sonya freeman

Coordinate and manage multiple concurrent federally funded studies at all stages, including study set-up, recruitment, subject visits, data collection, data analysis (FreeSurfer), IRB correspondence, and manuscript preparation, as well as administrative and financial tasks (Peoplesoft, grant management). These studies use functional neuroimaging techniques (functional and structural MRI and MRI-PET scans) to investigate pain perception and its modulation by verum and placebo treatments in both healthy subjects and patients with chronic pain, including knee osteoarthritis, chronic lower back pain, and fibromyalgia.

Led problem-solving workshops to teach students to think about challenging problems related to course material, answered questions about course material, and graded exams/homework

Planned and organized events (educational and recreational) for high school students in the temple community.

Worked on a longitudinal follow up study of sex differences in depression and schizophrenia. Tasks included data cleaning, data entry, and organized files in the office.

Worked as a summer camp counselor at a sleep away camp for children from ages 11-12 during the summers of 2007 and 2008, and children from ages 15-17 in 2009.

Conducted recruitment, literature review, data analysis, and assisted in manuscript preparation for a studies on women's health, including Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. [Summers 2010, 2011 and part time 2012]

Conduct data collection, data analysis, and project management for studies focused on examining structural barriers to the receipt and provision of clinical reproductive healthcare.

President/Founder of WesHEAL (Health through Envisioning Alternative Lifestyles), Spanish Department Undergraduate Representative, Cardinal Sinners (a cappella), Wesleyan varsity cross-country/track

Socrates Lagios Memorial Award (2008), Faculty Award (2008), Dartmouth College Book Award (2007)