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Preeha Sohail

@preehasohail

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Research assistant combining predictive analytics, UX design, and health AI.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can combine predictive analytics, UX research, and health AI to improve clinical workflows and patient engagement—especially in culturally responsive care. I want an interdisciplinary team that values rigorous evaluation and real-world impact.

I’m a Research Assistant focused on improving opioid use disorder care through predictive analytics, human-centered design, and applied health AI. My work connects clinical research needs with rigorous analytics to build tools that clinicians and patients can actually use.

In my honors thesis, I used predictive analytics and time-lagged mixed-effects logistic regression in Python to model clinician adoption patterns, evaluate effects on clinical workflows, and generate validated behavioral outcome measures and visualizations. I also completed computational training in neural data analysis, behavioral statistics, and MATLAB-based experimental design, strengthening how I structure problems and interpret results.

At Friends Research Institute, I recruit participants, abstract data from EMRs, and support clinical research while adhering to IRB, HIPAA, and GCP standards. I design culturally responsive training materials for Peer Counselors and lead hospital-based trainings on Standard Medical Management to improve screening, treatment initiation, and retention with patient-centered communication.

I’ve also built and deployed an NLP-powered chatbot using QliqSOFT to deliver personalized support and automated referrals to social services. Across projects, I aim to translate advanced methods into clear, user-tested systems—where evidence, usability, and health equity reinforce each other.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Research Assistant

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Friends Research Institute

Aug 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Conduct research participant identification and recruitment for an opioid use disorder study, abstracting data from EMRs and following IRB, HIPAA, and GCP standards. Developed culturally responsive peer-counselor training materials and led hospital trainings on Standard Medical Management, and built an NLP chatbot to support referrals and social service navigation.

IRB Compliance Instructional Design Clinical Care Coordination

Research Assistant

Glimcher Lab, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Nov 2022 - Jul 2024 (1 year 8 months)

Coordinated participant recruitment and data-collection workflows for the SOAR clinical trial evaluating a mobile platform for predicting opioid reuse. Supported informed consent procedures, maintained IRB study documentation, scribed clinician interviews, and assisted qualitative analysis and research protocol development.

Clinical Trial Coordination IRB Document Maintenance Qualitative Interview Transcription Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Vice President, Student Council

CAS Student Council, New York University

Sep 2021 - May 2024 (2 years 8 months)

Served as Vice President, overseeing CAS Student Council elections and working with the CAS Dean to implement school-wide changes. Served as International Student Representative, partnering with career services and international student programs to increase internship access and launch culturally centered student spaces.

Student Leadership Election Administration Stakeholder Management Event Coordination International Student Advocacy Collaboration With Campus Centers

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

New York University

Interdisciplinary Computational Training, Computational Methods

2021 - 2024

Activities and societies: Completed Introduction to Neural Data Analysis (Python), Statistics for Behavioral Sciences (SPSS), and Honors Research Lab (MATLAB); participated in clinical translation seminars bridging computational methods and behavioral health.

Completed Interdisciplinary Computational Training at NYU’s Center for Neural Science from 2021 to 2024.

New York University

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience

2021 - 2024

Activities and societies: Honors thesis (2023-2024) on integrating a mobile health (mHealth) intervention into guideline-based care for opioid use disorder; used Python predictive analytics and time-lagged mixed-effects logistic regression to model clinician adoption patterns and clinician workflow impact.

Completed a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Neuroscience at New York University from 2021 to 2024, including an honors thesis in predictive analytics for clinical decision-making.

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science

2019 - 2020

Earned a Bachelor of Science at the University of Michigan from 2019 to 2020.

University of Michigan

Independent Study, Computational Informatics

2019 - 2020

Activities and societies: Analyzed water quality and related environmental data in Troy, Michigan using Python for data analysis, statistical modeling, and visualization; used faculty mentorship and scientific literature to inform study design and interpretation.

Undertook independent study in interdisciplinary computational training at the University of Michigan from 2019 to 2020.

Coursera

Professional Certificate, UX/UI Design

2024 -

Activities and societies: Trained in human-centered design, user needs analysis, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design systems; created low-fidelity Figma prototypes for culturally adapted educational video modules for peer recovery coaches.

Completed a Professional Certificate on UX/UI design via Coursera in 2024.