Data Analyst

Data analyst and researcher at the Cullen Lab. (Position title changed but responsibilities remained similar to my postdoctoral work). Postdoctoral Fellow & Data Analyst, Neural Tissue Engineering Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania / VA Medical Center | 2023–Present • Serve as in-house statistical and scientific consultant and data analysis expert. • Contribute across project stages: conceptualization, experimental design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and publication. • Develop quantitative analysis pipelines for electrophysiological, calcium imaging data. • Translate complex data patterns into structured, interpretable research products. • Mentor undergraduate and graduate trainees.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Postdoctoral researcher in neural tissue engineering at the Cullen Lab. Postdoctoral Fellow & Data Analyst, Neural Tissue Engineering Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania / VA Medical Center | 2023–Present • Serve as in-house statistical and scientific consultant and data analysis expert. • Contribute across project stages: conceptualization, experimental design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and publication. • Develop quantitative analysis pipelines for electrophysiological, calcium imaging data. • Translate complex data patterns into structured, interpretable research products. • Mentor undergraduate and graduate trainees.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Postdoctoral researcher in Psychology at the Thompson-Schill Lab. Close collaborator with the Penn Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab under Anna Schapiro. Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology (Human Cognitive Neuroscience) Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania | 2019–2023 • Conducted research on learning, memory, and predictive processing using behavioral methods and computational modeling in the field of human cognitive neuroscience. • Published peer-reviewed publications, gave scientific presentations, mentored undergraduate and post-baccalaureate trainees, and provided expert feedback to peers.

PhD student

Full-Time

Full-time volunteer at Chinese NGO Prop Roots. Compose and edit English language documents including grant proposals; prepare and teach first ever English classes held at the local elementary school; keep program operations going including after-school art classes.

Research Assistant

Full time research assistant and lab manager at UMCP Linguistics Department under Dr. Colin Phillips. Designed and ran psycholinguistic experiments, managed the subject pool and communication with the IRB.

Research Intern

Study first language acquisition under Professor Mike Frank. Conduct eye tracking studies on children ages 0-3, manage video corpus of Japanese mother-child interactions, develop mechanical turk site for database annotation.