Data Analyst September 2024 - Present
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
- Analyzing trait and genetic data of apple trees in R by using packages such as tidyverse, dplyr, and GAPIT
- Familiarizing myself with the literature to write two APA style papers with competing deadlines for publication
- Learning how to manipulate and analyze large genomic databases on a designated server with Batch
Research Assistant May 2024 - August 2024
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
- Improved a virtual reality experiment focused on motor learning in Unity based on user feedback
- Documented code and highlighted upcoming directions of the work for future research assistants
- Trained a coworker on how to use the Meta Quest 2 and Pimax Crystal in a research context
Research Project in Psychology September 2023 - April 2024
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
- Committed to allocating ten hours a week to developing a traditional motor adaptation paradigm in virtual reality through Unity while managing a full course load
- Conducted two pilot studies with twelve participants each to collect performance data on virtual reality experiment
- Analyzed the collected data in R and identified and applied changes to the experiment accordingly and in a timely manner
Stroke Rehabilitation Research Assistant May 2023 - August 2023
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
- Learned how to use Unity and recreated a pervious psychological study in virtual reality that can be used in future studies at the CAN lab
- Managed multiple tasks with competing deadlines simultaneously while co-running a study with a Masters student and developing code for our primary project
- Recruited and guided twenty-five adults over the age of sixty through our rehabilitation games and collected data about their opinions of virtual reality
Neuroscience Research Assistant May 2022 - December 2022
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
- Planned and carried out a pilot project to determine how large of a sample size was needed to find a good effect size using G*Power
- Completed a study by recruiting and running forty participants over the course of a month and performing data analysis before reporting the results
- Supervised and supported a high school co-op student once a week in the creation of instructions for rehabilitation games
