Peter Gates

Doctoral Graduate; Data Scientist

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Education

2017 - 2021

• PhD. Biomedical Science (Exercise Physiology), Kent State University, OH

2015 - 2017

• M.S. Biology, University of Akron, OH

2007 - 2012

• B.S. Exercise Science (Exercise Physiology), Premed, Kent State University, OH
• Minor in Psychology, Kent State University, OH

Certifications

2021

• Data Scientist in Python (Dataquest)
• Data Analyst in Python (Dataquest)
• Machine Learning Intermediate with Python (Dataquest)

2020

• Data Scientist with Python (Datacamp)

2019

• Data Scientist with R (Datacamp)

Awards

2020

• Graduate Student Abstract Award, Brain Health Research Institute, Kent, OH

2011 - 2012

• Graduated Cum Laude, Kent State University, Kent, OH
• President’s List, Kent State University, Kent, OH

2008 - 2011

• Dean’s List, Kent State University, Kent, OH

Research Experience

2018 - present

• Effects of dance on Parkinsonian symptoms.
• Determining optimal settings on the dynamic bike.

2017

• Effect of induced glaucoma in mice on the visual cortex.

2015 - 2017

• Effects of bisphenol A on overweight zebrafish undergoing an exercise regime.

Data Science Experience

2021

• Development of a mixed model to maximize outcomes in dynamic bike studies (Dissertation)
• Feature engineering from twitch chat using custom algorithms and NLP (Pillar)
• Implementation of machine learning pipeline (Pillar)
• Automation of dynamic bike file output analysis workflow

2020

• Parkinsonian tremor entropy calculator
• Covid dashboard and dash builder
• Receipt parser and venmo requestor

2019

• Dance limb movement entropy calculator
• Dynamic bike raw output file formatter

Presentations

2021

• Development of a model to predict outcomes after dynamic cycling in people with Parkinson’s disease
  • Presentation of dissertation at Kent State University’s Brain and Health Research Institute
• Examining the link between sleep disturbance and physical activity in Parkinson’s disease
  • Helped undergraduate with evaluation and calculation of statistics, results were presented at Kent State University’s Undergraduate Research Symposium
• Creation of a new model that may predict performance on the SMART dynamic bike in people with Parkinson’s disease
  • Research poster at the 35th Annual Graduate Research Symposium
• Optimization of the SMART dynamic bike to improve motor function in Parkinson’s disease
  • Research poster at the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) Annual Conference
• Parkinson’s disease, dance, and dynamic cycling
  • Presentation at Kent State University’s Biomedical Sciences Student Advisory Council Datablitz
• Optimization of the SMART dynamic bike to improve motor function in Parkinson’s disease
  • Accepted Research Poster will be presented at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) conference in June 2021.

2020

• Optimization of the SMART dynamic bike to improve motor function in Parkinson’s disease
  • Research poster at the Brain Health Research Institute’s (BHRI) Eigth Annual Neuroscience Symposium

2019

• Sample entropy analysis of dance interventions in people with Parkinson’s disease and older adults
  • Research poster at the South East Regional International Society for Computational Biology symposium
• Optimizing dance interventions to improve motor function in people with Parkinson’s disease and older adults
  • Research poster at the Cleveland Brain Health Initiative
• Optimizing dance interventions to improve motor function in people with Parkinson’s disease and older adults
  • Research poster at Kent State University’s Seventh Annual Neuroscience Symposium

Publications

2021

• Gates, Peter; Ridgel L., Angela. 2021. “Evaluation of demographic variables as predictors of motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease after dynamic cycling”. Smart Health. Under review.
• Gates, Peter; Ridgel L., Angela. 2021. “Entropy of movement during community dance programs for people with Parkinson’s disease and older adult”. Human Movement Science. Under review.

2020

• Lemke, Zachary C; Gates, Peter; Kim, Jin Hyun; Discenzo, Fred; Ridgel, Angela L. 2020. “Sample entropy analysis of dance interventions in people with Parkinson’s disease and older adults”. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52(7S), 852–852. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000684736.66069.a7

2013

• Lepp, Andrew; Barkley E., Jacob; Sanders J., Gabriel; Rebold, Michael; Gates, Peter. 2013. “The relationship between cell phone use, physical and sedentary activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness in a sample of U.S. college students.” International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 10 (1): 79. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-79.

Teaching Experience

2017 - present

• BSCI, social science and math tutor for Athletics Department at Kent State University
  • Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
• Human Anatomy, Teaching assistant at Kent State University
  • Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021
• Anatomy and Physiology I, Teaching assistant at Kent State University
  • Fall 2019, Fall 2020
• Foundations in Biology, Teaching assistant at Kent State University
  • Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018
• NEOREMA instructor at Kent State University
  • Summer 2019

2015 - 2017

• Anatomy and Physiology I, Teaching assistant at the University of Akron
  • Fall 2015, Fall 2016
• Anatomy and Physiology II, Teaching assistant at the University of Akron
  • Spring 2016, Spring 2017

2011 - 2012

• English, Chemistry, Biology, Psychology Independent tutor
• Substitute teacher’s assistant at Kent State University’s Child Development Center

2006 - 2012

• Sunday school teacher and assistant at Riverwood Community Chapel

Clinical Experience

2013 - 2015

• Medical school clinical rotations 60 hours

2010 - 2012

• Physician shadowing 70 hours

2008 - 2010

• Nursing clinical rotations 200 hours