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Design tools to support data QA, model building, model evaluation.

Chicago, Il

Investigating "brain fog" and socioemotional processing using cognitive neuroscience and machine learning- Developed online experiments to dynamically present choices based on participants' past preferences.- Validated a Bayesian computational model of response time and choice behavior to test associations between decision parameters and fMRI signal in reward processing regions.

Combined functional neuroimaging, machine learning, and multi-level modeling to investigate the impact of moral convictions and psychopathic traits on neural responses during everyday decision-making.- Examined the impact of psychopathic personality traits on functional neural connectivity in female inmates and demonstrated unique effects of Factor 2 scores in female compared to male inmates- Used multi-variate pattern analysis to predict perceived fairness from fMRI or EEG data- Adapted Threshold-Free Cluster Enhancement (TFCE) from fMRI to EEG to enable non-parametric testing of classifier trained on time-series data.- Developed and maintained in-house R/MATLAB software for multi-level modeling and fMRI QA.- Exploited subsampling on pilot data to identify stimulus exemplars and reduce study duration.- Collaborated with political scientists to examine neural signatures of different narratives employed in extremist propaganda.- Prepared and delivered presentations to Department of Defense researchers and National Center for Counter Terrorism

Chicago, Il

Applied functional and structural MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, high-density EEG, and psychophysiological measures to investigate neural systems that support moral cognition, both in healthy adults and incarcerated psychopaths.- Built ETL pipeline using bash to integrate Python and MATLAB scripts to download and preprocess neural and behavioral data.- Implemented multi-level ordinal regression to link justice sensitivity and psychopathic personality traits to moral judgments.- Identified associations between psychopathic traits and reduced functional connectivity seeded in the amygdala when male inmates engaged in moral decision-making.

Chicago, Il

Study design, data collection, and data analysis in the Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (scnl.org) and collaborating labs.

Designed, implemented and maintained websites and a MATLAB application for high-density EEG.

Developing MATLAB code to process and analyze multivariate electroencephalograms (EEG) in the hopes of better understanding the etiology of autism.

Coordinated youth ministry programs by planning weekly activities for youth in middle and high schools and organized multiple fund-raising events, service projects and a three-day 3-day service trip to Ohio.

Managed PC/Windows Team, establishing shift schedules for supervisors and consultants. Served as liaison between the Cornell HelpDesk and upper-level support tiers within Cornell Information Technologies. Conducted interviews and oversaw hiring and training of new consultants. Designed a 3-day orientation program for new consultants including developing a training handbook.

Ma, Social Sciences

Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS)

B.S., Human Development, Concentration: Biology And Human Development

Activities and Societies: Acacia Fraternity, Cornell Information Technologies HelpDesk