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NEW MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Philadelphia, PA
Public Awareness Officer (May 2010 to present)
I write about newsworthy developments and events in the field of applied mathematics and computational science, as they specifically relate to SIAM and to the world of science and math in general. I also design, implement and oversee SIAM's social media platforms and online communities, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Flickr. I write and create content for the news and public awareness pages of SIAM's Web site.
Webbmedia Group,
http://www.webbmediagroup.com
Research Intern (September
2009 to December 2009)
I research emerging technologies in mobile, social and digital media communication for client companies that include educational institutions, news agencies and media organizations. I interview practitioners of innovative media technologies and founders of promising Web 2.0 startups in order to explore the latest trends in Internet communication. I write white papers to perform comprehensive studies and analyses of emergent multimedia tools.
Dept. of Cardiology,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Research Specialist and
Lab
Manager (June 2005 to May 2010)
As a lab manager in the cardiology department, I was responsible for maintaining lab inventories, managing databases, training lab personnel, and ensuring that the lab fulfilled the standard operating procedures set by the university. I acted as a liaison between researchers, students, supplier companies, and administrative officials, and forged alliances with other research labs within and outside the university. My position required me to constantly implement new projects and take on additional responsibilities to meet the evolving needs of research and administrative personnel.
Dept. of Journalism, Temple
University, Philadelphia, PA
Analytical and research
studies in crowdsourcing (October 2007 to December 2008)
My research in graduate school
involved case studies in the use of blogs, social networks and microblogging
tools for online participatory journalism. I studied the various methods
employed by news organizations to utilize firsthand accounts from citizens,
audience expertise on specific subjects, and presentation of the information
thus obtained. The research involved interviewing leaders of crowdsourced
journalism projects, media scholars and reporters in order to gain an insight
into the various aspects of participatory journalism in the Web 2.0 world. The
aforementioned research was presented both as an academic paper and a panel
discussion at Internet Research Conference 9.0.
WRITING AND EDITING
Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com) (September 2009 to present)
I write about social media and technology, and various
subjects at the intersection of Web 2.0 technologies and politics, media,
marketing, and communication law.
Online Journalism Blog
(http://onlinejournalismblog.com)
(March 2009 to present)
I analyze the latest issues
affecting the media industry with a special focus on online reporting, social
media tools and citizen participation.
Alterdestiny (http://alterdestiny.blogspot.com) (December 2005 - present)
I write about politics,
technology and media coverage of significant news stories.
The Rocky Mountain
Collegian, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO
(August 2003 - December 2003)
As a science beat reporter, I
reported on research projects conducted at the university.
COMPUTER AND MULTIMEDIA SKILLS
Software Microsoft Office,
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GraphPad Data Analysis and Graphing
Database management Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro, LexisNexis, Online Databases
Web Publishing Web
designing, analytics, metrics, Adobe Flash, Audacity, Dreamweaver, podcasting,
videocasting, GarageBand, iMovie
Programming Basic HTML,
Fortran, Basic, C
STATISTICS
Excel spread sheets, t-tests, cumulative distribution, nonlinear regression
EDUCATION
Master of Journalism,
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; February 2009
Master of Science with thesis
in Microbiology, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO; May 2005
Integrated Master of Science
in Life Sciences, Bharathidasan
University, Trichirappalli, India; May 2001
HONORS AND AWARDS
Jerry Schwartz Editing Award, Temple University, April 2008
Golden Key International Honor Society, inducted 2007
Visiting Students Research
Fellowship, TIFR, Mumbai, India, May 2000
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the Association of Internet Researchers
Member of the South Asian Journalists Association
PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS AND
PRESENTATIONS
Muthukumaraswamy,
K. (2009). When the media meets crowds of wisdom: How journalists are tapping
into audience expertise and manpower for the processes of newsgathering. Journalism
Practice, 4(1).
Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, October 2008, Copenhagen,
DK. [Chair of Politics, Journalism and Media Paper session]
Brabham,
D. C., Muthukumaraswamy, K., Jeppesen, L. B. & Lietsala, K. (2008,
October). Crowdsourcing: The
Growing Influence of Crowds in Business, Journalism, Entertainment, and Problem
Solving. Roundtable panel presented at
the annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Copenhagen, DK.
Zhang,
Y., Goss, A. M., Cohen, E. D., Kadzik, R., Lepore, J. J., Muthukumaraswamy, K.,
Yang, J., Demayo, F. D., Whitsett, J. A., Parmacek, M.S. & Morrisey, E. E.
(2008). A Gata6-Wnt pathway required for epithelial stem cell development and
airway regeneration. Nature Genetics,
40(7): 862-70.
Anderson, J. R.,
Mukherjee, D., Muthukumaraswamy, K.,
Moraes, K. C., Wilusz, C. J. & Wilusz, J. (2006). Sequence-specific RNA
binding mediated by the RNase PH domain of components of the exosome. RNA,
12(10): 1810-6.
