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NeuroRealityFounder & Chief Innovation Officer
Nov. 2021 - Aug. 2024
STEM.org | Educational ResearchStrategic Advisor
Jan. 2021Providing strategic consultancy regarding Girls & Women in STEM to continue stiving for more diversity and inclusivity in STEM. STEM.org is the longest continually-operating, privately-held STEM education research and credentialing organization in America. Since 2001, its leadership has assisted with key initiatives that have been critical to the overall growth and proliferation of the movement, including early work with the 2005 STEM Congressional Caucus. Its team demonstrates the best in pedagogics/andragogics, supporting the world’s top brands, organizations and thousands of educators globally.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Lecturer
Aug. 2020 - Aug. 2022Passionate lecturer; Developed course and curriculum for "Kickstart Your Career." Given the current sensitive times, many students are uncertain about their futures and career prospects. During university studies, hard skills are often taught, while neglecting to highlight soft and transferable skills. The main idea is that students put so much effort into university, but then many don’t know what to do when they graduate, what career would fit them best, or how to transition from academia to industry. The goal is to help identify these transferable skills, and how to put them into practice in order to gain the most out of a degree and create a fulfilling career.
Utrecht UniversityDoctoral Candidate
Nov. 2019Supervisors: Albert Postma, PhD; Tanja Nijboer, PhD Project: Virtual Reality and the rehabilitation of cognitive deficits following acquired brain injury
Responsibilities: Project Manager, conceptualization of research question and design, grant writing, building of multidisciplinary research team, acquiring private funding, patient recruitment. Development of a gamified approach using VR, and based upon principles of neuroplasticity, for the rehabilitation of cognitive deficits in stroke patients and individuals with vascular dementia.
NeuroRealityFounder & Director (Transitioning Post-Acquisition)
Nov. 2017Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
NeuroRealityFounder & CEO
Nov. 2017 - Nov. 2021Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsNeuroReality aims to change the way people approach cognitive training and rehabilitation. Utilizing a powerful combination of scientific research and gamification, our mission is to improve the lives of individuals with cognitive problems by offering effective solutions that are accessible, fun, and interactive via virtual reality (VR). NeuroReality is a CE Marked medical device, providing VR games that are intended to train a variety of cognitive skills such as: calculation, attention, memory, visuospatial abilities, executive functions, and reaction time. Each game is tailored to fit the user's abilities, helping individuals stay challenged while still allowing those with severe cognitive impairment to enjoy their experience. NeuroReality also has collaborative research initiatives with a number of knowledge institutions, research labs, patient organizations, and healthcare facilities that provide efficacy to our product.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Doctoral Candidate
Oct. 2017Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsSupervisors: Erik J. A. Scherder, PhD; Tilo Hartmann, PhD Project: Virtual Reality and the rehabilitation of cognitive deficits following a stroke
Responsibilities: Project Manager, conceptualization of research question and design, grant writing, building of multidisciplinary research team, acquiring private funding, patient recruitment. Development of a gamified approach using VR, and based upon principles of neuroplasticity, for the rehabilitation of cognitive deficits in stroke patients and individuals with vascular dementia.
University of OxfordResearcher
Aug. 2015 - Aug. 2016Oxford, United KingdomCognitive Neuropsychology Centre
Supervisor: Nele Demeyere, Ph.D. General Responsibilities: Neuropsychological assessment and collection of medical data from stroke survivors and healthy ageing controls; data entry, maintenance, and analysis. Translation of pencil-and-paper paradigms and tests into digital solutions. Project: Can cognitive screening tasks inform capacity to consent to research in chronic stroke?
Responsibilities: Project Manager, author of research manuscript, conceptualization of research question and research design, database maintenance and analysis using SPSS and Microsoft Excel, statistical analysis using SPSS, test administration (stroke patients), training and supervising other lab members in administration, protocol scoring, and data entry. Project: Towards a more ecological assessment of verbal memory
Responsibilities: Aided in the design and conceptualization of a novel story recall task; piloting the test; test administration. Project: Validation and reliability of the Oxford Cognitive Screen Plus (OCS-Plus)
Responsibilities: Test administration (stroke patients and healthy ageing controls); data entry, database maintenance using Microsoft Excel. Project: Development of the Oxford COMPASS
Responsibilities: Aided in the design and conceptualization of a standardized tool for the assessment of mental capacity; piloting the test; test administration. Assessments Scored, Administered, and/or Entered:
Oxford Cognitive Screen (OSC); Oxford Cognitive Screen-Plus (OCS-Plus); Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Oxford COMPASS.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / VUResearch Assistant
May. 2015 - Jul. 2015Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsProject: The temporal dynamics of semantic influences on visual attention and memory search; to what extent is visual attention and memory driven by the semantics of individual objects, rather than by their visual appearance. Responsibilities: Analysis of data, e.g. the extent to which people use the same word for the same type of object. Database maintenance and analysis performed in Microsoft Excel.
