Current Position
Scientist
Lecturer
Education
Ph.D. — Experimental and Molecular Medicine
Thesis: Uncovering biomarkers from neural oscillations
Advisor: Dr. Alan Green • Committee Chair: Dr. Wilder Doucette
B.Sc. in Neuroscience (Honors) & B.A. in Philosophy
Thesis: Effects of Phencyclidine on Cross-Frequency Coupling during Auditory Steady-State Response
Honors: Dean's List, Hutton Honors College, Herbert Presidential Scholarship
Research Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow
Used electrophysiological methods combined with advanced signal processing and machine learning to identify biomarkers of behaviors and cognitive domains associated with psychiatric disorders. Led research on psychedelic-assisted brain stimulation, demonstrating that LSD alters the effects of neuromodulation in rodents.
Ph.D. Student
Characterized the neural circuitry of impulsive decision-making, feeding behavior, alcohol drinking, and schizophrenia in rodent models using electrophysiology and machine learning. Developed custom MATLAB pipelines for neural data analysis.
Undergraduate Honors Research Student
Investigated effects of phencyclidine on cross-frequency coupling and the relationship between basal ganglia and motor cortex during naturalistic behaviors.
Teaching
Instructor — IND103: Advanced Techniques in Neuroscience
Graduate-level course covering behavioral neuroscience, electrophysiology, signal processing, machine learning, and psychedelic neuroscience.
Lecturer — PSYC22: Learning & PSYC50.17: Psychedelics and the Brain
Designed and taught undergraduate courses including a new seminar on psychedelics.
Faculty — Citizen Science
Taught a 3-week science literacy intensive course.
Grants
CompX Grant
Stimulating brain networks to direct psychedelic-induced plasticity.
Hitchcock Pilot Grant
Psychedelic-assisted brain stimulation: leveraging enhanced neuroplasticity to create long-lasting changes in brain activity and behavior.
F31AA027441 (NIAAA)
Targeting corticostriatal synchrony with deep brain stimulation to reduce alcohol drinking.
Awards
- Postdoc Professional Development Award, Guarini School, Dartmouth — 2025
- Travel Award, Heffter Institute (ISRP) — 2024
- Open Education Initiative, Dartmouth Library — 2022
- Chaplain’s Award, William Jewett Tucker Center, Dartmouth — 2021
- Neukom Prize for Outstanding Graduate Research, Neukom Institute, Dartmouth — 2018
- Berthold Fellowship, William Jewett Tucker Center, Dartmouth — 2017–2018
Skills
- Programming: MATLAB, Python, R
- Methods: Electrophysiology (in vivo LFP), signal processing, rodent surgery, behavioral assays
- Analysis: Machine learning, cross-frequency coupling, Granger causality, classification
- Teaching: Course design, inclusive pedagogy, AI in education
Selected Presentations
Invited Talks
"Introduction to Psychedelics" — Dartmouth, 2025
"Electrophysiological correlates of behavior" — University of Washington, 2025
"Reading Minds" — ECHO, Burlington, VT, 2025
Conference Talks
"A proof-of-concept for psychedelic-assisted brain stimulation" — ISRP, New Orleans, 2024
"Brain activity as biomarkers for impulsivity in rats" — Neurology Research Day, DHMC, 2024
Service & Outreach
- Psychedelics Journal Club, Dartmouth — Co-founder, 2023–2025
- Brain Bee Coordinator, Dartmouth Chapter — 2016–2019
- Resident Fellow, Dartmouth College — 2016–2020
- Martial Arts Instructor, Monroe County Martial Arts — 2008–2015