SHORT BIO

My PhD research investigated the neural underpinnings of motor learning using the stimulus deficit design to identify causal relationships between the brain and behaviour. My propensity for finding null results led me to question the methods that are currently being used to understand behaviour at a system neuroscience level. This has led to a growing fascination in elucidating how the brain interacts with the world through movement.

In my post-doctoral work I am learning techniques to quantify task-related network dynamics to better understand how the brain generates movement. As a first step, I am applying these analytical techniques developed in the McIntosh Lab to open source data repositories. The goal of this research is to identify biomarkers of cognitive decline as a function of aging.

In my spare time you will find me outside XC skiing, running and hiking wherever I can or experimenting in the kitchen in an attempt to create the perfect fettuccine al burro.