Director, Communications
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research
425 East 13th St
7K
New York,
NY
USA
10009
alsamuel@jhsph.edu
Biographical Sketch:
Current: Director of Communications, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research
2007-2008: Senior Communications Specialist, Institute for Health Policy, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX.
2006-2007: Account Supervisor, Healthcare Practice, GCI Group, New York, NY.
2005-2006: Manager of Medical and Scientific Communication, American Cancer Society National Home Office, Atlanta, GA.
Develop and execute strategic communications plan. Secure placements among top-tier print, broadcast and online national and international outlets; arrange and prepare faculty for media interviews via message development and media training; monitor news cycle to identify and capitalize upon additional media and advocacy opportunities; execute press events and briefings and coordinate logistics with local and national partners.
Author on numerous scientific and lay consumer publications and professional presentations.
Chosen as the 2006 Health and Society commencement speaker at University of Rochester graduation in Rochester, NY.