Joe Shaffer, PhD

Joe Shaffer, PhD

Assistant Professor, College of Biosciences
Kansas City University

 

Dr. Shaffer is an Assistant Professor in the College of Biosciences at Kansas City University (KCU). He earned his PhD in Neurobiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed his post-doctoral training in the Magnetic Resonance Research Facility at the University of Iowa. Dr. Shaffer’s research focuses on functional neuroimaging in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia. In particular, Dr. Shaffer is interested in the use of machine learning techniques for integrating multi-modal imaging data. At KCU, Dr. Shaffer teaches computer programming and bioinformatics algorithms and is working to launch a new training program in bioinformatics.