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Experimental design and statistical modelling expert | Fluent in R, Matlab, SPSS | https://intercept-analytics.com/
Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Medical Writing,
Technical Writing,
Copywriting
Research
Market Research,
Scientific and Technical Research,
Systematic Literature Review,
Secondary Data Collection
Consulting
Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI
Predictive Modeling,
Statistical Analysis,
Algorithm Design-Non ML,
Algorithm Design-ML,
Data Visualization,
Big Data Analytics,
Text Mining & Analytics,
Data Mining,
Data Cleaning,
Data Processing,
Data Insights
Work Experience
Research Fellow
Dalhousie University
October 2019 - Present
Data Scientist
Intercept Analytics
September 2019 - Present
Director, Data Insights
Narrative Research
January 2019 - September 2019
Analyst Statistician
Narrative Research
May 2017 - December 2018
Research Assistant
National Research Council Canada
June 2010 - August 2011
Education
PhD, Psychology & Neuroscience
Dalhousie University
September 2013 - August 2018
MSc, Psychology & Neuroscience
Dalhousie University
September 2011 - August 2013
BSc, Psychology
Saint Mary's University
September 2006 - April 2010
Certifications
- Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Laura S. van Velzen, Lejla Colic, Zuriel Ceja, Maria R. Dauvermann, Luca M. Villa, Hannah S. Savage, Yara J. Toenders, Niousha Dehestani, Alyssa H. Zhu, Adrian I. Campos, et al. (2025). Transdiagnostic alterations in white matter microstructure associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours in the ENIGMA Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours consortium . Translational Psychiatry.
Marian Kolenič, Sean R McWhinney, Maya Selitser, Nicole Šafářová, Katja Franke, Kristyna Vochoskova, Katherine Burdick, Filip Španiel, Tomas Hajek (2025). Central Obesity-related Brain Alterations Predict Cognitive Impairments in First Episode of Psychosis . Schizophrenia Bulletin.
Lorielle M. F. Dietze, Sean R. McWhinney, Pauline Favre, Christoph Abé, Nina Alexander, Carlotta Barkhau, Francesco Benedetti, Michael Berk, Erlend Bøen, Birgitte Boye, et al. (2025). White matter microstructure in obesity and bipolar disorders: an ENIGMA bipolar disorder working group study in 2186 individuals . Molecular Psychiatry.
Maya Selitser, Lorielle M.F. Dietze, Sean R. McWhinney, Tomas Hajek (2025). Cardiometabolic risk factors and brain age: a meta-analysis to quantify brain structural differences related to diabetes, hypertension, and obesity . Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience.
Sean McWhinney, Michael S. Laymon, James McKivigan, Hannah Eng (2024). The Effects of a Novel Deep Breathing Program for Weight Reduction and Cholesterol Metabolism . International Journal of Healthcare and Medical Sciences.
Sean R. McWhinney, Jaroslav Hlinka, Eduard Bakstein, Lorielle M. F. Dietze, Emily L. V. Corkum, Christoph Abé, Martin Alda, Nina Alexander, Francesco Benedetti, Michael Berk, et al. (2024). Principal component analysis as an efficient method for capturing multivariate brain signatures of complex disorders—<scp>ENIGMA</scp> study in people with bipolar disorders and obesity . Human Brain Mapping.
Kristyna Vochoskova, Sean R. McWhinney, Marketa Fialova, Marian Kolenic, Filip Spaniel, Petra Furstova, Petra Boron, Yurai Okaji, Pavel Trancik, Tomas Hajek (2024). Trajectories of daily antipsychotic use and weight gain in people hospitalized for the first episode of psychosis . European Psychiatry.
Sean R. McWhinney, Christoph Abé, Martin Alda, Francesco Benedetti, Erlend Bøen, Caterina del Mar Bonnin, Tiana Borgers, Katharina Brosch, Erick J. Canales-Rodríguez, Dara M. Cannon, et al. (2023). Mega-analysis of association between obesity and cortical morphology in bipolar disorders: ENIGMA study in 2832 participants . Psychological Medicine.
Kristyna Vochoskova, Sean R. McWhinney, Marketa Fialova, Marian Kolenic, Filip Spaniel, Patrik Svancer, Petra Boron, Yurai Okaji, Pavel Trancik, Tomas Hajek (2023). Weight and metabolic changes in early psychosis―association with daily quantification of medication exposure during the first hospitalization . Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.
