About

Jonathan Davis serves as the Assistant Director at the Barrett Technology Office of Arizona State University (ASU). With over a decade of dedicated service at ASU, he has contributed significantly to the W. P. Carey School of Business and Barrett, The Honors College. He holds a Master's degree in Information Management and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems. Before joining ASU, Jonathan occupied various IT positions at esteemed institutions including the Scottsdale Unified School District and GoDaddy. Beyond his professional commitments, he is actively involved in volunteer work, offering his IT expertise to multiple non-profit organizations in the Valley. Demonstrating his commitment to supporting education and inclusivity, in 2021, Jonathan established the Jonathan J. Davis LGBTQ Scholarship Endowment at ASU, which aims to provide vital assistance to LGBTQ-identified honors students, facilitating their academic journey towards graduation. His research interests include information technology, and he is involved in teaching courses such as CIS 105 Computer Applications & Information Technology. In addition to his academic and professional pursuits, Jonathan has a passion for travel and theater.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Psychiatry
• Medicine
• Psychology
• Internal medicine
• Audiology
• Simulation
• Pathology
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Surgery
• Medical emergency
• Ophthalmology
• Clinical psychology

Selected publications

• Subjective and objective cognition in early-stage, treatment-naïve Parkinson’s disease: Relationships with mood.

  Neuropsychology · 2026-05-11

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  OBJECTIVE: Subjective cognitive complaints (SCCs) are common in Parkinson's disease (PD), yet the relationship among nonmotor symptoms remains understudied in early-stage, treatment-naïve populations. We examined interrelationships among SCCs, mood symptoms, and cognition in early-stage, treatment-naïve PD. We hypothesized that SCCs would relate to executive functioning and processing speed, and these relationships would be moderated by mood. METHOD: tests and Pearson correlations assessed associations among SCC group status, mood symptoms, and cognition. Ordinary least squares regression evaluated whether mood moderated the relationship between SCC group status and cognition. RESULTS: s < .05). No other mood moderation effects were found. CONCLUSIONS: In early-stage, treatment-naïve PD, more SCCs corresponded with worse mood symptoms and worse processing speed and memory. Memory performance was worse when both higher SCCs and elevated state anxiety are present, but mood did not moderate higher SCCs' relationship with other domains. SCCs may be early indication of neurocognitive vulnerability. Longitudinal research is warranted to determine how mood symptoms impact SCCs' utility for predicting cognitive decline. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

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• Medication adherence feedback with older adults with cognitive impairment: A mixed methods study

  The Clinical Neuropsychologist · 2025-01-09 · 1 citations

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  Adherence monitoring with feedback is feasible and impactful in cognitively impaired older adults. Increasing awareness of medication-taking errors fosters motivation to improve medication self-management and results in participant-reported behavior change.

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• Stigma intersectionality and its impact on an epilepsy stigma self-management program

  Epilepsy & Behavior · 2025-08-30 · 4 citations

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  INTRODUCTION: Perceived stigma is a common and distressing experience among people with epilepsy (PWE), particularly those with additional marginalized identities. Our team developed RISE ABOVE, a self-paced online stigma self-management program, to reduce stigma-related distress. This secondary analysis of pilot data examined how intersecting stigmas (i.e., additional stigmas beyond epilepsy) influence perceptions of RISE ABOVE's credibility, expectations for change, user satisfaction, and psychosocial outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty PWE from 13 U.S. states completed RISE ABOVE. Participants were diverse (Mean age = 47.3 ± 14.3 years; BIPOC = 30 %; bilingual = 30 %; unemployed = 30 %; female = 50 %; seizures uncontrolled = 50 %), with 12-18 years of education. All but one reported stigma beyond epilepsy (Median = 2.5 additional stigmas, IQR = 1-3.75). Credibility and expectations were assessed with each module; satisfaction was measured post-program. Psychosocial outcomes-including perceived stress, self-efficacy, rejection, loneliness, epilepsy stigma, and social role satisfaction-were assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and six-months. Analyses included Pearson correlations and paired t-tests. RESULTS: Credibility ratings were similar across groups, though expectations for change were higher among those with fewer intersecting stigmas. Medium-to-large improvements (Hedges' g = 0.57-1.15) were observed in stress, social satisfaction, rejection, and epilepsy stigma. Self-efficacy only improved among those with lower stigma intersectionality. At follow-up, most gains were maintained, but reduced loneliness and improved social role satisfaction were limited to those with fewer intersecting stigma. CONCLUSIONS: RISE ABOVE is a promising intervention. However, tailored adaptations may enhance its utility for PWE confronting multiple stigmatized identities.

