Emma Millon

Experience

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  Let's Go Travel Guides

  Jun 2006 - Jul 2006

  Research-Writer

  • Travelled throughout Liguria, Tuscany and Umbria for the Italy 2007 guidebook.

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  Benenden School

  Sept 2006 - Jul 2007

  Physical Education Teacher and Lacrosse Coach

  • Taught a variety of physical education classes (volleyball, netball, swimming, track and field, squash, tennis) and served as the head lacrosse coach to three girls teams at Benenden School (all girls boarding school, ages 8-18).

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  National Gallery of Art

  Apr 2008 - Apr 2011

  Project Manager

  • Provided administrative, research, editorial, technical and managerial support for the digital research database, The History of the Accademia di San Luca (nga.gov/casva/accademia). • Marked-up over 350 XML documents in TEI for the database. • Managed production schedule of publicity material and guided project staff to meet deadlines, benchmarks, fix technical glitches and add enhancements. • Organized public launch events of the project (January 2010 in DC; April 2010 in Rome).

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  Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

  Apr 2011 - Apr 2012

  Community Lead

  • Worked as the communications and outreach representative to MITH's 20+ ongoing digital research projects. • Regularly published articles on a deadline to the MITH blog. • Served as managing editor and primary writer of website content and print publications. • Managed MITH's social media accounts, including Facebook and Twitter.

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  Hunter College

  Aug 2012 - May 2015

  Research Assistant

  • Assisted with participant recruitment and outreach, data collection, study set-up and technical troubleshooting for clinical neuroscience lab that investigated cognitive and visual processes underlying abnormal affective behaviors related to anxiety and trauma

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  Self-employed

  Jun 2014 - now

  Child and Adult Yoga Instructor

  • 200-hour adult teacher training at Sacred Sounds Yoga, New York City• Kids yoga certification at Little Flower Yoga, New York City• Extensive knowledge of sequencing a class for all levels (beginner to advanced) in a healthy and anatomically correct way for all body types• Available for private or group sessions. Contact for rates.

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  Rutgers University - New Brunswick

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2020

  Doctoral Researcher

  • Developed, led, and implemented an aerobic exercise and meditation intervention for multiple populations, including 50 adult women with HIV, 200 young adult women with sexual trauma, and 40 medical students with subclinical anxiety (maptrainmybrain.com)• Trained and oversaw eight undergraduate research assistants, including three honors students and one undergraduate summer research fellow• Published eight peer-reviewed manuscripts, of which four were first-author • Co-led three workshops (including at Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY and at the Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance Program at Rutgers) and gave three talks to college and medical students on the benefits of exercise and meditation for trauma-exposed populations Show less

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  Sakara Life

  Feb 2018 - Mar 2021

  Client Services Associate

  • Interfaced between Operations and Client Services internal teams, third-party external delivery partners, and high-profile clients to coordinate seamless biweekly meal deliveries for high-end plant-based meal delivery company• Troubleshooted technical and delivery issues and coordinated solutions in fast-paced atmosphere, which required professionalism and multitasking, and frequent phone and email communication with internal staff, clients, and delivery partners

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  Lazard Asset Management

  Jul 2018 - Sept 2019

  Project Consultant

  • Led virtual workshops grounded in behavioral economic principles for Fortune 500 C-suite professionals across the globe to improve trading and investment behaviors and facilitate returns• Communicated behavioral economic theories via group discussions and whiteboarding exercises in a clear, concise, and engaging manner that could be easily adopted and immediately implemented by clients

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  Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  Jul 2020 - Mar 2023

  Chief Postdoctoral Fellow in Child Psychiatry Translational Research

  • As faculty-appointed chief fellow for the NIMH-funded T32 fellowship program, implemented more comprehensive diversity, inclusion, and equity initiatives in the fellowship by engaging with university ombudsmen and the Office of Professionalism• Served as research and managerial lead on NIMH-funded five-year project that identifies biological therapeutic targets (using EEG, MRI) and social determinants of health among 150 Latinx mother-child dyads to improve treatment of intergenerational mental illness• Led project data collection and analysis, grant writing, manuscript writing, conference presentations, and the mentorship of junior trainees• Co-managed project budget of $743,000 and administrative tasks, including equitable and ethical relationship-building strategies to recruit, engage and retain research participants Show less

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  Advanced Education Research and Development Fund

  Nov 2022 - Apr 2023

  Research Development Consultant

  • Provided a strategic neuroscience lens to philanthropic efforts to facilitate the research and development of multimillion dollar project proposals that address the inequities in education (e.g. STEM literacy) disproportionately impacting Black and Latinx students, and students of all races experiencing poverty

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  Rutgers University–New Brunswick

  Feb 2023 - now

  Research Affiliate

  • As senior researcher on team, advise on study design, data collection, data analysis, and identification of future grant opportunities for ongoing studies studying the mechanistic effects of meditation-exercise interventions in women with sexual violence histories, and how best to implement these programs

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  NYU Langone Health

  Apr 2023 - now

  Associate Director of Research, Integrative Health and Health Promotion

  • Lead research and evaluation portfolio for Lerner Program-Nursing Well-being, Integrative Health, and Health Promotion• Design and oversee studies examining the impact of programming on patients, staff (specific focus on nurses), caregivers, and the community• Formally evaluate projects and programs, education and professional development models, patient and workforce outcomes, and other models in the areas of Integrative Health, Health Promotion, and Workforce studies

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  NYU Grossman School of Medicine

  Sept 2023 - now

  Research Assistant Professor, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry