I specialize in translating complex research into lay-friendly articles for publications at universities and other research institutions. Clients have included Stanford University, Harvard University, UC Berkeley, Yale School of Management, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, Santa Clara University, Johns Hopkins University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Cancer Discovery, and the NIH's Center for Cancer Research. I’ve covered biology, physical sciences, engineering, finance and business, social sciences, and the humanities.
For an explanation of how I avoid conflicts of interest with my journalism, please see my COI Statement.
Finance, Economics, and Business
Yale School of Management
I write regularly for the online publication Yale Insights. Some samples:
Forgiving debts may boost employment during recessions
Margin trading causes stock prices to drop in concert
Companies that receive state subsidies are more likely to break workplace laws
Requiring short seller disclosure could distort markets
A wave of acquisitions may have shielded big tech from competition
Is the art market fair to women?
Perceptions of shifts in public opinion are wildly off base
Century-old Harvard records show how social connections help the elite
Blockchain technology can help consumers tip farmers—but should it?
Sermons with stories of debt can help churchgoers stay frugal
Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management
I write regularly for the online publication Kellogg Insight. Some samples:
Why the panic of 1907 led to a recession
When interest rates climb, some workers are left behind
Does positive ESG news help a company’s stock price?
How a cash crunch in India led to the widespread adoption of e-pay technology
China weathered the global recession, but did it prop up the wrong firms?
Abandoning the Electoral College would remake campaign spending
No, extended warranties are usually not worth it
Does an athletic past give job applicants a lift?
The health department gave your favorite restaurant an 85. What on earth does that mean?
Do soda taxes work? It’s complicated
Stanford Graduate School of Business
How well do refugees integrate into American society?
Social Sciences
Civic education through social networks (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
In Kenya, civic education programs reached 4.5 million people in advance of the 2002 election
Getting volunteers in the door (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
What are the biggest factors that affect recruiting nonprofit volunteers?
Arts and Humanities
Art neuro (Stanford Magazine)
Alan Rorie's cerebral creations challenge viewers
The sounds of science (Stanford Magazine)
Composer Chris Chafe gives new meaning to synthesizing data
Painting and numbers (Harvard Magazine)
A mathematician plays art detective
Physical Sciences
Bang-up job (California, UC Berkeley)
Astronomers spot a new type of stellar explosion
The stars her destination (California, UC Berkeley)
A business major's epiphany leads her to become a NASA scientist
Evidence of things unseen (Santa Clara Magazine, Santa Clara University)
Dark matter makes up 85 percent of the material in our universe, yet scientists have never seen it. That's why physicist Betty Young is looking — right here on Earth
A physics community (Response, Seattle Pacific University)
At Berkeley, an alum helps students navigate a challenging field
A physicist in the cancer lab (symmetry, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
Nicole Ackerman's research on Cherenkov radiation, the blue glow from charged particles outracing light, could aid development of cancer treatments (pdf)
Biomedical
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
I wrote articles about new facilities and initiatives for the hospital's quarterly Physician Update newsletter, targeted at referring physicians. Some samples:
Packard Children's opens new hearing center
Pain management team expands services
Packard Children's opens new perinatal diagnostic center
Pediatric urology service ramps up robotic surgery program
Symposium will provide latest information on autism spectrum disorders
Pediatric hematology and oncology expert joins Packard Children's
Cancer Discovery
Lung cancer screening recommendation questioned
Dinutuximab approved for high-risk neuroblastoma
Engineering
U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory
I previously worked as a Research Communications Fellow at INL, writing articles about lab research in energy, engineering, disaster response, and archaeology. I also wrote and produced podcasts for the INL iTunes channel. Some samples:
Engineer simulates a robot's sense of touch
Secrets of ancient travel routes hidden in ancient rock
Mobile 911 system could be a lifesaver
A smart hybrid car monitor puts the brains in battery testing
Sensitive laser instrument could aid search for life on Mars
Flexible nanoantenna arrays capture abundant solar energy
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