Sai Priya Lakkireddy
Research Intern
Info
Educational Background
- PES University, India – Computer Science and Engineering
- University of California, Berkeley Extension – Minors in Psychology
Work at ADBS
- Research paper looking at the effect of Adverse childhood experiences on Neurocognition in healthy and “at-risk” individuals.
- Statistical analysis in R and python – Data Cleaning (multiple imputation), Latent variable modeling (Confirmatory factor analysis), examining Multi variate relationships (multiple linear & quantile regression models with interaction terms), and Data Visualization.
- Assessment and analysis of the following scales: Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for DSM5, Rothbart Adult Temperament Questionnaire, MINI International Personality Item Pool, WHO Adverse Childhood Experiences – International Questionnaire. Neurocognitive assessments – Color trails test I & II , Auditory N-back, Rey auditory verbal learning test, and Stop Signal Task.
Interests
- Effects of trauma and adversity on various aspects of psychopathology (developmental, cognitive, social and emotional) and the interventions necessary to prevent the development & exacerbation of psychopathology in the future.
- Risk & protective factors of child and adolescent development.