PUBLICATIONS
"So Your New Co-worker is Autistic. Now What?" Oaracle June 29, 2022
"The Autistic Patient: Obstacles to Medical Treatment" Autism Parenting October 12, 2021
"No Clean-Up Crew: Costs and Causes of Autistic Burnout" Oaracle August 25, 2021
"5 Things Not To Say When Someone Tells You They're Autistic" Oaracle April 7, 2021
"I'm autistic. I'm hoping I can wear a mask for the rest of my life." The Washington Post February 2, 2021
"'You Don't Look Autistic': The reality of high-functioning autism" The Washington Post March 3, 2020
CONFERENCES
"The Autism Paradox: The Irresolvable Conflict for Autistics in the Workplace" World Autism Conference, 2022
INTERVIEWS
How Autistics Talk About Autism with Christine M. Condo December 2022
Embrace Autism #4 - Christine Condo 3 December 2020
DDI Eye on Autism - Christine Condo [Part I] 15 May 2020
DDI Eye on Autism - Christine Condo [Part II] 15 May 2020
EDUCATION
George Mason University; M.A., Professional & Technical Writing, 2023
UMD at College Park; B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Animal and Avian Sciences, 2015
James Madison University; B.A. English Writing, 1996
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Communications Intern GMU Professional Writing Program Aug. 2020 to Jan. 2021 Compiled PowerPoint for annual business roundtable, interviewed students, professors, and alumni for inclusion in promotional materials, collaborated on marketing text/materials, composed article for trade publication, and produced a short promotional video advertising the PW program.
Graduate Writing Fellowship GMU Professional Writing Program June to July 2020 Researched articles for technical communication trade publications.
Freelance Editor Scribendi, Wordvice & Enago May 2018 to Aug. 2020
Revised, proofread, and formatted dissertations, research articles, grant proposals, and related documents related to animal and life sciences and biomedical research.
Science Writer/Editor UMD Dept. of Animal Sciences Aug. 2014 to Dec. 2020
Assisted researchers and lab managers with plain language writing, editing, formatting, and proofreading of research articles, SOP’s, grant proposals, CVs, and related documents.
Graduate Teaching Assistant George Mason University Dec. 2018 to May 2019
GTA for the multidisciplinary course "Community-Based Health Research." Duties included being the primary point of contact for students, grading of weekly assignments, accompanying students on field assignments, and conducting class discussions
Student Teacher College Park Academy Sept. to Dec. 2014
Co-taught two classes of seventh graders in science, including developing lesson plans with and assisting the instructor in class management. Developed and conducted a week-long science experiment and report unit with both classes.
Pathology Intern NIH Division of Veterinary Research Sept. to Dec. 2012
Performed necropsies (autopsies) of mice and rats. Observed necropsies for these species as well as rabbits, pigs, sheep and primates. Participated in pathology and histology case study slide conferences and research article summarizations.
Teaching Assistant UMD Dept. of Animal and Avian Sciences Jan. to May 2012
TA for Laboratory Animal Management course. Assisted with lecture and taught lab portion of the class comprising lab animal handling and laboratory skills. Tutored students in a semester- long research proposal writing assignment.
Husbandry Technician UMD Animal Research Facility Feb. 2011 to July 2012
Wrote a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for a mouse sentinel program specific to the Animal Research Wing. Trained two new employees; duties included standard research animal husbandry (health checks, sexing, tagging and genotyping, and medical treatments and breeding).
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Writing & Editing: B2B documentation, Science-based, AP Style, Blog, Marketing & SEO, Section 508 Compliance, Plain Language
Graphics/Video/Audio Design, Production & Editing (Photoshop, Camtasia)
MS Office (Expert) (Sharepoint, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Online Web Design Platforms
PC and Mac fluent
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