Todd Parsons
Python Developer at Open Science Tools
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTodd Parsons is a Python developer with nine years' experience focused on building and improving PsychoPy, a widely used open-source tool for running psychology and neuroscience experiments. Based in Nottingham, he combines back-end development with front-end UI design, notably enhancing PsychoPy’s button box, pilot/debug tabs, and routine timing displays to make experiment building more reliable and usable. His background in psychology (BSc first-class, MSc with distinction) informs a pragmatic approach to human-centered scientific software and active community support through forums and bug fixes. At Open Science Tools and previously at the University of Nottingham, he has specialized in the app-facing side of experiment software, bridging research needs and production-quality code. Less obvious: he pairs technical contributions with hands-on user support, turning forum insights into practical UI and workflow improvements.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology, First Class Honors, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology, First Class Honors at University of LincolnA-Levels, A-Levels at Sawtry Community College
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Github Skills (6)
python10
ui-design9
interface-design9
user-interface9
testing7
windows-gui6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
psychopy/psychopy
May 2020 - Jan 2023
For running psychology and neuroscience experiments
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & UI Designer
Back-end Developer & UI DesignerContributions:2 releases, 109 reviews, 2591 commits in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Todd contributed enhancements to the Psychopy experiment, specifically focusing on improving the user interface and functionality of the button box component and related settings. These changes included adding a customizable "pilot" functionality, which required the addition of a dedicated tab for debugging and customization. Furthermore, they streamlined the loading of information and implemented code that displayed the start and stop times of a routine in relation to the timer.
neurosciencepythonexperiment-controlcognitive-scienceopenscience
TEParsons/psychopy
May 2021 - Dec 2022
For running psychology and neuroscience experiments
Contributions:356 commits, 6 PRs, 2771 pushes in 1 year 7 months
psychologyneurosciencepythonneuroscience-experiments
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