Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine, Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health, Morristown, NJ, 2010 - Present
Paramedic, Englewood Hospital & Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, 2006 - Present
Director of Information Technology, Felix Storch, Inc, Bronx, NY, 2004 - 2006
Web Editor, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment, Ann Arbor, MI, 2003 - 2004
President & Founder, Symphony Hosting, LLC, Woodcliff Lake, NJ, 2001 - Present
EMT/Crew Chief, Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Park Ridge, NJ, 2001 - 2009
Computer Consultant, Woodcliff Lake, NJ, 1998 - Present
MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), Piscataway, NJ, 2010
Paramedic Internship, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, 2005
Paramedic Certificate, Union County College, Plainfield, NJ, 2005
BS, Communication Studies, University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Ann Arbor, MI, 2004
High School Diploma, Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, NJ, 2001
Emergency Medical Technician Certificate, Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute, Mahwah, NJ, 2000
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), American College of Surgeons, 2010
Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents (ICS-300), Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2010
International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Advanced, 2009
Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS), National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, 2007
National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction (IS-700), Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2006
Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic (MICP), New Jersey Department of Health, 2005
Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (NREMT-P), National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, 2005
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), American Heart Association, 2005
ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (ICS-200), Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2005
Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS-100), Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2005
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, 2005
Healthcare Provider (BLS), American Heart Association, 2000
Pediatric Education for Prehospital Providers (PEPP-ALS), American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005
First Aid, CPR, & AED Instructor, American Red Cross, 2002
Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B), New Jersey Department of Health, 2001
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Systems, 2000
Appiah O, Knobloch-Westerwick S, Alter S. Ingroup favoritism and outgroup derogation: Effects of news valence, character race, and recipient race on selective news reading. Journal of Communication. In press.
Alter SM, Eskin B, Allegra JR. The detection rate of pulmonary embolisms by emergency physicians has increased [abstract]. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2012;19(4):S21.
Alter SM, Eskin B, Allegra JR. The diagnosis of aortic dissections by ED physicians is rare [abstract]. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2012;19(4):S102.
Alter SM, Merlin MA. Nosocomial and community-acquired infection rates of patients treated by pre-hospital advanced life support compared to other admitted patients. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2011;29(1):57-64.
Merlin MA, Saybolt M, Kapitanyan R, Alter SM, Jeges J, Liu J, Calabrese S, Rynn KO, Perritt R, Pryor PW II. Intranasal naloxone delivery is an alternative to intravenous naloxone for opioid overdoses. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2010;28(3):296-303.
Saybolt MD, Alter SM, Dos Santos FD, Calello DP, Rynn KO, Nelson DA, Merlin MA. Naloxone in cardiac arrest with suspected opioid overdoses. Resuscitation. 2010;81(1):42-46.
Merlin MA, Alter SM, Raffel B, Pryor PW II. External blood loss estimation using the MAR Method. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2009;27(9):1085-1090.
Saybolt MD, Alter SM, Dos Santos FD, Calello DP, Rynn KO, Nelson DA, Merlin MA. Naloxone in cardiac arrest with suspected opioid overdoses [abstract]. Clinical Toxicology. 2009;47(7):702-765.
Knobloch-Westerwick S, Appiah O, Alter S. News selection patterns as a function of race: The discerning minority and the indiscriminating majority. Media Psychology. 2008;11(3):400-417.
Merlin MA, Alter SM, Raffel BJ, Pryor PW II, Cody RP, Levy RS. A quick and easy determination of external blood loss using the 'MAR Method' [abstract]. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2008;12(1):95-139.
Knobloch-Westerwick S, Alter S. The gender news use divide: Americans' sex-typed selective exposure to online news topics. Journal of Communication. 2007;57(4):739-758.
Knobloch-Westerwick S, Alter S. Mood adjustment to social situations through mass media use: How men ruminate and women dissipate negative moods. Human Communication Research. 2006;32(1):58-73. Press Coverage
Knobloch-Westerwick S, Sharma N, Hansen D, Alter S. Impact of popularity indications on readers' selective exposure to online news. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 2005;49(3):296-313.
Garguilo S, Ewoldsen DR, Myers T, Knobloch-Westerwick S, Alter SM, Fazio RH. Selective exposure as an attitude bolstering behavior: Using media to affirm attitudes and reduce dissonance. Presented at the International Communication Association conference; June 17-21, 2013; London, England.
Alter SM, Lenehan P, Walsh B, Walsh K. Utility of ultrasound to diagnose appendicitis in community hospitals. Presented at the AAEM Scientific Assembly; February 9-13, 2013; Las Vegas, NV.
