Sara E.

Cody
Address & Cell Phone Number Available Upon Request
scody110@gmail.com

Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Expected 2010
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Minor: Biology
Minor: Art History

Media Experience
Senior Producer
2009-Present
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
• Maintain the MassDailyCollegian.com website
• Create multimedia content for website, such as videos, audio sound slides, and picture slideshows
• Organize fundraiser to raise money for multimedia equipment
• Develop multimedia training program to train rest of staff to be proficient in shooting and editing video
Multimedia Intern
September 2009-December 2009
Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA
• Shoot and edit video for the website, gazetteNET.com
• Create sound slides and picture slideshows
• Utilize social networking sites such as Twitter to generate web traffic to featured articles

Science Outreach
Instructor of Science Outreach Intern Program
2008-2010
Massachusetts Academy of Sciences
• Designing content for a college-level class worth three credits
• Running an advertising campaign to garner student interest in course
• Leading class discussions regarding multimedia tools, video editing, and effective ways of communicating science
• Devising a method for grading student work fairly and efficiently
Director of Outreach
2008-2010
Massachusetts Academy of Sciences
• Coordinating and presenting science outreach visits to local classrooms ranging from kindergarten to high school
• Designing and runnning Science Outreach Internship for undergraduate students at the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst
• Developing outreach materials including video podcasts highlighting science in Massachusetts

Science Experience
Chart Review
2008
Under Dr. Craig Lilly, MD - UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester MA
• Extracting data from medical records for use in a comparison study of critical care between the pre-implementation and
post-implementation of the electronic intensive care unit (eICU)
• Publication pending in the New England Journal of Medicine
Laboratory Technician
2007-2008
Under Dr. Margaret Riley, Ph.D. - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Assisting in media preparation
• Performing killing assays including Patch and Overlay assays for Burkholdaria cepacia and Pseudomonas aeuriginosa
Laboratory Technician
2006-2007
Under Craig Lilly, MD - University of Massachusetts, Worcester
• Worked with mice in sterile animal facility
• Worked with Escherichia coli and human blood samples
• Contributed to studies on asthma and sepsis
Skills
• Hardware: Mac and PC
• Software: iMovie, Garageband, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, FinalCut Pro

Memberships
• National Association of Science Writers since 2009
• New England Science Writers since 2009
 Sara E. Cody
Address & Cell Phone Number Available Upon Request
scody110@gmail.com

Recognition
• Volunteer of the Year 2009, Massachusetts Academy of Sciences
• Recipient of AAAS Student Travel Fellowship 2010, National Association of Science Writers