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Education

Harvard University (September 2021-present), PhD Candidate

Psychology (Cognition, Brain, and Behavior Area)

Advisor: Dr. Leah Somerville, Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Science

Funding: Department of Defense NDSEG Fellowship

University of Michigan (September 2015-May 2019), Bachelor of Science

Recognition: High Distinction

Neuroscience Major

Advisor: Dr. Jillian Hardee, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology

Recognition: High Honors

Cognitive Science (Computation Track) Major

Advisor: Dr. Daniel Kruger, Department of Psychology and School of Public Health

Recognition: High Honors

Publications, Manuscripts, and Conference Proceedings

~equal contribution

2025

• Phaneuf-Hadd, C.V., Phelps, E.A., & Somerville, L.H. (in preparation). Changing contributions of emotion and reward information to learning through adolescence.

• Phaneuf-Hadd, C.V., & Somerville, L.H. (invited submission). Time-based cognition and working memory explain changes in delay discounting through adolescence. Journal of Cognition and Development.

• Phaneuf-Hadd, C.V., Wang, S., & Somerville, L.H. (submitted). Prospection explains age-related increases in the use of situation selection for emotion regulation.

• ~Cohen, A.O., ~Benear, S., Phaneuf-Hadd, C.V., Davachi, L., & Hartley, C.A. (under review). Influences of reward on neural memory representations across development. [preprint link] 

• Phaneuf-Hadd, C.V., Heffer, T., Mair, P., & Somerville, L.H. (under review). Charting age-related change in the architecture of fluid cognition.

• Phaneuf-Hadd, C.V., Jacques, I.M., Insel, C., Otto, A.R., & Somerville, L.H. (2025). Characterizing age-related change in learning the value of cognitive effort. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. [manuscript pdf link] [supplement pdf link] [github code]

2022

• ~Cohen, A.O., ~Phaneuf, C.V., Rosenbaum, G.M., Glover, M.M., Avallone, K.N., Shen, X., & Hartley, C.A. (2022). Reward-motivated memories influence new learning across development. Learning & Memory, 29(11), 421-429. [pdf link] [supplement pdf link] [github code]

• Cohen, A.O., Glover, M.M., Shen, X., Phaneuf, C.V., Avallone, K.N., Davachi, L., & Hartley, C.A. (2022). Reward enhances memory via age-varying online and offline neural mechanisms across development. Journal of Neuroscience, 42(33), 6424-6434. [pdf link] 

• Ma, I., Phaneuf, C.V., van Opheusden, B., Ma, W.J., Hartley, C. (2022). Distinct developmental trajectories in the cognitive components of complex planning. In Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. [preprint link]

2020

• Nussenbaum, K., Scheuplein, M., Phaneuf, C.V., Evans, M.D., & Hartley, C.A. (2020). Moving developmental research online: comparing in-lab and web-based studies of model-based reinforcement learning. Collabra: Psychology. [pdf link]

• Hardee, J.E., Phaneuf, C., Cope, L., Zucker, R., Gearhardt, A., & Heitzeg, M. (2020). Neural correlates of inhibitory control in youth with symptoms of food addiction. Appetite, 104578. [pdf link]

2019

• Kruger, D.J., Day, M.M., Duan, A., Heyblom, A., Juhasz, D., Misevich, S.L., Phaneuf, C.V., Saunders, C., Sonnega, P., & Sreenivasa, V. (2019). You can’t root for both teams!: convergent evidence for the unidirectionality of group loyalty. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 1-14. [pdf link]

2018

• Kruger, D.J., Juhasz, D., Saunders, C., Misevich, S., Duan, A., Heyblom, A., & Phaneuf, C. (2018). Factors predicting observed phone use in a Midwestern USA university campus area. Human Ethology Bulletin. [pdf link]

2017

• Kruger, D.J., Duan, A., Juhasz, D., Phaneuf, C.V., Sreenivasa, V., Saunders, C., Heyblom, A., Sonnega, P., Day, M.M., & Misevich, S.L. (2017). Cell phone use latency in a university area population in the Midwestern USA. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 1-4. [pdf link]

• Kruger, D.J., Day, M.M., Duan, A., Heyblom, A., Juhasz, D., Misevich, S.L., Phaneuf, C.V., Saunders, C., Sonnega, P., & Sreenivasa, V. (2017). Understanding variation in reactions to displays of allegiance. Human Ethology Bulletin, 32, 17-28. [pdf link]

Select Poster Presentations

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• Phaneuf-Hadd, C.V., Phelps, E.A., & Somerville, L.H. (2025, June). The influence of emotion and reward information on learning is age-dependent. Poster, The Multi-Disciplinary Conference on Reinforcement Learning and Decision-Making, Dublin, Ireland. [pdf link]

• Phaneuf, C.V., Jacques, I.M., Insel, C., Otto, A.R., & Somerville, L.H. (2024, July). Characterizing age-related change in learning the value of cognitive effort. Poster, Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Rotterdam, Netherlands. [png link]

• Ma, I., ^Phaneuf, C., van Opheusden, S., Ma, W.J., & Hartley, C. (2022, June). Distinct developmental trajectories in the cognitive components of complex planning. Poster, The Multi-Disciplinary Conference on Reinforcement Learning and Decision-Making, Providence, RI. [pdf link]

• Phaneuf, C., Grad-Freilich, M., Mair, P., Baum, G., & Somerville, L. (2022, May). Cognitive mechanisms underpinning age-related change in delay discounting behavior. Poster, Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL. [pdf link]

• Phaneuf, C.V., Cohen, A.O., Rosenbaum, G.M., Glover, M.M., Avallone, K.N., Shen, X., & Hartley, C.A. (2021, April). The Influence of Reward-Motivated Memories on Learning Across Development. Poster, Social and Affective Neuroscience Society, Virtual Conference. [walk-through link]

• Phaneuf, C.V., Cohen, A.O., Glover, M.M., Avallone, K.N., Shen, X., & Hartley, C.A. (2020, September). The influence of reward-motivated memories on learning across development. Poster, Flux Society, Virtual Conference. [pdf link] [walk-through link]

• Phaneuf, C.V., Cope, L., Gearhardt, A., Zucker, R., Heitzeg, M., & Hardee, J.E. (2019, June). Neural correlates of inhibitory control in adolescents with symptoms of food addiction. Poster, Silverman Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. [pdf link]

• Phaneuf, C.V., Juhasz, D., & Kruger, D.J. (2019, April). The need for TLC (tender loving cell phone). Poster, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI. [pdf link]

Last updated: July 2025