Alter SM, Eskin B, Allegra JR. The detection rate of pulmonary embolisms by emergency physicians has increased. Presented at the Atlantic Health System Research Day; June 6, 2012; Morristown, NJ.
Alter SM, Eskin B, Allegra JR. The diagnosis of aortic dissections by ED physicians is rare. Presented at the Atlantic Health System Research Day; June 6, 2012; Morristown, NJ.
Alter SM, Eskin B, Allegra JR. The detection rate of pulmonary embolisms by emergency physicians has increased. Presented at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Resident and Fellow Research Day; June 1, 2012; New York, NY.
Alter SM, Eskin B, Allegra JR. The detection rate of pulmonary embolisms by emergency physicians has increased. Presented at the SAEM Annual Meeting; May 9-12, 2012; Chicago, IL.
Alter SM, Eskin B, Allegra JR. The diagnosis of aortic dissections by ED physicians is rare. Presented at the SAEM Annual Meeting; May 9-12, 2012; Chicago, IL.
Alter SM, Eskin B, Allegra JR. The detection rate of pulmonary embolisms by emergency physicians has increased. Presented at the NJ-ACEP Scientific Assembly; May 8, 2012; East Windsor, NJ.
Alter SM, Eskin B, Allegra JR. The diagnosis of aortic dissections by ED physicians is rare. Presented at the NJ-ACEP Scientific Assembly; May 8, 2012; East Windsor, NJ.
Alter SM, Eskin B, Allegra JR. The detection rate of aortic dissections by emergency physicians has increased. Presented at the NJ-ACEP Scientific Assembly; May 10, 2011; East Windsor, NJ.
Saybolt MD, Alter SM, Dos Santos FD, Calello DP, Rynn KO, Nelson DA, Merlin MA. Naloxone in cardiac arrest with suspected opioid overdoses. Presented at the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology; September 21-26, 2009; San Antonio, TX.
Saybolt MD, Alter SM, Dos Santos FD, Calello DP, Rynn KO, Nelson DA, Merlin MA. Naloxone administration during nontraumatic cardiac arrest. Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting; March 26-27, 2009; Newark, DE.
Appiah O, Knobloch-Westerwick S, Alter S. A selective exposure experiment on social identity theory: Effects of news valence, character race, and recipient race on selective news reading. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention; August 6-9, 2008; Chicago, IL.
Merlin MA, Alter SM, Raffel BJ, Pryor PW II, Cody RP, Levy RS. A quick and easy determination of external blood loss using the 'MAR Method'. Presented at the National Association of EMS Physicians conference; January 10-12, 2008; Pheonix, AZ.
Knobloch-Westerwick S, Appiah O, Alter S. News selection patterns as a function of race: The discerning minority and the indiscriminating majority. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention; August 2-5, 2006; San Francisco, CA.
Knobloch-Westerwick S, Alter S. Sex-segregated news consumption: Origins of gender-typed patterns of Americans' selective exposure to news topics. Presented at the International Communication Association conference; June 19-23, 2006; Dresden, Germany.
Knobloch S, Alter S. Selective social comparison with news personae in gender-typed contexts. Presented at the International Communication Association conference; May 26-30, 2005; New York, NY.
Knobloch S, Sharma N, Hansen D, Alter S. Impact of popularity indications on readers' selective exposure to online news. Presented at the International Communication Association conference; May 26-30, 2005; New York, NY.
Alter S, Brück J, Knobloch S. Investigations of media content selections using online methodology. Presented at the Dresden University of Technology; July 13, 2004; Dresden, Germany.
Alter S, Knobloch S. Mood adjustment with exposure to good and bad news. Presented at the International Communication Association conference; May 27-31, 2004; New Orleans, LA.
Buis L, Ng I, Sharma N, Hansen D, Carter TJA, Alter S, Knobloch S. Interactive features in online news: Effects of anticipated interpersonal online exchange on selective exposure to online news. Presented at the International Communication Association conference; May 27-31, 2004; New Orleans, LA.
Carter TJA, Buis L, Hansen D, Sharma N, Ng I, Alter S, Knobloch S. Race, gender & selective exposure: Effects of news personage characteristics on online news selections. Presented at the International Communication Association conference; May 27-31, 2004; New Orleans, LA.
Sharma N, Hansen D, Buis L, Carter TJA, Ng I, Alter S, Knobloch S. "It's all in the ratings:" Impact of ratings on selection of online news articles. Presented at the International Communication Association conference; May 27-31, 2004; New Orleans, LA.