA.

Fareri DS, Chang LJ, Delgado MR (2013). How real-life prior experience influences trust decisions and reward learning mechanisms. In Social and Affective Neuroscience Society. San Francisco, CA.

Fareri DS, Niznikiewicz MA, Johnson MP, Delgado MR (2012). Effects of social network on reward-related signals during a competitive context. In Social and Affective Neuroscience Society. New York, NY.

Fareri DS, Niznikiewicz MA, Johnson MP, Delgado MR (2011). Effects of social closeness on reward-related BOLD signals during a competition. In Society for Neuroscience. Washington, D.C..

Niznikiewicz MA, Fareri DS, Lee VK, Delgado MR (2010). The effects of social relationships on neural activity during a cooperative gambling game. In Social and Affective Neuroscience Society. Montreal, Canada.

Fareri DS, Niznikiewicz MA, Delgado MR (2009). Prior social interactions modulate trust decisions and reward learning in the striatum. In Society for Neuroscience. Chicago, IL.

Martin LN, Fareri DS, Delgado MR (2007). The influence of emotion regulation strategies on risky decision-making. In Cognitive Neuroscience Society. New York, NY.

Invited Presentations

Fareri DS (2018, June). Social context, reward and risk. Emerging Addiction Science Workshop. Columbia University Medical Center Division on Substance Use Disorders.

Fareri DS (2017, March). Reciprocation from a friend enhances coupling between the default mode network and ventral striatum. Sokol-Hessner Lab. University of Denver.

Fareri DS. (2016, November). The social value of interpersonal relationships. Social Brain Sciences Series. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.

Fareri DS (2015, February). The value of social experiences. Adelphi Univerisity, Garden City, NY.

Fareri DS (2015, January). The value of social experiences. Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.

Fareri DS (2014, December). Social value and reward: Behavioral and neural mechanisms. Sackler Institute Science Series, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.

Fareri DS (2013, November). Methods for investigating the neural basis of reward processes. Neurobiology of Adolescence Meeting, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

Fareri DS (2013, February). The influence of social network on reward valuation processes. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

Fareri DS (2012, November). The influence of social network on reward valuation processes. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Grants

Active Funding:

National Institute on Mental Health (R15)
The role of social support and close relationships on neural and behavioral computations of value
Role: PI
Total Direct Costs: $299,892.00

National Institute on Drug Abuse (I/START)
Aberrant Reward Sensitivity: Neural Mechanisms Underlying Substance Use
Role: Consultant (PI: Smith)
Total Direct Costs: $150,000

Adelphi University Faculty Development Grant
The influence of negative social experiences on impulsive decision-making
Role: PI
Total Costs: $2,450

Adelphi University Collaborative Faculty Development Grant
Close relationships and positive dispositional traits in preadolescence
Role: Co-I (PI: Brumariu)
Total Costs: $2,000

Pending Funding:

Pending Research Support
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01) 4/1/2021-3/31/2026
Characterizing the neural mechanisms of social connection
Role: Co-I (PIs: Delgado, Chang)
Total Direct Costs: $1,609,402.00

Completed Funding:

SRNDNA Aging Award
Social Reward and Aging: Identifying the Neural Underpinnings of Peer Influences
Role: Co-I (PI: Smith)
Direct Costs: $30,000

Adelphi University Faculty Development Grant
The influence of social relationships on risky decisions
Role: PI
Total Costs: $4,000

Honors and Accomplishments

2018 APS Rising Star

2018 Summer School in Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics, Fellow

Professional Activities

Program Committee Co-Chair, Social and Affective Neuroscience Society (2018-2019)

Program Committee Member, Social and Affective Neuroscience Society (2016-Present)

Grant Review Panelist, NSF (2016-2018)

Ad-hoc Grant Reviewer, UK Medical Research Council (2018)

Co-Organizer, NY Social and Affective Neuroscience Group Meeting (2018)

Consulting Editor, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) (2018-Present)

Ad-hoc Reviewer:

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Biological Psychiatry, Brain Structure and Function, Cognitive, Behavioral and Affective Neuroscience (CABN), Developmental Psychology, Developmental Science, Emotion, Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Human Brain Mapping, JAMA Psychiatry, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, JAMA Psychiatry, Journal of Research on Adolescence, Nature Human Behavior, NeuroImage, PeerJ. Psychological Reports, Psychological Science, PLoS One, Scientific Reports, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN), The Journal of Neuroscience, Neuron (with advisor), Science (with advisor)

Professional Affiliations:
Association for Psychological Science
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Society for Neuroscience
Social and Affective Neuroscience Society