Christian Green

Raleigh, NC 919-***-**** adb7gl@r.postjobfree.com Portfolio Website - Christiangreeen.com

Summary

Multimedia journalist with a background in both scientific research and professional media production.

Interested in communicating complex topics to general audiences in interesting ways without sacrificing nuance.

Education

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC Expected: May 2020

Master of Science in Neuroscience

Working Thesis Title: Combining Degree, Betweenness, and Participation Coefficient into a Multimodal Network Approach Shows the Angular Gyrus is Vulnerable to Hub Degradation in Alzheimer’s Disease

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC May 2019

Bachelor of Arts in Biology, minors in Neuroscience and Journalism GPA: 3.78

Communications Experience

Freelance Photographer/Videographer/Production Assistant July 2017 - Current

• Film live events, aid with professional lighting and sound recording for interviews, and edit projects using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Affects based on creative memos from supervisors

• Served on a variety of projects including commercial work for Wake Forest Baptist Health, fashion photography for Royce Brand Apparel catalog, and work as Director of Photography for multiple local short films

Student Journalist, The Old Gold & Black, Wake Forest University (WFU) January 2016 - Current

• Created a variety of multimedia projects including several short documentary films, a podcast, a longform written magazine story and multiple photo stories – all on topics ranging from Parkinson’s disease to architecture to race

•Awarded multiple scholarships to report on illegal goldmining in the Peruvian Amazon and its effects on ecology

through a joint biology/journalism program – produced multiple photo stories and written pieces (Summer 2018)

• Hosted a weekly hour-long radio show featuring music, short stories, and interviews

Writing Center Tutor, WFU August 2016 – Current

• Mentor students through all stages of the writing process to think critically, develop interesting arguments, structure their writing, and communicate clearly across a variety of academic disciplines and writing styles

• Led several workshops on topics regarding scientific writing for general students and fellow tutors

• Traveled to Shanghai, China to help lead Connect@WAKE, a specialized international language learning program

Blogger/Photographer Intern, DIS – Study Abroad, Copenhagen, Denmark January 2017 – May 2017

• Selected by DIS to capture images for their marketing materials while studying abroad for a semester

• Produced written posts, photos, and videos for my own weekly blog featured on the DIS website

Research Experience

Graduate Researcher, Laboratory for Complex Brain Networks, WFU Fall 2017 - Current

• Developed an understanding of network science, Alzheimer’s disease literature, and coding through self-teaching in order to carry out original research

• Began graduate-level scientific research during my junior year as part of an accelerated 4+1 BA/MS program

•Analyzed large amounts of data and created visuals to communicate research findings to scientific and lay audiences

Significant Projects

Ups & Downs – Short Documentary, Director, Cinematographer, Editor

• Accepted into 2020 RiverRun International Film Festival

Later Gator – Short Film, Cinematographer

• Accepted into 2020 Indie Grits Film Festival

Twin Cities: Comparing the Neighborhoods of Winston Salem – Photo Story, Photojournalist

• Featured by WFU START Gallery as part of their Deep Dive public exhibition from November 2018 – March 2019

Moving On – Magazine Story, Journalist

• 5,000-word magazine piece about Parkinson’s disease published serially in The Old Gold & Black

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