Mahima Sindhu
Communications & Statistics Student
Summary
Hardworking college student looking to pursue a field in communications/marketing and healthcare
Experience
Marketing Manager
Triple Play Analytics / Pittsburgh, PA
● promote video content of up-and-coming sports analytics hub, TPA
● use canva to create social media content
Social Media and Communications Committee
HerCampus at Pitt / Pittsburgh, PA
● promote articles/events via social media: instagram, facebook, twitter, pinterest, tumblr
Public Relations Chair
FIMRC: Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children) / Pittsburgh, PA
● chapter at University of Pittsburgh
● assist in social media campaigning for the promotion of events and fundraisers
● design posters and creative content via Canva
● provide support in establishing club’s image on campus and recruiting new members
Co-Manager
BHS METCO Project / Belmont, MA
● conducting interviews with those centrally connected with the program and its development
● presentations at city council meetings and school-wide diversity programs, as well as through social media platforms like instagram
Social Psychology Research Assistant
Harvard University / Cambridge, MA
● social research and research recruitment at Boston Children’s Hospital
● use of IAT to measure how children differ in the information they use to make judgements
Health Communications Intern
University of Massachusetts Medical School / Worcester, MA
● offer solutions to the problems brought up in focus groups
● American Psychological Association presentation of project design with group
Developmental Neuropsychobiology Intern
Northeastern University / Boston, MA
● behavioral coding and analysis on latency to first entry and rearing behaviors on elevated plus maze and light/dark box
● shadowing perfusions, stereotactic neurosurgeries, cresyl violet staining, microtome brain slicing
Founder and President
BHS MedExplo Club / Belmont, MA
● manage officers, committees, and other club members
● fundraise for Boston Children’s Hospital, raised $2,000
● social media and events planning including poster and banner design
● assist peers in further medical exploration via social networking (i.e. internships and programs)
Computational Neuroscience Intern
Massachusetts General Hospital / Charlestown, MA
● use of FreeSurfer to observe white matter lesions in understanding the context of aging and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease
● rough paper on findings: “Contribution of Alzheimer’s and Vascular Pathologies On The Clinical Manifestation Of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Neuroscience and Mental Health Program
University of Massachusetts Medical School / Worcester, MA
● educational glimpse into different academic concentrations of brain science such as clinical psychology/neurophysiology, various therapy practices like cognitive behavioral/psychodynamic
● filling out abstraction forms for Dr. Nancy Byatt’s postpartum research
● independent research projects on a topic of our choice and published a paper - "An Insight on Current Neuroimaging Research in Postpartum Depression"
Education
University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor's / Communications
● Communications and Rhetorical Studies (Major)
● Applied Statistics (Minor)
● Global Health (Certificate)