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Teach a 3:3 workload with courses at all levels, including a intro to neuroscience for majors and non majors, major electives on neuroplasticity, senior seminars on the neuroscience of movement and python programming for scientists.

Greater Chicago Area

Completed PhD research in the Human Agility Lab under Dr. Keith Gordon. Research focused on how our use of visual information changes during locomotor learning.Dissertation: Gaze and Gait: How motor learning and concussive injury change where we look and our visual reliance

San Francisco Bay Area

Halo Neuroscience develops neurotechnology to unlock human potential. Our first product, Halo Sport, stimulates the motor cortex during athletic training to accelerate gains in strength, endurance, and skill. Halo Sport is now live with teams and athletes from the U.S. military, the Olympics, the NFL, the NBA, the MLB, and the NCAA. Halo Neuroscience was founded in 2013 by Dr. Daniel Chao and Dr. Brett Wingeier, and is backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz, TPG, Lux Capital, and JAZZ Venture Partners. As a Senior Research Associate I:- Design and run clinical trials, expanding the possibilities of the technology.- Prepare proper IRB documentation, write grant proposals, and submit manuscripts for publication- Collect, analyze, and report results from our clinical trials.- Work with industry and academic partners in the field to design and execute meaningful studies to test and improve the technology

San Francisco Bay Area

Acted as both Head and Assistant coach both boys and girls basketball teams, grades 3-5. Designed practice and gameplans, ran drills and creating a fun environment to help teach basketball at levels that matched the individual teams and players.

Hamilton College offers a senior thesis research project which I did for the completion of my Neuroscience major. My thesis focused on using EEG to look at how moods affect how we perceive the world around us on a neurological level.As a Student Researcher I:- Researched and designed my own original experiment- prepared the experiment and received IRB approval- recruited participants and ran them through my experiment- processed and analyzed the data- synthesized the results of the experiment in a thesis paper and presentation

Clinton, Ny

Hamilton College offers summer research opportunities for select students in a wide range of fields, I worked with the neuroscience department thereAs a Research Assistant there I:- Worked closely with professors and students designing and running experiments - Was an integral part in the experimental design and data capture- Created a cognitive workload station for administering different cognitive tasks (MATB, Stroop, N-Back, Tetris)- Measured workload with fNIRS device

Clinton, Ny

Hamilton College offers summer research opportunities for select students in a wide range of fields, I worked with the neuroscience department thereAs a Research Assistant there I:- Worked closely with professors and students designing and running experiments - Was an integral part in the experimental design, data capture, and data analysis- Explored Fitts Law and movement control using a nest of birds to capture data- Used MATLAB to analyse data and create 3D models of participants arm movements

524 Main St. Acton, Ma

The Brookeside Group builds better business relationships through its Brookeside INSIGHT™ software, training workshops, and consulting engagements.As an Intern there I:- Designed and built an eCommerce website for the company- Created client materials for Fortune 500 companies- Assisting in the sales restructuring of a multi-billion dollar insurance company- Designed Surveys to Determine Efficiency of Company Software

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Neuroscience

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Crew Team, National Bridge TeamRelevant Courses: MATLAB Programming, Introduction to Computer Science.