Alexandra Santoro

Independent Project: Preliminary Report on Gamified Approach to Maximizing Biobehavioral Inhibition in Trauma-related Conditions (GAMBIT); Fall 2022 - Spring 2023

• Designed and drafted approved research proposal
• Proficiently used pandas library to analyze and manipulate data in Python
• Conducted data cleaning and preprocessing tasks
• Performed statistical calculations and data extraction based on trial types

• Assisted in administration of numerous neuropsychological assessments i.e WISC-5, WIAT-4
• Transcribed and scored numerous neuropsychological assessments i.e GORT-5, Boston Naming Test
• Composed literature review demonstrating the validity of administering neuropsychological assessments remotely

Independent Project: Investigating Neural Correlates of Substance Abuse; Fall 2020, Spring 2021

• Designed and drafted approved research proposal
• Performed meta-analysis of neuroimaging literature to access structural patterns associated with substance abuse
• Performed literature searches using PubMed database and Boolean logic
• Filtered results using title, abstract, and full-text screenings
• Analyzed final literature results

• Coordinated and led group activities for 40 interns, including walking tours of national landmarks and various psychology-themed games
• Assisted in researching grant opportunities, scholarships, and fellowships for prospective high school, undergraduate, and graduate students who plan to currently major in psychology and other related fields