Hi there! I’m Dani. (05/05/2026)
I’m a 34-year-old professional looking for work in the fields of Data Science, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, or Statistics. While my background unto this point has largely been within the sphere of Academia, I have extensive experience with data management, information technology, and statistical modeling. This is because, up until December of 202,5 I was pursuing my Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Behavior. I was my lab’s technology specialist and assisted in other labs on their programming and data analysis/management teams. I am now looking to invest these skills in the real world help industries apply data to make meaningful insights.
My doctoral research primarily focused on the neurological correlates of lexical semantics using fMRI and behavioral measures, and I had additional concurrent projects examining visual spatial attention and ways of improving Parkinson’s diagnosis. Even though I was in the Psychological Sciences department, I invested the majority of my academic career into learning and implementing sophisticated statistical techniques and computational models. This is highlighted by the fact that I primarily taught both graduate and undergraduate statistics courses using the R and Python programming languages. I have also taught undergraduate courses in Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Research Methods in the past, as well. If you’re interested in my academic pursuits, check out my CV.
Outside of my academic pursuits, I am a pretty stereotypical nerd. I like playing D&D/TTRPGs and watching live-stream shows like Critical Role. I also enjoy a myriad of RPG video games, from the Legend of Zelda and Pokémon franchises on the Nintendo Switch to Baldur’s Gate 3 and Guild Wars 2 on the PC. I used to play Magic the Gathering and still have a good amount of cards/decks, but I haven’t kept up with it in the last few years.
I have a lovely husband named Hayden, and you can read all about him on his website.