Sophia Pirog

Detail-oriented researcher and skilled writer with over 9 years of experience producing, reviewing, and analyzing complex content across academic, clinical, and applied settings. Adept at evaluating written materials for coherence, factual accuracy, and audience relevance. Experienced in designing prompts, conducting linguistic and behavioral research, and using qualitative and quantitative methods to assess information quality. Recognized for clear communication, critical thinking, and attention to detail. Passionate about the ethical advancement of AI systems and excited to contribute to their refinement through thoughtful human feedback. Committed to enhancing AI systems through precise, human-centered feedback that promotes clarity, accuracy, and usability.

Peer-Reviewed   Publications

1. Scheer,   J., Helminen, E., Cascalheira, C., Jaipuriar, V., Shaw, T., Zabelski, S.,   Behari, K. Pirog, S., Batchelder, A., Possemato, K., Hughes, T., Sullivan, T.   (2023) Probable PTSD, PTSD symptom severity, and comorbid PTSD and alcohol   use disorder among sexual minority women compared to heterosexual women: A   meta-analysis. Clinical psychology review, 102, 102283.

2. Dyar, C., Feinstein, B. A., Sarno, E. L., Pirog, S., Newcomb, M. E., &   Whitton, S. W. (2021). Prospective associations between bi+ minority   stressors and internalizing symptoms: The mediating roles of general and group-specific processes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical   Psychology, 89(10), 845–855. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000689.

3. Dyar, C., Dworkin, E. R., Pirog, S., & Kaysen, D. (2021). Social interaction anxiety and perceived coping efficacy:   Mechanisms of the association between minority stress and drinking   consequences. Addictive Behaviors, 114, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106718

4. Chick, C.F., Singh,A., Anker, L.A., Buck,C., Kawai,   M., Gould,C., Cotto,I., Schneider, L., Linkovski, O., Karna, R., Pirog, S., Parker-Fong, K., Nolan, C.R., Shinsky, D.N., Hiteshi,   P.N., Leyva, O., Flores, B., Matlow, R.,…O’Hara, R. (2021) A School-Based   Health and Mindfulness Curriculum Improves Children's Objectively Measured   Sleep: a Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.9508

5. Kawai,   M., Schneider, L., Linkovski, O., Jordan, J., Karna, R., Pirog, S., Cotto, I., & Giardino, W.J., O’Hara, R. (2021).   High-resolution spectral sleep analysis reveals a novel association between slow oscillations and memory retention in elderly adults. Front. Aging Neurosci.

6. O'Kelly, E., Arora, A., Pirog, S., Ward, J., & Clarkson, P.J. (2020) Comparing the Fit of N95,   KN95, Surgical, and Cloth Face Masks and Assessing the Accuracy of Fit   Checking.

7. PloS one, 16(1), e0245688. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245688

8. O'Kelly, E., Pirog, S., Ward, J., & Clarkson, P.J. (2020) Ability of fabric face mask materials to filter ultrafine particles at coughing velocity. BMJ open, 10(9), e039424.

9. Jordan, J.T., Chick, C.F, Rolle, C.E, Hantke, N., Gould, C.E., Lutz, J., Kawai, M., Cotto, I., Karna,   R., Pirog, S., Berk, M.,   Sudheimer, K., & O’Hara, R. & Beaudreau, S. (2020). 442-   Neurocognitive markers of passive suicidal ideation in late life depression. International Psychogeriatrics, 32(S1), 160-160.

10. Sudheimer, K., Duvio, D., James, D., Heinemeyer, E., Pirog, S., Williams, N., & Schatzberg, A. (2019).   F140. The Effects of Cortisol Administration on Emotion, Stress Reactivity,   and Brain Activity in Depression. Biological   Psychiatry, 85(10), S267.

11. Gould, C.E, Karna, R., Jordan, J.T., Kawai, M., Hirst, R., Hantke, N., Pirog, S., Cotto, I.,

12. Beaudreau, S.A., & O’Hara, R. (2018) Subjective but not objective sleep is associated with subsyndromal anxiety and depression in community-dwelling older adults. The American Journal of   Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(7),   806-811.

Book Chapters

1. Talbot, L., Klingaman, E., Primeau, M., Kawai,   M., Pirog, S., Jordan, J., &   O’Hara, R. (2018). The role of sleep in mental illness in veterans and active service members. In Military and Veteran Mental Health (pp.   421-438). Springer, New York, NY.

Poster Presentations

1. Mustanski, B., Matson, M., Pirog, S., Newcomb, M., Macapagal, K., Hurtado, M., & Avila, A (2021) Partner characteristics and condomless anal sex among adolescent sexual minority men (ASMM) (ages 13-18) in the US. Poster presented at The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Conference.

2. Stevens, C., Nayar,   K., Landau, E., Pirog, S., Xing, J., Martin, G.E., & Losh, M. (2020). The   Moral of The Story is Don’t Anger an Entire Hive of Bees: Narrative in ASD and First-Degree Relatives. Poster presented at INSAR.

3. Pirog, S., Nayar, K., Stevens, C., Landau, E., Bush, L., & Losh, M. (2019). The Moral of The Story is Don’t Anger an Entire Hive of Bees: An Exploration of Narrative Abilities in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented at Scholars   Day, Chicago, Il.

4. Karna, R., Jordan,   J., Pirog, S., Gould, C., Beaudreau, S., Joly, I., Anker, L., Kawai, M., and   O’Hara, R. (2015). Reduced rapid eye movement sleep is associated with symptoms of anxiety in older adults. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting   of the International College Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology, Redwood City,   CA.

5. Pirog, S., Shinsky,   D., Chow, J., Jordan, J., (2015) Patterns of Sleep architecture in children with ASD differ according to verbal ability. Poster presented at the Annual   Meeting of the Bay Area Autism Consortium, Palo Alto, CA.