Presentations & Media

This page brings together invited academic talks, conference presentations, posters, media, and public-facing science communication activities.

Invited academic talks and presentations

Seminars

  • Invited Seminar — UC San Diego and CAMH Toronto (Jul 2022). Using non-invasive brain stimulation to improve executive function following acquired brain injury in children
  • Invited Speaker — UC & Western Neurotrauma Symposium, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA (Oct 2024). Developing tDCS as a treatment for attention problems in pediatric acquired brain injury: From biomarker identification to at-home treatment

Conference talks and symposia

  • Oral Presentation — Neuromodec NYC Neuromodulation (Aug 2026). Establishing Transcranial Endogenous Current Stimulation (tECS): A Pilot Study Modulating the EEG Aperiodic Exponent with Biomimetic Stimulation
  • Symposium Chair, Organizer, and Speaker — 6th International Brain Stimulation Conference, Kobe, Japan (Feb 2025). At-home brain stimulation in complex clinical populations: Practical, clinical, and scientific considerations
  • Symposium Co-Chair and Organizer — 6th International Brain Stimulation Conference, Kobe, Japan (Feb 2025). Closed-Loop Brain Stimulation – Pushing the Boundaries towards Clinical Applications through Multiple Modalities
  • Oral Presentation — Australasian Brain Stimulation Society, Sydney, Australia (Nov 2023). Using tDCS to improve attention in children with acquired brain injury: Correlates of response and home-based treatment

Posters

  • Poster Presentation — SOBP Conference, New York City, USA (Apr 2026). The Time Course of Neural Target Engagement in a Randomized Trial of 10 Hz tACS for Depression: Daily EEG Alpha Network Dynamics across Five Days
  • Poster Presentation — SOBP Conference, Toronto, Canada (Apr 2025). Daily changes in high-density EEG alpha power and functional connectivity across five consecutive days of 10 Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation in depression: Results from a randomized controlled trial
  • Poster Presentation — 5th International Brain Stimulation Conference, Lisbon, Portugal (Feb 2023). tDCS at home in children with acquired brain injury (hrtDCS-Attention): A dose-controlled clinical trial protocol

Media and science communication

The Rhythmic Forum

Carolina Center for Neurostimulation (Apr 2026). I led coordination of and performed in this music and neuroscience event featuring live EEG, musical performances, and a mental health panel.

The Rhythmic Forum performers Athena performing saxophone The Rhythmic Forum team

Natural Rhythms

Carolina Performing Arts / UNC School of Medicine (Feb 2025). I led and coordinated Carolina Center for Neurostimulation participation in an event featuring live EEG streaming during a violin performance. See video.

Natural Rhythms event


UNC Health / School of Medicine

Interviewee / media article subject (Dec 2024). Featured in the Postdoc Journeys article and video interview.


10 News Australia — Dec 2023

TV Interviewee. Interviewed about advanced DTI/NODDI work on structural connectivity during recovery from pediatric mild traumatic brain injury. See video interview.


Advanced imaging predicts the recovery of children with brain injury — Dec 2023

Media article subject. Featured in the UQ Queensland Brain Institute media release and The Hippocratic Post.


10 News Australia — Oct 2023

TV Interviewee. Interviewed about a personalized home tDCS headband and home-based clinical trial following acquired brain injury in children. See tv news interview.