Hi! I’m Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo, Ph.D.

I created this site to tell you a little bit about me, my scientific career, & other data-science projects. I have a passion for education, neuroscience, & child development research.

I currently am a Postdoctoral Scientist with Dr. Koraly Perez-Edgar at the CAT Lab at Penn State University.

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My Teaching Philosophy
Welcome to my blog, where I share my teaching philosophy. I believe in creating an engaging learning environment that sparks curiosity, critical thinking, and a lifelong…
Dr. Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo
Oct 26, 2023

Two examples of tables rendered side-by-side. The top example titles Bottom Alignment which is an example of how you can set up 2 tables next to each other aligned by the bottom lines of the tables. The bottom example titles Top Alignment and this one has two tables set side-by-side but aligned by the lines on the top. Both examples also shows captions for each table and the overall figure formed by the tables set side-by-side.

Displaying Two gt Tables Side by Side in R Markdown for PDF Rendering
In data analysis and reporting, it’s often useful to compare and present multiple tables side by side. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create and display two gt tables…
Dr. Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo
Sep 11, 2023

Flyer promoting the workshop titled 'Introduction to R'. The date of the workshop was Novermber 3rd, 15:00 to 17:00 GMT. Topics from the workshop are Interactive introduction, on-hand help, directive teaching, live demonstrations, Data inspection, analysis, & visualisation, write and run your own code!, FREE & OPEN TO ALL. Workshop speaker was Dr. Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo. Organized by RIOTS.

Empowering Researchers: An Introduction to R at the RIOT Science Club Workshop
Joining the ranks of the dynamic RIOT Science Club, in November of 2022, I had the pleasure of delivering a talk titled “Introduction to R.” This workshop, hosted by the…
Dr. Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo
Nov 3, 2022
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This was a super helpful list of resources when someone in my lab suggested I lead my first ever #rstats workshop this week. Big wins included several folks downloading and opening R for the first time, importing a csv, and looking at some amazing cat tracking data 🥳

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R Skills Portfolio

@JoscelinRocha was the first R for the Rest of Us intern in 2022. She helped out on a number of projects, including the Pneumonia & Diarrhea Progress Report Card and behind-the-scenes work to get the Package Development with R course out the door.

R for the Rest of Us about Joscelin as their 2022 Intern

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