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About
I am currently a PhD Candidate in the Experimental Medicine Program at the University of British Columbia under the supervision of Dr. William J. Panenka and Dr. William G. Honer. In 2022, I was a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston under the supervision of Dr. Michael D. Fox.
Previously, I completed an undergraduate in Kinesiology at UBC and did my undergraduate research under the supervision of Dr. Jason J. Barton. I also spent a decade as a hockey referee in minor through Junior A and have led various outdoor trips (backcountry ski tours, mountain biking, and mountaineering) throughout the Pacific Northwest.
More recently, I co-founded Zero Block Society, a not-for-profit organization working to support harm reduction workers during the ongoing opioid crisis. Outside of my studies I can generally be found on a road bike or making my own carbs (bread, fresh pasta, beer).
Research
My research interests are focused on using advanced neuroimaging techniques to understand brain-behaviour relationships, prognosticate outcome after injury, and identify therapeutic targets. My thesis work focused on using longitudinal neuroimaging to evaluate how the health of people who are homeless or precariously housed is affected by traumatic brain injury.
I have worked extensively with quantitative structural neuroimaging and am currently working on applying novel network mapping techniques in substance use, addiction, and traumatic brain injury.
