I am a second-year graduate student pursuing a degree in Clinical Psychology. While working as a research coordinator tracking the development and progression of dementia, I observed numerous barriers to care. Barriers such as an inability to identify disease processes prior to significant impacts on one’s life, shared symptoms across dementias prolonging inaccurate diagnosis, and a scarcity of effective interventions. I believe genetic methods paired with neuropsychological and neurological measurements are uniquely able to intervene on these problems through improved characterization of disease and underlying biological pathways. I use a variety of statistical tools in this pursuit and am always eager to learn more.
Alongside my enjoyment of this work, you can find me cycling to mountain town cafes, reading a sci-fi book, or dancing about the kitchen.