Emma Quinn Sutherland

920 Sybil St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104

emmasuth@umich.edu|248-686-6950

EDUCATION
MPH Candidate – Epidemiology (expected May 2020)
School of Public Health
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
GPA: 3.4/4.0

Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience with Honors; Spanish, April 2017
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Honors Program
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
GPA: 3.72/4.00

HONORS AND AWARDS

Dean’s Scholarship, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health
LSA Honors Program, 2013-2017
University Honors, 2013-2016
2016 Morris and Lola Wasserstein Award - $2,000
2017 Michigan Difference Student Leadership Awards - Most Improved Club Sport
Collegiate Water Polo Association Scholar-Athlete team 2015-2017 (Club)

THESIS
“Investigating the Association Between Screen Time and Adolescent Adiposity,” Senior Honors Thesis in Psychology,
April 2017

PRESENTATIONS
Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN
“Adolescents’ ‘Addictive’ Phone Use: Associations with Restrained Eating, Dieting, and Obesity Risk,” April 2018

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Spring Research Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI

“Cravings in a Cued vs. Noncued Food Environment,” April 2015

Psychology Research Forum, Ann Arbor, MI

“Investigating the Association Between Screen Time and Adolescent Adiposity,” April 2017

RESEARCH
Family Food Study, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI
PI: Cindy Leung, ScD, MPH
Research Assistant, September 2018-Present
• Work as a paid research assistant for the Family Food Study, investigating the association of food insecurity and
different physical and psychosocial measures.
• With other research assistants, conduct home visits in mothers and children that include cognitive tasks, food
frequency questionnaires, and anthropometric measurements.

Food and Addiction Science and Treatment Lab, Department of Psychology, Ann Arbor, MI
PI: Ashley Gearhardt, PhD
Research Assistant, September 2014-May 2018
• Worked as a research assistant for academic credit as a student then as a volunteer after graduation, researching the
similarities between addictive and eating behaviors through multi-method approaches including neuroimaging,
behavioral phenotyping, and time-use diaries.
• Recruited and ran adult and adolescent participants through protocols for multiple studies, performed targeted
literature reviews, actively contributed in weekly lab meetings, and created study surveys using Qualtrics.
• Assisted in data collection and processing of time-use diaries from over 200 adolescent participants analyzing TV
screen time and associations with multitasking, food intake, BMI and body fat percentage, and working on a poster
and paper summarizing the data.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
PI: Nestor Lopez-Duran, PhD
Graduate Student Instructor, January 2019-Present
• Graduate student instructor for Introduction to Psychopathology, creating lesson plans and independently leading
3 hours of discussion section every week for over 60 undergraduate students, grading exams and assignments, and
collaborating with the PI and fellow GSIs during weekly team meeting.

Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology/Epidemiology, Detroit, MI

PI: Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer, MPH, PhD
Research Assistant, Interim Protocol Coordinator, June 2017-July 2018
• Interim protocol coordinator for a clinical trial examining the impact of androgen deprivation treatment on
different racial groups, working with 12 different medical clinics located around the U.S. to coordinate biospecimen
shipments, tracked participant enrollment and recruitment, database manager, completed patient food diary
interviews, and wrote weekly metric reports.
• Tracked survey completion for baseline and yearly follow-ups for a pilot study on life outcomes in 1,500 cancer
survivors. Managed and did basic programming in Microsoft Access tracking database, and sent out payments to
participants. Collected, tracked, and oversaw lab delivery of DNA saliva samples, and followed up with patients
about missing saliva samples and other study requirements.
• Head of rapid case ascertainment for a larger 5,500-person study about on cancer survivorship in Metro Detroit.
Scrutinized medical records of every patient to determine study eligibility, assigned tracking IDs, contacted doctors
for patient permissions, and gave status updates at monthly meetings.
• Created and sent out thousands of patient and doctor letters for four all studies and monitored study supply levels.
• Conducted literature reviews on the use of SEER and Medicaid data to determine treatment type and coverage of
prostate cancer and helped write up papers concerning racial disparities in elected prostate cancer treatment.

Department of Club Sports, University of Michigan Department of Recreational Sports, Ann Arbor, MI
Development Student Coordinator, September 2018-Present
• Aid in development and fundraising work for Club Sports, organizing reports and tracking donor engagement
across 27 different sports. Writing content and servicing club leaders during the annual Giving Blueday
fundraising campaign, and leading presentations for special fundraising projects in front of potential donors.
• Serves on the Advisory Committee for Recreational Sports, giving feedback and guiding decision-making for
large projects related to the department along with other stakeholders such as administration, staff, and faculty.

