About Me

I am broadly interested in human cognitive function as a whole, and particularly how it relates to neural processes. My academic and research background has been heavily influenced by life experiences, having conducted research in Malaysia (The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus), the UK (The University of Nottingham), and the USA (The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and now the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

In my free time, I am an obsessed Arsenal/soccer fan, pretty decent cook, and average-at-best gamer, as well as a huge rescue dog advocate. My dog, Hamilton (pictured here) helps get me through grad school.

Education

2014

B.Sc. Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, UK

2017-current

Ph.D. in Neuroscience
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL, USA

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Other Research Experience

2013

Summer research internship

University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus

Semenyih, Malaysia

2015-2017

Lab manager

RAP Lab, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

Awards and Honors

2021

Received the Bob Bilger Graduate Student Award for research into the auditory system

Fall, 2020

Included in the University of Illinois “List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students” based on student evaluations (average rating >4.0/5.0 for all student evaluations)

2020

Accepted to NIH funded fMRI training course at The University of Michigan (canceled due to COVID-19)

Spring, 2020

Included in the University of Illinois “List of Teachers Ranked as Outstanding by Their Students” based on student evaluations (average rating >4.5/5.0 for all student evaluations)

Fall, 2019