Resume

ANDREA GEBHART ROMMEL, Ph.D.

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EDUCATION

Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Ph.D., Neurosciences (May 2002)
Thesis Title: “The Specific Contributions of the Posterolateral Cerebellum to Verbal and Spatial Learning in Humans”
Thesis Advisor: Dr. William Thomas Thach, Jr.

University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Honors B.A., Neuroscience, magna cum laude (May 1997)
Thesis Title: “Brain Electrical Activity Associated with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder”
Thesis Advisor: Dr. James E. Hoffman

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Scientific Writer, Editor, and Consultant (February 2011-present)

Based in Fairport, NY.
Provide scientific writing, scientific editing, and additional consulting services to clients.

Selected clients and projects include:

• Oxford University Press
  Developmental editing, line editing, and scientific content review of undergraduate textbooks in the subject areas of psychology and neuroscience. Writing of review questions and critical-thinking questions.
• Sinauer Associates, Inc.
  Scientific content review/editing of test bank items and quiz items for an undergraduate psychology textbook.
• Chimborazo Publishing, Inc.
  Writing, editing, proofreading, and review of instructor manuals for undergraduate psychology textbooks published by Cengage Learning; review, editing, and proofreading of an AP Psychology textbook published by Cengage Learning.
• Words and Numbers, Inc.
  Scientific content review of undergraduate anatomy and physiology textbook.
• Turning Leaf Editorial, Inc.
  Fact-checking services for middle-school social studies lessons.
• Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
  • Grant proposal development services: Manuscript evaluation, consultation on project design, literature research, writing, and editing for RIT’s College of Science, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, College of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering Technology, College of Liberal Arts, and Sponsored Research Services. An example of a project is work on RIT’s NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant proposal (PI: Dr. Margaret Bailey), funded in 2012 for approximately $3.2 million. Services included a meta-analysis of 10 funded proposals, key benchmarking and background research, writing of text for selected proposal sections, review of drafts, and editing of drafts.
  • Consulting services for the AdvanceRIT Program: Writing, editing, and program development services for the AdvanceRIT Program.
  • Journal article review and editing services: Review and editing of journal article manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
  Grant proposal review and editing services.
• Oregon State University
  Review and editing of a book chapter for a faculty member.
• Private Individual Clients
  Grant proposal preparation services; book review and editing services; other review, writing, editing, and proofreading services.
• Maya Payne Smart, Award-Winning Journalist and Literacy Advocate
  Fact-checking services for the book Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six, published by Penguin Random House.
• BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.
  Literature research and writing of white papers.
• WebMD, LLC
  Content review and editing of Medscape Reference slideshows and case presentations. Literature research for Medscape Reference articles.

Senior Research Administrator, Rochester Institute of Technology (July 2009-June 2011)
Sponsored Research Services, Office of the Vice President for Research

• Managed the development of grant proposals for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) and the School of Biological and Medical Sciences. In addition, managed proposal development for specially assigned projects in other units within RIT, including the Center for Imaging Science and the Office of the Provost.
• Researched, identified, and disseminated information on funding opportunities
• Organized teams of RIT investigators and multiple external partners for collaborative proposals
• Led university-wide instructional workshops on grant proposal development and related topics
• Assisted investigators with project design and development
• Reviewed, provided feedback, and edited drafts of proposal narratives
• Created budgets and wrote budget justifications in funding agency-specific formats
• Conducted final review of proposals to ensure compliance with RIT policies, funding agency guidelines, and federal and/or state regulations as applicable; submitted proposals to funding agencies
• Managed the development of several complex, funded proposals, including proposals to the following programs: NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Centers; NSF Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) Alliances; NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI); NSF Science Master’s Program (SMP); and U.S. Department of Education Personnel Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services. NSF ATE grant proposal included six sub-award partners and was funded for approximately $4.45 million.

Research Associate, University of Rochester, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (June 2005-July 2009)
Utilized behavioral methods and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) brain imaging to investigate the basis of pattern learning in adults, as well as the basis of language, visual, and perceptual development in infants.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Rochester, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (June 2002-June 2005)
Advisors: Drs. Richard N. Aslin and Elissa L. Newport
Investigated the behavioral and brain mechanisms underlying perceptual development, language development, and language plasticity, using both behavioral methods and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) brain imaging.

SKILLS

• Exceptional writing, editing, critical-thinking, problem-solving, communication, and management skills
• Expertise in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Experience with Statistica, Origin, MATLAB, and PsyScope software

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Academic Women’s Network Student Leadership Award (Washington University in St. Louis; 2003)
• Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society member (1997-present)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society member (1996-present)
• Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society member (1996-present)
• Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology member (1995-present)
• Golden Key International Honor Society member (1995-present)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Chapter Award (University of Delaware; 1997)
• Psychology Junior Award (awarded to the junior psychology or neuroscience major with the highest GPA at the University of Delaware; 1996)
• Honors Degree Distinguished Fellow (University of Delaware; 1996)

SCHOLARSHIPS

• Howard Hughes Winter Term Research Program Scholarship (1997)
• University of Delaware President’s Achievement Scholarship (1996-1997)
• University of Delaware Alumni Association Scholarship (1996-1997)
• University of Delaware Honors Program Scholarship (1995-1997)
• University of Delaware Science and Engineering Scholars Program Scholarship (1995-1996)

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

• Facilitator at RIT Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) Research Retreat (2010)
• Facilitator at Annual RIT Grant Writers’ Boot Camp (2009-2010)
• Student Representative, Neurosciences Ph.D. Program Steering Committee (1998-2002)
  Washington University in St. Louis
  Elected by graduate student peers to serve as a liaison between graduate students in the Neurosciences Ph.D. Program and 20 faculty on the Steering Committee. Represented student viewpoints and voted in decisions regarding all aspects of the Neurosciences Ph.D. Program.
• Steering Committee Member, Women in Neuroscience (WIN; 1997-2001)
  Washington University in St. Louis
  Increased available mentoring and networking resources for women at all stages of their scientific careers by organizing seminars, sponsoring workshops, and holding networking events. Helped to transform Washington University in St. Louis WIN into a St. Louis Regional Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (STL-AWIS).
• Student Leader, St. Louis Community Math/Science Network Day (1999-2000)
  Organized volunteers, led training sessions, and led interactive neuroscience teaching demonstrations at the annual “Expanding Your Horizons in Mathematics and Science” conference for local seventh-to-tenth-grade students and interested adults.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA; 2018-present)
• Member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA; 2012-present)
• Advisory Group Member of the Elsevier Innovation Explorers Community (2010-2013)
• Member of the RIT Research Compliance Education Committee (2010-2011)
• Grant Writing Mini-Course participant (University of Rochester; 2009)
• Invited Guest Lecturer, Language and the Brain course (BCS 265; University of Rochester; 2008)
• Course Instructor, Language Development course (BCS 259; University of Rochester; 2004)
• Presenter at University of Rochester Life Sciences Learning Center (LSLC) Summer Camp (2003)
• Neuroscience Teaching Teams member (Washington University in St. Louis; 1997-2002)
• Teaching Assistant, graduate Neural Systems course (Washington University in St. Louis; 1998)
• Teaching Assistant, Cognition course (PSYC 340; University of Delaware; 1996-1997)
• Summer Student Intern, Alfred I. duPont Children’s Hospital (1996)