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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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