Micaela Chan
Research Scientist at The University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMicaela Chan is a Research Scientist with 11 years of experience designing and leading longitudinal neuroimaging studies that integrate multimodal data from brain scans to actigraphy and ecological momentary assessment. She builds and maintains reproducible data pipelines and databases (SQL/REDCap, Linux servers, GitLab), and applies graph theory and multivariate methods to link large-scale brain networks with behavior, aging, depression, and socioeconomic factors. Proficient in R, MATLAB, and Python, she oversees data quality control and mentors students while publishing in top-tier journals. Based in Dallas, she combines deep technical rigor with practical study operations—an uncommon mix that enables both high-quality science and scalable data infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cognition and Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cognition and Neuroscience at The University of Texas at DallasHigh School, High School at Christian Alliance International SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, PSYCHOLOGY, Bachelor of Science - BS, PSYCHOLOGY at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Chinese, Chinese
Github Skills (50)
matlab9
surface9
connectivity8
network-tools8
r-package8
open-science7
nifti7
neuroscience7
correlation7
borrowing7
bookdown7
react6
linear-models6
mixed-models6
anova6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mychan24/system-segregation-and-graph-tools
Oct 2018 - Mar 2022
System segregation (see Chan et al. 2014 PNAS) and RSFC brain network tools
Contributions:2 releases, 59 commits, 4 PRs in 3 years 5 months
brainnetwork-toolsbrain-networksegregationchan
mychan24/invoiceR
Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:38 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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