Josh Goheen, PhD

I am a Cognitive Scientist specializing in multivariate statistics. My current research examines the relationship between breathing, stress, anxiety, and memory. 

I am passionate about applying data science and cognitive science approaches to the study of physiology and behaviour to derive components that can be leveraged for mental well-being, physical health, and performance.  

I am skilled in Python and R for advanced data analysis and visualization. 

Publications

For my most up-to-date list of publications see Google Scholar 

Goheen, J., Çatal, Y., MacPhee, I., Call, T., Carson, C., Ali, R., Khan, R., Weche, K., Anderson, J. A. E., & Northoff, G. (2025). It’s about time – breathing dynamics modulate emotion and cognition. PsyArXiv.

Wolman, A., Lechner, S., Angeletti, L. L., Goheen, J., & Northoff, G. (2024). From the brain’s encoding of input dynamics to its behaviour: neural dynamics shape bias in decision making. Communications Biology, 7(1), 1–9.

Goheen, J., Wolman, A., Angeletti, L. L., Wolff, A., Anderson, J. A. E., & Northoff, G. (2024). Dynamic mechanisms that couple the brain and breathing to the external environment. Communications Biology, 7(1), 1–11.

Lu, C.-J., Goheen, J., Wolman, A., Lucherini Angeletti, L., Arantes-Gonçalves, F., Hirjak, D., Wolff, A., & Northoff, G. (2024). Scale for time and space experience in anxiety (STEA): Phenomenology and its clinical relevance. Journal of Affective Disorders, 358, 192–204.

Goheen, J., Anderson, J. A. E., Zhang, J., & Northoff, G. (2023). From Lung to Brain: Respiration Modulates Neural and Mental Activity. Neuroscience Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-023-01070-5

A. Lochbihler, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, K. Brightman, J. Goheen, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, “Assessing Driver Engagement Through Machine Learning Classification of Physiological Measures”, IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2023 (conference paper)

A. Lochbihler, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, K. Brightman, J. Goheen, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, “Assessing Driver Task Engagement Through Machine Learning Classification of Physiological Response” 2023 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2023 (conference paper)

Presentations

Goheen, J., Çatal, Y., MacPhee, I., Call, T., Carson, C., Ali, R., Khan, R., Weche, K., Anderson, J., A.E., Northoff G., & (2025) It's About Time – Breathing Dynamics Modulate Emotion and Cognition. Ottawa, ON., Canada. [Poster presentation]. Department of Cognitive Sciences spring conference (local conference) 

Goheen, J., Carson, C., Northoff G., & Anderson, J., A.E (2024) Breathing is Related to Anxiety. [Poster and Oral presentation]. Breathing for Life: 16th Oxford Conference on Breathing, Emotion, and Beyond. Williamsburg, Virginia, USA (international conference)

Goheen, J., Carson, C., Northoff G., & Anderson, J., A.E (2024). Distress and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression: A Confirmatory and Exploratory Factor Analysis. Carleton University, Ottawa, ON., Canada. [Poster presentation]. Department of Cognitive Sciences spring conference (local conference)

Goheen, J., Carson, C., Northoff G., & Anderson, J., A.E (2023). The Behavioral Outcomes of Slow and Fast Breathing. Carleton University, Ottawa, ON., Canada. [Poster presentation]. Department of Cognitive Sciences spring conference (local conference)

Goheen, J., Azzam, M. B. & Easteal, R. A. (2018). Memory Lability, Retrieval Practice, and Long-Term Memory in a Human Gross Anatomy Course [Poster presentation] 35th Annual American Association of Clinical Anatomists Meeting in Atlanta, GA, USA. (international conference)

Azzam, M. B., Goheen, J., & Easteal, R. A. (2018). Retrieval Practice for Learning Leading to Better Long-term Retention and Improved Student Performance. Queen’s University, Kingston, ON., Canada. [Poster presentation] 35th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, Atlanta, GA, USA. (international conference) 

Azzam, M. B., Goheen, J., & Easteal, R. A. (2018). Retrieval Practice in Anatomical Education Enhances Student Performance. Queen’s University, Kingston, ON., Canada. [Oral presentation]. Annual regional meeting for the American Association of Anatomists, Hamilton, ON, Canada. (regional conference)

Azzam, M. B., Goheen, J., Perry, C. J., & Easteal, R. A. (2018). Enhancement of Long-Term Memory Using Retrieval Practice. Queen’s University, Kingston, ON., Canada. [Oral presentation] Teaching Development Day at Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada (local conference)

Goheen., J., Ezell J. (2016) Development of a Beta Ray Spectrometer System to be used in Carbon 14 Dating of Ancient Indigenous Artifacts. [Poster presentation] North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, Durham, NC, USA.  (regional conference)

Education

2021 – 2025  PhD Cognitive Science, Carleton University

Thesis Title: It’s About Time - Dynamics Link Breathing and Behaviour

2017- 2019  MSc Anatomical Sciences, Queen’s University

Thesis Title: Memory Lability, Retrieval Practice and Long-Term Memory in a Human Gross Anatomy Course

2013 - 2017  BS Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics, Campbell University

Undergraduate research title: Development of a Beta Ray Spectrometer System to be used in Carbon 14 Dating of Ancient Indigenous Artifacts