Summary
Cathryn Dunicliff is a multidisciplinary researcher and clinician blending MSc neuroscience research on visual perception at Western University with a decade of front-line pre-hospital emergency care experience. She is a registered advanced life support paramedic in both the UK and Ontario, translating complex physiological knowledge into rapid, high-stakes decision making. Prior roles include Python development and technical leadership, giving her a practical coding background applied to healthcare and research problems. Her work spans science communication and hands-on emergency response, reflecting an ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences. Unusually, she pairs beam dynamics experience from CERN with real-world ambulance operations, a combination that fuels creative problem solving at the intersection of neuroscience, code, and pre-hospital medicine.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Modules in Mathematics and Physics, Modules in Mathematics and Physics at The Open University
Hazardous Environment Medicine Paramedic, Hazardous Environment Medicine Paramedic at ORMS - Outreach Rescue Medic Skills
L5 Diploma in First Response Emergency & Urgent Care, L5 Diploma in First Response Emergency & Urgent Care at QualSafe
Bachelor of Science - BSc (Hons) Paramedic Practice, Bachelor of Science - BSc (Hons) Paramedic Practice at University of Cumbria
GCSEs and A-Levels, GCSEs and A-Levels at John Taylor High School
L3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving, L3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving at FutureQuals
Advanced Life Support, Advanced Life Support at Resuscitation Council UK
MSc Neuroscience, MSc Neuroscience at Western University