Sofia Wyszynski

Skilled Researcher enthusiastic about supporting advancements in written content management. Passionate about increasing knowledge to drive growth and needed improvements. Ready to apply knowledge and 5+ years of experience in research.

• New York University, Independent Research, "Bodies on Campus: An Anonymous Survey", January 2025-April 2025. Designed novel body size visualizers to assess university-wide perception of body size and school population. Analyzed data using R-Studio and presented findings at annual research competition.
• New York University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality, Dr. Anna Wilking.
• Columbia University, Presenter at the Columbia Undergraduate Research Symposium, 10/21. Poster and video presentation of independent research involving the measurement of domestic labor and current domestic labor practices. Participated in online and in-person Q&A about research topic and results.
• Columbia University, Independent Research, "The Second Shift: Measuring Domestic Labor and the New Family Myth", 06/20, Greer Mellon. 6-week research project using mixed methods of in-depth interviews and the graph analysis of longitudinal American Time Use Survey data provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quantitative data was analyzed and translated to graphs for final paper through R Studio. This study questioned the role of multitasking and other cognitive or affective dimensions of 'work' that are not considered in traditional labor measurement.
• Borough of Manhattan Community College, Group Tutor - Literature and Composition, 05/19. Leader of weekly 2-hour tutoring sessions designed to help students understand and analyze readings, brainstorm, write, and edit response or term papers. Supported up to 5 students at a time.

• General Studies Student Council, Family and Working Student Representative, 2020-2021. Conducted research of student needs and possible solutions via individual meetings with students and faculty on a weekly basis, followed by written policy proposals based on analysis of data collected. Participated in weekly meetings with peers to collaborate towards overall goals as set forth by the GSSC.
• Borough of Manhattan Community College, Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Student Fellow, 2018-2019. Received training in promoting student learning through writing, and in turn, provided resources to faculty in the English Dept. by offering pedagogical support, consultations on assignment design, and targeted student fellow-led workshops. Served as a WAC panelist for students and faculty several times throughout the academic year.

• Second Place in NYU GSAS 'Threesis' Competition, 05/01/24
• Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship Nominee, 01/01/24
• Yale University Diversity Day Fellow, 09/01/23
• Princeton PhD Preview (P3) Scholar, 10/01/22
• Senior Marshall, Columbia University, School of General Studies, 05/01/22
• Service Award, Columbia University, School of General Studies, 05/01/21
• Brian and Jacqueline Morton Fund Recipient, 09/01/20, 05/01/22
• Dean's List (Columbia University), 09/01/19, 05/01/22
• Dean's List (Borough of Manhattan Community College), 09/01/18, 05/01/19
• James Tolan Student Writing Award in Academic Writing, 02/01/19
• CUNY ASAP Student Ambassador, 09/01/18

• Biomedicalization
• History and Sociology of Medicine
• Women's, Gender and Sexuality
• Fat Studies, Trans Studies, Disability Studies
• Phenomenology
• Epistemology
• Auto-Reflexive, Archival and Qualitative Methodologies