Christopher Baur
Alexandria,Virginia
Summary
A dynamic "swiss-army" professional with a decade-long career working in cross-functional roles spanning integrative medicine, evidence-based healthcare, open science initiatives, scientific publishing, research management, product development, audio engineering, and multi-media content creation.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Editorial Quality Advisor
Research Square Company
11.2018 - 05.2024
- Company Overview: A pre-print platform designed to make research faster, fairer, and more useful
- Assisted with the development of the Research Square print-print platform, the largest and fastest-growing pre-print platform in the world
- Managed peer review processes for hundreds of Springer Nature journals and Research Square’s independent pre-print repository
- Functioned as the lead platform Screener, evaluating the safety and dissemination of 200,000+ pre-print publications
- Built protocols and trained team members to efficiently navigate platform operations, ensuring high standards of quality and consistency in workflow.
- Developed "Visual Abstracts", a multi-media product for quickly disseminating key information from published research
- Performed data analysis to track performance metrics of the platform and team-members’ work
- Was the leading contributor to the Research Square blog, authoring dozens of written and graphical content about problems and solutions to the scientific publication process and its integration with evidence-based medicine
- A pre-print platform designed to make research faster, fairer, and more useful
President and Co-founder
Open Review Institute
01.2017 - 10.2018
- Company Overview: A \501(c)(3) non-profit institute working to promote open dissemination, evaluation, and access to biomedical and life science research by developing an open access biomedical literature appraisal system, open.review, a web-platform containing a repository of validated scientific assessment tools to objectively assess the quality and susceptibility to bias of life-science and biomedical research with built-in integration to MEDLINE and pre-print repository databases
- Led the development of open.review and managed the business, technical, legal, and financial components of Open Review Institute
CEO and Co-founder
Empeerial, Inc.
04.2016 - 10.2018
- Company Overview: A company developing a web-platform, Empeerial, that linked an open access publisher and social media network for biomedical and life-science research providing universal freedom to disseminate research that anyone could discover, access, and discuss
- Led the development of Empeerial and managed the business, technical, legal, and financial components of Empeerial, Inc
Research Coordinator at the Center for Brain, Mind, & Healing
Samueli Institute
09.2013 - 04.2016
- Company Overview: A 501(c)(3) non-profit research organization dedicated to investigating the safety, effectiveness and integration of healing-oriented practices and their role in medicine and health care
- Served as project manager for research investigating cancer, hormesis and low-dose nanotherapy, photobiomodulation, nutritional therapies, military and veterans’ healthcare, resilience and reintegration, mind-body therapies, and chronic pain
- Conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- Coordinated peer review of publications and acted as a liaison between authors, reviewers, and editors
- Authored, researched, edited, and performed quality control of research publications and reports
- Managed the Institute’s publication database and compiled quarterly and annual publication reports
- HIPAA certified and managed protected patient health information
- Coordinated schedules of executives, associates, and contractors including meetings, events, phone and web conference calls
- Managed project finances, procurement, and expense reports
- Wrote and assisted with quarterly and annual research reports
- Designed presentations and graphics for scientific reports and meetings
Soundscape Technician
Denali National Park
06.2012 - 06.2012
- Assisted Davyd Betchkal, acoustic ecologist at Denali National Park, with soundscape monitoring and evaluation
- Studied the impact of anthropogenic sounds on the biophonics and geophonics of Denali
- Completed field recording, environmental sound-station maintenance, sound archive analysis and meta-data tagging
- Research was translated into a year-long soundscape monitoring project at Carleton College.
Chief Audio Recording Engineer at Weitz Audio Recording Studio
Carleton College
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Managed and performed audio recording for music, film, and podcast productions
- Conducted student and staff training in audio production
- Managed audio recording studio, soundstage, film studio booking/utilization, and equipment rental
Education
MSc - Evidence-based Healthcare
University College London
12-2021
B.A. - Media Studies
Carleton College
06-2013
Publishing - Author/Editorial Assistant
- Manipulation and Mobilization for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Coulter I, Crawford C, Hurwitz E, et al., The Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society, 2018, doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2018.01.013
- How Healing Works: Get Well and Stay Well Using Your Hidden Power to Heal, Jonas, W., Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony, 2018
- The Impact of Massage Therapy on Function in Pain Populations – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials: Part III, Surgical Pain Populations, Boyd C, Crawford C, Paat C, Price A, Xenakis L, Zhang W., Pain Medicine, 2016, 17, 9, 1757-1772
- Distant Healing Intention Therapies: An Overview of the Scientific Evidence, Radin D, Schlitz M, Baur C., Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2015, 4, suppl, 67-71
- The Appropriateness of Spinal Manipulation/Mobilization for Chronic Low Back Pain Patients. Literature Review and Indications, Crawford C, Khorsan R, Baur C, et al., RAND Corporation Report, 2015
- Distant Healing Intention Therapies Demonstrate Effectiveness in Humans with Diagnosed Health Conditions: A Critical Review, Baur C, Mai V, Ives J., 2015, doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5281471.v2
- Mapping Military Studies: Extraordinary Spiritual Experiences, Hufford D, Sprengel M, Baur C, et al., 2015, in preparation
- Biofield Science and Healing: Toward a Transdisciplinary Approach, Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2015, 4, suppl
- Towards a Systems Model of Resilience: Papers of a Theme Issue organized by Meredith Sprengel, Shamini Jain, Kevin Berry, John Ives, and Wayne Jonas, Interface Focus, 2014, 4, 5
- Nutritional Armor: Omega-3 for the Warfighter, Baur C., Military Medicine, 2014, 179, 11
- Ultraweak photon emission as a non-invasive health assessment: a systematic review, Ives J, van Wijk E, Bat N, et al., PLoS One, 2014, 9, 2, e87401
- Google Exercise Protocols: 10 Week Exercise Program, December, 2014
Audio Engineering
- Engineered and produced three LP albums, one EP album, and seven singles with nationally touring musicians.
- Worked and studied with three GRAMMY-winning, multi-gold and platinum recording engineers/producers.
- Own and operate Namtab Recording Studio, an independent recording studio.
Certification
Oxford Algorithmic Trading Programme – University of Oxford, Saïd Business School:
Completed an advanced executive program algorithmic in trading strategies, quantitative modeling, and risk management. Gained expertise in leveraging data-driven techniques and technological tools for developing and executing sophisticated trading algorithms.
Timeline
Editorial Quality Advisor
Research Square Company
11.2018 - 05.2024
President and Co-founder
Open Review Institute
01.2017 - 10.2018
CEO and Co-founder
Empeerial, Inc.
04.2016 - 10.2018
Research Coordinator at the Center for Brain, Mind, & Healing
Samueli Institute
09.2013 - 04.2016
Soundscape Technician
Denali National Park
06.2012 - 06.2012
Chief Audio Recording Engineer at Weitz Audio Recording Studio
Carleton College
01.2011 - 01.2013
MSc - Evidence-based Healthcare
University College London
B.A. - Media Studies
Carleton College
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