University of California, Berkeley

PhD Psychology - Cognition 

Advisors: William Thompson, PhD & Keanan Joyner, PhD

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Fordham University

M.S. Clinical Research Methods 

Advisor: Christopher Conway, PhD 

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New York University

B.A. Political Science; Minors: Computer Science, Child & Adolescent Mental Health 

Honors: Cum Laude, Founder's Day Award, Dean's List

Work & Research Experience

D-Lab Data Science Fellow 2023-2024

UC Berkeley, D-Lab

• Teaching and assisting in workshops on a range of computational and statistical skills including NLP, python and R at a range of skill levels.

• Participating in weekly presentations about a range of data and advanced statistical related topics.

Graduate Student Researcher, Experimental Cognition Lab

UC Berkeley, Department of Psychology

Principal Investigator: Dr. William Thompson, PhD

• Developing more complete models of the computational processes that arise in social networks as a consequence of human interaction and the transmission of knowledge from person to person.

• Combining behavioral experiments, computational modeling, and machine learning (NLP and ANN) to study how these processes influence ways of thinking and communicating.

• Focusing on the social foundations of higher cognitive abilities such as language, problem-solving, reasoning, decision-making, and creative thinking

• Exploring how these models can be applied to the study and understanding of human psychopathology.

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Graduate Student Researcher, C.R.E.A.M Lab

UC Berkeley, Department of Psychology

Principal Investigator: Dr. Keanan Joyner, PhD

• Applying NLP algorithms to uncover the multilingual understanding of individual differences in alcohol and cannabis related behaviors.

• Using neuroscientific methods (primarily electroencephalogram/event-related potentials [EEG/ERPs]), ambulatory assessment techniques (such as ecological momentary assessment), biometric (behavioral genetic) analyses, and a variety of computational and statistical methods (like machine learning algorithms, longitudinal multilevel modeling, Bayesian) to study the eitology of substance use disorders across time (both within- and between-individuals).

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Graduate Student Instructor, Methods for Research in Psychological Science

UC Berkeley, Department of Psychology

• Teaching 40 honors students on statistical and data science methods used for psychological science. Topics include: regression, Bayesian inference, multilevel modeling, machine learning

• Working alongside Dr. Keanan Joyner to prepare classes in addition to leading lab sections.

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Graduate Research Assistant, Cham Lab        

Fordham University, Department of Psychology

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hei Ning Cham, PhD

• Project leader in charge of organizing, managing, cleaning, and analyzing departmental data for administrative and strategic planning purposes. Lab with 6 people.

• Author of a proposal for the Department of Psychology and Fordham’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences based on the results of the analysis.

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Graduate Research Assistant, Bronx Personality Lab                        

Fordham University, Department of Psychology

Principal Investigator: Dr. Christopher Conway, PhD

• Coordinate multiple projects studying the relationship between individual differences and mental health outcomes in moment-by-moment basis using various forms of ecological momentary assessment (EMA). 

• Develop new studies including study design, grant development, and submission, protocol and manual creations.

• Run advanced quantitative analyses for various projects including SEM and longitudinal SEM. 

• Work on a thesis project for the completion of a Master’s of Science, using exploratory structural equation modeling to look at the relationship between various individual differences.   

• Disseminate data at in various means including papers, posters, and conference presentations. 

• Coordinate and mentor undergraduate research assistants on multiple projects.  

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Clinical Research Coordinator, Mood and Personality Disorders Lab

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Psychiatry

Principal Investigator: Dr. Harold W. Koenigsberg, MD

• Coordinated and managed multiple behavioral and clinical trials including multiple NIMH R01s furthering the understanding and treatment of personality disorders and affective instability.

• Experience with multidisciplinary methods including self-report, ecological momentary assessment (time series analysis), fMRI, eye-tracking, galvanic skin response, oxytocin administration, and behavioral tasks.

• Worked on developing a new study from raw idea to institutional approval and eventual NIMH R61/R33 funding.  Involved in study design, protocol development in addition to grant development and submission.

• Managed database numerous studies which included behavioral, fMRI, and physiological data.

• Coded behavioral stimuli on e-prime used to train participants for tasks.

• Clinical experience running phone and in-person interviews, and conducting study visits and administering measures.

• Regular reporting to the Mount Sinai and James J. Petters Bronx VA IRB committees, the FDA, and the NIMH.

• Reporting, analyzing, and communicating results via conference posters and papers.