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Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States

Software & Data Engineering•Provide risk assessment and projected timelines for technology integration and evaluation.•Lead data architecture development (collection, export, storage) for enhanced lab capability.•Oversee SW development of real-time data visualization for performance and physio metrics.•Guide integration for advanced analysis capability into SW development efforts (ex: physio signal processing, ML for workload model development, LLM for speech-to-text).Research & Analysis•Develop evaluation design for testing new technologies.•Determine subjective and objective measures for tech evaluation.•Define data dictionaries and overall data requirements.•Lead data verification and validation efforts for quality assurance.•Oversee and perform task performance and physiological analyses.•Plan and create the resulting technical reports for engineering events.

• Conducted mixed-methods research investigating potential indices of attention and memory deficits• Tested how individuals vary in their ability to focus on a task, recall important task details, and minimize overall distraction.• Generated research reports; conducted data analysis; created data visualizations

• Tested prototype tasks with patients and doctors and listened to their feedback.• Conducted usability testing, prototyping, and iteration to help develop an ergonomic controller that patients could easily use to complete testing tasks before, during, and after tumor extraction. • Observed how patients performed the task as part of the development process.• Interviewed medical team members to facilitate design development of the testing task battery.• Helped design a testing task battery for detecting critical attention- and memory-specific brain regions prior to tumor extraction in cancer patients.• Conducted longitudinal analyses that tracked changes in patient recovery and quality of life for up to 2 years post-operation.• Visualized longitudinal patient data to inform potential treatment plans for patients with similar cancer diagnoses.

• Conducted masters and doctoral research projects that explored when and why distracting sights and sounds automatically capture attention• Designed and executed research plans, project timelines, screeners• Worked in a team environment and delegated tasks as needed• Visualized research insights into concise and accessible presentations and reports• Communicated data findings via publications and conference presentations• Secured project funding and managed budget • Performed quantitative data analyses involving ANOVA, t-tests, regression• Independently planned and executed multi-year projects• Designed and programmed studies for both in-person and online data collection

• Designed and programmed online versions of existing testing tasks used in patient testing (see Operation Patient Outcomes) and research studies• Programmed all tasks via a combination of Python, Javascript, HTML, and CSS • Listened to researchers and participants to gather feedback on task prototypes• Created surveys for each testing task to gather demographic and health information• Performed data analyses and visualizations to validate all task designs

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Cognitive Psychology

Master Of Science - Ms, Cognitive Psychology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology