sara palasits

professional staff, committee on science, space, and technology

About

Research Assistant at Committee on Science, Space and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives

Country

united states

City

washington

Industry

legislative office

Skill

leadership, research, writing, copy editing, critical reading, matlab, editing, data analysis, r, qualitative research, event planning, public speaking

Experience

research assistant, committee on science, space, and technology

u.s. house of representatives

2016-1 - 2018-10 · 2 yrs 10 mos

* Provide research support for the Subcommittee on Oversight * prepare hearing materials and staff reports * review testimony and hearing transcripts.

legislative intern, committee on science, space, and technology

u.s. house of representatives

2015-9 - 2015-12 · 4 mos

Research topics spanning the Committee's jurisdiction in preparation for hearings on issues including clean energy, environmental protection, research grants, and agency oversight. Write memos for committee staff to include in official hearing materials. Prepare weekly news briefings on committee-specific topics. Provide administrative support.

research assistant

badre lab

2014-6 - 2015-8 · 1 yr 3 mos

Process EEG data in MATLAB EEGLab; work with Professor David Badre and a neuroscience Ph.D. candidate to perform time-frequency analysis of EEG data as it relates to rule maintenance.

research assistant

brown university

2013-1 - 2015-8 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Work as a paid research assistant for various experimenters; process data, work directly with participants, and handle complex virtual reality equipment.

secretary-general

brown university crisis simulation

2014-3 - 2015-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

Manage leadership team, budget, and logistics for Brown’s 2015 college-level Model United Nations conference.

copy desk chief

brown daily herald inc.

2011-9 - 2014-12 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Served as Assistant Copy Desk Chief from September 2012 – December 2012 and December 2013 – May 2014; served as Copy Desk Chief from January 2013 – December 2013.

research assistant

sentence and discourse processing lab

2014-6 - 2014-8 · 3 mos

Worked under Professor Laura Kertz to annotate a corpus for work on an irony-detecting computer program.

marketing intern

royce & associates

2012-6 - 2012-8 · 3 mos

Managed, created, and edited content on Reuters, Morningstar, Twitter, Wikipedia, and the company website www.roycefunds.com.

professional staff, committee on science, space, and technology

u.s. house of representatives

2018-10 - Present · 8 yrs

Education

mount saint mary academy

2007-1 - 2011-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude, National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Italian Honor Society, Student Council, dance team, National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction