Jessica A Turner

Jessica A. Turner received the B.A. degree as a double major in mathematics and psychology from Swarthmore College, PA, in 1990. She received the M.A. degree in social sciences (mathematical behavioral sciences) in 1992 and the Ph.D. degree in psychology in 1997, both from the University of California, Irvine. She completed a Post-Doctoral position in the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, in 1999. Currently she is an Assistant Researcher in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, and a Research Health Science Specialist in the Neuroimaging Research Laboratory, Long Beach Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA. Her research interests include cortical neuroplasticity, neuropathic pains, and sensory and visual perceptual processing. Dr. Turner is a member of the Society for Neuroscience.