Writing

ARTICLES

I’ve written award-winning articles for a wide variety of outlets. Here’s a sampling:

Bell Museum

• Putting mushrooms on the map
• Lichen minded
• Freezing to life
• Predicting the future with plants
• Going to bat for biodiversity
• Reeling in the centuries
• Reading the signs from salamanders
• Adventures in plant evolution

Hennepin County

• Breaking the cycle for incarcerated Minnesotans
• Fighting for renter’s rights
• Amanda’s journey to recovery
• Forestry program helps clients find a path forward (PDF)

College of Biological Sciences, UMN

• Formin connections to human health
• Making cancer treatment more personal
• Future focused: biology alumni profile

College of Science & Engineering, UMN

• Alumni profile: Lectric eBikes (PDF)
• New dream teams in science and engineering
• Alumni profiles on cosmologist and cybersecurity expert
• Ruling the road (intro and 3 articles)
• Beth Stadler: magnetic behavior
• Marc Hillmyer: building a better plastic

University Foundation

• Weaving a smarter future (PDF)
• Fresh perspectives: MnTAP interns (PDF)
• Building resilience for tough times (PDF)

B2B and B2C publications

• Let the games begin (PDF), Catersource
• Seeing is believing (PDF), Momentum
• The road to modernization (PDF), IBM Systems Magazine
• Myth busting in the contact center (PDF), ICMI white paper

WEBSITES

I’ve served as a writer, editor, and/or content strategist on numerous websites, including:

• Housing & Residential Life, UMN
• Bell Museum of Natural History
• Entellus Medical Sinus Surgery Options
• Wold Architects & Engineers
• CU Denver School of Public Affairs

Learn more about my web projects (PDF)

EDITING

At the Institute on the Environment, I was the editor and co-founder of Momentum magazine (now Ensia).

I also served as editor for Catersource magazine, American Express OPEN Forum, Minnesota Monthly special ad sections, and University of Minnesota websites and blogs.

SCRIPT WRITING

Along with filming and editing, I’ve also written the scripts for numerous videos, including:

Institute on the Environment “Big Question: Feast or Famine” (co-wrote script)

Apparel Design Fashion Show retrospective (co-wrote script and edited video)

SmartStick mural installation tutorial (co-wrote script, filmed and edited video)

College of Biological Sciences fundraising campaign (co-wrote script, filmed and edited video)