Resume
Experience:
- Freelance writer/editor
Lowell, MA
March 1996 - present
full-time March 2000 - present - Publications include IEEE Spectrum, Technology Review, Discover, Nature Photonics, Communications of the ACM, Xconomy.com, Lincoln Laboratory Journal. (See Publications)
- Associate Editor - Laser Focus World
Nashua, NH
November 1998 - March 2000 - Researched and wrote technology stories for monthly trade magazine and business stories for biweekly newsletter and website.
- Coordinated and edited special report on optical communications.
- Solicited and edited technical features.
- Assistant Editor, Technology - Laser Focus World
Nashua, NH
April 1998 - November 1998 - Researched, wrote, and edited for monthly trade magazine and biweekly newsletter.
- Writer/researcher - Discover Magazine on Discovery Channel
Boston, MA
June 1996 - June 1997 - Researched and wrote story proposals for Emmy-nominated weekly science magazine series.
- Generated ideas for stories and episodes, including "Fatal Flaws," aired 1/21/98.
- Helped rewrite and fact-check scripts.
- Research assistant - Douglas Starr, co-director, Boston University Science Journalism program
Boston, MA
September 1995 - May 1996 - Researched material for "Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce."
- Health and education reporter - Bristol Press
Bristol, CT
May 1993 - August 1995 - Covered health, social services, hospitals, and schools, for 21,000-circulation daily newspaper.
- Reporter - Bristol Press
Bristol, CT
September 1992- August 1993
- Editor - Bedford Minute-Man (Beacon Communications)
Bedford, MA
January 1990 - August 1992
- Editor - Inside Westboro (Beacon Communications)
Westboro, MA
August 1989 - January 1990 - Started up twice-weekly newspaper.
- Assistant editor - Billerica Minute-Man (Beacon Communications)
Billerica, MA
May 1988 - August 1989
- Reporter - The Beacon (Beacon Communications)
Maynard, MA
November 1987 - May 1988
- Editorial assistant - Publications Office, University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
June 1984 October 1987
Education:
- M.S. in Science Journalism
- Boston University, Boston, MA
- January, 1997
- B.A. in English
- University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- May, 1986
Memberships:
American Society of Journalists and Authors
National Association of Science Writers
New England Science Writers – Steering Committee