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Positions

NeuroSynth 2.0 Technical Lead (2020–present), University of Texas at Austin / Neuroinformagic Lab
Lead Developer & Maintainer, NiMARE ecosystem (2020–present), Open Neuroimaging Tools Consortium

Education

PhD, Neuroscience (2014–2020), University of Iowa — Advisor: Michelle W. Voss
BA, Psychology (Neuroscience concentration) (2010–2014), Grinnell College

Focus areas

Research software engineering for reproducible neuroimaging and meta-analysis
Open data infrastructure, standards, and community tools
Mentoring, workshops, and open science community leadership

Publications

Neurosynth Compose: A web-based platform for flexible and reproducible neuroimaging meta-analysis

Kent, J. D., Lee, N., Laird, A. R., Salo, T., Peraza, J., Bottenhorn, K. L., Oudyk, K., Nichols, T. E., Poline, J.-B., & de la Vega, A. (2026). “Neurosynth Compose: A web-based platform for flexible and reproducible neuroimaging meta-analysis.” Imaging Neuroscience, 4, IMAG.a.1114.

Analysis of task-based functional MRI data preprocessed with fMRIPrep

Esteban, O., Ciric, R., Finc, K., Blair, R., Markiewicz, C. J., Moodie, C. A., Kent, J. D., et al. (2020). “Analysis of task-based functional MRI data preprocessed with fMRIPrep.” bioRxiv.

NiBetaSeries: task related correlations in fMRI

Kent, J., & Herholz, P. (2019). “NiBetaSeries: task related correlations in fMRI.” Journal of Open Source Software, 4(41), 1295.

Home-Based, Adaptive Cognitive Training for Cognitively Normal Older adults: Initial Efficacy Trial

Lee, H. K., Kent, J., Wendel, C., Wolinsky, F., Foster, E., Merzenich, M., & Voss, M. (2019). “Home-Based, Adaptive Cognitive Training for Cognitively Normal Older adults: Initial Efficacy Trial.” The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.

fMRIPrep: a robust preprocessing pipeline for functional MRI

Esteban, O., Markiewicz, C. J., Blair, R. W., Moodie, C. A., Isik, A. I., Erramuzpe, A., Kent, J. D., et al. (2019). “fMRIPrep: a robust preprocessing pipeline for functional MRI.” Nature Methods, 16(1), 111–116.

Carotid Beta-stiffness index is associated with slower processing speed but not working memory or white matter integrity in healthy middle-aged/older adults

DuBose, L. E., Voss, M. W., Weng, T. B., Kent, J. D., Dubishar, K. M., Lane-Cordova, A., Sigurdsson, G., Schmid, P., Pierce, P. B., Barlow, P. T., & Pierce, G. L. (2017). “Carotid Beta-stiffness index is associated with slower processing speed but not working memory or white matter integrity in healthy middle-aged/older adults.” Journal of Applied Physiology, 122(4), 868–876.