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Appendix C: Curriculum Vitae

Kyle J. Verdecchia

Post-Secondary Education:

The University of Western Ontario London, ON

2010 – 2016 Ph.D./Cl-M.Sc. (CAMPEP) McMaster University

Hamilton, ON 2005 – 2010 B.Sc. Scholarships and Awards:

2014-2015 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology

2012-2015 CAMPEP Graduate Student Remittance

2011-2015 Western Graduate Research Scholarship 2013-2014 Ontario Graduate Scholarship

2009 Harold E. Johns Studentship in Medical Physics

2005 McMaster Entrance Scholarship

2005 Giovanni Caboto Club Scholarship

Clinical/Teaching Experience: Teaching Assistant

Western University, London, ON 2013 – 2015

Quality Assurance Physicist

London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP) 2013 & 2015

Medical Physicist Assistant

Windsor Regional Cancer Centre (WRCC) 2009

Selected Publications:

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, L. B. Morrison, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Assessment of a Multi-Layered Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy Method for Monitoring Cerebral Blood Flow in Adults”, Biomedical Optics Express, 7(9) (2016).

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, L. B. Morrison, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Assessment of the Best Flow Model to Characterize Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy Data Acquired Directly on the Brain”, Biomedical Optics

Express, 6(11):4288-4301 (2015).

K. St. Lawrence, K. Verdecchia, J. Elliott, M. Diop, “Measuring Cerebral Hemodynamics and Energy Metabolism by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy”,

Brain Energy Metabolism: Neuromethods, Springer Protocols. Humana

Press. Vol. 90, 265-292 (2014).

K. St. Lawrence, K. Verdecchia, J. Elliott, K. Tichauer, M. Diop, T-Y. Lee, “Kinetic Model Optimization for Characterizing Tumour Physiology by Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Near-Infrared Spectroscopy”, Physics in

Medicine and Biology, 58(5):1591-604 (2013).

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Quantifying the Cerebral Metabolic Rate of Oxygen by Combining Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy and Time-Resolved Near-Infrared Spectroscopy”, Journal

of Biomedical Optics, 18(2):27007 (2013).

M. Diop, K. Verdecchia, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Calibration of Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy with a Time-Resolved Near-Infrared Technique to Yield Absolute Cerebral Blood Flow Measurements”,

Biomedical Optics Express, 2(7):2068–2082 (2011).

Conference Proceedings:

K. Verdecchia, A. Lee, M. Diop, K. St. Lawrence, “Characterization of a Hybrid Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy and Time-Resolved Near- Infrared Spectroscopy System for Real-Time Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygenation”, Proc. SPIE, 9313:35 (2015).

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, K. St. Lawrence, “Investigation of the Best Model to Characterize Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy Measurements Acquired Directly on the Brain”, Proc. SPIE, 9333:14 (2015).

K. Verdecchia, J. Elliott, K. Tichauer, M. Diop, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Assessment of Tumour Physiology by Dynamic Contrast- Enhanced Near-Infrared Spectroscopy”, Proc. SPIE, 8578:76 (2013).

Professional Meetings:

Oral Presentations

K. Verdecchia, A. Lee, M. Diop, K. St. Lawrence, “Characterization of a Hybrid Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy and Time-Resolved Near- Infrared Spectroscopy System for Real-Time Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygenation”, Presented as an oral talk at SPIE BiOS, San Francisco, California, USA, February 7 – 12 (2015).

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, K. St. Lawrence, “Investigation of the Best Model to Characterize Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy Measurements Acquired Directly on the Brain”, Presented as an oral talk at SPIE BiOS, San Francisco, California, USA, February 7 – 12 (2015).

K. Verdecchia, J. Elliott, K. Tichauer, M. Diop, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Assessment of Tumour Physiology by Dynamic Contrast- Enhanced Near-Infrared Spectroscopy”, Presented as an oral talk at SPIE BiOS, San Francisco, California, USA, February 2 – 7 (2013).

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Quantification of Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism by Combining Time- Resolved Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy”, Presented as an oral talk at Biomedical Optics and 3-D Imaging: OSA Optics and Photonics Congress, Miami, Florida, USA, April 29 – May 2 (2012).

Poster Presentations

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, L.B. Morrison, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Application of a Three-Layer Model to Multi-Distance Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy: Validation Experiments in Pigs”, Presented as a poster at Biomedical Optics, Hollywood, Florida, USA, April 25 – 28 (2016).

K. Verdecchia, A. Lee, M. Diop, L.B. Morrison, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Assessing cerebral blood flow changes in adults by a multi- layered diffuse correlation spectroscopy technique”, Presented as a poster at London Health Research Day, London, Canada, March 29 (2016).

K. St. Lawrence, A. Lee, K. Verdecchia, J. Elliott, M. Diop, “Assessing Cerebral Hemodynamics by Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Near-Infrared Spectroscopy”, Presented as a poster at fNIRS, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 10 – 12 (2014).

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Multi-Distance Depth-Resolved Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy”, Presented as a

poster at Biomedical Optics: OSA Optics and Photonics Congress, Miami, Florida, USA, April 26 – 30 (2014).

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Investigating Contamination from the Extracerebral Layer in Cerebral Blood Flow Measured by a Multi-Distance Optical Technique”, Presented as a poster to London Health Research Day, Western University, London, Canada, March 18 (2014).

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, T-Y. Lee, K. St. Lawrence, “Validating Near- Infrared and Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy to Measure Oxygen Metabolism in Preterm Infants”, Presented as a poster at London Health Research Day, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, March 20 (2012).

K. Verdecchia, M. Diop, K. St. Lawrence, “Assessing the Accuracy of a Novel Optical Technique for Bedside Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow”, Presented as a poster at Lawson Health Research Day, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, March 22 (2011).

Professional Associations:

COMP (Canadian Organization of Medical Physics) 2015 – 2016

AAPM (American Association of Physicists in Medicine) 2015 – 2016

ACR (American College of Radiology) 2015 – 2016

SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers) 2010 – 2016

OSA (Optical Society of America) 2010 – 2016

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