Data Scientist, Fountain House, New York, NY, current
Data Scientist, analysis of key performance indicators for a large nonprofit mental health community center
New York University, Department of Psychology, New York, NY, 2019
Visiting Scholar, brain database measurements of anatomy supporting visual cognitive expertise
New York University, Department of Psychology, New York, NY, 2015
Postdoctoral Associate, longitudinal study of perception and behavior in infant siblings at risk for autism
Gateway Learning Group, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 2013
Behavioral Therapist, Applied Behavioral Analysis for young children with autism
Stanford University, Department of Psychology, Stanford, CA, 2012
Ph. D. with a concentration in the development and neuroscience of visual perception; GPA 3.836/4.0
University of London, Birkbeck College, London, UK, 2005
M. Res. with distinction in Psychology from the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2004
B. Sc. with dual honors in Cognitive Neuroscience and Symbolic Systems; GPA 3.959/4.0
First author publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals in psychology and neuroscience. See links for more details.
Ad hoc peer reviewer for scientific publications including Current Biology, Journal of Vision, Developmental Science, Child Development, Journal of Neuroscience, Animal Behaviour, etc
Grant awards from NIH/NIMH NRSA, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Edison Scholars Program, etc
Teaching and mentorship
Designed and instructed courses in MATLAB and neuroscience; served as a teaching assistant for several undergraduate and graduate courses including statistics and research methodology
Mentored honors thesis student and undergraduates who continued to further research training
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) training for Autism Spectrum Disorder; experience with one-on-one and group therapy for children and teens ages 3-18
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) for professional publication and presentation
Facility with Macintosh, PC, and Linux operating systems
Programming proficiency in MATLAB and exposure to C++, HTML, Git, SQL, shell scripting
Statistical analysis with MATLAB, Excel and SPSS
Eye-tracking in infants and adults with SMI and ASL systems
Behavioral testing in special populations including infants, children, dogs, and human-reared wolves
Training in structural MRI, DTI and fMRI data analysis with MATLAB/VISTASOFT
Stimulus, experiment, and website design with PsychToolbox, PhotoShop, Final Cut, WordPress
Language exposure including Spanish (3 years, high school, 1 year, college-level), German (1 quarter, college) and Korean (1 quarter, college)
Classical musical training in piano (8 years), flute (5 years), and harp (4 years)