KNVBResearcher
Feb. 2015 - Jul. 2015NetherlandsSupervisor: Edwin Goedhart & Lot Verburgh, Ph.D. Project: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Elite Soccer Players
Responsibilities: Diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) via analysis of specific neuropsychological tests and neurocognitive domains included in the Protocol for Baseline Measurement of Soccer Players that are sensitive indicators in elite soccer players. Project: Development of a digital sideline test to detect TBI and safety to return to play in elite soccer players, Testing of players at baseline (pre-injury) and with mild TBI. Conceptualization of research question and research design, test administration, database maintenance and statistical analysis using SPSS, protocol scoring, and patient reports. Neuropsychological Assessments Scored, Administered, and/or Entered:
Flanker Task; Color Trails Test; Digit Span; Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test; Category Verbal Fluency Test; California Verbal Learning Test.
VU University PressEditor
Nov. 2014 - Jul. 2015Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsRevision and update of textbook Aging and Dementia: Neuropsychology, Motor Skills and Pain, 4th Edition, by Prof. Dr. Erik J. A. Scherder (Head of Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University Amsterdam).
University of Nevada, Las VegasResearch Assistant
May. 2013 - Sep. 2014Las Vegas, Nevada AreaAuditory Cognitive Neuroscience Program Supervisor: Joel S. Snyder, Ph.D. Project: Effects of energy drinks on auditory perception
Responsibilities: Project Manager, author of research manuscript, conceptualization of research question and research design, IRB protocol preparation, creating code for stimuli using Presentation software, database maintenance and analysis using Microsoft Excel, statistical analysis using SPSS, recruitment, scheduling appointments, audiometric testing, test administration, training and supervising other research assistants in administration, protocol scoring, and data entry. Project: Neural correlates of auditory stream segregation
Responsibilities: Database maintenance using Microsoft Excel, creating code using Mac OSX for AFNI software, analysis of fMRI images using AFNI software, literature searches, and data entry. Project: Directed attention with object encoding
Responsibilities: Database maintenance and analysis using Microsoft Excel, creating code for stimuli using Presentation software, assisting in piloting study, audiometric testing, test administration, scoring, and data entry. Project: Effects of sleep on generalization learning
Responsibilities: Database maintenance and analysis using Microsoft Excel, creating code for stimuli using Presentation software, assisting in piloting study, audiometric testing, participant and presentation set up in an electroencephalogram (EEG), using BESA software to analyze event related potential (ERP) data, test administration, scoring, and data entry. Project: Auditory scene analysis and change deafness (multiple studies)
Responsibilities: Database maintenance and analysis using Microsoft Excel, creating code for stimuli using Presentation software, assisting in piloting studies, audiometric testing, test administration, scoring, and data entry.
University of Nevada, Las VegasResearch Assistant
Jan. 2013 - Aug. 2014Las Vegas, Nevada AreaNeuropsychology Research Program
Supervisor: Daniel N. Allen, Ph.D. Project: Effort Expenditure in Adults with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Responsibilities: Administration of standardized neuropsychological tests for assessment and diagnosis; scoring; database maintenance; patient recruitment Project: Validation of the Halstead Category Test
Responsibilities: Test Administration; Scoring; Database Maintenance; Training other research assistants Project: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 5th edition Standardization Study
Responsibilities: Subject Recruitment; Testing using both pencil-and-paper and computerized versions of the clinical battery. Project: Eye Tracking (various experiments)
Responsibilities: Trained to test subjects using eye tracking equipment, EKG, and Galvanic Skin Response. Assessments Scored, Administered, and/or Entered:
Halstead Category Test (computerized and original versions); Stroop Color Word Test; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test, 3rd edition (WAIS-III) Block Design; Vocabulary, Digit Span, and Digit Symbol Coding, Finger Tapping Test, Grooved Pegboard, Grip Strength, Phonemic Fluency (FAS); Search Identification Test; Test of Visual Attention; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; Trail Making Test A&B.
Fusion LoungeVIP Marketing
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2012Tokyo, JapanMarketing and growth of VIP and A-list celebrity clients, including clientele management; providing a bridge between the Japanese market and other international markets.
Phocea Mega YachtDirector of Public Relations
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2012OceaniaPublic Relations for the Honorary Consul of Vanuatu to Vietnam. Communication and cultural exchange facilitating the development of relationships with economic decision-makers and leaders, diplomats, and dignitaries; including the coordination of executive functions/events.
Don Nico PRDirector of Marketing and Public Relations
Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2011Shanghai and Hong KongMarketing and event management focused on the introduction of high-end Western brands in the Asian market.
TAO GroupVIP Marketing
Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2008Las Vegas, NevadaPart of the original founding team of TAO Group, Las Vegas. Responsible for innovative and engaging marketing strategies, client growth, red carpet and special events, strategic management and concierge services for international VIP and A-list celebrity clients.
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