Project Assistant

Journalism Experience

Reporting Intern Santa Cruz Sentinel Newspaper Jan. Mar. 2013

Write daily news stories covering scientific research, local art/history and community events

News Intern Stanford School of Engineering Sep. Dec. 2012

Interviewed Stanford scientists, covered cutting-edge research for online press releases

Science Writing Scholar National Academies Keck Futures Conference Nov. 2012

Wrote summary for interdisciplinary team discussion on the informed brain in a digital world

Education

University of California Santa Cruz Science Communication Sep. 2012 June 2013Fall coursework: Newswriting and editing; reporting science news (social media emphasis)Winter coursework: Science feature; profile and essaySpring coursework: Multimedia reporting and storytelling; investigative and policy reporting

University of Georgia Cognitive Science, B.A. / Comparative Literature, B.A. Aug. 2006 – May 2010Summa Cum Laude, Presidential Scholar, Dean s List, 3.97 GPACoursework: cognitive neuroscience, sensation and perception, linguistic anthropology, artificial intelligence, philosophy of mind

Research

Lab Assistant UGA Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab Feb. Dec. 2008Helped conduct EEG study on neural entrainment in schizophrenic patientsPre-processed data to remove irrelevant channels

Linguistic Lab Student Worker UGA Linguistic Atlas Project Athens, GA April 2009 June 2010Screened audio interviews for online database of regional dialect variation and language changeUsed Sony Soundforge to label segments, remove personal information and improve audio quality

Bird Banding Volunteer Georgia Important Bird Area Stockbridge, GA Oct. 2010 Aug. 2012Extracted songbirds from mist netsRecorded data (age, sex, mass, molt) for each bird

Other Experience

Cognitive Skills Trainer LearningRX Atlanta, GA Oct. 2011 Aug. 2012Worked with children and adults to improve cognitive abilities though game-like exercisesPersonalized programs to address weaknesses in executive speed, logic, attention, memory and auditory processing

Americorps Parks Interpreter Grayson Highlands State Park Mouth of Wilson, VA May Sep. 2011Created and presented educational programs on ecology, conservation, park historyFinal project: self-guided hike with GPS-tagged trail markers and information booklet

Private Writing And Language Tutor Watkinsville/Sandy Springs, GA June 2009 – April 2012Edited student essays for content and organizationDesigned weekly lesson plans with SAT focus

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