Scott Michael Doran, Ph.D.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Documentary Filmmaker                                                                                    

Independent, Friday Harbor, WA

Documentary film research, writing, production and information management

*Shunpike “Storefronts Mt. Vernon Creative Enterprise” winner

 

Research Scientist

Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA

Created innovative pre-clinical to clinical in-vivo drug assessment assays

Managed direct reports and $MM projects across departments and externally to optimize data cost, utility, and applicability

Publications and FDA application writing/research for approved drug “Belsomra”

*Merck Research Laboratories Innovation Award

 

Scientific Consultant

Electrical Geodesics Incorporated, Eugene, OR

*Small Business and Innovation Research Grant

 

Sacred Heart Hospital, Sleep Disorders Center, Eugene, OR

Clinical rater for narcolepsy pharmaceutical research

Wrote SOPs and trained clinical sleep staff on hardware/software & safety

 

Clinic Manager & Research Coordinator

Sleep Medicine and Neurosciences Institute, Palo Alto, CA

Developed SOPs, clinical staff training, and workflow for innovative home sleep testing

Managed research staff, data collection, legal compliance, and medical reporting

 

Clinical Sleep Technician           

Providence Medical Center Sleep Disorders Center, Seattle, WA

Direct patient clinical testing, clinical analysis, reporting, and follow-up care

 

EDUCATION

Postdoctoral University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychiatry

*Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant

 

Ph.D.  University of Oregon, Psychology

Sleep & cognitive neuroscience research using high-density EEG and behavior

Taught self-designed and core undergraduate courses

 

M.S   University of Oregon, Cognitive Neuroscience

Trained and coordinated teams of undergraduate research assistants

 

B.S. University of Washington, Zoology

*Undergraduate Research Award