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Assistant Office

Location:
Sammamish, WA
Posted:
September 01, 2018

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Resume:

PRIYANKA DASGUPTA

+1-858-***-**** ******************@*****.***

EDUCATION

University of California, San Diego

Cognitive Science – Human Computer Interaction B. S GPA: 3.501

Graduation Date: June 2018

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant Cognitive Science Department, UCSD {July'17 – June’18} PI: Andrea Chiba

Worked with rat models of the brain to study neural mechanisms of prosocial behavior and social interactions of rats with robots.

Trained in rat handling, IP injections, sub-cutaneous injections, and basic histology techniques.

Completed an Honors Thesis and aided in implementing a novel tool to study neural basis of pro-social behavior using Python and Arduino.

Research Assistant Cognitive Science Department, UCSD {May’16 - March’17} PI: Federico Rossano

Helped design the pilot lab website using HTML, CSS, JQuery.

Coded data involving primates and analyzed multi-modal communication, cognitive development and social interaction amongst non-human primate mother-infant diads. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Cognitive Science Department, UCSD {Sept’16-Dec'17} COGS 14A: Intro to Research Methods Professor: Federico Rossano (Fall'16) COGS 14B: Intro to Statistical Analysis Professor: Steve Barrera (Spring’17) WARR 1: First Year Experience Professor: Grant Goodall (Fall’17)

Graded homework provided questions for quizzes, midterms and final.

Led discussion sections with 30+ students.

Held midterm review sessions for the class.

Answered the students’ questions during office hours and section and guided them throughout the quarter.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

UC Scholars Program, UC San Diego {Summer’17}

Awarded ‘Most Effective Instructional Assistant’, Cognitive Science Department {2016-2017} Staff Editor The Warren Equilibrium Undergraduate Research Journal, UCSD {May’17-June’18}

Edited student research submissions.

Interviewed professors and transcribed professor interviews.



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