About Me
Applied Data Scientist with a Ph.D. and 6+ years of experience in real-world data (RWD) analytics, predictive modeling, and causal inference in healthcare and behavioral science. I design reproducible, FAIR-compliant data pipelines for large-scale longitudinal and observational studies, generating real-world evidence (RWE) for clinical and operational decision-making. Skilled in Bayesian modeling, mixed-effects models, and machine learning applied to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), risk stratification, and outcomes research. Strong record of cross-functional collaboration, peer-reviewed publication, and translating complex data into actionable healthcare insights.
In a past life, my full-time job was researching how babies learn about their world. It was a fun and rewarding time and I’ve learned so much with these little humans. Two lessons that I carry wherever I go are that: 1. The onus of precisely measuring well-operationalized concepts is on the researcher, not on the patients/participants; 2. Patients’ time and resources are precious, include only key measures that target your estimand precisely. Over time, I’ve also learned from consulting in many diverse projects that these “common place” lessons are easier said than done, and in this tension lives the real challenge and opportunity.
Technical Toolkit: Python (scikit-learn, pandas, numpy, PyTorch) | R (brms, lme4, tidyverse, Shiny) | SQL | Git/GitHub | CI/CD | Docker | Azure | Machine Learning | Bayesian Modeling | Mixed-Effects Models | Causal Inference | Survival Analysis | A/B Testing | NLP | PROMs Analysis | FAIR Compliance | DataLad | REDCap | LLMs | Reproducible Research Workflows
Experience
Senior Research Analyst | Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary | 2024 - Present
Data Scientist | Bee Touch | 2023 - 2025
Assistant Professor | Ambrose University | 2022 - 2025
Horizon Postdoctoral Researcher | Concordia University | 2020 - 2021
Education
Ph.D. in Psychology | Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) & University of Tenessee, Knoxville (UTK) | 2016 - 2020
Data Science - Professional Certificate | HarvardX | 2021 - 2022
