Chris Hobson
chris.hobson9@gmail.com / www.christopherhobson.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Creative health policy analyst, senior communications manager, and leader in patient advocacy with substantial experience in health policy, quality measure development, and communications. I have a passion for working to drive positive societal change and address healthcare disparities.
SOCIAL MEDIA
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, ACR PRESS
American College of Radiolology
(Washington, DC: July 2012 to present)
- Leader of a group of physicians and quality measure developers creating patient-reported outcomes performance measures (PRO-PMs)
- Writer and editor of over 200 highly-influential Imaging 3.0 case studies
- Producer and host of the award-winning ACR Bulletin Podcast
- Producer and host of a widely-viewed Instagram Live interview series
- Director and editor of award-winning videos about innovative radiologists
- Manage budgets for two committees within the Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care
- Developing a first-of-its-kind population health management webinar series at ACR
- Facilitate collaboration with outside organizations such as the American Medical Association and American Hospital Association on webinars and other educational projects
- Versatile writer for both magazine and scholarly journal readers of the ACR Bulletin and the Journal of the American College of Radiology
- Develop content for the Imaging 3.0 initiative microsite at acr.org
ASSOCIATE EDITOR / COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
American Coatings Association
(Washington, DC: October 2010 to July 2012)
- Edited the gold standard scholarly publication for the paint and coatings industry, the Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
- Wrote and edited for flagship publication CoatingsTech
- Set up the ACA’s YouTube channel
- Directed and edited videos (see “Digital Media” section below)
- Began the practice of analyzing social media metrics at the ACA
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
American Psychological Association
(Washington, DC: December 2007 to October 2010)
- Main point person in the APA public affairs department for all outside media professionals
- Pitched stories to major news outlets such as CNN and The Washington Post
- Wrote, edited, and proofread press releases (See “Writing Samples” section below)
- Maintained multiple up-to-date contact lists of media professionals
- Contributing Editor to APA’s internal newsletter The APA Insider
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
ADJUNCT ENGLISH PROFESSOR English Department
Northern Virginia Community College, Arlington, Virginia
- Adjunct Professor of one English composition class and one accelerated English composition class during consecutive semesters
ADJUNCT ENGLISH PROFESSOR English Department
Northern Virginia Community College, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia
- Taught two accelerated English classes during one semester
- Moderated an online class forum during one class session per week
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
ARTS WRITER: Washington City Paper
- Wrote articles for a prominent local newspaper on current arts exhibitions and interviewed artists in the Washington, DC area about their background and work (See “Writing Samples” section below)
EDUCATION
- George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
MFA in English/Creative Writing - Miami University (Oxford, OH)
BA in History - Multiple Coursera course certificates in the area of public health
- JACR scholarly article: The Commodity-Proof Radiologist (HTML/PDF)
- Contributor to ACR Bulletin article series: PHM In Your Practice (HTML) (Winner of the Regional Silver Award, 2022 Azbee Awards of Excellence)
- Imaging 3.0 case study: Screening in Underserved Communities (HTML)
- Imaging 3.0 case study: The Meaning of Grit (HTML/PDF)
- Imaging 3.0 case study: A Shock to the System (HTML/PDF)
- Imaging 3.0 case study: Crisis Management (HTML/PDF)
- Imaging 3.0 case study: The Value of Hard Work (HTML/PDF)
- ACR Bulletin feature article: Adapting to Change (Winner of a 2014 APEX Award for feature writing)
- ACR Bulletin feature article: An Incomplete Picture
- APA Press Release: APA Honors Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter with Presidential Citation for Work on Destigmatizing Mental Illness
- APA Press Release:Texas Psychologist Melba J.T. Vasquez Elected 2011 President of American Psychological Association
DIGITAL MEDIA
- Producer and host of the award-winning The ACR Bulletin Podcast
- ACR Instagram Live conversations (producer and host)
- Videos of ACR members talking on a range of subjects
- Won the 2019 Apex Award of Excellence in Video Media for a radiology video
- Produced a series of videos for ACR’s Data Science Institute Lab
CREATIVE WRITING
- Published short stories
- Washington City Paper: Kiss My Glass
- Washington City Paper: The Joker’s Riled
- Washington City Paper: Front Line Troupes
- Book Review: Stitches
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Thorough knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
- Basecamp project management software
- Microsoft SharePoint content management platform
- Photoshop Creative Cloud versions
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Dreamweaver
- Final Cut
- WordPress blogging platform
- Celtx screenwriting platform
- Joomla and Drupal content management systems
- HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL
- Sitecore enterprise content management system
- OBS Studio
- Camtasia Studio
- Fluency with web analytics tools like Google Analytics, comScore, and AppFigures
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Volunteer with Greater DC Cares and Miriam’s Kitchen Homeless Shelter
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