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Kristen Kauphusman
Director
Kristen’s background resides within psychology and cognitive neuroscience. She has 7 years of experience working in consumer neuroscience research, where she applied a diverse set of neuroscience tools (EEG, eye tracking, facial coding, and biometrics) to clients’ complex business objectives. Her diverse experience and technical understanding of the human brain allows Kristen to assist clients by applying a unique lens to all research problems. Kristen has a BS in Psychology with an emphasis in Neuropsychology at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.
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