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Experimental design and statistical modelling expert | Fluent in R, Matlab, SPSS | https://intercept-analytics.com/

Profile Summary

With proven industry experience, a PhD in Psychology & Neuroscience and a strong foundation in statistical analysis, I have a demonstrated ability to conduct complex research and apply advanced statistical techniques. My experience spans international multi-site research coordination, management of public and private research, data analysis, machine learning, and optimization of data processes. I excel in establishing data standards, enhancing operational efficiency, and contributing valuable insights to interdisciplinary projects.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biostatistics
• ★ Data Science
• ★ Machine Learning
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ☆ Artificial Intelligence
• ☆ Applied Statistics
• ☆ Statistical Review
• ☆ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Mathematical Models
• ☆ R

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

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

Clinical 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

(2025). Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Brain Age: quantifying brain structural changes linked to diabetes, hypertension, and obesity through meta-analysis. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience.

(2024). Principal component analysis as an efficient method for capturing multivariate brain signatures of complex disorders—ENIGMA study in people with bipolar disorders and obesity . Human Brain Mapping.

(2024). The effects of a novel deep breathing program for weight reduction and cholesterol metabolism . International Journal of Healthcare and Medical Sciences.

(2024). Trajectories of daily antipsychotic use and weight gain in people hospitalized for first episode of psychosis . European Psychiatry.

(2024). White Matter Microstructure in Obesity and Bipolar Disorders: An ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group Study in 2186 Individuals . Molecular Psychiatry.

(2023). Consequences of Contracting COVID-19 or Taking the COVID-19 Vaccine for Individuals with a History of Lyme Disease . Antibiotics.

(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.

(2023). Mega-analysis of association between obesity and cortical morphology in bipolar disorders – ENIGMA study in 2 832 participants . Psychological Medicine.

(2023). Weight and metabolic changes in early psychosis – association with daily quantification of medication exposure during the first hospitalization . Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.

(2022). Demographic and clinical characteristics of lithium‐treated older adults with bipolar disorder . Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 146. (5). p. 442--455. Wiley

(2022). Obesity and brain structure in schizophrenia – ENIGMA study in 3021 individuals . Molecular Psychiatry. 27. (9). p. 3731--3737. Springer Science and Business Media

(2022). Longitudinal Structural Brain Changes in Bipolar Disorder: A Multicenter Neuroimaging Study of 1232 Individuals by the ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group . Biological Psychiatry.

(2021). Diagnosis of bipolar disorders and body mass index predict clustering based on similarities in cortical thickness—ENIGMA study in 2436 individuals . Bipolar Disorders.

(2021). Obesity as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Brain Ageing in First-Episode Psychosis—A Longitudinal Study . Schizophrenia Bulletin.

(2021). Association between body mass index and subcortical brain volumes in bipolar disorders-ENIGMA study in 2735 individuals . Molecular psychiatry.

(2018). Experience modulates motor imagery-based brain activity . European Journal of Neuroscience.

(2018). The impact of goal-oriented task design on neurofeedback learning for brain–computer interface control . Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing.

(2016). Using CForest to Analyze Diffusion Tensor Imaging Data: A Study of White Matter Integrity in Healthy Aging . Brain Connectivity.

(2016). Asymmetric Weighting to Optimize Regional Sensitivity in Combined fMRI-MEG Maps . Brain Topography.

(2013). Spatial MEG Laterality maps for language: Clinical applications in epilepsy . Human Brain Mapping.

(2012). Comparing gray and white matter fMRI activation using asymmetric spin echo spiral . Journal of Neuroscience Methods.