Resume

• 2015

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation: Streamlining the clinical detection of Alzheimer's disease using electronic health records and machine learning techniques\n\nAchieved state of the art (90%) detection rate of Alzheimer's disease vs controls using a real-world testing set

  bimodal (multi-input) neural network architectures

  and an optimized examination protocol consisting of only easily administered cognitive exams and questionnaires.

  Experimental Psychology

  Florida Atlantic University

• 2013

  Master’s Degree

  Thesis: \"Eye Fixations of the Face Are Modulated by Perception of a Bidirectional Social Interaction\"

  Psychology

  Florida Atlantic University

• 2007

  Bachelor’s Degree

  Biology / Psychology

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  Eye fixations of the face are modulated by perception of a bidirectional social interaction

  Palm Beach County Food Bank

  Clinical Research

  Python

  Research

  Cognitive Science

  Public Speaking

  Teaching

  Programming

  Scientific Writing

  Computer Vision

  Statistics

  Project Management

  Experimental Design

  Linux

  Data Analysis

  Adobe Photoshop

  Machine Learning

  SPSS

  Agile Methodologies

  REAPER Digital Audio Workstation

  Perception of being observed by a speaker alters gaze behavior

  Perception of being observed by a speaker alters gaze behavior

  Michael J

  Florida Atlantic University

  Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory

  SciKey Diagnostics

  University of Miami

  Miller School of Medicine

  Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory

  Boca Raton

  FL

  Classes taught: Developmental Psychology

  Biological Bases of Behavior (Neuroscience)

  Cognition Lab

  Adjunct Professor

  Florida Atlantic University

  Team Leader of Behavioral Analytics Team

  with projects including expert detection of chess players using gaze behavior and machine learning

  and an objective personality test using only eye movements and speech responses.

  Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory

  University of Miami

  Miller School of Medicine

  Boca Raton

  FL

  Uses statistical and machine learning techniques to analyze medical data and investigate methods for improving clinical practice. Independently develops research projects

  including behavioral diagnostics and interventions for patients with dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment.

  Assistant Scientist

  Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory

  SciKey Diagnostics

  Boca Raton

  FL

  As Chief Scientific Officer

  designed and managed the clinical research and analysis of behavioral data used in the detection of mental disorders

  including cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease

  depression

  and ADHD

  and the incorporation using machine learning into a gaze-tracking medical device\n\nAs Chief Executive Officer

  oversaw the strategic and commercial vision for the company

  Founder

  Instructor of Record for Intermediate Statistics Lab for 5 semesters.\nTeaching Assistant for Cognition

  Social Behavior

  Research Methods for Psychology.

  Florida Atlantic University

  English

  Second Place Winner of Pitch Competition

  Depression detection using Cognitive diagnostics

  Florida Blue Healthcare Innovation Competition

  Mentor to First Place Winner of Innovation Competition

  FAU WAVE Innovation Competition