MY SCIENTIFIC MINDSET

Interdisciplinary cooperation:  I am a strong advocate of collaborations and interdisciplinary openness and tolerance. I appreciate the diversity each team member brings.  I am eager to overcome barriers that sometimes arise because different research disciplines use different jargon and methods of data collection and analysis.

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Problem orientation:  My mission and subsequent research questions are my motivating factors. I rely extensively on the literature and on collaborations to answer my research questions, and I build my methodological expertise around them. My pursuit of further knowledge and education has placed me in collaboration with many different scientists.  For instance, I have worked with biostatistician Dr. Helena C. Kraemer, to combine computational model parameters with her moderator analysis strategy, which was specifically developed to determine which treatment will be optimally suited for which group of patients. I have also worked with Dr. Roger Ratcliff, an expert in diffusion decision modeling, to assess the effects of aging on cognitive flexibility, and how to improve neurocognitive testing for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD).  I also conducted research and gained knowledge in experimental and behavioral economics at the University of Zurich with Dr. Roberto Weber and Dr. Ernst Fehr.  

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