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Professional Services
Time to unlock the full value of your data. Offer hands-on data extraction, assessment, cleaning, and management. Prepare your data for statistical analysis, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
Whether it’s testing hypotheses, uncovering trends, data visualization, or proving impact, I’ll turn data into answers you can trust. Conduct a large range of statistical analyses from summary analyses to inferential statistics and machine learning.
In any field, good ideas alone aren’t enough—you need clear, credible research and communication to make them count. Offer specialized expertise in cognitive neuroscience, behavioral science, psychiatric research, and statistical reporting.
Project management and execution services will keep your initiatives on track, on time, and on budget. Provide project execution and management services, from statements of work, project schedules and milestones, budget projections, to stakeholder engagement.
Professional Experiences
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Positions
-Consulting and Freelance. Research and Data Specialist. Full-time (40 hrs/week), Remote. 2025-Current
-Peraton, Inc. Research Science, Lead. Full-time (40 hrs/week), Office of People Analytics, Department of Defense, Remote. 2021-2024.
-Leidos Inc. Behavioral Research Scientist. Full-time (40 hrs/week), Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA. 2018-2020.
-NSF Fellow at Quasar, Inc. Postdoc in Biomedical Research. Full-time (40 hrs/week), San Diego, CA. 2016-2018.
-UNM Center for Brain Recovery and Repair. NIH Postdoc. Full-time (40 hrs/week), Albuquerque, NM. 2016.
-UNM Clinical Neuroscience Center. NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Full-time (40 hrs/week), Albuquerque, NM. 2012-2016.
-University of New Mexico, Department of Psychology. Instructor in Statistics. Part-time (20 hrs/week), Albuquerque, NM. 2015.
-VA Medical Healthcare System, Behavioral and Psychiatric Research. Research Scientist II. Full-time (40 hrs/week), Albuquerque, NM. 2009-2012.
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Training and Skills
Project Management Professional Course, Program Management Institute (34 credit hours).
Proficient with multiple statistical and analysis software such as, R, SPSS, Matlab, G-Power, and has some experience using Python, M-Plus, SQL, STATA, and Tableau.
Signal processing on electroencephalography (EEG), functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), structural MRI, and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) data.
Proficient with Microsoft Office (including Microsoft Projects for managing project schedules and deliverables), MS Teams, Zoom, and Google Suite.
Experience with Statistical Parametric Modeling (SPM) and Dynamic Causal Modeling (DCM).
Developed cognitive testing and scoring platforms using Presentation (Neurobehavioral Systems, Inc), PyPi, E-Prime, and perl.
Certified to administer and score Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition (MATRICS) neuropsychological standardized tests.
Trained to proctor and score Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, The NIH Executive Abilities battery, and Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory.
Certified/trained to administer and score psychiatric symptoms scales: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, Scale for the assessment of Negative Symptoms, Clinical Global Impression, Hamilton Depression Rating, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist.
Certified/trained to conduct the Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM disorders.
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Research Articles
Belding, J.N., Englert, R.M., Fitzmaurice, S., Jackson, J., Koenig, H., Hunter, M.A., Thomsen, C.J., da Silva, U.O. (2021). Potential health and performance effects of high-level and low-level blast: a scoping review of two decades of research. Frontiers in Neurology, 12.
Quinn D.K, Story-Remer J., Brandt, E., Hunter M.A., Richardson J.D., Clark V.P., Yeo R., Shuttleworth C.W., And Mayer A.R. (2020). Cerebral Perfusion Effects of Cognitive Training and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Mild-Moderate TBI. Frontiers in Neurology, 11.
Robinson, C.S., Armenta, M., Combs, A., Lamphere, M., Garza, G.J., Neary, J. Wolfe, J.H., Molina, E., Semey, D.E., Mckee, C.M., Gallegos, S.J., Jones, A.P., Trumbo, M.C., Al-Azzawi, H., Hunter, M.A..., Witkiewitz, K. (2019). Modulating Affective Experience and Emotional Intelligence with Loving Kindness Meditation and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Pilot Study. Social Neuroscience, 16.
Hunter, M.A., Lieberman, G., Coffman, B.A., Trumbo, M.C., Armenta, M.L., Robinson, C.S.H., Bezdek, M.A., O'Sickey, A.J., Jones, A.P., Romero, V. (2018). Mindfulness-based training with transcranial direct current stimulation modulates neuronal resource allocation in working memory: A randomized pilot study with a nonequivalent control group. Heliyon, 4(7), e00685.
Chen, Y.H., Howell, B., Edgar, J.C., Huang, M.X., Kochunov, P., Hunter, M.A., ... Canive, J.M. (2018). Associations and Heritability of Auditory Encoding, Gray Matter, and Attention in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, sby111.
Edgar, J.C., Fisk I.V., Charles L., Chen, Y., Stone‐Howell, B., Liu, S., Hunter, M.A., Huang, M.X., Bustillo, J., Cañive, J.M, Miller, G.A. (2018). Identifying auditory cortex encoding abnormalities in schizophrenia: The utility of low‐frequency versus 40 Hz steady‐state measures. Psychophysiology, e13074.
Godwin, C. A., Hunter, M. A., Bezdek, M. A., Lieberman, G., Elkin-Frankston, S., Romero, V. L., … Schumacher, E. H. (2017). Functional connectivity within and between intrinsic brain networks correlates with trait mind wandering. Neuropsychologia, 103, 140–153.
Edgar, J. C., Fisk IV, C. L., Chen, Y.-H., Stone-Howell, B., Hunter, M. A., Huang, M., … Miller, G. A. (2017). By our bootstraps: Comparing methods for measuring auditory 40 Hz steady-state neural activity. Psychophysiology, 54(8), 1110-1127.
