Research Clinic
One focused session on a specific stuck point — a question that will not sharpen, a design that will not settle, results that will not interpret.
Single 60- or 90-minute session
For students
Your project is stuck. Your thinking does not have to be.
Graduate research coaching to find the real bottleneck, strengthen the reasoning, and choose the next defensible step — while the ideas and the work remain yours.
Book a free 15-minute fit callResearch coaching
Find the bottleneck, then move one step.
A vague question becomes a design problem; a design problem becomes confusing data; confusing results make the entire project feel impossible to explain. We locate the knot.
Project Coaching
A four-session package with agreed goals between meetings, for a project that needs sustained attention rather than one conversation.
Four sessions
Ongoing Research Mentoring
Limited monthly support for students who do not have enough methodological mentorship where they are.
Monthly, limited availability
Common starting points
Come with the messy version.
- A question that will not sharpen
- A design that will not settle
- A study producing ambiguous results
- An analysis plan that feels disconnected
- A thesis or dissertation that will not cohere
- An advisor meeting, proposal, or defense ahead
Who you are working with
The methods are not theoretical to me.
I am a PhD cognitive psychologist, trained at the University of California, Davis. From 2011 to 2023 I ran experimental research on stress and memory, published peer-reviewed work, and taught university courses end to end — and the UC Davis Memory and Plasticity Program publicly credits me and my peers for curriculum development and mentorship.
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2011–2023
Completed earlier in my career
Memory research, teaching, and mentorship
Peer-reviewed work on how acute stress shapes memory, alongside university teaching and graduate research mentorship.
Every case names its evidence and its limits.All selected work.
Straightforward pricing
$100 / hour
Whichever format suits the work. The first 15-minute conversation is free.
the Twin Cities / remote or in person
Also available
Graduate application coaching
Program and mentor fit, application strategy and timeline, CV organization, feedback on your statement of purpose, preparing recommenders, and mock interviews.
Research methods and statistics tutoring
Introductory and intermediate statistics, experimental design, reading empirical papers, and interpreting statistical output.
GRE quantitative and test strategy
Quantitative reasoning, general test-taking strategy, and individualized study planning.
The boundary matters
Your work stays yours.
I can teach methods, ask questions, diagnose problems, and give feedback on drafts. I do not write application essays, complete graded assignments, fabricate or manipulate results, or produce theses and dissertations on a student's behalf.
I cannot guarantee a grade, score, admission, publication, or funding. Follow your institution's policies and involve your advisor when the work materially affects a thesis or dissertation.
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