Niall Kavanagh
Communications Officer
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNiall Kavanagh is a communications professional with 13 years of experience shaping stories at the intersection of medicine, mental health, and public engagement. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has led strategic communications and media relations for UCSF and now develops narratives and outreach for the Global Brain Health Institute. His background in clinical psychology and hands-on research coordination gives him rare domain fluency for translating complex scientific findings into accessible, compelling content. Niall pairs premium journalistic and academic writing with event production and stakeholder engagement to amplify equity-focused brain health initiatives. Beyond formal roles, his interest in comedy and storytelling informs a creative voice that makes technical topics relatable and memorable. Colleagues rely on him to turn nuanced research into clear public-facing messages that advance impact and collaboration.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Clinical Psychology, Master's Degree, Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto UniversityBachelor's Degree, Finance, Bachelor's Degree, Finance at Santa Clara University
Github Skills (15)
xcode-plugin8
keybindings5
vim5
macos4
xcode4
chrome3
messagepack2
puppeteer2
msgpack2
ios2
browser2
objective-c2
python1
brave1
sql1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
bu-ist/sql-filter
Mar 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:23 commits in 2 months
pythonfilterssql-statementssqlstatements
nkavanagh/dotfiles
Mar 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:6 pushes in 11 months
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