Benjamin Perry Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Write feature stories, consult on strategic communications, editor in chief of the institutional magazine, direct video content and strategy, collaborate on admissions and recruitment.

After the publication of my book Cry, Baby: Why Our Tears Matter, I've been thrilled to get to travel and talk with communities about crying at bookstores, schools and houses of worship around the country, as well as with a variety of press. If you'd like me to talk about crying with your community and/or lead writing workshops, contact me at my website!

Write as a freelancer, covering the intersection of politics and religion. Won the 2016 Associated Church Press award for best editorial/opinion piece, and a 2023 Choice Award for non-fiction for my debut book Cry, Baby: Why Our Tears Matter.

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Draft on-the-record statements, media advisories, press releases, and story pitches to secure mentions and stories in print, broadcast and online media. Write reported features and opinion pieces for Union's website and magazine, draft institutional statements responding to political events. Oversee and execute institutional social media accounts. Design promotional materials and provide outreach, logistical support and tailored event messaging for guest lectures and cultural events. Analyze campaigns, create weekly reports and translate data into recommendations for improvements. Manage interns in the department.

Greater New York City Area

Draft on-the-record statements, media advisories, press releases, and story pitches to secure mentions and stories in print, broadcast and online media. Write reported features and opinion pieces for Union's website and magazine, draft institutional statements responding to political events. Oversee and execute institutional social media accounts. Design promotional materials and provide outreach, logistical support and tailored event messaging for guest lectures and cultural events. Analyze campaigns, create weekly reports and translate data into recommendations for improvements. Manage interns in the department. Grew Union Twitter following by 269%, Tweet impressions by 2,375%. Grew Union Facebook by 80%, Facebook reach by 135%.

Reviewed all available research describing the efficacy of virtual reality to treat pain. Advise the CEO on market segmentation strategy, scientific direction, and VR optimization. Wrote white paper. NIH grant research.

Helped devise the story lineup for My Ford Magazine, the official owner's publication for the Ford Motor Company. Assign out all the stories in the front of book, and do the first round of edits. Traveled and reported feature stories. Worked with our art team on design and layout, and incorporatedd fact check and copy edits. Produced web content and managed the MyFordMag.com CMS. Provided editorial content for Ford video and iPad production. Assisted on editorial projects for Lincoln, Geico, Caesars, AT&T and others.

New York, Ny

Wrote and edited stories for a variety of Fortune 500 companies, both print and digital. Devised SEO strategy for web content. Used Netbase to conduct social listening for our enterprise accounts. Managed web production for our enterprise sites.

New York, Ny

Conduct weekly research for a book oral communication. As a journalist, Adaora is interested in what factors influence effective communication. Research the neurological, psychological, and cognitive factors that contribute to effective communication, summarize findings in plain English.

New York, Ny

Supervised use of the $30,000 Student Senate budget. Set budgets for each of the 16 student caucuses and other student organizations such as the newspaper and student beverage cooperative. Overhauled budget structure this year to rectify significant problems experienced in prior years. The new budgetary structure greatly increased financial transparency and encouraged cooperative use of budgetary funds by the caucus leaders. Helped lead Student Senate meetings, met regularly with the Student Senate E-Board and administration regarding the school community.

White Plains, Ny

Assisted Dr. Roseman, a pediatric neurologist, in his research. Worked on the development of a pharmaceutical treatment for speech and language disorders. Was part of the team that obtained a patent for this purpose. Presented to the head of clinical trials at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, part of the Novartis Group. Performed speech and language evaluations on patients in both Spanish and English.

Geneseo, Ny

Researched an integrated model of global self-esteem, coping mechanisms, personal affect, and possible selves and how these relate to academic, social, and emotional adjustment at the collegiate level. Learned research, ethics, process, and experimental design. Presented our findings at two national conferences.

Master'S Degree, Theology/Theological Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa

High School