Jenna Floyd

Aspiring video game analyst.

Data Analyst   September 2024 - Present

Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

• Analyzing trait and genetic data of apple trees in R by using packages such as tidyverse, dplyr, and GAPIT
• Familiarizing myself with the literature to write two APA style papers with competing deadlines for publication
• Learning how to manipulate and analyze large genomic databases on a designated server with Batch

Research Assistant       May 2024 - August 2024

Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

• Improved a virtual reality experiment focused on motor learning in Unity based on user feedback
• Documented code and highlighted upcoming directions of the work for future research assistants
• Trained a coworker on how to use the Meta Quest 2 and Pimax Crystal in a research context

Research Project in Psychology                       September 2023 - April 2024

Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

• Committed to allocating ten hours a week to developing a traditional motor adaptation paradigm in virtual reality through Unity while managing a full course load
• Conducted two pilot studies with twelve participants each to collect performance data on virtual reality experiment
• Analyzed the collected data in R and identified and applied changes to the experiment accordingly and in a timely manner

Stroke Rehabilitation Research Assistant       May 2023 - August 2023

Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

• Learned how to use Unity and recreated a pervious psychological study in virtual reality that can be used in future studies at the CAN lab
• Managed multiple tasks with competing deadlines simultaneously while co-running a study with a Masters student and developing code for our primary project
• Recruited and guided twenty-five adults over the age of sixty through our rehabilitation games and collected data about their opinions of virtual reality

Neuroscience Research Assistant May 2022 - December 2022

Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

• Planned and carried out a pilot project to determine how large of a sample size was needed to find a good effect size using G*Power
• Completed a study by recruiting and running forty participants over the course of a month and performing data analysis before reporting the results
• Supervised and supported a high school co-op student once a week in the creation of instructions for rehabilitation games

Graduate from Acadia University in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Science. I double majored in psychology and computer science and completed the co-op program.