Brendan Cullen
Data Science Educator
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrendan Cullen is a Data Science Educator with eight years of experience bridging neuroscience-driven research and practical data science education, currently teaching at RStudio PBC from Portland, Oregon. He translates complex experimental methods—fMRI, EEG, and behavioral RCTs—into reproducible, open-source workflows and hands-on training that empower researchers and students. With an MS in Psychology and a data science specialization, he has designed and led bootcamps, large undergraduate labs, and automated HPC workflows that improve collaboration and reproducibility. Brendan’s background in translational neuroscience gives him a unique focus on predictive modeling for behavioral health, and he’s adept at turning rigorous research pipelines into accessible teaching materials and tools.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Data Science Specialization in Educational Leadership, Data Science Specialization in Educational Leadership at University of OregonBachelor of Arts - BA, Neuroscience, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Neuroscience at Middlebury College
Github Skills (33)
learnr10
psych10
r-package9
hugo9
pagedown9
blogdown9
r8
netlify8
ggplot8
tidyverse7
statistical-inference7
data-analysis7
rstudio6
data-science6
rmarkdown5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
uopsych/summeR-bootcamp-2021
Aug 2021 - Sep 2021
Materials for the UO Psych SummeR Bootcamp 2021
Contributions:44 commits, 10 PRs, 41 pushes in 1 month
psych
brendanhcullen/rstudio-instructor-certification
Aug 2020 - Nov 2020
My materials for the RStudio Instructor Certification Teaching Exam
Contributions:103 commits, 4 PRs, 98 pushes in 2 months
rrstudio
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