Experience


Aramis D. M. Valverde
M.A. Bioethics Student, New York University
M.S. Cognitive & Information Sciences, University of California Merced


Non-Comprehensive List, In No Particular Order


Academic

Treasurer for Doctors Without Borders at San Francisco State

Served as the Treasurer of Doctors Without Borders at San Francisco State, One of the first officially sanctioned Doctors Without Borders student groups in the nation. Among other things, I was an integral part of the team which held our large formal fundraiser, was one of the primary contacts with DWB for their pop-up “Far from Home” exhibit, increased membership via collaborations with other campus organizations, and was the Designer of nearly all posters used by the Chapter to advertise for events

San Francisco State University Speech and Debate Team

Competitor with the San Francisco State University Speech and Debate Team, with multiple wins across dozens of tournaments, including taking 1st place by unanimous vote for my section at the Berkeley Invitational

Exploratory Data Analysis

Collected and analyzed data on Cognitive Science PhD student outcomes


Teaching Experience

University of California, Merced

- - - PHIL 003: Applied Ethics. Two Weekly Discussion Sections. Fall 2020 - -

- - - POLI 130: Institutions of Democracy. Teaching Assistant. Spring 2021 - -

- - - COGS 177/PHIL 173: Consciousness in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Teaching Assistant. Fall 2022 - -

- - - PHIL 001: Introduction to Philosophy. Two Weekly Discussion Sections. Spring 2022 - -


Professional Affiliations and Community Involvement

Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology: Membership Committeeperson

Templeton Foundation Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute: Fellow, 2021 & 2022

Oxford Mathematics of Consciousness and Applications Network [OMCAN]: Member

Association for Mathematical Consciousness Science: Associate Member

Organization for Computational Neuroscience

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Psychological Association

Cognitive Neuroscience Society

American Philosophical Association


Skills

Statistical Methods, Statistical Graphics, Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Methods, Large Dataset Analysis, Neural Systems Analysis, Electrophysiological Methods, Events Management, Organizational Financial Management, Photography, Book Cover Design, Public Speaking and Argumentation, Translation of Technically Dense Books: Korean to English

I also built this site, and if you buy me a coffee I'll send you the code for it. If you buy me two dozen coffees, I'll re-write the code myself, to your specifications.


Academic Areas of Interest and Specialization

Neural Basis of Cognition, Neural Computation, Neural-Chemical Mechanisms, Philosophy of Mind, Neural Architectures, Computational Basis for Cognition and Consciousness, Phenomenological Consciousness as Informational Processing, Neuro-Physiological Correlates of Behavior and Cognition, Neural Basis of Representation, Systematicity and Evolving Systems.