Matthew C. Sheehan | Contact Me
OBJECTIVE
To exercise my love of writing and reporting in the public’s best interest
WORK EXPERIENCE
New Jersey Herald \ August 2008 to present
Freenlance Reporter
www.AmherstWire.com | January 2008-May 2008
Staff Writer
-Covered state politics, wrote features, video and podcasts
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian | May 2006-May 2008
Staff Writer, Correspondent
-Covered UMass satellite campuses(Boston, Lowell, Dartmouth, Worchester) for New England’s largest collegiate daily
Petersen Neuroendocrinology Lab | Sept. 2006-May 2008
Independent research
-Awarded two year research position examining the effects of exposure to environmental endocrine disruptors on neurofilament genes in the male rat
-Laboratory methods used: radioactive dig-labeling, In situ hybridization, Real time PCR
-Findings presented at Annual Five College Research Symposium in Amherst, Mass.
EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts at Amherst | Sept. 2004-May 2008
Bachelor of Science | Cum Laude
College of Math and Science, Biology Major
College of Social and Behavioral Science, Journalism Major
