Sophie Barry

Strategic Communications Specialist at National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research
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Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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  • English -
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Credentials

  • Spanish Intermediate I
    International Center for Language Studies
    Sep, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Content Marketing Certified
    HubSpot Academy
    Jun, 2020
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Strategic Communications Specialist
      • Jul 2018 - Present

      • Leading social media strategy • Developing and editing web content including infographics, webpages, blogs, resources, policy summaries for the public, and intranet sites • Compiling and sending monthly newsletters to staff and public • Providing editorial support and quality control for internal and external communications products Previously contracted via: • Highlight Technologies, July 2019-January 2020 • Ripple Effect, Inc., July 2018-July 2019 • Leading social media strategy • Developing and editing web content including infographics, webpages, blogs, resources, policy summaries for the public, and intranet sites • Compiling and sending monthly newsletters to staff and public • Providing editorial support and quality control for internal and external communications products Previously contracted via: • Highlight Technologies, July 2019-January 2020 • Ripple Effect, Inc., July 2018-July 2019

  • Green Building Alliance
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Communications Intern
      • Jan 2018 - May 2018

      • Updated weekly newsletter with relevant events and content • Identified potential partnerships and guest blogs • Wrote articles on timely issues for the website • Maintained a WordPress site with current press releases • Updated weekly newsletter with relevant events and content • Identified potential partnerships and guest blogs • Wrote articles on timely issues for the website • Maintained a WordPress site with current press releases

  • Carnegie Mellon University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Global Communication Center Consultant
      • Aug 2017 - May 2018

      • Provided research-backed writing and editing feedback • Worked with students to improve graduate dissertations, PowerPoint slides, oral presentations, scientific posters, papers, and personal statements • Supported and taught at workshops showcasing effective writing strategies • Provided research-backed writing and editing feedback • Worked with students to improve graduate dissertations, PowerPoint slides, oral presentations, scientific posters, papers, and personal statements • Supported and taught at workshops showcasing effective writing strategies

  • University of Maryland
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Writing Center Tutor
      • Sep 2015 - May 2017

      • Worked with writers of all levels and disciplines on a variety of assignments and projects, such as freshman compositions, lab reports, research papers, theses, resumes and job search correspondence, proposals, and creative writing • Interpreted an assignment sheet, talk through ideas for a paper, discuss course readings, or plan for a paper • Considered choices with regard to audience, focus, purpose, reasoning, or organization • Developed ideas with greater specificity • Instructed research strategies, how to integrate scholarly sources, and apply proper documentation (such as MLA or APA) Show less

  • The National Institutes of Health
    • United States
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

      • Worked with Crimson database to acquire HIV patient data and organized a comprehensive list of active patients relevant to specific studies in order to collect information about the demographics of the patient group as a whole • Utilized Excel to conduct statistical tests and express my findings in a quantitative manner • Expanded last summer's research to create and present a poster presentation at the NIH Poster Day 2015 on the demographics of the HIV Population in the DC area • Worked with Crimson database to acquire HIV patient data and organized a comprehensive list of active patients relevant to specific studies in order to collect information about the demographics of the patient group as a whole • Utilized Excel to conduct statistical tests and express my findings in a quantitative manner • Expanded last summer's research to create and present a poster presentation at the NIH Poster Day 2015 on the demographics of the HIV Population in the DC area

  • The National Institutes of Health
    • United States
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • May 2014 - Aug 2014

      • exposed to the clinical environment as I shadowed my mentor in the HIV clinic of Building 10 of the Bethesda campus • worked with Crimson database to acquire HIV patient data and organized a comprehensive list of active patients relevant to specific studies in order to collect information about the demographics of the patient group as a whole • utilized Excel to conduct statistical tests and express my findings in a quantitative manner •presented a scientific paper at a Journal Club meeting on the topic of HIV diagnostics, a paper by John Mellors on the method of prognosis of HIV using HIV Viral Load as a more accurate indicator than CD4 count • created and presented a poster presentation at the NIH Poster Day 2014 on the demographics of the HIV Population in the DC area Show less

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

      • worked in a nanotechnology lab and contributed to the research of β-hairpin proteins and their toxicity to cancer cells through my work in the lab. I prepared and performed the experiments involving this protein. At the summer student poster day, I created a poster presentation displaying my data and its implications • Lab duties: performing experiments at the lab bench and under the chemical hood including cell plating/splitting, phosphate assays, preparing chemical solutions, sizing molecules, creating lipid films, running the fraction collector, using a plate reader to determine fluorescence, collecting and analyzing data • Worked with Excel in creating comprehensive data display and performed statistical calculations to further analyze data I learned how to operate a variety of laboratory equipment including: • the fraction collector, • the rota-evaporator, • the zeta-sizer, • the extruder, and specific lab techniques such as: • cell plating/splitting, • phosphate assays, • and the mixing and preparing of various solutions. Show less

Education

  • Carnegie Mellon University
    Master of Arts - MA, Rhetoric
    2017 - 2018
  • University of Maryland College Park
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, Professional Writing
    2013 - 2017

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