Biography

I am currently pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oregon. My research interests center around understanding and treating depression. One arm of research I am currently involved in is utilizing passive mobile sensing (e.g., text content, phone usage) in order to detect and prevent mental health and other health related events that would benefit from early interventions. I have additional interests in understanding how depression develops in adolescence, specifically in the brain, by utilizing functional and structural MRI data to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of this mental health disorder.

Interests

  • Passive Mobile Sensing
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Neuroscience
  • Research & Statistics
  • Adolescent Mental Health

Education

  • PhD in Clinical Psychology, 2022 (expected)

    University of Oregon

  • MS in Clinical Psychology, 2017

    University of Oregon

  • BSc in Biology & Psychology, 2015

    Western Oregon University

Projects

Longitudinal MRI Power Analysis Calculator

This is a shiny app that calculates how many participants are required for any given longitudinal MRI study design and was created at …

Neuroimaging Pipeline

This is a repo that hosts scripts made to preprocess functional, structural, and diffusion MRI data.

Featured Publications

June 2015 Journal of Source Themes, 3(2)

Genetic Variations in the Serotonergic System Mediate a Combined, Weakened Response to SSRI Treatment: A Proposed Model

This article provides a review of the relevant literature, offers a model for why individuals with multiple mutations in the serotonergic system show a blunted response to SSRIs, and provides a basis for further research regarding genotype-dependent response to antidepressant treatment.

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Recent Publications

Maternal Parenting Mediates the Association Between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Adolescent Mental Health

This study examines how disadvantaged neighborhoods indirectly impacts adolescent mental health through maternal parenting behaviors.
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The Association Between Chronotype, Internalizing Symptoms and Depressive Disorder During Adolescence: A Prospective, Multi-wave Longitudinal Study

This study examines the prospective relationship of chronotype (i.e., preferring to go to sleep and wake later in the day than peers) …
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Self-Reported Parenting Style Is Associated With Children’s Inflammation and Immune Activation

This study highlights parental monitoring and supervision as a specific aspect of parenting behavior that may be important for …
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Genetic Variations in the Serotonergic System Mediate a Combined, Weakened Response to SSRI Treatment: A Proposed Model

This article provides a review of the relevant literature, offers a model for why individuals with multiple mutations in the …
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Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Study Design Research Consultant

University of Oregon

Aug 2019 – Present Monmouth, OR

Responsibilities include: Help design and implement a study for the Writing Center at Western Oregon University

Responsibilities include:

  • Developing a questionnaire to assess writing tutors’ self-efficacy
  • Implementing a study design to determine how a training course impacted tutors’ overall self-efficacy
  • Conduct appropriate data analyses and communicate this information to the Writing Center staff
 
 
 
 
 

Therapist Intern

Vista Counseling

Jun 2019 – Present Eugene, OR
Provide therapy and other psychological services to community members
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Researcher

University of Oregon

Sep 2016 – Present Eugene, OR
Responsibilities include:

  • Develop in-house pipeline for pre-processing functional and structural MRI data (python/bash)
  • Extract features from passive mobile sensors and conduct time series analyses in order to detect and predict mental health risk states, such as depressive episodes and suicide attempts
  • Collaborate on a wide variety of research projects (e.g., longitudinal, large-scale) aimed at understanding and treating depression in both adolescents and adults
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Teaching Fellow

University of Oregon

Sep 2016 – Present Eugene, OR
Responsibilities include:

  • Teach undergraduate courses about study design and communicating results to the broader scientific community
  • Collaborate with teaching committee members and spearhead the designing of materials for undergraduate research course
 
 
 
 
 

Lab Manager

Center for Digital Mental Health

Jul 2015 – Sep 2016 Eugene, OR
Coordinate multiple studies and organize team of Research Assistants

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