SHORT BIO

My PhD research focused on bridging the gap between structural and functional connectivity in the brain. This is a fascinating problem to solve, and I took steps towards this using computational methods including graph theory, complexity analysis, and deep learning.

As a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow in the McIntosh Lab, I am focusing on expanding these techniques and applying them to the healthy aging population, in order to shed light on the changes to the structure-function relationship that occur over the lifespan, and which of these changes may actually be adaptations that help spare cognitive function. These findings will also contribute to the accuracy of The Virtual Brain Healthy Aging Model, by accounting for unique aspects of the structure-function relationship for healthy older adults.