Sophia Jia
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Work History
Research Assistant
NeuroCognition of Language Lab at Tufts university
Medford, MA
- Collected and organized behavioral and survey data to support findings in language and cognition studies.
- Prepared study materials and assisted in lab sessions to facilitate research with healthy adult participants.
- Recruited participants and scheduled appointments for research sessions.
- Organized participant records and research notes to support ongoing lab projects.
- Reviewed research literature to inform ongoing studies on language comprehension and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Skills
- Data Analysis: RStudio, data cleaning, data analysis, data visualization
- Programming: python & c
- Microsoft Excel
- Participant recruitment
- Literature review
Research Experience
- Biochemistry Research Intern – University of Pennsylvania
- Conducted wet-lab procedures including gel electrophoresis, PCR, pipetting, and reagent preparation.
- Followed experimental protocols and managed sample labeling, data recording, and workflow organization.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native/ Bilingual
Accomplishments
- Dean's list (Tufts university)
- USABO gold award
- BBO gold award
Extracurricular Activities
- Brain initiative Volunteer, Cadbury Commons
- World in Words Book Club (Founder & Organizer)
- Coordinated volunteers.
Timeline
Research Assistant
NeuroCognition of Language Lab at Tufts university