Professional Development

Lead Us Not Into Error: Practical Advice From Statistical Reviewers

June 08, 2022

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

Statistical analyses can reveal important patterns in neuroscience data but can also lead us into error. This webinar will give practical advice on issues that often come up during statistical reviews of manuscripts—it will explain the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them. Topics will include covariate selection, sample-size planning, and p-value interpretation. The workshop will consist of short talks from experienced statistical reviewers and an interactive discussion.

Speakers

Robert Calin-Jageman, PhD

Robert Calin-Jageman, PhD, is a professor of psychology and neuroscience program director at Dominican University. He received his bachelor's degree in philosophy from Albion College, a PhD in physiological psychology from Wayne State University, and his postdoctoral fellowship in neurobiology at Georgia State University in the lab of Paul S. Katz. Calin-Jageman's research lab studies the neurobiology of learning and memory, using sensitization in Aplysia as our model system. He also develops open-source tools for statistical analysis and neuroscience education.

Katherine Button, PhD

Katherine Button is an associate professor at the University of Bath, UK. Her main research interests lie in mechanisms underlying anxiety and depression and their treatment, but she has a side interest in research rigour and reproducibility. She received her undergraduate degree in neuroscience from Cambridge University and her PhD in Psychiatry from the University of Bristol, where she also held two post-doctoral fellowships before moving to her current role at the University of Bath.

Mike Malek-Ahmadi, PhD

Mike Malek-Ahmadi is a Bioinformatics Scientist at the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. He was worked in the field of Alzheimer’s disease research since 2003 and is an author on over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles in the areas of Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and normal aging. Dr. Malek-Ahmadi’s current work at the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute focuses on identifying and characterizing pre-clinical Alzheimer’s disease using clinical, cognitive, neuroimaging, and neuropathological data. Dr. Malek-Ahmadi earned a BS from the University of Arizona, a MS from the University of South Florida, and a PhD from the University of Westminster.

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