Trumbo, M. C., Matzen, L. E., Coffman, B.A., Hunter, M.A., Jones, A.P., Robinson, C.S., and Clark, V.P. (2016). Enhanced Working Memory Performance via Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: The Possibility of Near and Far Transfer. Neuropsychologia, 93, pp85-96.
Matzen, L. E., Trumbo, M. C., Haass, M. J., Hunter, M. A., Silva, A., Stevens-Adams, S. M., … O’Rourke, P. (2016). Practice makes imperfect: Working memory training can harm recognition memory performance. Memory & Cognition, 1–15. http://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-016-0629-4
Chen, Y.-H., Howell, B., Edgar, J.C., Huang, M., Wootton, C., Hunter, M.A., … Cañive, J.M. (2015). Frontal slow-wave activity as a predictor of negative symptoms, cognition, and functional capacity in schizophrenia. British Journal of Psychiatry.
Hunter, M. A., Coffman, B. A., Gasparovic, C., Calhoun, V. D., Trumbo, M. C., & Clark, V. P. (2015). Baseline effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on glutamatergic neurotransmission and large-scale network connectivity. Brain Research, 1594, 92–107.
Edgar, J. C., Chen, Y.-H., Lanza, M., Howell, B., Chow, V. Y., Heiken, K., Hunter, M.A., … Cañive, J. M. (2014). Cortical thickness as a contributor to abnormal oscillations in schizophrenia? NeuroImage: Clinical, 4, 122–129.
Hunter, M. A., Coffman, B., Trumbo, M., & Clark, V. (2013). Tracking the neuroplastic changes associated with transcranial direct current stimulation: a push for multimodal imaging. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, 495, 1-5.
Chen, Y.-H., Edgar, J. C., Huang, M., Hunter, M. A., Epstein, E., Howell, B., … Cañive, J. M. (2013). Frontal and superior temporal auditory processing abnormalities in schizophrenia. NeuroImage: Clinical, 2, 695–702.
Edgar, J.C., Hunter, M.H., Huang, M.X., Smith, A.K., Chen, C., Sadek, J., Lu, B.Y., Miller, G.A., Canive, J.M. (2012). Temporal and frontal cortical thickness associations with M100 auditory activity and attention in healthy controls and individuals with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 140(1-3), 250-257.
Hunter, M.A., Villarreal, G., McHaffie, G.R., Jimenez, B.J., Hanlon, F.M., A.K., Smith, Thoma, R. Cañive, J.M. (2011). Lateralized abnormalities in auditory sensory gating and cortical thickness in PTSD. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging 191, 138-144.
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Research Products
Ashley, O., W., Kelley, D., Cisler, D., Ciani, M., Osborn, M.A., Hunter, K., Kennedy, J., Beneda, F., Katana, C., Taylor, and O., Shechter. (2024). Resources Exist, Asking Can Help (REACH) Field Test with Geographically Isolated Service Members. OPA Report No. 2024-003, PERSEREC-TR-24-01. Office of People Analytics, Defense Personnel Security Research Center.
Hunter, M.A., Ciani, D., Cisler, D., Fauth, W., Wilson, G., Chandler, C. (In Preparation). Assessment of Potential Risk Factors Associated with COVID-19 to Improve Workplace Violence Prevention, Assistance and Response. OPA Report, PERSEREC-TR-24-08. Office of People Analytics, Defense Personnel Security Research Center.
Hunter, M.A., Beneda, j., Wolf, P., Cisler, D., Lo., C., Dickerhoof. (In Preparation). Military Compatibility at Accession: Contributions from Personnel Security. Office of People Analytics, Defense Personnel Security Research Center.
Hunter, M.A., W., Fauth, D., Cisler, & A., Rose. (2023). Developing a Data Analysis Plan for the Insider Threat Community. OPA Report, PERSEREC-TR-23-05. Office of People Analytics, Defense Personnel Security Research Center.
Hunter, M.A., G., Wilson, A., Neville, D., Cisler, F., Katana, E., Mappin, & D., Richmond. (2022). Using Behavioral Biomarkers for Personnel Security Risk Assessment: Current Capabilities and Evidence for Validity. OPA Report No. 2022-148, PERSEREC-TR-22-34. Office of People Analytics, Defense Personnel Security Research Center.
Wilson, G., Wolford, R., Hunter, M., Beneda, J., Ellis, S. K., Jaros, S. L., & Rose, A.E. (2022). Better ways to work together. A playbook for developing personal and organizational resilience. (PERSEREC-PA-22-06, OPA Report Number 2022-081). Seaside, CA: Defense Personnel and Security Research Center/Office of People Analytics. DTIC.
Hunter, M.A., Ashley, O., Taylor, C., McGrath, S., Palmer, M., & Nelson, L. (2021). Increasing workforce commitment and loyalty in the 21st century. OPA Report No. 2021-128, PERSEREC-RN-21-19. Office of People Analytics, Defense Personnel Security Research Center.
Taylor, C., Ashley, O., Hunter, M.A, Palmer, M., & McGrath, S. (2021). 21st century manager’s field guide to employee loyalty: Guidebook & employee career stage cards. OPA Report No. 2021-127, PERSEREC-PA-21-3. Office of People Analytics, Defense Personnel Security Research Center.
Hurtado, S. Simon-Arndt, C. Kohen, C. Hunter, M.A., Thomsen, C. Kowitz, B. & Sanchez, S. S. (2019). Enhancing Decision-Making Under Stress Among Sailors. (No. NHRC-19-63). Naval Health Research Center: San Diego CA. Ad1085702.
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