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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

FAST Team - Department of Radiology.◾ Developed a radiomics-based machine learning pipeline beginning with initial exploratory data analysis to model selection/validation and model evaluation for both performance and potential biasing factors◾ Analyze machine and deep learning models for segmentation, classification, and other models utilizing radiological imaging◾ Monitor algorithms in clinical production◾ Design reader studies and perform power analyses/sample size… Show more FAST Team - Department of Radiology.◾ Developed a radiomics-based machine learning pipeline beginning with initial exploratory data analysis to model selection/validation and model evaluation for both performance and potential biasing factors◾ Analyze machine and deep learning models for segmentation, classification, and other models utilizing radiological imaging◾ Monitor algorithms in clinical production◾ Design reader studies and perform power analyses/sample size calculations Show less

Department of Radiology.◾ Administered neuropsychological tests for individuals undergoing a clinical functional MRI for neurosurgical evaluation and planning◾ Assisted with administering the functional tasks during scanning◾ Analyzed the neuroimaging data and wrote the initial report of findings for neuroradiologists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Department of Medical Physics. ◾ Acclimated research participants to MRI and functional task paradigms prior to data collection◾ Assisted with neuroimaging data collection, preprocessing, and analysis using a variety of image analysis and statistical analysis software◾ Collaborated with numerous other research groups both at UW-Madison and other universities, primarily the Medical College of Wisconsin◾ Worked closely on an interdisciplinary team with radiologists… Show more Department of Medical Physics. ◾ Acclimated research participants to MRI and functional task paradigms prior to data collection◾ Assisted with neuroimaging data collection, preprocessing, and analysis using a variety of image analysis and statistical analysis software◾ Collaborated with numerous other research groups both at UW-Madison and other universities, primarily the Medical College of Wisconsin◾ Worked closely on an interdisciplinary team with radiologists, neurologists, neuroscientists, statisticians, physicists, and engineers in various steps of data collection and analysis◾ Primary research involved testing effects of preprocessing on existing methodologies and the application of these existing methodologies to clinical groups◾ Coded a covariate adaptive randomization scheme in R for a stroke intervention studyFirst author publication: Effective Connectivity Within the Default Mode Network in Left Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Findings from the Epilepsy Connectome Project, and numerous co-author articles. Show less

Department of Physics. ◾ Coded a GUI interface using Python for spectrum analyzer◾ Explored potential models of OVII lines

Statistical Consulting Laboratory, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. ◾ Counseled roughly 50 undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff in over 20 different fields, primarily fields in plant and animal biology, on appropriate statistical analyses for their experiments ◾ Assisted with statistical programming, interpretation of statistical results, and using graphics to understand that analysis methods and result

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Department of Statistics. ◾ Graded homework for STAT 692: Special Topics in Statistics on Bayesian Methodologies in the Life Sciences

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Department of Statistics. ◾ Taught STAT 571: Statistical Methods in Bioscience I (Fall semester) and STAT 572: Statistical Methods in Bioscience II (Spring semester)

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

◾ Helped undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff in statistical analysis, including experimental design, deciding upon appropriate statistical techniques, coding, model building, and interpretation of results◾ Assisted individuals in a number of different fields such as education, chemistry, medical physics, biomedical engineering, and radiology

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

◾ Taught weekly mixed-levels yoga and Pilates group classes to university students, faculty, and staff in a variety of locations including gyms, fitness studios, classrooms, conference rooms, and even outside◾ Mentored a new instructor each year as part of their training via weekly meetings before class to make sure their class segment is appropriate and after class to discuss how class went◾ Attended monthly in-services and other instructors' classes for continuing education◾… Show more ◾ Taught weekly mixed-levels yoga and Pilates group classes to university students, faculty, and staff in a variety of locations including gyms, fitness studios, classrooms, conference rooms, and even outside◾ Mentored a new instructor each year as part of their training via weekly meetings before class to make sure their class segment is appropriate and after class to discuss how class went◾ Attended monthly in-services and other instructors' classes for continuing education◾ Created a new class format focusing on meditation in collaboration with other instructors Show less

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Department of Statistics. ◾ Created and edited discussion material, held discussions and office hours, and graded homework and exams for STAT 571: Statistical Methods in Bioscience I (Fall semester) and STAT 572: Statistical Methods in Bioscience II (Spring semester)

Department of Physics.◾ Collected photometric asteroid data through all night observations at Hobbs Observatory in Fall Creek, WI◾ Analyzed to record light curves on the Standard Magnitude Scale◾ Performed troubleshooting of telescopic system◾ Brought a new telescopic system online◾ Disseminated results through two local poster sessions and one peer-reviewed paper, Photometric Measurements of 343 Ostara and Other Asteroids at Hobbs Observatory.

◾ Performed basic clerical work such as answering phones, taking messages, filing, and entering information into computer◾ Completed an inventory of university keys and audited time logs and vehicle maintenance logs

◾ Completed a ten-week internship in accelerator physics, specifically on vertical testing and analysis of 'bare' superconducting radio-frequency cavities◾ Modified an existing GUI in LabVIEW to assist with this testing◾ Attended a two-week course through the United States Particle Accelerator School hosted by Stony Brook University◾Presented my work during my internship as well as to my fellow students as part of the senior seminar at UWEC

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Medical Physics

Master Of Science - Ms, Medical Physics

Master Of Arts - Ma, Physics

Master Of Science - Ms, Statistics

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics And Applied Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Sigma Pi Sigma, Society of Physics Students, Math Club, Kappa Mu Epsilon, National Society of Leadership.