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Sophie Herrman

Zionsville,IN

Summary

Ambitious and goal-oriented student athlete interested in exploring careers in medicine and research. Looking for a summer internship to increase hands-on research experience. Able to use teamwork and time management skills to contribute to variety of different environments.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Student Athlete, Division I Women's Tennis

University of Rhode Island
09.2022 - Current
  • Honors/Awards: First Team All-Conference 2023-2024, Academic All-Conference 2022-2023, Second Team All-Conference 2022-2023, ITA All-Academic Team 2022-2023 and 2023-2024
  • Effectively manage time while traveling for matches, tournaments, participating in practices, and attending classes
  • Form strong teamwork and communication skills with teammates, coaches, and compliance staff
  • Engage with community through regular team outreach opportunities

Summer Intern

Visionary Eye Specialists
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Administered variety of vision/eye tests to patients, including OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography), visual field, and visual acuity tests
  • Directed patients to examination rooms, scheduled future patient appointments, completed referrals, and answered patient questions about care/scheduling via phone
  • Observed ophthalmologist perform examinations and surgery on patients, including surgery for cataract and glaucoma

Research Assistant

Oaks Lab
09.2023 - Current
  • Perform research on nutritional health disparities and long-term effects for mother and fetus
  • Assist Master's and PhD students in thesis writing process- gather data, draft SAP proposals, format and populate data tables, read through literature on various subjects including iodine, hormones, postpartum depression, and infant development
  • Wrote literature review on the effects of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy on maternal and infant health

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cell And Molecular Biology- Biochemistry

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
05.2026

High School Diploma -

Zionsville Community High School
Zionsville, IN
05.2022

Volunteer Work

Hospice Volunteer, Anchor of Hope Hospice

  • Provide psychosocial support to hospice patients, monitor patient vitals and communicate with assisted living staff about patient needs, accompany family members on patient visits, spend quality time with patients


Volunteer Tutor, ENGin

  • Meet twice-weekly with Ukrainian student over Zoom to work on conversational English skills, formulate lesson plans and goals for proficiency, provide emotional support to student


Volunteer Tutor, UPchieve

  • Provide tutoring support on an as-needed basis to low-income students in a variety of subjects, including Biology, Chemistry, English, Math, and College Essay Planning

Timeline

Research Assistant

Oaks Lab
09.2023 - Current

Summer Intern

Visionary Eye Specialists
05.2023 - 08.2023

Student Athlete, Division I Women's Tennis

University of Rhode Island
09.2022 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Cell And Molecular Biology- Biochemistry

University of Rhode Island

High School Diploma -

Zionsville Community High School
Sophie Herrman