Each research question encounters the problem of selecting the appropriate analysis to answer the question. I focus on defining a problem space & then selecting the most appropriate analytic strategy to address that research question. If I'm unfamiliar with a strategy, I try to leverage materials (e.g., workshops, courses, books) to get up to speed for those analyses. I use open-source methods, such as Github, R and/or Python, to document the code and ensure the reproducibility of the analyses.

Measurement is crucial when attempting to identify associations in rich datasets and making appropriate interpretations between variables that are relevant to human behaviors. I focus on measurement issues, such as valid interpretation & reliable measurement of numerical datapoints, to get a sense of what is and isn't appropriate to say with the collected variables. 

Development in animals is fascinating. Humans, like other animals, experience multiple developmental stages during their life-span. Developmental has non-specific and stage emergent and specific changes. Hence, Childhood is different from Adolescence and Adolescence is different from Adulthood. Due to Adolescent specific and emergent features, I focus on Adolescent development to understand how the critical development stage impacts future decision-making and health-related outcomes.