Communication Specialist

Shreya Rana, a junior studying Brain and Cognitive Science, found out about the ATLAS Internship Program through her friends and classmates. She thought that it would make for a good introductory internship experience. Shreya’s client was the Neuroscience Program at the College of Liberal Arts and...

Deja Wooten is a junior Brain and Cognitive Science major. She first heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through emails and newsletters and decided to join because the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while also working in her filed of interest, neuroscience, was very appealing to her....

Maureen McNerney is a Junior studying Creative Writing. She works as a Community Communications Specialist for Urbana High School. Her responsibilities include meeting with the principal and other staff members at Urbana High School and developing monthly newsletters with them. She’s currently...

Muskan Nath is a Freshman studying Brain and Cognitive Science. She works as a Communications Specialist for the Center of Social and Behavioral Science. She’s responsible for implementing content strategies across multiple channels of social media by creating relevant posts that are designed to...

Armando Perez is a Senior studying Sociology. He works as a Social Media and Communications Specialist for the Department of Geology. He’s responsible for doing social media marketing on multiple platforms, delivering outreach media, delivering weekly presentations, and running data analytics. He’s...

Noah Kim is a Junior studying Sociology. He works as a Communications Specialist for the ATLAS Leadership Team. He’s responsible for creating weekly newsletters to send to ATLAS interns, creating monthly bulletins, and attending weekly meetings. He’s currently working on designing weekly...

Leslie Rios is a Senior studying Psychology. She works as a Communications Specialist for the Student Money Management Center. She’s responsible for marketing the Student Money Management Center’s services through emails and their Facebook page along with other traditional marketing endeavors. He’s...

Scarlett Garcia is a junior majoring in Sociology. They were introduced to ATLAS through Andrea Pellegrini, the Communication Specialist. In their role as Communication Specialist, Scarlett is responsible for managing the Facebook posting and drafting e-newsletters for students, parents, and...

Winnie Blanchfield, a sophomore at UIUC, is pursuing a BALAS in Communication and a BFA in Theatre. They recently co-starred in a club theater production and are also working as a Communications Specialist at The Student Money Management Center. In this role, Winnie is responsible for drafting...

Nate Carsten, a Junior studying Philosophy, is currently interning as a Communications Intern at The Center for Social and Behavioral Science, where he is responsible for curating social media posts, updating the website, and assisting with the production of the organization's podcast. Additionally...