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Experience

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow NC4 Laboratory, School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia · Full-time Sep 2021 – Present 3 yrs 10 mos Vancouver, BC, Canada Designed and fabricated custom experimental equipment, including fully automated maze apparatus and implantable housings for performing brain recordings in rats. Developed robotics, electronics, and software systems (C++, Python, ROS) for biomedical research.
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate and Graduate Research Associate Carol Barnes’ Laboratory, Arizona Research Lab, University of Arizona · Full-time May 2013 – Sep 2021 8 yrs 4 mos Tucson, AZ, United States ○ Designed and implemented a novel augmented reality system for rodent navigation studies. Developed electronics hardware, software, and custom implantable microdrive systems for neural recordings. Led industry collaborations to develop wireless electrophysiology systems.

Education

  • University of Arizona PhD, Neuroscience, 3.65 2010 – 2019 Activities and Societies: null Conducted pioneering research on neural engineering and developed novel experimental systems, including an augmented reality rodent behavioral apparatus.

    Led multiple industry collaborations, mentored undergraduate and graduate students, and contributed to successful grant applications, including an NIH R01.

    Developed skills in CAD design, advanced fabrication techniques, robotics, and electrophysiology, culminating in a dissertation focused on age-related differences in navigation using dynamically changing cues.