Women’s Club Water Polo Team, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Assistant Coach, September 2017-Present
• Assistant coach of the nationally competitive club water polo program, specializing in strength and conditioning
workouts and new player development. Lead over 20 girls through 8 hours of practice per week as well as coach
at 7 tournaments during the four-month season, educating and mentoring new players in the sport.

Center for the Education of Women, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Development Student Worker, August 2016-April 2017
• Assisted the Major Gift Officer in constructing donor reports, compiling and processing fund and donor data,
aggregating and analyzing data requests and gift reports, aiding in event planning and execution, and donor
stewardship.
• Spearheaded the efforts for Giving Blue Day, a University-wide day of giving that involves large a social media
push for donations. Analyzed past giving data to help create a strategic plan, coordinated and posted on social
networks for 24 hours, identified and recruited donors, and monitored networks to personally thank donors.

Development Summer Internship Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Dobson Intern, May-August 2016
• Hired into the competitive Development Summer Internship Program as a Dobson Intern, a sponsored position
that works with a local community nonprofit, and placed at The Ark, a nonprofit music venue.
• Developed a student ambassador program with a detailed strategic and marketing plan.
• Created and launched an online survey tool to collect demographic and mission-related information from
audiences. Created a social media communication plan to boost online presence and bring the organization’s
mission and fundraising to their social media networks in a relevant and informational way.

Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Tour Guide, April 2014-April 2017
• Acquired advanced public speaking, communication, and interpersonal skills by leading hundreds of visitors
around campus and highlighting notable University landmarks, traditions, academics, and programs.
• Additionally, selected as a philanthropic tour guide for the Office of University Development in April 2015 to
give tours to donors, faculty, staff, and other guests around campus and described how the University was and
continues to be built and shaped by philanthropy.
The Michigan Daily, Ann Arbor, MI
Managing Social Media Editor, Senior Copy Editor, January 2014 - December 2016
• Promoted the paper through all social media platforms by directing targeted sharing of articles on Twitter
(39,356 followers), Facebook (19,248 likes), Instagram (4,523 followers), and other social networks. Increased the
follower base by 23% on Twitter and increased Facebook likes by 23%.
• Developed and worked with with senior staff to design a strategic plan to increase and improve posting in regard
to original, interactive, and promotional content. Manage a social media staff of 20 students.
• Dissected Google analytics and network-specific metrics to create monthly, detailed analytics reports to guide
strategy development for all sections of the paper.
• Produced and wrote a daily newsletter sent to over 3,000 readers every weekday.
• Worked as a senior copy editor, fact checking and editing all news, opinion, and magazine articles.

LEADERSHIP AND EXTRACURRICULARS

Epidemiology Student Organization, University of Michigan School of Public Health
First Year Student Representative, October 2018-Present
• Selected by the board for a position as a first-year representative. Actively attend all board meetings, offer
insight to the first-year student perspective, shadow board member to gain experience for a future leadership
position, and help plan and execute ESO events and ideas in collaboration with the other board members.

Women in Health Leadership, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Member, September 2018-Present

Women’s Club Water Polo, University of Michigan

President 2016-2017, Treasurer 2015-2016
• As president, ran all communications and managed conflict within the team and with parents, Recreational
Sports, the University of Michigan, and the CWPA. Lead a seven-member executive board in charge of all team
operations such as fundraising over $10,000 a year, planning team tournaments, and hiring coaches.
• Planned a home tournament, involving: inviting teams, securing a pool and funding, creating a program, selling
T shirts and concessions, hiring officials, securing sponsors, and coordinating the scoreboard and shot clock.
• As treasurer, created a budget plan in order to pay for transportation and hotels for the season, collaborated
with the board to plan and lead fundraising initiatives, and handled all team transactions and reimbursements.

Honors Program, University of Michigan

Peer Mentor, 2014-2015

Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Michigan

Student Ambassador, 2013-2014

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, University of Michigan

Research Assistant, 2014-2015

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Volunteer, Girls on the Run 5k
Brother, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity (25 hours of service/semester)
Red Cross Blood Battle Volunteer
Honors Program Peer Mentor and Orientation Leader
Peace Neighborhood Tutor (second grade)
Mission Trip to Appalachian region of Kentucky, Grace Chapel

PROFICIENCIES
Spanish – working proficiency
Microsoft Office Suite (Powerpoint, Excel, Access, etc)
SAS
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