Lorielle M. F. Dietze, Sean R. McWhinney, Joaquim Radua, Tomas Hajek (2023). Extended and replicated white matter changes in obesity: Voxel-based and region of interest meta-analyses of diffusion tensor imaging studies . Frontiers in Nutrition.
Daniel J. Cameron, Sean R. McWhinney (2023). Consequences of Contracting COVID-19 or Taking the COVID-19 Vaccine for Individuals with a History of Lyme Disease . Antibiotics.
Orestes V. Forlenza, Tomas Hajek, Osvaldo P. Almeida, Alexandra J. M. Beunders, Hilary P. Blumberg, Farren B. S. Briggs, Vanessa J. R. De‐Paula, Annemiek Dols, Lisa T. Eyler, Brent P. Forester, et al. (2022). Demographic and clinical characteristics of lithium‐treated older adults with bipolar disorder . Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.
Sean R. McWhinney, Katharina Brosch, Vince D. Calhoun, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Nicolas A. Crossley, Udo Dannlowski, Erin Dickie, Lorielle M. F. Dietze, Gary Donohoe, Stefan Du Plessis, et al. (2022). Obesity and brain structure in schizophrenia – ENIGMA study in 3021 individuals . Molecular Psychiatry.
Sean R. McWhinney, Christoph Abé, Martin Alda, Francesco Benedetti, Erlend Bøen, Caterina del Mar Bonnin, Tiana Borgers, Katharina Brosch, Erick J. Canales‐Rodríguez, Dara M. Cannon, et al. (2022). Diagnosis of bipolar disorders and body mass index predict clustering based on similarities in cortical thickness—ENIGMA study in 2436 individuals . Bipolar Disorders.
Christoph Abé, Christopher R.K. Ching, Benny Liberg, Alexander V. Lebedev, Ingrid Agartz, Theophilus N. Akudjedu, Martin Alda, Dag Alnæs, Silvia Alonso-Lana, Francesco Benedetti, et al. (2022). Longitudinal Structural Brain Changes in Bipolar Disorder: A Multicenter Neuroimaging Study of 1232 Individuals by the ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group . Biological Psychiatry.
Sean R. McWhinney, Christoph Abé, Martin Alda, Francesco Benedetti, Erlend Bøen, Caterina del Mar Bonnin, Tiana Borgers, Katharina Brosch, Erick J. Canales-Rodríguez, Dara M. Cannon, et al. (2021). Association between body mass index and subcortical brain volumes in bipolar disorders–ENIGMA study in 2735 individuals . Molecular Psychiatry.
Sean McWhinney, Marian Kolenic, Katja Franke, Marketa Fialova, Pavel Knytl, Martin Matejka, Filip Spaniel, Tomas Hajek (2021). Obesity as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Brain Ageing in First-Episode Psychosis—A Longitudinal Study . Schizophrenia Bulletin.
Sarah N. Kraeutner, Sean R. McWhinney, Jack P. Solomon, Lori Dithurbide, Shaun G. Boe (2018). Experience modulates motor imagery‐based brain activity . European Journal of Neuroscience.
S. R. McWhinney, A. Tremblay, S. G. Boe, T. Bardouille (2018). The impact of goal-oriented task design on neurofeedback learning for brain–computer interface control . Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing.
Sean R. McWhinney, Antoine Tremblay, Thérèse M. Chevalier, Vanessa K. Lim, Aaron J. Newman (2016). Using CForest to Analyze Diffusion Tensor Imaging Data: A Study of White Matter Integrity in Healthy Aging . Brain Connectivity.
Sean R. McWhinney, Timothy Bardouille, Ryan C. N. D’Arcy, Aaron J. Newman (2016). Asymmetric Weighting to Optimize Regional Sensitivity in Combined fMRI-MEG Maps . Brain Topography.
Ryan C.N. D'Arcy, Timothy Bardouille, Aaron J. Newman, Sean R. McWhinney, Drew DeBay, R. Mark Sadler, David B. Clarke, Michael J. Esser (2013). Spatial MEG Laterality maps for language: Clinical applications in epilepsy . Human Brain Mapping.
Sean R. McWhinney, Erin L. Mazerolle, Jodie R. Gawryluk, Steven D. Beyea, Ryan C.N. D’Arcy (2012). Comparing gray and white matter fMRI activation using asymmetric spin echo spiral . Journal of Neuroscience Methods.
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