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• Toward a multimodal model of internalized epilepsy stigma

  Epilepsy & Behavior · 2025-11-20 · 3 citations

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• Translating the Power of Precision Medicine Into the World of Communication Disorders

  Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research · 2025-09-24 · 3 citations

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  PURPOSE: Precision medicine is an emerging approach to medical diagnostics, prognostics, and intervention that takes an individual's genetic, environmental, and lifestyle-related profile into account to improve outcomes in medical conditions such as diabetes and cancer. Here, we explore how principles of precision medicine can be leveraged in the field of speech-language pathology. METHOD: We reviewed the literature and report the following: (a) brief introduction to precision medicine, (b) review of a prophylactic intervention for infants at a genetic risk for speech/language disorders, (c) potential approaches to leveraging endophenotypes for individualized interventions in dyslexia, and (d) identified barriers and opportunities for incorporating precision medicine more broadly into the field of communication sciences and disorders. RESULTS: An established example of a prophylactic intervention based on known genotype-phenotype associations is Babble Boot Camp (BBC), a novel personalized and proactive intervention designed to foster precursor and early communication skills of infants at a predictable genetic risk. We describe a successful clinical trial of BBC for infants at a genetic risk due to classic galactosemia and pilot trials for infants with Down syndrome. An experimental example of personalization is addressing the information processing mode shared by some individuals with dyslexia, namely, diminished sensory gating. CONCLUSIONS: To implement principles of precision medicine in disorders of spoken and written communication more broadly, novel ways of identifying young children at risk are needed. As more genotype-phenotype discoveries and gene therapies come online, training in genetics can equip clinicians to recognize signs of a genetic disorder, make appropriate referrals, and personalize therapeutic approaches.

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• Babble Boot Camp for Infants With Down Syndrome: Piloting a Proactive, Caregiver-Led Intervention Designed to Boost Earliest Speech and Language Skills

  American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology · 2025-03-28 · 3 citations

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  PURPOSE: Down syndrome (DS) is associated with lifelong difficulties with verbal communication, beginning in infancy when vocalizations are sparse and first words emerge late. Because DS is diagnosed at or even before birth, these difficulties can be anticipated, yet there have been limited developments of systematic, proactive interventions. The purpose of the pilot study described here was to investigate feasibility and potential benefits of such an intervention toward a fully powered clinical trial. METHOD: We piloted Babble Boot Camp (BBC), a proactive, parent-led speech and language intervention, with 10 children with DS ages 4-16 months. Each family participated in weekly sessions via telehealth for 10 months. A pediatric speech-language pathologist coached parents to implement daily routines and activities at home, designed to foster child target behaviors and skills (e.g., increased vocalization rates, babble complexity, word productions) toward building resilience against anticipated challenges. Parents provided daylong audio recordings and questionnaire data at regular intervals. RESULTS: Parent participation and compliance metrics in the intervention were high. All rated the intervention as acceptable, convenient, and helpful, whereas three sets of parents found aspects of the data collection time consuming. Children's linguistic environments resembled those of typical controls in terms of child utterance rates, adult word counts, and conversational turns. Babble complexity and receptive and expressive vocabularies increased over time. First words emerged earlier than expected. CONCLUSION: High feasibility metrics and suggestive benefits motivate a larger study to determine more specifically how the various BBC components can improve long-term outcomes for children with DS. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.28655222.

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• Effect of fornix stimulation on acute memory encoding

  Journal of Neurophysiology · 2025-10-14

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  Electrical stimulation of different nodes within the Circuit of Papez has been assessed in a variety of human studies with conflicting or indeterminate results. Our goal was to combine a precise psychophysical paradigm with varying stimulation protocols across two experimental settings (intra-op, post-op) to more robustly identify and characterize the interaction between fornix stimulation and memory and to isolate whether those effects are specific to memory encoding, rather than related to distinct, supporting cognitive functions.

