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Ten years managing multi-site research material, evaluation, writing ethics submissions and compliance with ethics protocols within both University and corporate biotechnological settings. (My PhD with publication is currently ready to submit, to Melb Uni, Psychological Science). Nine Publications with colleagues from Yale, Brown, and Melbourne Universities since 2008My published research has focussed on cognitive assessment in clinical trials (with the biotech company CogState), and cognitive development in children, such as non-verbal executive functions and numeracy (PhD at Melbourne University). My role with CogState was to prepare and analyse data from drug trials and write papers for peer review publication. I was also involved in touchscreen neuropsychological test development and piloting. Familiar with clinical trial protocols and procedures, data management and publication. Extensive experience testing children for psychological research, and understand the ethics and procedural requirements of conducting research in populations who have limited attention, ability, or who may experience anxiety from the testing environment. An organised and detail orientated writer & researcher who enjoys working in collaborative environments where specializsed skills are shared and collectively utilised toward a project/research outcome.Excellent English, extremely competent user of Microsoft Office suite, Adobe, plus specialised software for statistical data management and programming.

Listed skills include Interactive Automated Neuropsychological Testing, Clinical Trials, University Teaching, Lecturing, and 19 others.