Professional Experience
Associate Director, Stanford-Synapse Brainwave Learning Center
Researcher at Stanford University | Associate Director at Synapse School
The Brainwave Learning Center (BLC) is a unique research-practice partnership between Stanford University and Synapse School, a K-8 independent school in Menlo Park, CA. As the Associate Director of the BLC, I explore how brain activity is transformed through learning, and how those insights can enrich educational experiences. To do this, I:
• Work with teachers to conceptualize and co-create projects, units and lessons.
• Conduct educational neuroscience research with the Educational Neuroscience Initiative at Stanford University in an on-site EEG lab.
• Effectively communicate scientific information in a manner that is accessible to all (students, educators, scientific and non-scientific audiences)
• Interface with parents, students, teachers, researchers and other stakeholders as one of the primary liaisons in this first-of-its-kind initiative
Visiting Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) | Interdisciplinary Program for Educational Technology
I conduct research and serve as an instructor for a graduate course to tie together concepts of educational neuroscience and educational technology. I collaborate closely with other faculty members to translate research questions into practice using a multidimensional design and analytical approach.
I am the host for a video interview podcast, “Talk Brainy to Me.” To get diverse points of view, experts from various fields are invited to discuss their experiences and perspectives on topics that are important for education, technology, and cognitive neuroscience. The aim of this podcast is to communicate science through conversations.
Educational Cognitive Neuroscientist
NeuroSavvy Education Research
I use my knowledge in the domains of Cognitive Neuroscience and Educational Psychology to conduct research and projects which support inclusive learning and tackle long-standing educational challenges using qualitative and quantitative methods.
My areas of inquiry include: executive functioning, multisensory perception and integration, memory processing, and cognitive development.
Partners: Menlo Education Research , School Turnaround & The Rensselaerville Institute
Exponent
(2020-2021)
I used my expertise in human cognition, working and long-term memory, visual and auditory perception, multisensory perception, executive function, attention, and decision-making to analyze human factors issues such as risk taking, inattention, distraction, reaction times, and fatigue. I applied my skills to a wide variety of contexts including eyewitness perception and memory, pedestrian and automobile accidents, product warnings and safety, development and use of consumer products, slips, trips, falls, and interactions with automated vehicles.
Educational Neuroscience Lab
(2014-2019)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Edward M. Hubbard | UW-Madison
My graduate research focused on understanding the behavioral and neural correlates of human multisensory processing, and its impact on memory and learning. By using a diverse set of qualitative and quantitative methods, I conducted rigorous research to address educational issues. Please refer to the projects section to learn about more details of my graduate research.
Neuroscape
(2013-2014)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Adam Gazzaley | UC San Francisco
After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree, I began working in the department of Neuroscience at UC San Francisco under Dr. Adam Gazzaley, Dr. Jyoti Mishra, and Dr. Morgan Hough. I primarily worked on two projects studying the effect of cognitive training on children with ADHD and using dynamic causal modeling to match existing ERP data to infer the activity of specific neuronal pools in individuals with schizophrenia.
Center for Brain and Cognition
(2009-2013)
Principal Investigator: Dr. V.S. Ramachandran | UC San Diego
I joined the CBC as a first-year undergraduate student at UCSD and was involved with every phase of the research process over the course of my four years there. Through these projects, I designed online studies, and used galvanic skin response (GSR), magnetoencephalography (MEG), and electroencephalography (EEG). My main interest in the lab was conducting projects to study the neural basis of individual perceptual and cognitive differences. My primary involvement was with projects researching synesthesia, gender representations, autism and sensory referral.
Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
(2012-2013)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jaime A. Pineda | UC San Diego
I investigated embodied cognition and sex differences using a computer task that measured accuracy and reaction times in visual tracking and emotion recognition trials. We collected both behavioral and neural data with EEG using the same paradigm.
Interactive Cognition Lab
(2011-2013)
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Kirsh | UC San Diego
I examined various aspects of dance cognition to learn more about the relation between the environment and cognition. We studied cognitive phenomena in the creative, constructive, and making processes of a phrase, production and dance. To translate my experience to practice, I travelled with Dr. Kirsh to London in 2013 to capture and analyze the making of Wayne Mcgregor’s latest dance production, “Atomos”. By studying the interactions and communication of dancers, I learned information about the integrative nature of cognition and the environment, and investigated the deep impact the two have on each other.