Annie Shen
Research Analyst at Synapse UCI
Irvine, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAnnie Shen is a research-focused cognitive neuroscientist and research assistant based in Irvine with 11 years of multidisciplinary experience spanning computational modeling, behavioral experiments, and clinical rehabilitation. At UC Irvine she develops Python and MATLAB models probing how selective attention and memory shape decision-making, while contributing to fMRI acquisition and high-accuracy behavioral data pipelines. Her background includes hands-on signal processing of speech using Praat and MATLAB, pediatric occupational therapy training, and industry analysis work—an unusual blend that bridges lab research, clinical practice, and product-oriented analytics. She also organizes large-scale student outreach and career programs, demonstrating strong project coordination and stakeholder engagement across academic and healthcare partners. Curious and methodical, she combines rigorous data handling with clear communication of complex cognitive models to diverse audiences.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at CourseraThe Neuropsychology of Emotions: Psychology, Psychiatry, and Psychopharmacology, The Neuropsychology of Emotions: Psychology, Psychiatry, and Psychopharmacology at Cambridge Centre for International ResearchUniversity of California, IrvineShenzhen Foreign Languages SchoolUC Irvine School of Social Sciences
Github Skills (3)
deep-learning3
perception3
machine-learning3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
PerceptionCognitionLab/data0
Feb 2015 - May 2021
Contributions:22 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 4 months
PerceptionCognitionLab/data5
Jan 2024 - Jan 2026
Contributions:137 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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