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• A – 8 Quality of Life for Patients and Caregivers with Suspected Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology · 2025-09-26

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  Abstract Objective Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) is characterized by a triad of cognitive, urinary, and gait symptoms and can also manifest with neuropsychiatric symptoms. These symptoms may impact quality of life (QoL) and caregiver burden. We sought to identify the predictors of patient QoL and caregiver burden in individuals with suspected NPH. Method Patients (N=242, M age=74.49±8.66 years, M education=14.40±3.60, % female=37.3, % White=91.3) were evaluated in a multidisciplinary NPH clinic and self-reported information about mobility, urinary symptoms, neuropsychiatric symptoms (depression, anxiety, and apathy), and QoL. Caregivers reported on burden. Presence of cognitive impairment (binary) was determined via neuropsychological evaluation. Multivariate linear regressions examined the association between mobility, urinary, cognitive, and neuropsychiatric symptoms (predictors) and QoL and caregiver burden (outcomes) in separate models. Results Patient QoL and caregiver burden were significantly associated (r=-.492, p&amp;lt;.001). A multivariate model with mobility, urinary, cognitive, and neuropsychiatric symptoms as predictors explained 71% of the variance in QoL (R2=0.708); mobility, urinary difficulties, and apathy were significant predictors (β’s=.157-.447, p’s=.001-.046). A replicate model explained 33% of the variance in caregiving burden (R2=0.334), with patient depression and apathy predicting burden (β’s=.304-.321, p’s=.002-.017). Conclusion Patient QoL in iNPH is most associated with symptoms that tend to improve with shunting (i.e., urinary symptoms and gait changes), while caregiver burden is more closely tied to neuropsychiatric symptoms than physical symptoms. Because less is known about post-shunt changes in neuropsychiatric symptoms, despite them being predictors of caregiver burden, future studies should seek to examine treatment response for neuropsychiatric symptoms in iNPH.

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• Understanding Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

  Journal of Alzheimer s Disease · 2024-05-13 · 6 citations

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  Background: There are significant public health benefits to delaying the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in individuals at risk. However, adherence to brain healthy behaviors is low. The Health Belief Model proposes that specific beliefs are mediators of behavior change. Objective: To characterize health belief measures from the Science of Behavior Change Research Network (SBCRN) in an older adult population and associations between health beliefs, AD risk, and current health behaviors. Methods: A total of 172 individuals from the Rhode Island AD Prevention Registry participated. SBCRN health belief measures included assessments of future time perspective, self-efficacy, deferment of gratification, and consideration of future consequences. Outcome measures included individual AD risk index score, dementia risk awareness, and lifestyle behaviors including physical, cognitive, and social activity. Results: Participants who were older had higher scores for AD risk, lower future time perspective, and lower generalized self-efficacy (all at p < 0.001). Higher generalized self-efficacy was related to increased physical activity (p < 0.010). Higher future time perspective (p < 0.001) and generalized self-efficacy (p = 0.48) were associated with lower AD risk score. Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) was associated with lower self-efficacy, ability to delay gratification, and a less expansive future time perspective. Conclusions: Greater self-efficacy and perceived future time remaining were associated with lower AD risk and greater engagement in physical activity. SCD was associated with health beliefs that may negatively affect engagement in positive brain health behaviors. Assessment of and psychoeducation about these intrapersonal health belief constructs may be important targets for behavioral interventions to reduce AD risk.

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• Medication management error types: Associations with mild cognitive impairment subtype

  The Clinical Neuropsychologist · 2024-04-08 · 4 citations

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  Individuals with mdMCI made more simulated medication management errors than CN and sdMCI groups, indicating that they may be most vulnerable to difficulties in medication management. In contrast, sdMCI individuals were more likely to make perseverative errors, which may reflect a tendency towards overcompensation of memory loss. Future studies should assess whether MMAA performance is associated with patterns of real-world medication-taking in more diverse samples of older adults.

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Recent grants

• Development of a Personalized Intervention to Motivate Health Behavior Change in Midlife Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

  NIH · $549k · 2022–2025

• NIH Grant R03AG026122

  NIH · $133k · 2008

Frequent coauthors

• Geoffrey Tremont

  Providence College

  222 shared

• Brian R. Ott

  Brown University

  192 shared

• Seth A. Margolis

  Brown University

  82 shared

• George D. Papandonatos

  Brown University

  72 shared

• Andrew S. Blum

  Brown University

  55 shared

• W. Curt LaFrance

  Rhode Island Hospital

  53 shared

• Laura E. Korthauer

  Providence College

  45 shared

• Lisa A. Uebelacker

  Butler Hospital

  31 shared

Education

• M.S., Information Management

  Arizona State University

  2013

• B.S., Computer Information Systems

  Arizona State University

  2012

Awards & honors

• Jonathan J. Davis LGBTQ Scholarship Endowment at ASU (2021)