Research Assistant · Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
Preparing quantitative datasets and supporting reliability, dimensionality, and preliminary psychometric analyses for medical respite care and medical student experience measures.
Quantitative researcher · Educator · Data scientist
Research at the intersection of education, health & data science.
I'm a doctoral student in Measurement, Quantitative Methods & Learning Sciences at the University of Houston. With a background in computer science and machine learning, I bring computational and psychometric methods to questions of student motivation, engagement, and digital health.
Current work
I combine applied measurement, health research, and teaching. My recent work includes pilot-measure validation, psychometric evaluation, and research on digital health engagement.
Summer Teaching Assistant · College of Education
Supporting Child and Adolescent Health and Health Aspects of Human Sexuality, with assessment, student feedback, and Canvas course administration.
Teaching Assistant · College of Education
Evaluated coursework and group projects, offered individualized feedback, and supported instruction in health behavior theory and intervention design.
Research Assistant · BOUNCE Project
Directing data collection and analysis for health intervention programs, mentoring interns, and contributing statistical analysis to manuscripts under an NSF AISL grant.
Earlier professional experience
Graduate Assistant, UH Bauer College of Business & Fertitta College of Medicine (2025); Instructional Assistant and Teaching Assistant, University of Houston (2024); Research Assistant, College of Education (2023–2024); Data Scientist, United We Care, India (2021–2023).
Selected publications
Recent peer-reviewed work spanning medical education, adolescent health, health information hygiene, and AI-enabled healthcare.
2026
Grit in undergraduate medical education: A scoping review. Medical Science Educator. DOI ↗
2026
Associations among anxiety, sleep quality, and binge eating in Hispanic and African American/Black early adolescents. Children, 13(6), 761. DOI ↗
2026
Preventing health information disorders in college students. Journal of American College Health. DOI ↗
2025
Applications of AI-based conversational agents in healthcare: A systematic umbrella review. International Journal of Medical Informatics. DOI ↗
2025
Visual voices: Youth perspectives on neighborhood and school health. Children, 12(9), 1165. DOI ↗
Research portfolio
Projects unite educational psychology, public health, and computational methods—with a consistent focus on translating evidence into useful decisions.
Psychometrics
Measurement development & validation
Reliability testing, dimensionality assessment, pilot-measure validation, SEM, multilevel modeling, serial mediation, and BCa bootstrapping.
Digital health
Health technology engagement
HINTS 7 studies of online health information seeking, wearables, eHealth engagement, psychological distress, and digital health equity.
Learning sciences
Belonging, motivation & engagement
IRB-approved and conference research on grit, self-efficacy, academic belonging, growth mindset, and science engagement.
Machine learning
Applied predictive modeling
Classification, NLP, sentiment analysis, OCR, time-series forecasting, and interpretable analytics using Python and R.
Awards & funding
Scholarships, fellowships, and competitive funding supporting my doctoral training, research, and scholarly dissemination at the University of Houston.
Basheer A. Hashmi Scholarship
Competitive scholarship supporting continued doctoral study and research.
Joshua Weinstein Memorial Endowed Scholarship
University of Houston endowed scholarship recognizing academic achievement.
PHLS Travel Fellowship
University of Houston fellowship supporting conference travel and research dissemination.
Graduate Student Poster Award Finalist
APA Division 15, American Psychological Association Annual Convention.
Graduate Tuition Fellowships
University of Houston awards: $8,162 for 2024–2025 and $9,929 for 2023–2024.
TA & RA Waivers
University of Houston tuition support: $9,180 in 2025–2026, $9,180 in 2024–2025, and $4,680 in 2023–2024.
Competitive SCHWCR Award
Competitive University of Houston funding award (54.213PH).
Methods & tools
A hybrid toolkit for rigorous quantitative research—from study design and statistical modeling to reproducible analysis and communication.
Mplus 8.10Structural equation modelingMultilevel modelingPsychometricsSPSSR / lavaanPythonscikit-learnPyTorchTensorFlowTableauPower BILaTeXCanvas LMS
Poster presentations
Research posters presented at the 2025 American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Open each poster to view the complete, high-resolution PDF.
Emotional Eating in Hispanic Adolescents: Role of Anxiety and Sleep Quality
Examines gender-specific relationships among anxiety, sleep quality, and emotional eating in Hispanic adolescents.
The Role of Self-Efficacy and Regulation Difficulties in Predicting Academic Procrastination
Explores how self-efficacy and difficulties regulating motivation and learning activities relate to academic procrastination.
The Role of Anxiety, Body Discrepancy and Sleep on Body Mass Index among Latino Youth
Investigates gender-specific associations of body size discrepancy, sleep quality, and social anxiety with BMI.
Gallery
Highlights from conferences, presentations, and the scholarly community. New occasions will be added as separate collections.
Conference collection
APA 2025
American Psychological Association Annual Convention · Denver, Colorado · August 2025
Travel collection
Florida Trip 2024
Scuba diving, camping, natural springs, and time with friends across Florida.
Travel collection
Galveston Trip 2026
A sunny visit to Galveston Beach and the historic Bishop's Palace.
Research impact
Citation metrics from my Google Scholar profile, with direct access to the complete publication record.
Google Scholar profile
Citations at a glance
Publication reach and citation activity over time.
Updated July 18, 2026
92Citations
91Citations since 2021
5h-index
2i10-index
Google Scholar snapshot. Visit the profile for the latest citation totals and publication details.
Education
Academic preparation spanning computer science, engineering, quantitative methods, and the learning sciences.
B.Sc. Engg.
Khulna, Bangladesh
North Western University
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering
Undergraduate focus in computer science, engineering, and data mining.
