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Introduction

Hi, I am Dennis! I am a second year PhD student at UT Dallas. My interest lies in using cognitive psychology, neuroscience and statistics to understand the connection between brain and human behavior.

I employ a variety of techniques in my research: surveys, interviews, MRI, A/B testing, and advance statistics (GLM, ANOVA, Regression Modeling, PCA, etc) to connect the relationship between human behavior and cognition.

My main goal is to apply research in solving real life problems and creating a positive impact in society. You can find my resume on this link.

About Me

I am passionate in helping those in underrepresented groups. My previous work has been working with children and adults with learning disabilities.

In my previous role as a project manager, I collaborated with clinicians, programmers, and research scientists on a project analyzing how a genetic learning disability, like dyslexia, affect literacy skills. We recruited different families (IVF, surrogacy, natural) and employed a variety of research techniques (MRI, interviews, standardized testing, A/B testing) to investigate our topic interest. The main goal is to understand which brain regions are related to dyslexia, and why these particular regions.

My current role as a PhD student is to analyze language and social skills in children with and without risk for autism. My main objective is to help researchers detect the early biomarkers for autism and develop possible early interventions. You can learn more about my collaboraters here and here.

Ultimately, my goal is to help people achieve their full potential in their skillsets.

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My Projects

My most up to date projects are listed below

Evaluating a Clinical Survey in Autism Research

Is the MCDI (parent-report survey) a valid tool to asses autism indication?

A/B Testing on Facebook Advertisements

Testing different strategies on capturing different families for on-site study participation

Multivariate Analysis for Beginners

A cookbook on how to conduct pre-analysis on multivariate statistics

Cognitive Abilities in Bilingual Context

How bilingualism during childhood can affect cognitive control in young adults

Gallery

Some pictures of places that I have visited!
Alaska 1

Ocean View

Alaska 2016
Alaska 2

Alaska

Alaska 2016
California_2

Christmas Lights

Decoration for christmas
California_1

Street Decoration

Christmas Decoraction Noveberm 2020
Alaska_2

Mountain View

Alaska 2016
Snow

Snow Mountain

Snow trip 2019 Snoqualmie

Contact

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