Courtni Kopietz 303 Smith Level Rd, Apt A11 Chapel Hill, NC 27516 [email protected] (402) 658-1689 courtnikopietz.com/

Education University of at Chapel Hill Anticipated Graduation: May 2014 Master of Communication, Medical and Science concentration

University of Nebraska Omaha Graduated: December 2011 Bachelor of Science in Journalism, /Editorial concentration; Pre-medical studies

Study Abroad, University College Cork, Ireland January 2011- June 2011

Work RTI International Press, Durham, NC 11/2013—Present Experience Editorial Intern •Write and aggregate content for publications bulletin •Establish RTI Press blog for promoting authors and publications

Carolina Scientific Magazine, Chapel Hill, NC 09/2013—Present Consultant •Lead writing, workshops for a group of undergraduate science students •Advise publication editors about how to improve the quality of the student-run publication

NC Foundation for Advanced Health Programs, Cary, NC 01/2013-Present Communications Intern •Write content for new website •Establish a social media presence for the Foundation, particularly Facebook and Twitter •Write and design documents, brochures for programs •Shoot and edit video content to promote/document program efforts

UNC-TV, Research Triangle Park, NC 8/2013-12/2013 Producer, Reporter • scouted location, interviewed sources and produced six-minute documentary about balancing tourism and environmental stewardship at Chimney Rock State Park in NC

Carolina Week, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1/2013-5/2013 Reporter, Videographer, Producer •Report, video, edit and produce stories for the UNC-Chapel Hill news segment on health, medical and science news

Reese News Lab, UNC-Chapel Hill, 09/2012- 8/2013 Reporter/Volunteer •Report, write and edit multimedia stories related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and society at www.stemwire.org

UNMC Center for Advanced Surgical Technology Omaha, NE, 06/2011- 07/2012 Research/ Media Relations Intern •Wrote and edited department newsletter (www.unmc.edu/cast/newsletter.htm) •Photographed research activities for newsletter, web and internal archiving purposes •Updated and maintained department website •Maintained department social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter) •Edited over 50 academic manuscripts, abstracts, posters & PowerPoint presentations •Assisted research personnel in editing of video, and maintenance of a publication archive

Research Simorov, A., Otte, R.S., Kopietz, C., & Oleynikov, D. (2012). Review of surgical robotics Publications user interface: What is the best way to control robotic surgery? Surgical Endoscopy, 26(8), 2117-2125.

Houck, J., Kopietz, C., Shah, B., Goede, M., McBride, C., & Oleynikov, D. (2013). Impact of advanced laparoscopy courses on present surgical practice. Journal for the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 17, 174-177.

Computer Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Movie Maker), Adobe InDesign, Skills Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, FinalCut Pro, Social Media (Facebook, Twitter), Some WordPress/content management systems for web

Volunteer Hope Connecting Hearts Nigeria, 3/2012-present Experience •Develop media/marketing materials for fundraising events •Assist in working fundraisers- money is sent to an area of Nigeria to build schools

American Cancer Society (Nebraska and North Carolina), 1998-present •Participate in annual fundraising events •Captain a team for the Relay for Life fundraiser •Raise money, recruit team members, and assist in event planning

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (Nebraska), 1998-present •Participate in annual fundraising events •Assisted with various fundraisers, including sending out invitations and set-up •Participated in fundraising events: Light the Night, Diamonds & Decadence, Team in Training

The Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE, 9/2011-1/2012 •Radiation oncology department (three hours, every two weeks) •Child Life pediatrics department (two hours, every two weeks)

UNMC Olson Center for Women’s Health Omaha, NE, 1/2009-5/2009 •Administered surveys to patients in the Maternal Care Program to analyze family planning practices and the most common barriers to regular healthcare

St. Robert Bellarmine Parish- Omaha, 2000-present •Participated in annual fundraising events •Assisted with various fundraisers as a youth volunteer coordinator •Crew leader for summer Vacation Bible School events