Hi, my name is

Natasha.

Interdisciplinary researcher

Biosensing ∙ Interpersonal Synchrony ∙ Digital Health ∙ Autism ∙ Music

curriculum vitae

About Me

I am an interdisciplinary scientist working at the intersection of developmental science, wearable biosensing, and human-centered computing. My research integrates nonlinear and multivariate time series analysis with multimodal behavioral measurement using computer vision and accelerometry. I have a strong interest in developing digital music-based interventions for autism.

I received my PhD in Personal Health Informatics from the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University in Dec 2025.

I am currently a Research Associate at Northeastern University in Boston, MA and looking for postdoctoral research opportunities.

Research Experience

Doctoral Student | Research Assistant - Northeastern University
2020 – 2025
Computational Behavioral Science Lab (PI: Matthew Goodwin, PhD)
Course Instructor and Developer
Spring 2022
CS 4910: Wearables and Biobehavioral Health
Teaching Assistant
Fall 2020 ∙ Spring 2021
PHTH 4202: Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health
2017 – 2020

G. H. Sergievsky Center, Department of Neurology (PI: Sylvie Goldman, PhD)

  • Collected EEG and behavioral data for research studies
  • Assisted with neuropsychological evaluations of autism
  • Assisted with preparation of manuscripts, grant proposals, and conference posters
2017 – 2019

Mother–Infant Communication Lab, Department of Child Psychiatry (PI: Beatrice Beebe, PhD)

  • Annotated and preprocessed audio data to quantify vocal rhythm and prosodic features
  • Conducted interrater reliability analyses
  • Trained research assistants in standardized annotation protocols

Selected Papers

Recent Projects

PhysioView 1.0
Python TypeScript HTML/CSS
PhysioView 1.0
A signal quality assessment pipeline and dashboard for wearable physiological data.
Paper
pyvocals 0.1.1
Python
pyvocals 0.1.1
A Python package for vocal turn-taking feature extraction.
DOI

Education

2020 – 2025
Doctor of Philosophy, Personal Health Informatics
Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University

Dissertation: Multimodal assessment of biobehavioral synchrony in parent–child dyads: A multimethod approach
Advisor: Matthew Goodwin, PhD

Academic Activities:

  • Khoury College PhD Committee (Student Representative)
  • Khoury College Social Activities Committee (Officer)
  • Khoury College PhD Women (Member)
Thesis Commons Open Science Framework
2016 – 2018
Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology
Teachers College, Columbia University

Thesis: Identifying vocal-motor behaviors of joint engagement in children with autism spectrum disorder and their parents
Advisor: Sylvie Goldman, PhD

Academic Activities:

  • Seed Grants for Interdisciplinary Projects ($3000; Role: Co-PI)
  • Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
  • Inaugural Student Showcase, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Project at Columbia University
Columbia Academic Commons
2008 – 2012
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Barnard College, Columbia University
Thesis: Prenatal maternal psychopathology and mother-child emotional availability
Advisor: Michael Myers, PhD

Get in Touch

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