KELLY ARMSTRONG

Clinical Research Coordinator with over four years of experience supporting R01-funded research at the intersection of neuroscience and psychiatric conditions. Extensive experience analyzing large-scale neuroimaging and physiological datasets using SPM12, Python, MATLAB, and R, with a strong foundation in statistical modeling and data-driven inference. Hands-on expertise in fMRI acquisition, polysomnography, and clinical phenotyping, with research interests focused on the biological mechanisms underlying sleep and circadian regulation, and their relevance to psychiatric comorbidities and metabolic health. Motivated to apply computational and biostatistical approaches to better understand complex neurobiological systems across neural and physiological scales.

• Armstrong, K., Dalton, A., Chenaux-Repond, A., McPherson, I., Martino, B., Asanza, E., Eddy, K., Breithaupt, Becker, K..R., Lawson, E.A.,* Thomas, J.J*., & Holsen, L.M., Prefrontal Activation During Preferred vs. Non-Preferred Food Evaluation in Adults with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder [Journal Publication 2026/Presentation]. Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Annual Meeting, New York, New York.
• Armstrong, K., Wu, F., Dalton, A., Chenaux-Repond, A., McPherson, I., Martino, B., Asanza, E., Eddy, K., BreithauptBecker, K.R., Lawson, E.A.,* Thomas, J.J*., & Holsen, L.M., (2026, June; Accepted).The Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Reward Responsivity to Food in Adults with ARFID [Oral/Paper Presentation]. International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED) Annual Meeting, The Hague, Netherlands.
• Armstrong, K., Dalton, A., Asanza, E., Eddy, Kamryn T., Thomas, Jennifer J., Lawson, Elizabeth A., Holsen, Laura M., (February 2025) The Relationship Between Sleep Duration and Brain Activation in Adults with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Response to Visual Food Cues. Poster Presentation at Harvard Psychiatry Research Day, Boston, MA.
• Armstrong, K., Ruben, M., Hingar, S., Noh, E., Spencer, R* (May 2024) Sleep Effects on Resting-State Functional Connectivity Associated with Memory in Aging People. Poster Presentation at UMass Amherst Undergraduate Research Day, Amherst, MA.
• McPherson IK, Dalton AG, Armstrong K, Martino B, Asanza E, Eddy KT, Becker KR, Forbush KT, Plessow F, Holsen L*, Lawson EA*, Thomas JJ*. *co-senior authors. (2025, September). Investigating the neurocognitive profile of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: Set-shifting, detail orientation, and delay discounting. Paper presentation at the 2025 Eating Disorders Research Society XXXI Annual Meeting, Newport Beach, California
• McPherson, I., Dalton, A.G., Armstrong, K., Martino, B., Asanza, E., Eddy, K., Becker, K., Forbush, K., Plessow, F., Holsen, L.*, Lawson, E.* & Thomas, J.J.* (Under Review). Investigating the Neurocognitive Profile of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Set-Shifting, Detail Orientation, and Delay Discounting. *Co-senior authors.

• SWIM- Sleep and Circadian Workshop on Indispensable Methods, University of Pittsburgh, May 2025
• Body Project Training, Mass General Brigham EDCRP, May 2025
• Vitals and Phlebotomy, Mass General Brigham Hospital, 2024 - 2025

• Phlebotomy, Vitals, CPR, and EKG
• The Body Project
• Student of Applied Biostatistics for Clinical Trials at MGB

• Cloa’s Arch Animal Sanctuary, Volunteer, Northampton, MA, (Dec 2023- Aug 2024)
• Registered Behavioral Technician Respite, Volunteer, Burlington, MA,( Dec 2024- Present)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters, Volunteer, Yardley PA (2016-2021)
• Friends of Amherst Senior Center ( Jan 2023- Aug 2024)

• Supervised and trained research assistants in PSG data acquisition, EEG processes, cognitive tasks, and study maintenance.
• Presented ongoing researching findings at conferences and lab meetings
• Actively served as a TA in Introduction to Neuroscience (Psych330), applying lab findings to course preparation and teachings.