i am a behavioural neuroscientist, sound designer, and interdisciplinary researcher, with an interest in how we learn, perform, and assess complex skills in high stakes environments.

my research focuses on the creativity and science that underpin human performance in all its forms. some of my work focuses on creating immersive auditory and multisensory experiences for performers and audiences, using live, virtual, and hybrid environments. other work explores how to improve training methods and performance outcomes for health professionals, elite athletes, and performers.my lab also studies how we measure and evaluate performance. we apply various research methods across our work including neurophysiologic, behavioural and machine learning techniques.the 'big picture' questions driving my work are how learning, practice and experience change our brain, and how we can use our understanding of the underlying processes to help optimise human performance.

i am also a digital strategist for research. i have a particular interest in the intersection of digital research infrastructure, data strategy, research ethics and research policy.in addition to my academic appointments at mcmaster university and the university of toronto, i currently serve as the president, chief research officer and ceo of compute ontario. i also serve as the head of sound design for the stratford festival, as the director of mcmaster’s performance science lab, and as the creative director of mcmaster's livelab.

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i provide strategic guidance to researchers, research organizations, government, and funders on how to deliver, deploy and sustain digital research infrastructure and services support research and innovation. i am particularly interested in the intersection of advanced research computing tools and techniques, research ethics and data strategy, and exploring how different research disciplines can inform each other and create new approaches to working with, and interpreting, data. i am also very interested in understanding how we can build a more digitally literate and skilled workforce.i am presently serving as the president, chief research officer and chief executive officer for compute ontario, a non-governmental organization that coordinates investments in digital research infrastructure and training for the government of ontario. a lot of my recent work has been focused on increasing our understanding of how technology and data can improve the lives of ontario residents.

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