Eli Ziskin

Summary of Qualifications Dynamic and highly motivated research professional with 3+ years of comprehensive experience in experiment conceptualization, design, implementation, and analysis Proactive communicator with a proven track record of facilitating effective cross-functional collaboration Detail-oriented team leader with expertise in leading lab discussions, participant management, and data analysis Core Competencies & Areas of Expertise Research and Leadership Skills Participant Management | Data Collection & Analysis | Subject Preparation | Scheduling | Reporting | Data Synthesis | Public Speaking | Written and Verbal Communication Technical Skills Statistical Analysis: R, MATLAB, SPSS Programming Technologies: mySQL, Ruby on Rails, React Native Programming Technologies: Javascript, HTML/CSS, React.js, jQuery, Node.js, C# Version Control: Git, GitHub Wireframing: Balsamiq, Microsoft PowerPoint Designing: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator Project Management: Basecamp, Asana, Slack, Trello, Discord Other: Authentication, first and third party APIs, Heroku, Express, Scrum, Typescript Languages Russian, English, Spanish, Hebrew Relevant Experience University of Arizona | Tucson, AZJuly 2018 - April 2019 Research Assistant Served as an assistant to the principal investigator in the Consciousness-Action-Time Lab, responsible for running participants in behavioral, eye tracking, and EEG experiments. Participated in all stages of research from experiment conceptualization and design, to implementation, management, and data analysis Trained and worked with two undergraduate research assistants in data collection and analysis Led regular lab discussions and joint-lab meetings with the Spatial Cognition Lab First author commentary in Behavioral and Brain Sciences “Limitations of Hoerl and McCormack’s dual systems model of temporal consciousness” (in press) University of California Davis | Davis, CAApril 2017 - May 2018 Undergraduate Research Assistant Assisted the principal investigator and graduate researchers in the Spatial Cognition Lab. Responsible for experiment design and participation management. Supported fellow researchers in experiment conceptualization, design, and data analysis. Communicated key findings and discussed relevant scientific literature in weekly lab discussions Coauthored: “Navigating large-scale space and novel geometries in the absence of vision” Contributed to the preparation of manuscript Designed and conceptualized experiment Analyzed data, ran participants on Virtual Reality platform (SteamVR) University of California Davis - Center for Mind & Brain | Davis, CAJune 2016 - October 2017 Undergraduate Research AssistantJune 2017 - October 2017 Responsible for recruiting participants and administrative tasks (scheduling and training) in the Visual Cognition Lab. Administered cognitive tests to elderly participants (60+) Assist graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and principal investigator in running eye tracking experiments and analyzing data Undergraduate Research AssistantJune 2016 - December 2016 Supported the principal investigator and graduate students in the Language Learning Lab in data entry and results analysis. Managed participants (8-24 months of age) in behavioral and eye tracking experiments Administered cognitive tests to participants Responsible for recruiting participants, and daily administrative tasks such as scheduling and training Educational Qualifications University of California Davis | Davis, CAJune 2016 – June 2019 Major in Cognitive Science and Philosophy, Minor in Linguistics Leadership Experience Founder and President | Cognitive Science Club | University of California – Davis May 2016 - June 2017 Responsible for acquiring more than 120 members Organized meet-ups to exchange our ideas on Cognitive Science Collaborated with local startup company that manufactures portable EEG headsets (Emotiv) Held 24-hour Python coding marathon Managing Editor and Administrator | Popular Cog Sci Facebook Page | Davis, CA January 2016 - July 2017 Managed the 2nd most popular Cognitive Science page on Facebook (behind Cognitive Science Society) Responsible for acquiring more than 10,000 followers from 5,000 in one year Regularly posted and wrote content for the Facebook page, developed the website, and promoted the page on social media with ads Officer | Model United Nations September 2012 - June 2016 Participated in Model United Nations conferences throughout California Served as a representative for the club, and attended regular overarching meeting for the organization and managed the club’s finances Other Work Experience Freelance Editor and Writing Private Instructor | Davis, CA & Tucson, AZ August 2012 – Present Assist high school and college students in SAT & GRE exam preparation Proofread essays and provide writing assistance to undergraduate (75%) and graduate (25%) students in various types of coursework Specialize in scientific and philosophical manuscripts