Abigail Boyd, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Awarded the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship with a placement in the Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate at the National Science Foundation. Working in the Convergence Accelerator program, which helps fuel use-inspired research and integrate teams from industry, academia, nonprofits, government, and more to impact complex societal challenges. Currently, the Convergence Accelerator program is working on expansion to 10 regions across the United States.

Oversee the editorial process for multiple issues annually and support editorial leadership in screening submissions, corresponding with authors and associate editors, copy-editing and formatting manuscripts for publication, and maintaining internal records.

Responsibilities include: screening submitted manuscripts for initial acceptance, working directly with authors to revise manuscripts for publication, formatting manuscripts according to Journal style, effective communication with fellow associate editors, editors-in-chief, and authors throughout the editorial process.

Beltsville, Maryland, United States

Supported a committee of Distinguished Senior Research Scientists at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center to facilitate collaborations and advance forward-thinking, cross-cutting research initiatives. Responsibilities included preparing manuscripts, organizing committee meetings, hosting the Transforming Agriculture webinar series, and monitoring relevant trends in agricultural research and policy.

Ames, Ia

Dissertation: Improving in vitro models of human digestion for the study of plant sterols

Henry Crown Sports Pavilion

Greater Chicago Area

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Food Science And Technology

Activities and Societies: USDA National Needs Fellow, Miller Fellowship Recipient, Graduate Dean's Scholar, Institute of Food.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biological Sciences, Spanish Language Minor, Integrated Marketing Communications Certificate

Activities and Societies: Varsity Softball, Catholic Students Association (CaSA), Wishmakers on Campus