Research Solutions for ANY Challenge.

Logos provides specialized guidance to businesses and laboratories seeking to improve research design, navigate regulatory requirements, and optimize methodological approaches.

Your Research Expert:

As a Ph.D. cognitive neuroscientist with significant experience as an IRB Chair, research director, and professor, Dr. Tiernan brings comprehensive expertise to address organizations' research challenges. Her background encompasses study design, grant acquisition, laboratory management, and regulatory compliance.

Having directed a Human Research Protection Program, Dr. Tiernan offers unique insights into protocol development and compliance hurdles. Her experience building research programs from their foundation provides practical knowledge in establishing effective research infrastructure and transforming existing programs into productive operations.

Clients value Dr. Tiernan's ability to distill complex methodological issues into actionable solutions. Her approach focuses on practical implementation—identifying substantive improvements to research methods, streamlining ethics approvals, and providing targeted team training with concrete recommendations rather than theoretical frameworks alone.


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Areas of Specialized Expertise

Focused knowledge domains where we provide substantial value.

  • Specialized knowledge of healthcare research contexts, clinical trial methodologies, and medical education research approaches.

  • Advanced statistical knowledge including multivariate analyses, psychophysiological data processing, and custom analytical approaches.

  • Expertise in designing controlled experiments with appropriate controls, counterbalancing, and methodological rigor across disciplines.

  • Extensive experience with IRB procedures, regulatory frameworks (including HIPAA), and ethical considerations in human subjects research.

  • Proven track record in establishing research programs, securing funding, and developing sustainable research infrastructure.

  • Specialized knowledge in EEG/ERP methodologies, experimental design for cognitive processes, and neuropsychological assessment techniques.

  • Extensive experience mentoring researchers and developing training programs for research methodologies and procedures.

  • Implementation of data management protocols, privacy protection frameworks, and research data infrastructure.

  • Experience bridging methodological approaches across psychology, neuroscience, healthcare, and social science domains.