Ali Pournaghdali
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
A cognitive neuroscientist with over 9 years of experience in experimental design, project management, statistical modeling and visualization, and drafting manuscripts for submission to scientific journals.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
University of Southern California
06.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to advance scientific understanding of cognition in older adults.
- Designed and developed experimental protocols
- Managed project timelines and deliverables
- Performed data analysis and visualization
- Drafted manuscripts and presented findings at major scientific conferences.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Cognitive Neuroscience
Florida International University
Miami, FL05-2022
Master of Science - Psychology
Florida International University
Miami, FL07-2018
Master of Arts - Cognitive Sciences (Cognitive Psychology)
Institute For Cognitive Sciences Studies
02-2014
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Tehran
06-2010
Skills
- Statistical modeling
- R (lme4, tidyverse, ggplot2, rstatix, emmeans, GRTools, etc)
- Python (Psychopy, pandas)
- SPSS
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Qualtrics
- Gorilla Experiment Builder
Awards
- J. Frank Yates Student Conference Award, Psychonomic Society
- Griffith Memorial Award in Psychology, The Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
- Edward and Rita Girden Cognitive Neuroscience Scholarship, Florida International University
- Graduate Students Travel Award, The Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
- Psychology Graduate Students Seed Fund Awards, Florida International University
Languages
Persian
Native or Bilingual
Kurdish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Certification
- Principles of fMRI 1, Coursera, Johns Hopkins University
- Principles of fMRI 2, Coursera, Johns Hopkins University
Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
University of Southern California
06.2022 - Current
Doctor of Philosophy - Cognitive Neuroscience
Florida International University
Master of Science - Psychology
Florida International University
Master of Arts - Cognitive Sciences (Cognitive Psychology)
Institute For Cognitive Sciences Studies
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Tehran