Experience

Linus Health

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Research Analyst

  • Oct 2020 - Sep 2021



Independent Consultant

• Remote - Seattle

• Technical/Medical Writer

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  I am an active freelance writer. My more recent projects include: fast-paced, meticulous clinical study reports (CSRs) writing and review for FDA submissions; efficient manuscript writing on longitudinal cohort studies, classification and regression tree (CART) analyses, and RCTs; and in-depth literature reviews on new subject areas in conjunction with draft writing and review for NIH grant submissions. I am adaptable to different subject areas and clinical populations. My expertise is in neurological conditions, but my writing experience has ranged from statin-associated muscle symptoms in patients with CVD to health economics.



Constant Therapy Health

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Research Scientist and Content Owner

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2020

  Developed policies and procedures to build the company's in-house research program from ground-up Coordinated a completely virtual clinical trial investigating the use of company's software application on improving language outcomes in post-stroke aphasia. Diligently carry out protocol development, recruitment and trial execution, IRB correspondence, SOP/MOP development and training, data analysis and conference abstract/manuscript preparation Applied knowledge of GCP and ICH guidelines, OHRP and FDA requirements to help develop company's research infrastructure and navigate the regulatory pathway for the use of software as a medical device Worked with CRO and study site investigators on the strategic planning, operational development and start-up of a Phase III clinical trial Lead the content team in prioritizing and building content for the software application, collaborating with development team on the translation of content into the software application Designed tasks, created therapy exercise content and recorded audio and video as the voiceover of the application. Have designed and created content for over 80 therapy tasks to-date for the speech and cognitive therapy application



The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Research Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2018

  Stroke Cognitive Outcomes and Recovery Lab, PI: Dr. Argye E. Hillis, MD Performed baseline and follow-up assessment visits, as well as 5 treatment visits per week, for a large-scale, multi-center clinical trial Coordinated a longitudinal study on predictors of stroke recovery. Recruited and tested at least 5 newly admitted stroke patients each week and successfully executed over 90% longitudinal testing follow-up Administered standard and tablet-based neuropsychological testing to clinic patients for validation study of an online assessment tool (Miro) Conducted a large-scale analysis of over 400 patients to assess the presence and severity of hemispatial neglect after right hemisphere ischemic stroke. Performed structural and functional imaging analyses and supervised 2 undergraduate students working with subsets of the dataset Prepared conference abstracts, presentations and submissions to peer-reviewed journal publications. Presented findings at national and international conferences, co-first authored one publication. Currently writing second publication as first author Worked in collaboration with other lab members in helping with data collection and manuscript writing of various other projects. Co-authored 9 publications pertaining to language and cognitive disorders following a stroke Scribed in Neurology outpatient clinic and shadowed attending physicians in inpatient units



Johns Hopkins Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Department of Psychiatry, Frontotemporal and Young Onset Dementia Clinic , PI: Dr. Chiadi Onyike, MD Administered full-length neuropsychological assessments (NACC-UDS, RBANS) to complex patient cases with familial and sporadic cases of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in a longitudinal study studying molecular and cognitive biomarkers of neurodegenerative disease progression Developed protocol for longitudinal study across multiple functional groups with the aim of identifying cognitive and corticospinal fluid biomarkers for the progression of various types of dementia Assisted with data analysis and literature review for conference presentations Presented study results at an international conference



Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Research Assistant

  • Mar 2014 - Aug 2015

  Berenson Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, PI: Dr. Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD Managed study site's daily clinical trial activities and ensured compliance with research protocol in a sponsored clinical trial using transcranial electrical current (tES) stimulation to increase fluid intelligence in young adults. Successfully recruited at least 15 research subjects each week, performed pre- and post- testing, and administered 15 tES sessions per subject in the span of 5 weeks Facilitated all facets of a cross-sectional study investigating transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) measures of cortical plasticity and imaging-based neural correlates of cognitive functioning in Type II Diabetes (NIH R21 grant) Conducted an independent oral and written thesis project using a subset of data on brain atrophy and cognitive functioning in Type II Diabetes. Achieved highest honors on written thesis from program director Assisted in the data management, data analysis and writing of 3 manuscripts from both behavioral and imaging datasets



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2013

  Managed all facets of longitudinal cohort study investigating if musical sophistication predicts the extent of loss of grammatical abilities, as well as recovery over time, in post-stroke aphasia Traveled to participant homes and performed language assessments at both acute and chronic time-points on different aphasia severity types Gave an oral presentation on research findings at a national conference Helped with the data analysis and writing of 2 published manuscripts Managed all facets of longitudinal cohort study investigating if musical sophistication predicts the extent of loss of grammatical abilities, as well as recovery over time, in post-stroke aphasia Traveled to participant homes and performed language assessments at both acute and chronic time-points on different aphasia severity types Gave an oral presentation on research findings at a national conference Helped with the data analysis and writing of 2 published manuscripts



The George Washington University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Endocrinology Laboratory, Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology, Department of Anthropology; PI: Dr. Robin Bernstein, PhD Assisted in a project using ELISA and hormone extraction on wild-collected lemur hair samples Project aimed to measure how cortisol levels in lemurs are associated with environmental and social factors Endocrinology Laboratory, Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology, Department of Anthropology; PI: Dr. Robin Bernstein, PhD Assisted in a project using ELISA and hormone extraction on wild-collected lemur hair samples Project aimed to measure how cortisol levels in lemurs are associated with environmental and social factors



University of Maryland School of Medicine

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  Applied basic science laboratory techniques such as immunoprecipitation, western blotting, cell culture and immunofluorescence assay to investigate the effect of oxidative stress on mutated proteins (Nrf2 and INrf2) in lung and breast cancer tumorigenesis Applied basic science laboratory techniques such as immunoprecipitation, western blotting, cell culture and immunofluorescence assay to investigate the effect of oxidative stress on mutated proteins (Nrf2 and INrf2) in lung and breast cancer tumorigenesis



Johns Hopkins Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, Department of Psychiatry

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Performed a medical record review to identify patterns of abnormal eating behaviors in individuals with mild to severe FTD Performed a medical record review to identify patterns of abnormal eating behaviors in individuals with mild to severe FTD



Center for Prostate Disease Research

• Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Applied basic science laboratory techniques such as western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy in characterizing mechanisms of EEG oncogene expression, and how it changes in prostate cancer cell differentiation and cancer progression Applied basic science laboratory techniques such as western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy in characterizing mechanisms of EEG oncogene expression, and how it changes in prostate cancer cell differentiation and cancer progression



NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern, Laser Systems

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2009

  Planned, organized, and set up infrastructure for optical components Performed optical testing and component imaging for laser studies Planned, organized, and set up infrastructure for optical components Performed optical testing and component imaging for laser studies