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Freelance consultant, science writer and data analyst | Neuroimaging expert | R, Matlab, Python

Profile Summary

I am an Assistant Professor of Research - Neurology with expertise in quantitative modeling with neuroimaging (sMRI, dMRI, fMRI, qMT), brain anatomy and child development. Current projects involve developing novel visualization and analytical tools that enable the exploration of biological properties in the brain, mapping the development of regional hippocampal morphology, and identifying early biomarkers of cognitive decline in aging.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Medical Imaging/Radiology
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Big Data Analytics
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Anatomy & Morphology
• ☆ Child Development
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Assistant Professor of Research

University of Southern California

January 2023 - Present

Postdoctoral Fellow - Research Associate

University of Southern California

October 2019 - Present

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Southern California

September 2019 - January 2023

Clinical Research Assistant

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

September 2011 - August 2013

Clinical Research Assistant

Rhode Island Hospital

July 2010 - August 2011

Education

PhD, Neuroscience

University of Southern California

August 2013 - September 2019

PhD (Neuroscience)

University of Southern California

August 2013 - September 2019

B.S. with honors (Neuroscience)

Brown University

September 2006 - May 2010

B.S. with Honors, Neuroscience

Brown University

September 2006 - May 2010

Certifications

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Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2018). Hippocampal Shape Maturation in Childhood and Adolescence . Cerebral Cortex (New York, NY).

Sepehrband, F., Lynch, K.M., Cabeen, R.P., Gonzalez-Zacarias, C., Zhao, L., D'Arcy, M., Kesselman, C., Herting, M.M., Dinov, I.D., Toga, A.W., et al.(2018). Neuroanatomical morphometric characterization of sex differences in youth using statistical learning . NeuroImage. 172. p. 217-227.

Szmydynger-Chodobska, J., Fox, L.M., Lynch, K.M., Zink, B.J., Chodobski, A.(2010). Vasopressin amplifies the production of proinflammatory mediators in traumatic brain injury . Journal of Neurotrauma. 27. (8). p. 1449-1461.