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My name is Patrick. Welcome to my research portfolio! Learn more about my work below.

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About my work
I am a researcher in statistical neuroscience and the philosophy of science. My work can be broken into two general areas: 1) philosophical critique in the cognitive sciences and 2) computational modeling and statistical analysis of cross-spatial stochastic processes (e.g., local field potentials, electrocorticography, electroencephalography). Specifically, I work to 1) identify macro-scale biomarkers of micro-scale phenomena, 2) improve the application of statistical analyses in the Fourier and time-domain, and 3) characterize the relationship between emergent network properties to local biological behavior. I also am passionate about developing and critiquing educational pedagogy in statistics and computational neuroscience.
Computational Interests
  • Biophysical modeling
  • Functional Connectivity 
  • Fourier Domain Analysis
  • Spike Train Analysis
Philosophical Interests
  • Critical Hermeneutics
  • Philosophy of Education
  • Measurement Theory
  • Philosophy of Statistics

These research areas directly improve the development and detection of rigorous biomarkers underlying clinical diagnosis using non-invasive neuroimaging data, as well as develop the validity of basic science research methodologies. This work also finds its way into my teaching, where students learn how to develop and institute rigorous analysis pipelines and statistical argumentation concerned with uncertainty. I emphasize project-centered learning, anti-hierarchical and democratic decision making, and de-grading principles in my pedagogy. Through my university teaching, free mini-courses, and free workshops, I have taught statistics and computer programming to roughly 5,000 students at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate level as of 2022.

I am passionate about driving social change by helping to further our knowledge of cognitive neuroscience while being critical of damaging ideological structures that impact the social sciences.

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