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I have released an alpha version of my new R package, cobifnirs. This package is designed to import and process fNIRS data from COBI Studio. The package is available on github and details can be found on the package website: https://christopherjwilson.

Recently, I was trying to export my results data from a study that was running on a local version of JATOS. However, the export would hang and the operation would never complete.

I am currently conducting a study that uses fNIRS to indirectly measure cognitive activity during a decision-making task. The fNIRS setup that we have is from BioPac, and though it seems to work well, the data files that are generated are made to be compatible with the software that the company also sells (convenient!

Open research is built on the principles of transparency and reproducability. Often, the tools we use to produce outputs from our research, such as manuscripts, presentations and posters, do not allow for this.

I teach a research methods module that uses R for statistical analysis. As a keen user of R and RStudio, I had to decide the best way to deliver the course and how to ensure a straightforward and consistent experience for students, most of whom were new to R.

Sentiment analysis is a way of examining opinions, feelings, emotions (i.e. sentiments) in textual data. This video is a session that I did for the DClin in psychology:

The affect heuristic has been frequently cited, without much direct examination of the central construct. In this paper we examine the relationship between affect, perceived risk and perceived benefit in the domain of cybersecurity.

I recently made a poster for the IAREP-SABE Conference 2019 and thought it would be useful to outline the process. The finished poster is here. Not to suggest this poster is a perfect (or good) example, but some people might find this guide useful.